Using Scsi Devices; Setting The Scsi Id - Power Computing PowerCenter MT User Manual

Connecting Peripheral Devices

Using SCSI devices

Your computer has a SCSI bus to which you can connect up to seven devices in a SCSI
chain. The internal hard drive and other internal devices such as a
CD-ROM drive or a removable-cartridge drive are also SCSI devices in the chain. External
SCSI devices, such as scanners, hard drives, CD-ROM drives, and removable-cartridge
drives can be connected to your computer through the SCSI port on the back of your
computer.
Connecting a SCSI device involves four steps:
Setting the deviceÕs SCSI ID number
Ensuring proper termination
Connecting the device
Installing a software device driver (if one is required)

Setting the SCSI ID

Each device in a SCSI chain requires a unique number called a SCSI ID, which the
computer uses to identify the device. The computer itself is assigned SCSI ID 7 and the
internal hard disk is assigned SCSI ID 0. Every other device you install must have a unique
number from 1 to 6.
Drives provided by Power normally come with SCSI ID pre-set as follows:
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SCSI ID
0 primary internal hard drive (terminated)
1 optional additional hard drive
3
5 optional removable-cartridge drive
7 motherboard (self-terminated)
Device
CD-ROM drive
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