System Requirements; Understanding Scsi - Adaptec 39320D User Manual

Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D User's Guide for Floppy Disks (OEM)
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Red Hat 7.2/Redhat 7.2 Advanced Server
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SuSE Enterprise 7
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System Requirements

The minimum system requirements needed to install the Adaptec
SCSI Card 39320D device drivers are:
A PCI computer, with an installed and configured Adaptec
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Ultra320 host adapter(s).
An installed primary (boot) floppy disk drive. The drive must
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be able to read your operating system floppy disks. A 3.5 inch
(1.44 MB) floppy disk drive is required.
The driver floppy disks included with your Adaptec SCSI Card
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39320D.
An installed and configured CD-ROM drive.
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The distribution software and documentation included with
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your operating system.

Understanding SCSI

SCSI (pronounced "scuzzy") stands for Small Computer Systems
Interface. SCSI is an industry standard computer interface for
connecting SCSI devices (such as a hard disk drive, CD-ROM
drive, or scanner) to a common SCSI bus.
A SCSI bus is an electrical pathway that consists of a SCSI adapter
card (such as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D) installed in a
computer and one or more SCSI devices. SCSI cables are used to
connect the devices to the SCSI adapter card. The Adaptec SCSI
Card 39320D has two independent SCSI buses (channels).
For the SCSI bus to function properly, a unique SCSI ID must be
assigned to the SCSI card and each SCSI device connected to it, and
the SCSI bus must be properly terminated.
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