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- Page 1 NSTALLATION UIDE SCSI C 29320ALP DAPTEC...
- Page 2 Introduction The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP 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.
- Page 3 SCSI devices, be sure to connect them on their own SCSI channel. Installing the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Discharge any static electricity build-up before handling your SCSI card by touching a grounded metal object (like the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer).
- Page 4 Locate an unused 64-bit PCI/PCI-X expansion slot and remove the expansion slot cover. If the computer does not have a 64-bit slot, you can install the card in a 32-bit PCI slot. The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP supports both 5V and 3.3V 64-bit slots.
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Page 5: Setting Up Scsi Devices
Insert the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP in the 64-bit (or 32-bit) PCI or PCI-X expansion slot; press down firmly until the card clicks into place, then replace the slot cover screw. When installed properly, the card should appear level with the expansion slot, as shown below. -
Page 6: Connecting Scsi Devices
The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP is preset to ID 7 for each channel and should not be changed. If you boot from a SCSI hard disk, make sure the hard disk SCSI ID is set to 0. (Most SCSI hard disks are preset to SCSI ID 0 at the factory.) The SCSI IDs for internal... - Page 7 The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP has one internal LVD/SE connector to which you can connect internal SCSI devices. Note: Adaptec recommends that you keep your Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices separate from your Ultra SCSI devices. If you connect a legacy SCSI hard disk drive to the...
- Page 8 Plug the nonterminated end of the cable to the internal LVD/SE connector. Plug the internal Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices to the other cable connectors, starting with the connector at the terminated end of the cable. Ultra320/160 or Ultra2 SCSI devices Built-in terminator on cable Plug first device to this connector...
- Page 9 68-pin VHDCI external LVD SCSI cable. Follow these steps to connect your external SCSI devices: Connect one end of an external SCSI cable to one of the external Ultra320/160 connectors on the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP. 68-pin external LVD/SE VHDCI SCSI connector...
- Page 10 Connect the other external SCSI devices by linking each device to the previous one, as shown below. Terminate only the device at the end of the chain. Connect power cables to all external device(s) and to the computer. More Information About Termination The last SCSI device on the end of each SCSI bus cable must be terminated, and termination must be disabled for all other devices in the middle of the cables.
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Page 11: Troubleshooting
Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP. Preloaded Adaptec Drivers If the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP was included as part of a computer system you purchased, the system already has the appropriate Adaptec driver preinstalled by the computer manufacturer. - Page 12 Copyright © 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
- Page 13 (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Adaptec, Inc. Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE...
- Page 14 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA © 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: 513659-06, Ver. AA JG 08/03...