Adaptec 2940 Installation Guide - Page 8

3 Plug the connector at the other end of the cable to either one of the SCSI connectors on the external SCSI device. 4 To connect other external SCSI devices, daisy- chain each device to the previous device until all external SCSI devices have been connected. 5 Using the LED Connector (Optional) Most computers have an LED disk activity light on the front panel. If you disconnect the cable from the LED connector on the motherboard and connect it to the LED connector on the host adapter, the LED on the front panel of the computer will light whenever there is activity on the SCSI bus. 6 Reassembling the Computer Be sure all power switches are OFF, then replace the computer chassis cover and reconnect the power cables to your computer and peripherals. Before turning on your computer and peripherals, review the following section, Configuring the Host Adapter. It may be necessary to configure the host adapter. 7 Configuring the Host Adapter The AHA-2940/2940W includes the onboard, menudriven SCSISelect configuration utility, which allows you to change host adapter settings without opening the computer or handling the board. SCSISelect also contains SCSI disk utilities that let you low-level format or verify the disk media of your SCSI hard disk drives. SCSISelect Default Settings The AHA-2940/2940W has the default settings shown in the table on the following page. The default settings are appropriate for most PCI systems. If you do not need to change any of the default settings, there is no need to run SCSISelect. Your host adapter is ready for operation and you can proceed to Installing Device Drivers on page 10. 7 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine