Adaptec AHA-2920 Installation Guide - Page 2

Introduction This installation guide provides the instructions needed to install and use your new SCSI host adapter. Once you have performed the simple installation steps listed on pages 2 through 6, your host adapter and SCSI devices are ready for operation. We recommend that you keep this installation guide with your important computer documents. One of the benefits of SCSI is that you can connect as many as seven peripherals to your host adapter. If you are not connecting the full complement of seven peripherals during your initial installation, when the time comes to add another peripheral, this guide will help with that installation. Internal SCSI-2 Connector Uses a 50-pin internal SCSI ribbon cable to connect up to seven internal SCSI devices. LED Connector Connects to the computer's Host Adapter BIOS LED cable to display activity Provides booting capabilities from up on the SCSI bus. to seven SCSI hard disk drives (under DOS 5.0 and above). Contents Installation and Setup Installation Steps 2 - 6 Helpful Hints Using Your Host Adapter . 6 Modifying PCI Parameters 7 Connecting to the LED Connector 7 Need Assistance? Troubleshooting Checklist . 8 Common Problems and Solutions 8 External SCSI-2 Connector Uses 50-pin high-density external SCSI cables to daisy-chain up to seven external devices. AHA-2920 Host Adapter 1