User`s guide

Getting Start • 25

Getting Start

This chapter describe how to get start to install the OS into the 3U

CompactPCI platform for the cPCI-3700A CPU module. Due to most of the

current OS must be installed from the CD-ROM drive, user will encounter a

challenge to connect the IDE port on the CPU module to the external

CD-ROM. We provide the following method to help you to connect the

cPCI-3700A to the CD-ROM.

3.1 Using SCSI CD-ROM with cPCI SCSI interface

If you have bootable SCSI CD-ROM drive and 3U CompactPCI SCSI

interface (e.g. cPCI-8212, the SCSI interface module from ADLink), you can

easily install desired OS or application programs. If you want to boot-up

system from a bootable SCSI CD-ROM, please follow the instruction below

(assume your SCSI CD-ROM drive is external):

1. Power-off the system.

2. Insert 3U CompactPCI SCSI interface into one available slot. Please

make sure the SCSI interface support CD-ROM boot-up.

3. Use the proper cable to connect the CD-ROM drive and SCSI

interface module firmly. Check the termination of the SCSI bus is set

or installed properly. Please also make sure the CD-ROM drive

supports boot-up function.

4. Check the SCSI ID of the CD-ROM drive is unique on the SCSI bus.

5. Connect the power cord to the CD-ROM drive.