HP J3278B - SureStore CD-ROM Server/Tower 7 NAS Server User Manual page 19

Connecting
CD-ROM Drives to
the CD-ROM
Server
Note
Note
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External network connector board
Proceed to "Connecting CD-ROM Drives to the CD-ROM
Server".
If your CD-ROM server tower module and drives have been
pre-installed in a tower, proceed directly to "Connecting the
CD-ROM Server to the Network".
You can connect up to seven SCSI CD-ROM drives to a single
CD-ROM server. You must use the SCSI cables that are
appropriate for your drives. If the cables were not supplied with
your drives, they must be ordered separately.
Be sure to follow the guidelines for connecting SCSI devices:
• Minimize the SCSI bus length, which is the total length
of cable between SCSI bus terminators. However, do not
use device-to-device cables that are less than 0.5 meters.
• Do not exceed the maximum SCSI bus length of 6 meters.
• To work properly, the SCSI bus must be electrically
terminated at both ends using SCSI terminators. The
CD-ROM server contains an internal terminator for one
end of the SCSI bus. You must provide an external
terminator for the other end of the bus.
• Each unit on the SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI
address, or "ID". The CD-ROM server reserves SCSI
address 7. You can use values 0 through 6 for the CD-
ROM drives.
IDE and EIDE CD-ROM drives are not supported.
Basic Installation 2-7