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Ultra SCSI (FAST-20) CardBus PC Card

CB31Pismo

User’s 

Guide

 March 2005

Rev. 2.0

Summary of Contents for CB31Pismo

Page 1: ...Ultra SCSI FAST 20 CardBus PC Card CB31Pismo User s Guide March 2005 Rev 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...2 2 1 Installing the driver for the CB31Pismo on Mac OS 9 8 2 2 2 Insert the CB31Pismo to the PC card slot 10 2 2 3 Remove the CB31Pismo from the PC card slot 10 3 Using SCSI devices 11 3 1 Connecting the SCSI device 11 4 SCSI Configuration Utility 13 4 1 Installing the Configuration Utility on Mac OS X 13 4 2 Installing the Configuration Utility on Mac OS 9 16 4 3 Configuration Utility Window 18 ...

Page 3: ...e contents CB31 Ultra SCSI CardBus PC Card CB31Pismo start up guide High Density 50 pin cable for CB31 Software CD ROM NOTE If any of these items are missing from the CB31Pismo retail package contact your supplier immediately 1 2 System Requirements Mac OS X 10 1 x 10 2 x 10 3 x PowerBookG4 PowerBookG3 500 400 2000 Pismo Mac OS 9 2 x 9 1 9 0 4 9 0 2 9 8 6 PowerBookG4 PowerBookG3 500 400 2000 Pismo...

Page 4: ... sure whether the SCSI device provides termination power You can not boot up Mac OS from a SCSI device connected to the CB31Pismo Do not install Mac OS into the SCSI device connected to the CB31Pismo The total length of cabling on the SCSI bus should not exceed 5ft 1 5m Do not enable virtual memory setting If it is enabled mass storage device connected to the CB31Pismo deosn t work properly Mac OS...

Page 5: ...X 1 Check the restrictions before you install the CB31Pismo 2 Install the driver for the CB31Pismo Refer to Chapter 2 1 1 3 Insert the CB31Pismo to the PC card slot Refer to Chapter 2 1 2 4 Remove the CB31Pismo from the PC card slot Refer to Chapter 2 1 3 5 Connecting SCSI device Refer to Chapter 3 1 ...

Page 6: ... 4 2 Setup 2 1 1 Installing the driver for the CB31Pismo on Mac OS X 1 Insert the CD ROM which comes with the CB31Pismo and double click on CD ROM icon 2 Double click MacOS X folder 3 Double click cb31p package ...

Page 7: ...Mac OS X 5 2 Setup 4 Followtheinstructionsoftheinstaller Restartthesystemafterinstallingthedriver ...

Page 8: ...ot plug in of the CB31Pismo You can insert the CB31Pismo after restartingthesystem 2 1 3 Remove the CB31Pismo from the PC card slot On Mac OS X the driver doesn t support hot plug out of the CB31Pismo To remove the CB31Pismo from PC card slot shut down the system first and then remove the CB31Pismo ...

Page 9: ...acOS 9 1 Check the restrictions before you install the CB31Pismo 2 Install the driver for the CB31Pismo Refer to Chapter 2 2 1 3 Insert the CB31Pismo to the PC card slot Refer to Chapter 2 2 2 4 Remove the CB31Pismo from the PC card slot Refer to Chapter 2 2 3 5 Connecting SCSI device Refer to Chapter 3 1 ...

Page 10: ...Mac OS 9 2 Setup 8 2 2 1 Installing the driver for the CB31Pismo on Mac OS 9 1 Insert the CD ROM which comes with the CB31Pismo and double click on CD ROM icon 2 Double click Mac OS 9 x folder ...

Page 11: ...Mac OS 9 2 Setup 9 3 Doubleclickinstallericon 4 Followtheinstructionsoftheinstaller Restartthesystemafterinstallingthedriver ...

Page 12: ...sert the CB31Pismo after restartingthesystem 2 2 3 Remove the CB31Pismo from the PC card slot On Mac OS 9 the driver support hot plug out of the CB31Pismo too If SCSI device is mounted on the desktop itmustbeunmountedbeforeremovingtheCB31PismofromthePCcardslot Tounmountthe SCSI device drug the icon of the device and drop it on trash can ...

