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Adaptec 29160LP Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 NSTALLATION UIDE SCSI C 29160LP DAPTEC 160 SCSI C LTRA ONTROLLER...
  • Page 2 Ultra160 or Ultra2 SCSI devices drops to the slower sin- gle-ended transfer rate. Although the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP is a 64-bit PCI card, it also works in a 32-bit PCI slot. When installed in a 32-bit PCI slot, the card automatically runs in the slower 32-bit mode.

  • Page 3: Changing The Bracket

    HANGING THE HANGING THE The Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP chips have a bracket designed to fit in low-profile rack-mount server. If you plan to use this card in a standard-height system, you will need to change the bracket. See the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP Technical Reference for more information.
  • Page 4 Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP. ARNING Be careful when inserting the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP into a PCI slot. Some 32-bit slots do not accommo- date 64-bit cards, and the card or slot may break if you use force.
  • Page 5 Below are some guidelines for setting SCSI IDs and termination on your devices. Refer to the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP User’s Reference for more information on these topics. Check the SCSI IDs The Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP and each device you connect to it must have a unique SCSI ID number ranging from 0 to 15.

  • Page 6: Mount The Devices

    The Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP is preset to SCSI ID 7 and should not be changed. If you want to configure your computer to boot from a SCSI hard disk, make sure the SCSI ID of that hard disk is set to 0. Most SCSI hard disks are preset to SCSI ID 0 at the factory.

  • Page 7: Connecting Internal Scsi Devices

    SCSI D ONNECTING You can connect up to 15 SCSI devices to the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP. Before connecting devices, be sure to review Setting Up SCSI Devices on page 4. Connecting Internal SCSI Devices Connect internal SCSI devices to the internal LVD/SE connector.
  • Page 8 Plug the nonterminated end of the cable to the internal LVD/SE connector. Plug the internal devices to the other cable connectors, starting with the connector at the terminated end of the cable. Internal Ultra2 and Ultra160 SCSI devices come from the factory with termination disabled and cannot be changed.

  • Page 9: Connecting External Scsi Devices

    Follow these steps to connect external SCSI devices: Connect one end of the external LVD SCSI cable to the external LVD/SE connector on the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP. Power cable (from the power supply inside the com-...
  • Page 10 Connect the other end of the external SCSI cable to a SCSI connector on the back of an external SCSI device. If you are installing only one external device, terminate the device and skip to Step 4. Connect other external devices by cabling each device to the previous one, as shown below.
  • Page 11 LVD termination must be used to obtain Ultra2 transfer rates. SCSI C DAPTEC To use the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP, the card’s driver software must be installed for your operating system (for example, ® Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT and so forth).

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    • Is the SCSI bus properly terminated? If you are still unable to resolve a problem, refer to the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP User’s Reference, or the Adaptec Web site at http://www.adaptec.com for additional troubleshooting...
  • Page 13 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 14 This is a class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take corrective action. © 2000 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Stock No.:512590-03, Rev. A, DR 04/2000 We move the information that ™...

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