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Installing the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160

Introduction · Setting Up SCSI Devices • Connecting SCSI Devices •Configuring using SCSISelect • Adaptec SCSI Card Driver Software • Troubleshooting

  1. Discharge any static electricity build-up before handling your SCSI card by touching a grounded metal object (like the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer).

Warning: Turn OFF power to the computer and disconnect the power cord.

  1. After you turn off your computer and unplug the power cord, remove the cover from the computer.

  1. Locate an unused 64-bit PCI expansion slot and remove the expansion slot cover. If the computer does not have a 64-bit slot, you can install the card in a 32-bit PCI slot. (The expansion slot must be compliant with PCI Rev. 2.1 or higher and must support Bus Mastering.) Save the slot cover screw for use in Step 4.

Computers may have vertical or horizontal expansion slots. Refer to your computer manual to locate the PCI slots. If your computer is a tower model, lay it on its side to allow for easier installation of the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160.

Warning: Be careful when inserting the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 in a PCI slot. Some 32-bit slots will not accommodate it, and the card may break if you force it into the slot.

  1. Insert the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 in the 64-bit (or 32-bit) PCI expansion slot; press down firmly until the card clicks into place, then replace the slot cover screw. When installed properly, the card should appear level with the expansion slot, as shown below.

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