Step 8. Connecting The Scsi Bus Cable; Step 9. Installing The Scsi Bus Terminator - IBM eserver 7210 Setup And Operator Manual

Step 8. Connecting the SCSI Bus Cable

To connect the SCSI bus cable, do the following:
1. __ If installed, remove the connector covers.
2. __ On the rear of the 7210 DVD-RAM Drive ( 1 in Figure 3), insert the
3. __ Make sure that the connector is fully engaged.
4. __ Secure the cable to the 7210 DVD-RAM Drive with the thumb screws
Figure 3. Connecting the SCSI Bus Cable to the 7210 DVD-RAM Drive. The view is from the
side.
5. __ Connect the other end of the SCSI bus cable as follows:

Step 9. Installing the SCSI Bus Terminator

Make sure to install a terminator on the last device on the SCSI bus.
AS/400, iSeries, RS/6000, or pSeries
To install the SCSI terminator, do the following:
Align the terminator with the unused SCSI connector on the 7210 DVD-RAM
Drive, and push in until the terminator is seated.
v If the 7210 DVD-RAM Drive ( 4 in Figure 4 on page 9) is the only SCSI device
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To prevent a possible electrical shock when installing the device, ensure
that the power cord for that device is unplugged before installing signal
cables. (RSFTD204)
device connector end of the SCSI bus cable into one of the SCSI connectors 2 .
provided on the connector (finger tight.)
v If the 7210 DVD-RAM Drive is the only device on the SCSI bus, connect the
cable to the host system (see Figure 4 on page 9). Connect a terminator to the
unused SCSI bus cable connector.
v If the 7210 DVD-RAM Drive is part of a multiple-device configuration,
connect the SCSI cable to the next device (see Figure 5 on page 9).
attached to the host system 1 , install the terminator 2 on one of the dual
connectors 3 .