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 SCSI
Interface 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 UltraPleX 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 an UltraPleX ‘‘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 recommend you get a SCSI interface capable of Ultra
SCSI speeds.
2) You own a SCSI interface board.
If you have only one other internal SCSI peripheral device and a Plextor
internal CD-ROM drive, check to see if you can use the SCSI ribbon cable
in your PC. If the cable has unused connectors, use one to attach the
UltraPleX. If the cable in your PC does not have free connector, you will
need to purchase a SCSI ribbon cable from your local computer supply
store.* The cable must have at least as many connectors as you have internal
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 a SCSI cable.
Be sure the cable you choose has at least one 50-pin, high-density SCSI
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* Please see Chapter 13, page 62, for locations to purchase additional or replacement
accessories.
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