Scsi device installation guidelines, Scsi id numbers, Power cable connector – Dell Precision 370 User Manual

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When connecting and disconnecting a serial ATA cable, hold the cable by the connector at each end.

NOTE:

The system board serial ATA connector may have an attached cover or shroud.

Power Cable Connector

1

power cable

2

power input connector

SCSI Device Installation Guidelines

This section describes how to configure and install SCSI devices in your computer.

NOTE:

The system board SCSI controller supports hard drives only. Do not connect CD or DVD drives, tape drives,

DAT drives, and so on.

SCSI ID Numbers

Internal SCSI devices must have a unique SCSI ID number from 0 to 15. If you are using the SCSI connector on the system

board and a SCSI controller card installed in your computer, you have two separate SCSI buses operating. Each SCSI bus has

a set of SCSI ID numbers from 0 to 15.

When SCSI devices are shipped from the factory, the default SCSI ID numbers are assigned as follows:

System Board Controller

Controller Card

Device

ID

Device

ID

Controller

7

Controller

7

Boot hard drive

0

Boot hard drive

0

CD or DVD drive

5

tape or DAT drive

6

NOTE:

There is no requirement that SCSI ID numbers be

assigned sequentially or that devices be attached to the cable

in order by ID number. If two or more devices use the same

ID, your computer may hang during POST and in SCSI BIOS.

SCSI devices installed by Dell are configured correctly during the manufacturing process. You do not need to set the SCSI ID

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