User`s guide

- dual 50 pin SCSI connectors
- no or switchable termination (use an external terminator at
end of SCSI chain)
- switchable termination power (on/off) is a plus for users of
SCSI interface cards which do not supply termination power
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From: Rubywand
Another way to go is a 2.5" IDE drive mounted on an IDE interface card.
This "hard card" plugs into a Slot-- usually Slot 7. Alltech sells the Focus
Hard Card in varying sizes (e.g. 60MB for $99) with system software installed.
SHH Systeme offers the FileCard (about $170 + cost of drive) as well as a series
of IDE controller cards to which you can add a 2.5" IDE drive (about $120-$170
including mounting kit).
The IDE hard card approach offers speed and capacity comparable to SCSI,
very easy installation, and, it eliminates hassles with external boxes and
cables. Of course, you will still need to add a SCSI interface card if you want
to connect a SCSI CD-ROM and/or Zip Drive.
Note: If you want your system to include a SCSI CD-ROM drive, it is best to have
a SCSI Zip Drive or SCSI hard disk connected to the SCSI interface, too. This
provides a write-able medium for saving SCSI interface card setup parms.
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From: Rubywand
003- What do the SCSI ID numbers mean?
SCSI ID numbers identify devices on the SCSI chain. Each device should have
its own, unique ID number in the range 0-7. (If two devices on the SCSI chain
have the same ID number, there will be a conflict and your system will not
function correctly.) Higher numbered devices have higher priority-- get 'looked
for' first-- so, it is standard practice to set the device you boot from to 6 or
7.
Most external SCSI devices have a thumbwheel switch, slide switch, or
jumper block on the back to set ID number. Some, like the Creative x2 CD-ROM
drive let you click through 0-7. The Zip Drive lets you pick 5 or 6. (By the
way, SCSI ID numbers have nothing to do with which Slot the SCSI interface card
is in.)
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From: David Empson
SCSI ID 7 is usually special because the Apple SCSI and Hi-Speed SCSI cards
count as a device set to ID 7 by default (and every Macintosh has a hard- wired
SCSI ID of 7). The only thing that is special about ID 0 is that it is the
standard ID used for an internal drive on a Macintosh.