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Feature Guide system mainboard and manual to use this This explains design and overview of the features of the stall It has an upgrades. board and provides useful information change the you want installed of the board, or a system it configuration Manual How The...
Features Main many performance and The PVI-486AP4 has system features in- onto the mainboard, including the following: tegrated Supports most including Pentium 486-type CPUs OverDrive...
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Feature Guide modules Uses 72-pin DRAM multiple configurations up ¢ flexible economical upgrades. 128MB, “Level 2” exter- write-through/write-back High-performance nal static RAM cache in three size options: 128KB, 256KB SRAM chips. 128K8 32K8, 64K8 uing 512KB, with PCI expan- ISA/VL-Bus 3ISA, Triple design...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Static Electricity Precautions build up. Under the right conditions, static electricity will touch mainboard will or other sensitive components, the build-up components and into the discharge Computer components circuitry. from static electric discharge. They can are sensitive to...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Mainboard Your Using addition operating instructions manual, to the system your mainboard you there additional are a few things specific to the will need have with hardware settings on the to know. These to do mainboard and the system record.
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Guide Feature board most jumpers on the Setting options for printed with which pins to connect for each stylized bird's-eye setting view, marked jumper has connecting two pins. For example, three pins, connecting, or ‘shorting’, the first second creates pins and third pins setting and shorting the second...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 The System Configuration Record personal computers a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) that computer how as the basic software tells the to function. In or- to function, there has to be a record of the computer’s for the...
Guide Feature Power Conservation This mainboard incorporates the latest power conservation Protection Agency's meets the USA Environmental technology, “Energy Star” specifications. The Setup Utility controls BIOS (EPA) board's power management system. For more information see the advan- Power Management take section on Setup in Chapter...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 IRQs System the manual you'll called an “IRQ” men- Later in something short with these, this tioned several times. If you're not familiar and why you may need know about what explanation they are them you upgrade your system.
Feature Guide Features Enhanced hard feature enhancements mainboard has several This drives and support other IDE devices. disk two hard disk The original IDE was limited to implementation with data transfer solution rates. While this drives relatively slower that have reliable, it has some limitations become more simple...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Hard Disks Large provides three modes to hard disk drives, the For IDE BIOS sup- drives than port both normal hard disks also 528MB: larger than Normal drives for IDE smaller 528MB drives than that do not...
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Guide Feature Dual Channel Support with support and you have interface con- a controller card four nectors for devices to can connect peripheral Enhanced features you system. With the can select your devices to each connector. All devices are categorized the same hard have with...
Upgrade Guide explains how your mainboard. This section to install options on and technically covers the most accessible upgrades you likely want to do, including adding expansion cards, increasing sys- might and adding hard the CPU chip disks. tem memory, changing will either upgrades...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Expansion Cards Installing PCI expansion cards can install There VL-Bus ISA, many its capabilities. Any card get will come expand your system refer- with instructions install to configure your have included a brief decsription here of to install a card...
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Upgrade Guide The basic as follows: procedure slots. the system case to gain access to the Open expansion to the slot Remove the slot-cover you want plan corresponding Put the screw aside slot-cover to use. store retaining you need slot cover in case it later.
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") Manual User's PVI-486AP4 IRQs Assigning System three buses make of the same set of System IRQs. that needs install any cards must to use an IRQ, you expansion con- figure the system that the'system can know assignments which bus...
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Upgrade Guide The block sets the assignments for IRQs These 9, 11, default only assign IRQs for cards. Their set- edge-triggered jumpers either the unassigned and available to tings leave the five IRQs level-triggered PCI cards. VL-Bus unless you do not need PCI slot to assign IRQ to...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Cards That Use An Installing Expansion installation procedure: Example Choose slot to use Choose slot Slot fixed INT A# e.g. to Slot Assign System slot Assign e.g. use default IRQ 10 Select Select trigger level- or edge-trigger...
