Gateway Computer Drive User Manual

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20Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.comConfiguring the new SCSI driveIf your computer contains SCSI devices, they are connected to a SCSI hostadapter add-in card.To configure SCSI devices correctly on the SCSI cable, you must designate(terminate) the ends of the chain and determine the order of the links (IDs)between the ends of the SCSI chain.TerminationA SCSI device has a terminator jumper which can be set to On (for the lastdevice on the cable) or Off (for devices in the middle). The terminator jumperon the last device should be set to Off if the cable has a terminator plug attachedto the end.Generally, your computer’s SCSI host adapter is at one end of the cable and aterminated device or terminator plug is at the other. The SCSI host adapter canbe set so you can start up from any device on the SCSI chain.Last SCSI device(terminator=off,ID set by jumper)SCSI device(terminator=off,ID set by jumper)TerminatorplugSCSI dataribbon cableSCSI host adapter(ID=7,