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- Western Digital is a registered trademark of Western Digital
- Corporation; IBM PC, AT and XT are registered trademarks of the
- International Business Machines Corporation; MS DOS, OS2 and PC DOS
- are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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- WDXT-GEN
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- User Guide
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- Getting Started:
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- Installation of the WDXT-GEN requires three steps: 1) Confirming
- BIOS ROM type; 3) Installing into host computer; 4) formatting the
- disk drives. To complete installation, you will need the following:
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- Two cables (3 if using two drives); MFM type drive; screwdriver;
- MSDOS Version 2.0 or later; *DEBUG utility; *FDISK utility; *FORMAT
- Utility. (*normally included with MSDOS);
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- WARNING
- HANDLE THE CONTROLLER BY THE ENDS OF THE BOARD
- SOME OF THE CHIPS ARE STATIC SENSITIVE AND DAMAGE
- MAY OCCUR IF THE BOARD IS INCORRECTLY HANDLED
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- Confirming BIOS
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- At location U13, please confirm that your WDXT-GEN BIOS ROM is part
- number 62-000128-followed by any three numbers (this BIOS ROM is
- referred to as Western Digital's Super BIOS). If your controller has
- any other BIOS, contact Technical Support at 1-800-777-4787.
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- Prepare Controller
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- ┌─────────Drive 0──────────────────────────┐
- │ Data Cable 34pin Control Cable │
- │ ┌──J2──┐ ┌──────J1───────┐ │
- │ └──────┘ └───────────────┘ │
- │ ┌──J3──┐ │
- │ └──────┘ │
- │ Drive 1 │
- │ Data Cable │
- │ │
- │ │
- │ │
- │ │
- │ │
- │ ┌─BIOS──┐ │
- │ │ ( │
- │ └─U13───┘ │
- │ │
- └────────┐A31 A1┌──────┘
- │ WDXT-GEN │
- └┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘
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- Verify that the host computer contains at least a 135 watt power
- supply. There are no jumpers to select.
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- If you are using a standard 20 megabyte drive, you may refer to the
- Simplified Formatting Instructions after completing the hardware
- installation procedures. If your drive is a non-standard drive (i.e.
- 20 megabyte drives with other than 4 heads/615 cylinders, or hard
- disk drives with a formatted capacity greater than 20 megabytes) you
- will need to refer to the Dynamic Formatting instructions after
- completing the hardware installation procedure.
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- If you do not know your drive parameters, return to the Storage
- Controller menu to access a listing of the most common drives and
- their parameters which we have provided for your convenience. If
- your drive is not listed, refer to your drive manual or contact the
- manufacturer.
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- Now that you have verified BIOS and determined the drive parameters,
- you are ready to install the controller and drive into your host
- computer.
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- WARNING
- MAKE SURE COMPUTER IS TURNED OFF
- AND POWER IS DISCONNECTED
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- Installation of Controller into Host Computer
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- Remove blank expansion slot bracket and save for future use. The
- screw will be used to hold the controller board into place.
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- INSTALL CONTROLLER INTO ANY AVAILABLE SLOT NEAR THE POWER SUPPLY
- EXCEPT SLOT 8
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- Connect the 34-pin (wide control cable) connector to J1 on the
- controller board. Make sure that Pin 1 of the cable connector goes
- to Pin 1 on the controller board. Pin 1 of the cable connector is
- typically located on the color coded side of the cable.
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- Connect the 20-pin (data cable) to J2 (Drive 0 Data Connector) on the
- controller board. Make sure that Pin 1 on the cable is connected to
- Pin 1 on the controller board.
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- If a second drive is being installed, connect the Drive 1 data cable
- to J3.
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- Verify that the disk drive(s) is(are) installed properly. This
- includes correct placement of drive select jumpers and drive
- terminator installation. Refer to the disk drive installation manual
- for further information. DO NOT USE THE RADIAL SELECT OPTION.
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- Install the drive(s) per manufacturer's instructions.
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- CAUTION
- WHEN ROUTING CABLES, BE CAREFUL NOT TO PINCH
- THEM. CABLES MUST NOT GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE
- COVER AND THE BOARDS, NOR SHOULD THEY OBSTRUCT
- ANY AIR FLOW PATH FROM FANS OR VENTS.