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Upgrade Guide Assignment Edge-Triggered slot slot to use Choose Choose Slot fixed INT A# e.g. to Slot Assign System Assign e.g. default IRQ11 slot Setup. Select trigger method: Select trigger JP2-6}" “Edge(BY method Setup Set JP4 (short pins ‘IRQ 3-4) 17"...
” Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Upgrading System Memory memory. There This section explains to install more system configure and memory and instructions install of the technical specifications required. planation data main System DRAM is the source of for the CPU. Data re-...
Upgrade Guide "2 Configuring System Memory If you want must use the configura- system memory, you options and shown in this section. lion specifications Memory Combinations can configure the system variety of memory ways, different combinations modules. Using of SIMM SIMM sockets there are possible combinations.
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Example Memory Configurations Bank Bank SIMM SIMM SiMM SIMM Total A+B+C+D and match SIMMs any size long you: the same Make any SIMMs Bank are the size sure same either one, two or four SIMMs at time...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Installing SIMMs install SIMMs follow these instructions: modules insert will only in a socket in one orientation. An inserting them orientation cut-out will from prevent you the figures at right. wrong way. module moder- edge connector into the socket at Press the the figures below.
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" Upgrade Guide Sockets Module Orientation & OEIC, ALCORN Cut-out that matches SiMMs have cut-out at one end each socket. extension an one the vertical posts Put orientation cut-out this end. SIMM# Install modules starting with socket SIMM1 right-hand side. Modules may have chips on one or both sides.
Manual "2 User's PVI-486AP4 Updating the Flash BIOS mainboard This ROM chip options. It can use ei- BIOS ther ‘flash’ EPROM chips, 5-volt two programmable 12-volt, either which you update when are available. BIOS upgrades enables for the BIOS Jumper...
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Upgrade Guide JP13: Flash Programming Settings JP13[GO P13[0OEE) Write-enable Write-protection (default setting) standard The following example illustrates this for the procedure flash chip for this mainboard, BIOS a 12-volt chip. Procedure BIOS Update —_— Flash setting, JP13 to Write- protection. Short JP12 pins 182;...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Installing Upgrade system performance, you can install improve want your CPU in the ZIF socket. must first remove the exist- upgrade and then set the CPU selection for the CPU. ing CPU, jumpers sure to follow static electricity precautions very carefully. The CPU...
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Upgrade Guide upgrade the what check settings required CPU, jumper Setting Suminary in Make sure to take Chapter refer Jumper you work static electric before full discharge against precautions the board. install an CPU first do as follows: upgrade external board.
Upgrade Guide Hard Disks Installing hard This section explains to install IDE disk drives. hard on-board two IDE disks to the connector. The vonnect point this section to explain the information specific to this mainboard, hard disk not the basic to install a procedure your system...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Installing Additional Disks Hard another you have system case, you can install space in your hard disk other device using the on the procedure previous an empty drive drive connect the page. Install the drive in ribbon...
Upgrade Guide "2 Device SCSI Hard Disk Other SCSI Installing a whether The procedure to install internal the same SCSI devices hard disk drive other device. connect the device SCSI is a or some need card described controller devices you will the optional SC-200 or install...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Installation Procedure SCSI internal install an device as follows: In general, SCSI your computer system manual instructions Follow the empty drive bay and connecting device in an installing cable power ribbon internal Connect cable to an a SCSI...
Software Guide Award the Setup Utility for the This chapter explains BIOS, and drivers, and the system flash SCSI BIOS BIOS memory update utility. Award BIOS type have computer mainboards of this pro- utility a ‘Setup’ used record gram stored that in the of the...
Manual User's PVI-486AP4 main program screen will ap- After press the <Del> key the the following choices. displaying pear, Program Screen Main PCI/ISA BIOS(P/I-AP4G) UTILITY SETUP CMOS INC. SOFTWARE, AWARD SUPERVISOR PASSWORD STANDARD SETUP CMOS USER PASSWORD BI10S FEATURES SETUP...
