Installation notes, Read the installation poster, Introduction to scsi devices – HP CD-Writer Plus Internal 9200i Drive User Manual

Page 5: Introduction to scsi, Devices

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Installation Notes

Read the Installation Poster

The Quick-Start installation poster describes how to install your HP drive.
Follow the instructions on the poster and refer to this chapter if you need
additional information about:

Introduction to SCSI devices

How to set the SCSI ID on your HP drive

How to set the termination on your HP drive

How to connect an audio cable

Introduction to SCSI

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Devices

SCSI (pronounced scuzzy) devices are peripherals like hard drives, CD-
ROMs, scanners, etc. that exchange information with the computer using
a specific set of rules.

A SCSI device communicates with the computer through a SCSI card (or a
SCSI controller on the motherboard). There can be up to seven

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devices

attached to a single card forming a SCSI chain. Depending on the type of
SCSI card the devices can be external, internal, or both.

Here is an example of a chain:

1. SCSI stands for Small Computer System Interface
2. 15 devices for SCSI Wide

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