Adaptec 29320LP-R Manual page 2

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NTRODUCTION
The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LP enables you to connect up to 15
SCSI devices—such as very large arrays of high-performance
hard disk drives, external storage subsystems, Ultra320/160 hard
disk drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives—to any Intel-based
computer with 64- or 32-bit PCI/PCI-X expansion slots.
The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LP is a single channel SCSI card
with a maximum throughput of 320 MB/sec. You can connect
Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices to the internal 68-pin Low
Voltage Differential/Single-Ended (LVD/SE) connector and the
external very high-density cable interconnect (VHDCI) connector.
68-pin external
LVD/VHDCI
connector
Although the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LP is a 64-bit PCI/PCI-X
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.
This installation guide explains how to:
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Install the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LP
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Set up SCSI devices
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Connect SCSI devices
N
OTE
devices to the same SCSI channel as Ultra320/160 and Ultra2
SCSI devices, the data transfer rate for the Ultra320/160 and
Ultra2 SCSI devices will drop to Ultra SCSI performance
levels.
68-pin internal LVD/SE
connector
If you connect single-ended Wide Ultra/Ultra SCSI
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