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Software Guide Standard CMOS Setup system hard- “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” records some basic information and and error handling. sets the system clock ware mainboard installed in a will already working system your stored need to do this. record which gets in the configuration (MOS memory...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 with a list of en- “STANDARD CMOS displays SETUP” a screen move around tries. Follow the on-screen instructions the screen. this bottom screen list the Instructions controls screen. move between fields, and the the arrow keys to Up>...
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Software Guide hard “Drive “Drive “Drive D:” The are four disks listed C:”, E:” and “Drive Note that these letters refer the physical drive F:”. drives (think of them as ‘Drive and ‘Drive to any logical 1’ 2’ etc.), under an operating system such as create partitions...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Hard Disk Drives Larger Than Mode Setting 528MB requires additional last of the specification entries, Mode, hard The Mode are for IDE disks only. You explanation. settings drives. There are three entries ignore this item for MFM ESDI can select from in the Mode field, “Normal”, “Large”...
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Software Guide Video Display Types refers video display “Video” to the has. card type your system The five options are: EGA/VGA Mono (for Hercules or MDA) should the setting that matches your video display select you have higher resolution card. If VGA or any card, choose /VGA...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Features BIOS Setup a list of system configuration “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” entries defaults required mainboard’s design. by the tions. Some performance if enabled, or let Others will improve your system's some system features according to preference. your...
Software Guide Protection Virus feature Warning” default setting “Disabled”. This The “Virus your hard boot and partition protects the table of disk. sector them halt system and write will warning cause a attempt either the opera- this allow message to appear. happens, you virus-free continue...
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User's Manual PVI-486AP4 Floppy Seek” default When setting is “Disabled”. The “Boot Up floppy disk drive there will check if enabled, BIOS a 360KB installed. default unless your system has Don’t change the setting floppy disk drive. 360KB a convenience feature. When the NumLock “Boot Up...
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Software Guide Password Control main controls the Password Setting in the The “Security Option” Password default setting screen. The the User fea- uses “System”, you boot other setting “Setup”. This will time up. The ture every Supervisor Password allow the system to boot, use the only protect the Setup Utility settings from...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Features Chipset Setup board's This screen controls the settings for the chip set. The con- for the trols for this screen are the previous screen. same Chipset Features Screen PCI/ISA BIOS{P/I-AP4G) UTILITY CHIPSET SETUP INC. SOFTWARE, AWARD...
Software Guide Recovery Times indicated. These are fixed. Use the Setup Defaults as Onboard Local Bus board This enables or disables the on IDE controller connec- default “Enabled”. The controller use IRQ Disable this tor. not using to free or allow for the use feature that supports four...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Power Management Setup Power Management Setup controls the mainboard’s “green” fea- work with Enhanced CPUs. tures. The features Intel have Enhanced settings on this screen don’t an Intel 486 CPU, have no and you will can ignore them.
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Software Guide Power Management “Power Management” the four power master control for Standby and Suspend Mode Power modes, Doze, saving that together hardware power conservation Down form the scheme. four There are options: four power conservation options Max Saving Sets the maximize the system putting...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Adaptor Type default “V/H SYNC+Blank”. If “VGA Adaptor Type” your video display adaptor supports “green” features default setting. If not, set this line to the “Blank Only” setting. default When power management blanks monitor screen, the vertical...
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Software Guide Sleep /20% Work mode. “Doze Mode” the CPU into puts mode “Standby Mode” puts the CPU into Work Sleep video suspends your display adaptor supports signal, and horizontal green features, the vertical scanning. This acti- CRT’s monitor vates the saving features on your it has them) caus- power...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Individual Wake-up Events monitored The settings in this determine if a System group IRQ) wake up for activity so as to the system if an interrupt gen- request erated by in use, there effect. device it. If...
