Removable Media Devices - NEC LS2400 Service & Reference Manual

Removable Media Devices

A variety of IDE and SCSI removable media devices can be installed in
peripheral bays A, B, and C. An IDE CD-ROM is always mounted in
bay C. A 3.5-inch diskette drive is always mounted in bay D. Other
devices should be installed in the first available bay from the top (bay
A). Contact your sales representative or dealer for a list of approved
devices.
BAY A
BAY B
BAY C
BAY D
If you are adding or removing an IDE removable media device, consider
the following:
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The system board supports a primary and secondary IDE channel
connector. Each of these supports two devices, for a total of four
IDE devices. Your system includes he primary channel IDE
interface cable.
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A first (master) device and a second (slave) device are supported
on both the primary and secondary IDE connector. The device
configuration, master versus slave, is determined by jumpers on
the device. Cable Sense (CS) device configuration is not supported.
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Your system includes a three-connector IDE cable connecting the
CD-ROM to the system board primary IDE connector. The CD-
ROM that comes with your system is set as the master device. A
second IDE connect is available to connect a slave IDE removable
media device.
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If only one device is on an IDE channel connector it must be set
as the master device.
If you are adding or removing a SCSI removable media device, consider
the following:
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