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Adaptec APD-29160 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 1 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM NSTALLATION UIDE ® 29160/29160N DAPTEC OWER OMAIN SCSI PCI C ARD FOR THE OWER ACINTOSH...
  • Page 2 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 2 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM...
  • Page 3 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 1 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM NTRODUCTION ® This installation guide tells you how to install either the Adaptec ® PowerDomain 29160 or 29160N SCSI PCI card in the Power ® Macintosh and how to connect internal and external SCSI devices to it.
  • Page 4 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 2 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Installation Guide REVENTING AMAGE TO THE DAPTEC OWER Take the following precautions while you work with either the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 or the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160N: 1. Turn power to the computer and all devices connected to it.
  • Page 5 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 3 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM AKING NVENTORY The box that contains the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N kit includes the items pictured below. The cables are located in compartments at each end of the box. Two internal cables are included with the 29160 package;...
  • Page 6 Installation Guide OCATING ONNECTORS ON THE DAPTEC OWER The following illustration identifies the connectors on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 card: 68-pin internal LVD/SE connector 68-pin external LVD/SE connector The following illustration identifies the connectors on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160N card:...
  • Page 7 Unplug the power cord, and open the cover—or remove the cover from the computer case. (Refer to the instructions in Setting Up Your ® Power Macintosh Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N 29160/29160N OMAIN 2. Plug power cord into outlet. power cord. 4. Unplug the...
  • Page 8 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 6 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Installation Guide ARNING To prevent injury from electrical shock, be sure to complete Step 4 before you continue! Locate an empty PCI slot. 5. Locate an empty PCI slot. Remove the screw that secures its port access cover.
  • Page 9 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 7 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Remove the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 or 29160N from its antistatic bag. AUTION To prevent damage to the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N, always handle the PCI card by its metal bracket or its edges. Do not touch the gold connector or any of the components on the SCSI PCI card.
  • Page 10 PCI card should stand perpendicular to the PCI slot. Wrong Align the metal bracket with the port access opening. Firmly press the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N all the way into the slot. The SCSI PCI card should stand perpendicular to the PCI slot.
  • Page 11 CD-ROM drives, and scanners, to a common SCSI bus. A SCSI bus is an electrical pathway consisting of a SCSI card, such as the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 and 29160N, installed in a computer and one or more SCSI devices connected to the card by SCSI cables.
  • Page 12 Each device attached to the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 or 29160N, as well as the SCSI PCI card itself, must be assigned a unique SCSI ID from 0 to 15. The Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 and 29160N IDs are preset to SCSI ID 7—the highest priority on the SCSI bus—and should not be changed.
  • Page 13: Terminating The Scsi Bus

    The illustration below shows three possible areas where a SCSI bus is terminated: Built-in terminator on a SCSI cable Block terminator connected to a SCSI device Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N Nonterminated end Termination switch on a SCSI device...
  • Page 14: Connecting Internal 68-Pin Lvd Scsi Devices

    SCSI D ONNECTING You can connect a total of 15 SCSI devices to either the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 or 29160N. SCSI devices can be connected to all four SCSI connec- tors on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160, or all three connectors on the PowerDomain 29160N, at the same time.
  • Page 15 SCSI card connec- tor or SCSI device connector, and press the cable connector firmly into the SCSI card or SCSI device connector. Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N Connector for PowerDomain card Connector for PowerDomain card Shaped cable connector 1. Align the shaped cable connec- tor with the device connector.
  • Page 16 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 14 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Installation Guide Plug the nonterminated end of the cable into the LVD/SE or LVD SCSI connector on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 (first illus- tration below) or 29160N (second illustration below). 68-pin internal LVD SCSI cable...
  • Page 17 LVD SCSI cable. After you have connected all your inter- nal LVD SCSI devices to the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 or 29160N, plug a power cord bundle from the computer into each device.
  • Page 18 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 16 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Installation Guide When you have installed all your internal devices, close the cover or replace the cover on the computer case. (Refer to the instruc- tions in Setting Up Your Power Macintosh.) If you will not be installing external devices, connect all power cables to the computer and any previously attached external devices, and plug the cables into an electrical outlet.
  • Page 19: Connecting Internal 50-Pin Fast/Ultra-Se Scsi Devices

