Adaptec SlimSCSI APA-1460 User manual

User’s Guide
SLIMSCSI 1460 ADAPTER

Adaptec, Inc.
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Introduction 1
Where Do I Start? 1
Contents of Kit 1
System Requirements 2
Installing the SlimSCSI 1460 2
Completing the Installation 6
Updating the Windows 95 Miniport Driver 6
Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in Windows 3.1 7
Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in Windows NT 8
If Windows NT Is Not Installed on Your PC 8
If Windows NT Is Installed on Your PC 9
Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in OS/2 11
Using the SlimSCSI 1460 13
Hot Plugging 13
Disk Partitioning 14
Understanding SCSI 15
SCSI IDs 15
Terminating the SCSI Bus 16
Obtaining SCSI Cables 16
Connector Types 17
Troubleshooting 18
General Hardware Troubleshooting 18
Windows 95 Troubleshooting 18
Windows NT Troubleshooting 22
OS/2 Troubleshooting 22

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Contacting Adaptec 23
Electronic Support 23
Technical and Product Support 24
Sales and Ordering Information 24

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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Adaptec’s SlimSCSI®1460.
The SlimSCSI 1460 allows you to connect up to seven SCSI devices
to your portable PC, including Zip drives, CD-ROM drives, hard
disk drives, scanners, and other devices.
Where Do I Start?
1
Follow the instructions for installing the SlimSCSI 1460 and
connecting your SCSI devices to it.
2
Install the software driver for the operating system you are
using - Windows®95 (page 6), Windows®3.1 (page 7),
Windows NT™(page 8), or OS/2 (page 11).
3
(Optional) Install Adaptec EZ-SCSI software by following the
instructions in the Adaptec EZ-SCSI Quick Reference. (EZ-SCSI is
not required to operate the SlimSCSI 1460.)
Contents of Kit
■SlimSCSI 1460 PC Card-to-SCSI Adapter
■Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2 driver diskettes
■SlimSCSI 1460 User’s Guide
■50-pin high-density cable and 50-pin low-density cable
■Adaptec®EZ-SCSI®software for Windows 3.1, Windows 95,
and Windows NT
■Mail-in card for free DB25 cable
■Registration card

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System Requirements
■Portable PC with a PC Card Type II, Type III, or Toshiba
Type IV slot
■MS-DOS version 5.x or 6.x, Microsoft Windows 95,
Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0, Windows 3.x, Windows for
Workgroups version 3.1 or 3.11, DR DOS, OS/2 version 2.x, or
OS/2 Warp
Installing the SlimSCSI 1460
Follow these steps to install the SlimSCSI 1460 and connect your
SCSI devices to it:
1
Remove the SlimSCSI 1460 from its packaging.
2
Determine which of the two 50-pin cables you will use to con-
nect the SlimSCSI 1460 to your first (or only) SCSI device. To
do this, see which cable connector (high-density or low-
density) fits the SCSI connector on the back of the device.
Note:
If your SCSI device has a DB25 (25-pin) connec-
tor, you can order a free DB25 cable from Adaptec by
sending in the card included in this kit.

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Installing the SlimSCSI 1460
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Connect the SlimSCSI cable to the SlimSCSI 1460, as shown
below:
4
Plug the other end of the cable into the first (or only) SCSI
device, as shown below. Make sure the SCSI device is not
powered.
PC Card Slots
SlimSCSI 1460
SlimSCSI Connector
SCSI Connector SCSI Device
Terminator

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(Optional) Connect up to six additional SCSI devices by daisy-
chaining them to the first device, as shown below:
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Be sure that each SCSI device has a unique SCSI ID ranging
from 0 to 6. If any two devices have the same ID, change the
SCSI ID of one device. This is usually done by changing a
switch on the back of the device. (For more information, see
SCSI IDs on page 15.)
The diagram below shows a typical SCSI device with a select-
able SCSI ID switch:
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Terminate the last (or only) SCSI device connected to the
SlimSCSI 1460. Read the device documentation if you are not
sure how to terminate the device, or refer to Terminating the
SCSI Bus on page 16.
SCSI Devices
Terminator