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Software Guide Mouse Hard Disk PS/2 IRQs & default setting "HDD Adapter “NA”. IRQ” Mouse default setting The “Bus(PS/2) is “INA”. IRQ” and enter can change the Assigned defaults the IRQ set- used by hard the system disk controller PS/2 or Bus mouse ting...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Siot Configuration This screen configures the PCI Bus slots, Master/Slave status noted card that on screen. All the slots use install INTA#. If you should set the card to INT setting, INTA#. uses Slot Screen Configuration PCi/ISA...
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Software Guide IRQ” field assigns a PCI slot. An IRQ to “Using system that slot. “NA” (Not Assigned) setting assigned means IRQ) default IRQ settings are: Slot Slot Slot Slot default another make can change the setting. sure that you do not choose an IRQ in use.
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Manual User's PVI1-486AP4 Defaults Load BIOS loads troubleshooting default “LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS” values permanently recorded in the ROM. These settings are BIOS non-optimal and turn off all features. high performance Standard CMOS Setup screen is affected. use this fea- main and press on the line will...
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Software Guide Setup Defaults Load option loads optimized The “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” set- this load default settings tings from the ROM. BIOS option normal use. Defaults default settings do not the Standard affect The Setup use the Setup Defaults, CMOS Setup screen. highlight entry main...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Passwords User Supervisor Setting & The “SUPERVISOR PASSWORD” and “USER PASSWORD” Supervisor Password system and options passwords. Password Setup Utility access. The User for the system only. mainboard ships with no create passwords. password, highlight type you want and press the <Enter>...
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Software Guide Auto Detection IDE HDD hard drive, you can use this utility system your parameters and enter them Standard into the CMOS detect Setup automatically. drives detect four This will utility your system many configuration supports that many. In sequence, a set of parameters drive entries displayed...
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Detection Screen Auto IDE HDD PCI/ISA BIOS{P/X-AP4G) UTILITY SETUP CMOS INC. SOFTWARE, AWARD SECTORS CYLS. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE MODE Drive Select Drive Option (N=Skip)? SIZE OPTIONS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS CYLS. HEADS MODE 790. 65535 1{Y) NORMAL This will only detect one set of Important! utility parameters...
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Software Guide Format Low Level last for performing a “Low-level” utility on the main screen format hard disk format drive. A low-level same on a hard disk partitioning and formatting for an System. A Operating drive must already formatted be low-level before you can use This low-level for-...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Save And Exit Setup next selection on the Utilities is “SAVE AND EXIT menu values select this press the <Enter> key the SETUP”. If tered the current session will recorded in the CMOS during mainboard. on the...
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Drivers NCR SCSI BIOS & recorded on the same flash The NCR 53C810 SCSI BIOS is on-board as the use the BIOS. To SCSI memory chip system installed must 5C-200 controller card SCSI optional BIOS, system. your driver devices you connect to soft- SCSI system require...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Award Flash Memory Writer Utility mainboard with Your BIOS. utility to upgrade comes mainboard ROM chip on the stored on EPROM a ‘flash’ BIOS BIOS what that reprogrammed. This the Flash Memory can be erased in the “Flash”...
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Software Guide you're not sure what voltage flash chip you have, you Note: If with the default can check by trying JP12 setting. you have 12-volt flash chip, which most likely con- won't program the chip with the default figuration, can then and you'll setting...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 two requirements mentioned satisfied the Once above, you've can copy the contents of the “Flash” directory FMW. You your hard disk drive, or from utility backup file disk. Make sure the in the same support floppy BIOS switch to the “Flash”...
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Software Guide command There are four options which invoke by typing number of the command: SAVE BIOS command reads already installed on This the system BIOS mainboard and writes a copy of it to file in the ‘Flash’ di- you with rectory.
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Manual User's PVI1-486AP4 Follow this the system BIOS: procedure update Back SAVE BIOS BIOS by using system existing up your command. write file current Flash Writer will Memory containing to the FMW from. BIOS directory you running system with command. Install the the PROGRAM BIOS...
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Software Guide your mainboard default volt Flash EPROM (the has the you should set jumper back on before you turn pins chip), 1&2, short system back on. Also, you must Pins jumper JP13 your to enable for the Flash ROM. 1&2 write-protection now start using...
