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Compaq ProLiant 5500 Servers Setup and Installation Guide
For use with Intel Pentium II Xeon processor-based servers only
Writer: Salvo Project: Compaq ProLiant 5500 Servers Setup and Installation Guide Comments: 328470-001
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Determining Cabling Needs
To determine the SCSI cables needed for your application, follow the procedure
below:
1. Determine whether the cabling needs are internal or external.
2. Determine whether external cabling needs are for primary storage (hard
drive) or for secondary storage (tape drive or CD-ROM in the removable
media bay).
3. Identify the controller type.
4. Identify the drive type, drive cage, and expansion slot to be used.
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Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Hard Drive
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Fast-Wide SCSI-2 Hard Drive
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Fast SCSI-2 Hard Drive
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Tape Drive
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SCSI CD-ROM
5. Refer to the appropriate entry in the SCSI Cable Usage Matrix in this
chapter to determine the correct usage and routing of the cables for your
configuration.
NOTE
: Only those controllers listed in the SCSI Cable Usage Matrix are
supported by Compaq ProLiant 5500 servers.
For the latest information on SCSI controllers and configurations supported on
the Compaq ProLiant 5500 server, see the following URL:
www
.
compaq.com.
IDE Controller
Compaq ProLiant 5500 servers ship standard with CD-ROM drives in the
removable media bay. Figure 7-4 shows the connection for the CD-ROM signal
cable and power cable.
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