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24 Scorpion 40 DDS-4 Product Manual, Version A
Installing an external Scorpion 40
The external Scorpion 40 is a compact external SCSI device that connects to the
host computer as a turnkey subsystem. Installing the external drive involves three
simple steps:
1. Configuring the drive
2. Connecting the SCSI interface cable
3. Connecting the power cord
Configuring the external Scorpion 40
The following is the default configuration for the external Scorpion 40:
• The SCSI ID: 6
• Media Recognition System (MRS) checking: enabled.
• Parity checking: enabled.
• Data compression: enabled.
• Power-on self-test diagnostics: enabled.
• Host operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/2000
• Termination power: supplied to the SCSI bus.
Note: Some of these configuration settings can be changed using the SCSI Mode
Select command. SCSI command information for these drives is provided in
the product description manual.
Setting the SCSI ID
Make sure that the drive is turned off; then set the SCSI ID for the drive using the
push-button switch on the back of the external drive. Figure 14 shows this switch, as
well as the two SCSI interface connectors, on/off switch, and the power-cord
connector.
Note: The drive must be restarted, or a bus reset must occur for any change in
SCSI ID to take effect.
68-pin wide SCSI
connectors
SCSI ID selector
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–
Figure 14. Rear panel of external Scorpion 40