User`s guide

Chapter 1: Using This Guide 1
chapter 1
Using This Guide
The DigiDrive™ uses an innovative new Quiet-
Drive™ technology. This technology allows the
DigiDrive to perform as one of the fastest
(10,000 rpm) and quietest drives on the market
today. In addition, the DigiDrive is designed for
rack-mounting in industry-standard racks (with
the optional Avid/Digidesign Rack Mount Kit),
or multiple drives can be stacked on top of one
another to minimize desk-space requirements.
About This Guide
The information in this guide is a supplement to
the hard drive installation instructions found in
the setup guide that came with your Digidesign
system. This guide contains alternative DigiD-
rive installation and configuration instructions.
This guide contains the following information:
◆ Chapter 2, “Overview”, describes the front
and rear panels of the DigiDrive. It also includes
information on SCSI bus configuration, LVD
and single-ended SCSI standards, available SCSI
cables, considerations for mixing wide drives (rS
and iS) and narrow DigiDrives on the same SCSI
bus, and SCSI bus termination requirements.
◆
Chapter 3, “Installation”, provides step-by-
step instructions for connecting a DigiDrive to
your Digdesign system.
◆
Chapter 4, “SCSI Performance Guidelines”,
documents performance guidelines for SCSI
hard drives.
◆
Chapter 5, “DigiDrive Management for
Mac OS”, covers management and trouble-
shooting issues specific to the Mac, including
how to handle, check, and erase a DigiDrive and
how to resolve basic problems that might occur
during installation and operation.
◆
Chapter 6, “DigiDrive Management for
Windows NT and Windows 2000” covers man-
agement and troubleshooting issues specific to
Windows, including how to create partitions,
create logical drives, how to format logical
drives, and how to resolve basic problems that
might occur during installation and operation.
◆ Appendix A, “Specifications”, provides physi-
cal dimension, environmental, power, and
power cord specifications for the DigiDrive.
◆
Appendix B, “SCSI Cables and Terminators”,
provides detailed information on the type of ca-
bles and terminators that can be used with the
DigiDrive.
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble setting up and configuring
the DigiDrive:
1 Retry the action, carefully following the in-
structions given for that task in this guide.
2 Check the documentation that came with
your hardware for maintenance or hardware-re-
lated issues.