Adaptec APA-1350 User manual

User’s Guide

MiniSCSI 1350

Parallel Port to SCSI Adapter

APA-1350

Adaptec, Inc.

691 South Milpitas Boulevard

Milpitas, CA 95035

marks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some

jurisdictions.

Printed in Singapore

STOCK NO.: 512111-00, Rev. A BKB 6/98

▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ MiniSCSI 1350

Parallel Port to SCSI Adapter

User’s Guide

▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents

Introduction 1

Contents of Kit 1

System Requirements 1

Installing the MiniSCSI 1350 2

Software Installation 4

Windows 95 Software Installation 4

Printers 5

Uninstalling the Drivers 6

Understanding SCSI 7

SCSI IDs 7

Terminating the SCSI Bus 8

Obtaining SCSI Cables 8

Connector Types 9

Troubleshooting 10

General Hardware Troubleshooting 10

WINDOWS 95 Troubleshooting 11

Improving Overall Performance 12

Formatting your hard disk drives in Windows 95 13

Contacting Adaptec 15

Electronic Support 15

Technical and Product Support 16

Sales and Ordering Information 16

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Adaptec MiniSCSI 1350. The

MiniSCSI 1350 is the ideal solution for Plug & Play SCSI connections

to CD-ROMs, Scanners, Hard Disks, SyQuest, Iomega, Tape, MO

drives and other peripherals. It’s fast, easy installation adds full

SCSI flexibility to your Portable or Desktop PC without the hassle

and cost of plug-in host adapters. Simply plug it into your PC’s

parallel port and you’re set.

Contents of Kit

■MiniSCSI 1350 Parallel Port to SCSI Adapter

■User’s Guide

■Registration Card

■Windows 95 Setup Diskette

System Requirements

■Supports 486 and Pentium based portable or desktop systems.

■Operates on Standard, Unidirectional, Bidirectional, PS/2, EPP

and ECP (IEEE 1284) parallel ports.

MiniSCSI 1350 User’s Guide

Installing the MiniSCSI 1350

Follow the steps below to install the MiniSCSI 1350 and connect

your SCSI devices to it. Refer to Figure 1 on page 3 for an illustration

of a typical installation.

Connect the 50-pin interface plug to the SCSI interface socket

on your peripheral device.

Plug the 25-pin interface plug into a parallel-printer connector

on your computer.

Optional: If a printer cable is already attached to the connector,

unplug it and connect it to the 25-pin socket on the MiniSCSI

1350.

Note:

This is a pass-through printer connection that

will allow printing while your SCSI peripheral is in

use.

Ensure that your SCSI peripheral is properly terminated and

then switch on power to your SCSI peripheral. The green

power indicator on the MiniSCSI 1350 will now be illuminated

and you are ready to install the software.

Installing the MiniSCSI 1350

Note:

For the pass-through function to operate, your

SCSI peripheral must be connected and powered up

because the MiniSCSI 1350 uses the power on the SCSI

bus.

Figure 1. Typical Installation

50-pin Interface Plug

25-Pin Socket

25-Pin Interface Plug

SCSI Device

Laptop

Printer

MiniSCSI 1350 User’s Guide

Software Installation

To use your MiniSCSI 1350, you have to install software drivers on

your computer. This one time process is described below.

Note:

Before you begin, we recommend that you make

copies of the diskettes that came with your MiniSCSI 1350.

Before you begin, close any application you may have running

before installing the MiniSCSI 1350 software drivers.

Windows 95 Software Installation

Start Windows 95.

Insert the diskette labeled APA-1350 Setup Diskette into floppy

drive A.

Double-click on the My Computer icon.

Double-click on the Floppy Drive A.

Double click on the SETUP icon. The installation process will

begin. Follow the on-screen instructions until the installation

is complete. At the end of the installation process, a text file

called

README.TXT

will be displayed. This file contains

additional installation instructions, a troubleshooting section,

and un-install instructions.

Note:

README.TXT

can also be viewed at any later

time using Notepad. It will be copied to the folder on

the hard disk where the APA-1350 drivers have been

installed. The default directory is C:\MINISCSI.

After installation the devices can be accessed through Microsoft

Windows 95’s My Computer or Explorer applications. Audio CDs

can be played using CD-Player in the Multimedia group of the

Accessories section of the Program menu.

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