    Use a 50-pin internal Ultra SCSI cable to connect Fast/Ultra-SE SCSI devices that have standard 50-pin connectors to the 50-pin internal Fast/Ultra-SE connector on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 or 29160N. Locate a 50-pin internal Ultra SCSI cable. It should look similar to the cable in the following illustration.
  • Page 20 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 18 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Installation Guide Plug the long end of the cable into the 50-pin internal Fast/Ultra-SE SCSI connector on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 or 29160N, as shown in the following illustrations. 50-pin internal SCSI cable...
  • Page 21: Connecting Internal 68-Pin Se Scsi Devices (29160 Only) On

    Terminated SCSI device After you have connected all your inter- nal Fast/Ultra-SE SCSI devices to the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N, plug a power cord bundle from the com- puter into each device. If you want to install internal LVD SCSI devices, go to the previ- ous section, Connecting Internal 68-Pin LVD SCSI Devices on page 12.
  • Page 22 SE devices. Locate a 68-pin internal Wide SCSI cable. Nonterminated connectors for Ultra/Wide devices Plug one end of the cable to the Wide SCSI connector on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160. 68-pin internal Wide SCSI cable 68-pin Wide SE SCSI connector...
  • Page 23 Be sure these other devices are unterminated. Unterminated SCSI device After you have connected all your inter- nal SE SCSI devices to the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160, plug a power cord bundle from the computer into each device.
  • Page 24: Connecting External 68-Pin Lvd/Se Scsi Devices (29160 Only)

    PD 29160N Mac.book Page 22 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Installation Guide If you will not install external devices, connect all power cables to the computer and any previously attached external devices, and plug the cables into an electrical outlet. Turn devices first;...
  • Page 25 Bus on page 11 for more information. Connect other external devices by cabling each device to the pre- vious one, as shown below. Terminate only the device at the end of the chain. Terminated Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N SCSI terminator Unterminated...
  • Page 26 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 24 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Installation Guide Connect power cables to all external devices and to the computer, and plug the cables into an electrical outlet. When you have installed your internal and external devices, turn all external devices;...
  • Page 27 Devices (29160N only) Use a 50-pin external Fast/Ultra-SE cable to attach external Fast/Ultra-SE SCSI devices that have standard 50-pin connectors to the Fast/Ultra-SE external connector of the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160N. Connect one end of a 50-pin external high-density SCSI cable to the 50-pin external Fast/Ultra-SE connector on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160N.
  • Page 28 Ultra SCSI (and slower) devices attached to either of the Fast/Ultra-SE connectors operate at speeds up to 20 MB/sec. With the SpeedFlex advantage, the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160/29160N supports both LVD and non-LVD SCSI devices— all on one SCSI bus.
  • Page 29 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 27 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM The following illustrations shows the Ultra SCSI and LVD bus segments on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 and the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160N. Primary LVD/SE segment Bus Segments on the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160...
  • Page 30: Table Of Contents

    (29160N only) on page 25 • Connecting External 68-pin LVD/SE SCSI Devices (29160 only) on page 22 If you are still unable to resolve a problem, refer to the Adaptec Web site at http://www.adaptec.com ing information and direction. for additional troubleshoot-...
  • Page 31 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 29 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Copyright © 2000 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
  • Page 32 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 30 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM...
  • Page 33 North America • Visit our Web site at http://www.adaptec.com. • For information about Adaptec’s support options, call +1 408-945-2550, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. • To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call +1 408-934-7274, Monday–Friday, 6:00 .
  • Page 34 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 32 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Australia and New Zealand • Visit our Web site at http://www.adaptec.com.au. • To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call +612 9416 0698, Monday–Friday, 10:00 . to 4:30 your computer in front of you.
  • Page 35 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Adaptec, Inc. PowerDomain 29160 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE European Union Compliance Statement...
  • Page 36 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 34 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM...
  • Page 37 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 35 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM Limited 5-Year Warranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of five (5) years from the date of purchase.
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  • Page 40 PD 29160N Mac.book Page 38 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM delivering the promise ©2000 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in Singapore Stock No.: 512643-03, Rev. A DWR 11/2000 (SRC: 512643-00, Ver. AA)

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