PlexWriter 40/12/40S Installation and Users Manual
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2. Installing Your PlexWriter
This chapter illustrates how to
physically install the PlexWriter
internal SCSI drive in your computer,
or how to attach the PlexWriter
external drive to the SCSI interface.
The steps you’ll need to do are as
follows:
1. Turn OFF your computer system.
2. Set the SCSI ID for your new
PlexWriter drive as necessary.
3. Set the PlexWriter’s termination.
(By default, termination is
enabled.)
4. If you have a new PCI SCSI
interface board, insert it into an
available PCI slot in your
computer. (Consult your board
vendor’s installation instructions.)
5. If you have an internal model
Plextor drive, mount the drive in
an available bay inside the
computer system.
6. Make all necessary cabling
connections: SCSI cable, power
cable, and audio cable.
7. Turn your computer system ON.
The following pages give more
details for this procedure.
Quickstart SCSI
Installation—For
Experienced PC Users Only
If you’ve installed computer peripherals
before, you’re in luck with the
PlexWriter drive. Use this “quickstart”
installation designed to get you up and
running quickly.
Scenario 1: You purchased a Plextor
PlexWriter drive, the PlexWriter is your
only SCSI peripheral, and you have a
Windows operating system.
What to do: Purchase and install a
Plug-and-Play SCSI interface board
(with SCAM support). After it is
properly installed and configured, plug
in the PlexWriter, and go. Windows XP,
2000, Me, 98, or 95 will automatically
recognize the board and prompt you for
the SCSI interface board drivers. The
board’s manufacturer usually supplies
the latest available driver, either with
the board or on the manufacturer’s web
site. (In Windows NT you will need to
install the drivers manually through
Control Panel/SCSI Adapters.) After the
SCSI board drivers are installed and the
board is functioning correctly, the
drivers for your CD-RW drive will
automatically be installed by the
operating system.
NOTE: Most newer SCSI controllers are
Plug-and-Play-compliant.