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Technical Summary mainboard’s summarizes The first of this section part spec- PCI- ifications. The second to set optional part explains Interface card. 5C200 SCSI Jumper Setting Summary mainboard. settings This section lists all the jumper They numerical order are listed for convenience.
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 JP11 ISA/PCI Assignments: — slots with edge- These to either slots (default) assign IRQs these triggered cards installed. Don't use for level-triggered cards. Use Slot Configuration section Setup program for level-triggered cards. BIOS PCIZ PCI3 PCl4 JP2,384...
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Technical Summary Hash Memory Voltage Write Protection: JP12 & setting. See the FMW section for more This is factory-set Chapter ¢ information on this. JP12 (default) P12[0E) JwpP12[e0) flash flash 12 Volt 5 Volt programming & 12 Volt write-protection programming setting) (default Flash Memory Write Protecttion: JP13...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Selection: JP17 Rev 1.3 CPU Type 18-19 & three set the set the These type. JP18 type and JP17 specifies jumpers & series additional information for Pentium OverDrive chips. 486DX4 and P24 JP18 JP19 Enhanced 283, 485 486DX &...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Selection: JP17 Rev 1.6 CPU Type 18-19 & set the three type and JP17 These type. JP18 specifies & 19 jumpers series Pentium OverDrive chips. additional information for 486DX4 and P24 JP19 JP18 Enhanced 486DX 283, 1&2, 3&4 &...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 State Selection: Clock Wait JP22 VL-Bus & JP23 — set the wait state. These jumpers clock and VL-Bus JP22 State Clock Wait JPZ3 VL-Bus State <33MHz Wait 1&2 1&2 State Wait 33MH:z 2&3 2&3 > gedr gedr...
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Technical Summary On-board PS/2 Mouse Lead Connector: JP28 This jumper Enables/Disables the board for a lead PS/2 mouse connector case-mounted to a mouse port. JP28 Enable (default) Disable 1&2 — — Enable Disable Selection: Controller JP29 selects This used on-board controller, jumper JPZ8...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 Selection: JP30 JP31 Intel Rev 1.6 DX2-V Voitage DX4/Cyrix — selects the voltage for these two CPUs. The This pair of jumpers Intel CPU that these 3.6 volts, so you must make sure 3.3 volts and uses...
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Technical Summary Subsystem Memory DRAM Specifications: See pages Memory Configurations for chart. 2-10 2-11 pages Cache Options Level section for settings,chip size configurations.. speeds jumper & Connectors switches board for and indicator lights from There several connectors the same as the connectors are made of case.
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Technical Summary Interface Card The PCI-SC200 SCSI mainboard may have with Your SCSI optional (Small come System Interface) controller card, the This card PCI-SC200. Computer works with mainboard. on the SCSI BIOS they provide Together, installed interface. With the card complete PCI Fast SCSI-2 your...
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Manual User's PVI-486AP4 PCI-SC200 Setting need card There are to make on the settings jumper you may other it up. One setting assigns the PCI INT to set sets interrupt, card's termination. Setting the Assignment any PCI card install must...
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Technical Summary Terminator Settings devices are connected in a “chain” cables. In- SCSI together ternal with ribbon fifty-pin flat devices connect to the PCI-SC200 external port with cable. External devices connect to the SCSI-2 there than internal external additional cable. If device, more cables...
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Manual User's PVI1-486AP4 internal external devices connected Only or only Example Internal Cable SCSI SCSI SCSI Device Device Device {Termination Disabled) {Termination Enabled) controller Note: SCSI Beginning Device card “7”. (Termination Enabled) internal and external devices connected Example 2: Both Cable Internal SCSI...
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Technical Summary Numbers SCSI card must the PCI-5C200 interface devices, including SCSI have number that other identification in use by any SCSI a SCSI device. There are possible ID numbers, The PCI- eight through 5C200 has a fixed ID of SCSI devices to the interface card.
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