How to: Install a plug-and-play SCSI controller card.
Solution:
Observe ESD considerations, and install the plug-and-play SCSI controller card.
WARNING: Electrical shock hazard! Make sure the power is turned off and the external power cables have been disconnected before removing the computer cover.
CAUTION 1: This task should be performed by a qualified computer technician.
CAUTION 2: Please observe steps to reduce the potential damage to computer components from electrostatic discharge.
NOTE 1: The following instructions are to install a SCSI controller for use with secondary hard drives, and other non-bootable devices. Configuring a SCSI controller to use a primary bootable system device or hard drive, may require a full reinstallation of Windows 95 on the primary SCSI hard drive or bootable device.
NOTE 2: Refer to the SCSI controller adapter card manual to determine what types of hardware resources (direct memory access (DMA), interrupt request (IRQ), and input/output address (I/O addresses) are needed by the SCSI controller and the specific value range for each resource that can be set on the adapter card using jumpers or switches.
NOTE 3: SCSI controllers can be installed a computer with other active hard drive controller types such as ESDI, IDE, and EIDE. To boot from a hard drive on the SCSI controller in a system with other installed hard drive types, you will need change your hard drive boot sequence to SCSI first in the BIOS setup as shown in the example below. Otherwise, the computer will boot from the non-SCSI hard drives first. If the computer BIOS does not allow you to select the hard drive boot sequence, the computer will only boot from a SCSI hard drive if no non-SCSI are installed in the computer.
NOTE 4: Some SCSI controller adapter card also include a floppy drive controller. If you are not going to use the floppy drive controller on the SCSI controller adapter card, you must disable the floppy drive controller before installing the adapter card. Refer to the adapter card manual or contact next-level support for further instructions.
1) Shut down Windows 95, and turn off the computer.
2) Disconnect the external power cord from computer.
3) Remove the computer cover.
4) Determine the expansion slot type for the SCSI controller card.
5) Align the SCSI controller card with an empty slot matching the card, and insert the card into the slot.
Aligning a card with a expansion slot
CAUTION: Keep the card vertical while inserting it into an expansion, and be careful not to bend the SCSI adapter card board. Bending the SCSI adapter card board can damage the circuitry.
6) Connect the ribbon data cable to the connector on SCSI hard drive controller card and to the large connector on the rear of the hard drives (red or blue side to Pin1).
NOTE 1: Linked SCSI devices sharing the same controller form a 'SCSI chain' SCSI controllers require that the chain is terminated at both ends. The SCSI controller card itself forms one termination, and the other termination must be added to the last device connected to the controller cable. Refer to the manual for the SCSI devices for instructions concerning terminating the 'SCSI chain'.
NOTE 2: SCSI controllers require that each device on the 'SCSI chain' have a unique SCSI ID number. The SCSI ID numbers are commonly set by jumpers or switches on the devices themselves. Refer to the manual for the SCSI devices for assigning SCSI ID numbers to a device.
7) Reconnect the external computer power cord, and turn on the computer. (Allow Windows 95 to load normally.)
NOTE: Windows 95 may auto-detect the new SCSI controller card and will prompt you to add the SCSI controller card as new hardware. If so, skip steps 8) through 10).
8) Open the 'Add New Hardware' icon, and click 'Next'.
'Add New Hardware Wizard' dialog box
9) Select the 'No' radio button and click 'Next'.
Select 'No' radio button and click 'Next'
10) Select 'SCSI controllers' from the 'Hardware types' list box, and click 'Next'.
11) Select manufacturer and model of the SCSI controller card from the 'Manufacturers' and 'Models' list boxes respectively, and do one of the following:
a) To install the drivers for the SCSI controller card supplied by the manufacturer, click 'Have Disk...', and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Click 'Have Disk...'
NOTE: It is recommended that you install the SCSI controller card with drivers supplied by the manufacturer. Refer to the SCSI controller card manual for detailed installation steps.
b) To install the drivers for the SCSI controller card supplied with the Windows 95 CD-ROM do the following:
Select manufacturer and model
NOTE: To install the SCSI controller card with drivers from the Windows 95 CD-ROM, you will need to have access to the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
12) Shut down Windows 95, and turn off the computer.
13) Replace the computer cover, and turn on the computer.
