What Else Do I Need?
YOUR TASK:
Review the software and hardware installed in your
current computer system.
YOUR OBJECTIVE:
Determine what else you may need to operate your
CD-ROM drive.
YOUR METHOD:
Inventory your current computer system; check list
below.
If you are a PC owner and you purchased a Plextor box labeled ‘‘Drive with 16-bit
SCSI Interface Kit’’ or ‘‘Drive with 16-bit Soundboard Kit’’ your needs are simple: none.
The same holds true if you are a Mac owner and purchased a Plextor box labeled
‘‘Drive with Mac Kit.’’ Everything you need to successfully install and operate your
6PleX CD-ROM drive is included in the box you purchased. The only thing you need
to add is a CD-ROM disc to play in your new drive.
If you are a PC owner who has purchased a 6PleX ‘‘Drive Only’’ box, life gets a bit
more complicated. You fall into one of three groups:
1) You do not own a SCSI interface board.
In this case, you have to get one. Your local computer store and numerous
mail-order vendors carry them. Call us if you need suggestions on which
model to buy. We have provided an internal SCSI ribbon cable or an external
SCSI cable to connect the board to your new 6PleX CD-ROM drive.
2) You own a SCSI interface board.
If you have only one other SCSI peripheral device and a Plextor internal
CD-ROM drive, you can use the SCSI ribbon cable we provided. If you have
more than one other SCSI peripheral, you will need to purchase a different
SCSI ribbon cable from your local computer supply store. The cable must
have at least as many connectors as you have SCSI peripherals (including
one for your Plextor CD-ROM drive), plus one additional connector to attach
to the interface board.
If you have an external Plextor CD-ROM drive, you will be able to include
it in your daisy chain of other external SCSI peripherals with the cable we
have provided (if at least one of your other peripherals has the same kind of
50-pin Centronics SCSI connectors as your Plextor drive). Be sure to read
the section on ‘‘Termination’’ in Chapter 7 of this manual.
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