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Once you have successfully inserted the board, fasten it in place using the cover plate
screw that you removed earlier.

PCI Board

ISA Board

CHAPTER 8 ---- Hardware Installation

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  ULTRAPLEX OPERATION MANUAL

Summary of Contents for ULTRA-B

Page 1: ...the functions of two boards SCSI interface board and soundboard into one Plextor recommends against using the SCSI interface on a soundcard with the UltaPleX Doing so will limit the performance of the...

Page 2: ...on should only be considered as guidelines For more detailed instructions on how to properly install your SCSI interface board soundboard you shouldrefertotheinstallation operationmanualthatyoureceive...

Page 3: ...e the correct slot 16 bit slots are longer than 32 bit slots Older systems may not have a PCI slot as this is the newer technology If you re installing an internal drive try to pick a slot that is clo...

Page 4: ...Once you have successfully inserted the board fasten it in place using the cover plate screw that you removed earlier PCI Board ISA Board CHAPTER 8 Hardware Installation 24 ULTRAPLEX OPERATION MANUAL...

Page 5: ...ter If you have an external drive find an open space on your desktop The UltraPleX may be installed either horizontally or vertically If installed vertically makesurethattheejectbuttonispositionednear...

Page 6: ...bay that you want to use Typically this is done after you have removed your computer s cover The panel can then be popped out by pressing outward lightly in some older cases you may have to remove sc...

Page 7: ...re you connect any cables Check Your Jumper Settings Once you have determined a the correct set of holes to use to attach mounting rails or b that you don t have to use mounting rails you are almost r...

Page 8: ...devices CAUTION It is easy to accidentally plug your SCSI ribbon cable upside down into bothyourdriveandSCSIinterfaceboard Accordingly besureyoumatch the red stripe along one side of the SCSI cable to...

Page 9: ...puters you will find additional power connectors that are ready for use Check the cable running from your power supply to your hard disk and see if it has extra connectors on it If so you can plug one...

Page 10: ...e Skip to page 33 External Drive Installation YOUR TASK Connect cables from your external drive to your PC or Mac Check to see if switch dial and terminator settings need to be adjusted YOUR OBJECTIVE...

Page 11: ...Cable Secure to controller by pushing gently until cable snaps into place Personal Computer AC Power Supply UltraPleX External Rear Panel X Y SCSI Cable Plugs into Y Plugs into X above CHAPTER 8 Hardw...

Page 12: ...ct them as shown below Y CHAPTER 8 Hardware Installation PC Connection Mac Connection rear view of a Mac SCSI Interface Board Personal Computer Termination DISABLED SCSI Cable Daisy Chain Cable 50 pin...

Page 13: ...s that have a SCSI CD ROM drive interface built onto the board e g Media Vision Spectrum 16 Diamond SonicSound Prometheus Aria 16SE Any SCSI CD ROM drive can be attached to this type of soundboard and...

Page 14: ...ter sound cards The cable delivered with your external drive has two RCA type color coded connectors at one end which connect to your drive and a single stereo mini jack at the other end which plugs i...

Page 15: ...e connected to your internal CD ROM drive CHAPTER 8 Hardware Installation Soundboard without SCSI Interface 1 Audio Connector 2 Power Connector 3 SCSI Connector Soundboard with SCSI Interface 1 Audio...

Page 16: ...evice driver or you use an outdated version of the required device driver you will not be able to operate your CD ROM drive The lack of a device driver or the use of an improper version of a device dr...

Page 17: ...d by OS 2 Check your OS 2 manual and the README file on the floppy disk that comes with the OS 2 CD ROM for information on which SCSI interface boards OS 2 supports If your SCSI interface board is inc...

Page 18: ...your NT manual for information on which SCSI interface boards NT supports If your SCSI interface board is on NT s list of supported hardware you can follow the installation instructions provided by M...

Page 19: ...ntroller 5 Power ON your computer and your UltraPleX drive should now be visible to the system Windows NT Troubleshooting Tip If you have difficulty getting NT to recognize your CD ROM drive and SCSI...

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