Connecting Peripheral Devices; Ensuring Proper Termination; Connecting The Device; Connecting An External Scsi Device - Power Computing PowerWave 604 User Manual

Connecting Peripheral Devices

The important thing to remember is that each device must have an ID that is unique within its
bus. If there is an ID conßict, your computer and the SCSI devices connected to it will
malfunction.

Ensuring proper termination

For a SCSI chain to work properly, it must be terminated correctly. The basic rule about
SCSI termination is simple: the device at the end of the chain must be terminated. Devices
located between the computer and the end of the chain must be unterminated.
On the internal SCSI bus, any devices you install should be unterminated because the
computerÕs hard disk at the end of the bus is terminated and all of the internal connectors are
in the middle of the chain.
On the external bus, you need to consider where the device is placed in the chain and
whether it has an internal terminator. (Most SCSI devices use removable external
terminators, but some older devices have built-in terminators that are difÞcult to remove.)
If you have an internally terminated device, place it at the end of the chain and remove
external terminators from other devices in the chain.
If none of the devices is internally terminated, place an external terminator on the last
device in the chain and on no other device.
See the documentation that came with each device for information about how it is
terminated.

Connecting the device

Connecting an external SCSI device

The external SCSI port, marked with
computer and devices such as hard disks, CD-ROM drives, scanners, printers, tape backup
drives, and so on.
To connect a single SCSI device (or the Þrst device in a chain), you need a SCSI cable with a
25-pin connector on one end and a 50-pin connector on the other. For each additional cable,
you need a cable with 50-pin connectors on both ends. The cables you use should be double-
shielded and have approximately 110-ohm impedance. Most SCSI problems are the result of
low-grade cables.
Note: External SCSI devices which are connected to the computer must be turned on.
Devices on the SCSI bus which are turned off can cause system errors.
To connect an external SCSI device:
1.
Shut down the computer and the SCSI device.
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