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Connecting External SCSI Devices 6 If you are connecting external SCSI devices to a computer running Macintosh OS 9, use the SCSI Card Control Panel to set the maximum synchronous transfer rate to 5 MB/sec. Note: The DB-25 connector is not rated for speeds higher than 5 MB/sec. 7 Connect other external SCSI devices by cabling each device to the previous one, as shown. Only terminate the SCSI device at the end of the chain. Unterminated devices Terminated device 8 Replace the computer cabinet, and reconnect the power cord to the computer. Connect all power cables to the external SCSI devices. 9 Turn on all external SCSI devices and allow them to power up. Then turn on the computer. 10 Install the software driver for your operating system. See Installing Drivers - Windows on page 10 for detailed instructions. (If your computer is running Macintosh, you should already have installed the driver. See Installing Drivers - Macintosh on page 19.) 11 Install any software included with your SCSI device. 9

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9
Connecting External SCSI Devices
6
If you are connecting external SCSI devices to a computer
running Macintosh OS 9, use the SCSI Card Control Panel to set
the maximum synchronous transfer rate to 5 MB/sec.
Note:
The DB-25 connector is not rated for speeds higher
than 5 MB/sec.
7
Connect other external SCSI devices by cabling each device to
the previous one, as shown. Only terminate the SCSI device at
the end of the chain.
8
Replace the computer cabinet, and reconnect the power cord to
the computer. Connect all power cables to the external SCSI
devices.
9
Turn on all external SCSI devices and allow them to power up.
Then turn on the computer.
10
Install the software driver for your operating system. See
Installing Drivers – Windows
on page 10 for detailed instructions.
(If your computer is running Macintosh, you should already
have installed the driver. See
Installing Drivers – Macintosh
on
page 19.)
11
Install any software included with your SCSI device.
Terminated device
Unterminated devices