Page 13: ...one SCSI device connected to the CB31Pismo supplies termination power to the SCSI bus Refer to the SCSI device manual if you are not sure whether the SCSI device provides terminationpower 3 Be sure that each SCSI device has a unique SCSI ID ranging from 0 to 6 The CB31Pismo uses SCSI ID 7 You can usually change a SCSI ID with a switch on the back of the SCSI device For more informa tion refer to t...

Page 14: ...ch the SCSI connector on the other end of the SCSI cable into a SCSI device 6 TurnonalltheSCSIdevicesconnectedtotheCB31Pismo 7 Wait untilACCESS lights of the SCSI devices are turned off 8 TurnyourPConandinserttheCB31PismointoyourPC ...

Page 15: ...htheCB31PismoincludesaSCSIconfigurationutility Thismay berequiredforsomeSCSIdevices Beforestartingthisutility closeallotherrunningprograms 4 1 Installing the Configuration Utility on MacOS X 1 Insert the software CD ROM to CD ROM drive 2 Double click CD ROM icon 3 Double click MacOS X folder ...

Page 16: ...14 4 SCSI Configuration Utility 4 Doubleclick CB31Config_X 4 Followtheinstructionsoftheinstaller ...

Page 17: ...ConfigurationUtility 5 TheCB31ConfigurationUtilitywillbecopiedinApplicationsfolder DoubleclicktheCB31Config_X icontolaunchtheutility 6 Followingwindowappears Refer to4 3ConfigurationWindow regarding each settings ...

Page 18: ...16 4 SCSI Configuration Utility 4 2 Installing the Configuration Utility on Mac OS 9 1 Insert the CD ROM which comes with the CB31Pismo and double click on CD ROM icon 2 Double click Mac OS 9 x folder ...

Page 19: ...17 4 SCSI ConfigurationUtility 3 Doubleclick SCSIConfiguration CardBus 4 FollowingWindowwillappear ...

Page 20: ...gned other than 7 change the ID Disconnect Default is ON checked at all IDs In case of ON the device is disconnected from SCSI bus temporarily While the device is disconnected the SCSI PC Card can run other functions on the SCSIbusefficiently CommandQueuing DefaultisOFF Ifthequeuingisrequired checkQueuingIDandenableDisconnectfunction Translation Default is 20MB s Select the transfer rate by trying...

Page 21: ...ength of the SCSI daisy chain is not more than 1 5m A4 Try to reduce SCSI device connected to the CB31Pismo Q MacOS doesn t start up from the device connected to the CB31Pismo A It is because CB31Pismo it self is recognized after MacOS is loaded You cannot boot MacOS form the SCSI device connected to the CB31Pismo Q SCSI hard drive is not mounted on the desktop A1 Check if the drive is formatted t...

Page 22: ...http www ratocsystems com english Technical Support You can get aTech support from RATOC at the following Open Monday Friday 9 30A M to 5 00P M PST except holidays RATOC Systems International Inc Tech support Address 2000 Wyatt Drive Suite 9 Santa Clara CA 95054 Phone 408 986 9040 Fax 408 986 9042 E mail http www ratocsystems com english contact support html Web http www ratocsystems com english N...

Page 23: ...HD 50P SCSI II cable 2 feet Centronics 50P SCSI I cable 2 feet DB 25P SCSI I cable 2 feet HD 50P female to Centronics 50P male adapter If you have any questions about these options contact to RATOC Systems International Inc TEL 408 955 9400 FAX 408 955 9402 E mail http www ratocsystems com english contact sales html ...

Page 24: ...sec with Ultra SCSI devices synchronous Up to 10MB sec with SCSI II devices synchronous Up to 132MB sec between host and CB31 PowerConsumption Voltage 3 3V Supplied from PC Card slot 300mA TYP at Reading Writing 130mA TYP at Idling 77mA TYP at Power save mode TerminationPower Internalactiveterminationembedded OperationTemperature 32 F to 131 F 0 C to 55 C Storage Temperature 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 7...

Page 25: ...18 GND 6 BSY 19 SEL 7 GND 20 DBP 8 DB0 21 DB1 9 GND 22 DB2 10 DB3 23 DB4 11 DB5 24 GND 12 DB6 25 TERMPWR 13 DB7 SCSI Cable Connector Pin Assignment ThefollowingfigureindicatesthepinassignmentoftheCB31SCSIcable PCCardside Theconnector uses a Hirose NX30TA 25PAAor compatible connector Do not use any other SCSI cables than the supplied one ...

Page 26: ... in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipmen...

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