Installing The Aha-398X And The Scsi Drives - Adaptec AHA-3980 User Manual

Installing the AHA-398x
and the SCSI Drives
This chapter explains how to physically install an AHA-398x
adapter in your computer and connect SCSI drives to it. The chapter
takes you through each of the following steps:
Installing the AHA-398x in a PCI slot in your computer
Connecting the SCSI drives to the AHA-398x
Terminating the SCSI bus
Setting SCSI IDs and preparing a boot device
Connecting the LED light that indicates activity on the
AHA-398x
The chapter also describes special cases such as installing multiple
AHA-398x adapters, combining the AHA-398x with ISA- or EISA-
based host adapters, and sharing SCSI devices between two
computers.
AHA-398x RAID adapters are configured to provide optimum per-
formance for most systems. Read Chapter 13, Configuring the Adapter
with SCSISelect, to learn about situations in which you may need to
change the configuration. You can change the configuration after
you install the AHA-398x and attach the SCSI devices.
AHA-3980/3980W/3985/3985W User's Guide
Stock Number: 510810-00, Rev. D
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Current Date: 3/1/99
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