SCSI interface

NTBOOTDD.SYS On a system with a SCSI boot device, this file is used to recognize and load the SCSI interface. On EIDE systems this file is not needed and is not even installed. 

PCI Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A specification introduced by Intel that defines a local bus that allows up to 10 PCI-compliant expansion cards to be plugged into the computer. One of these 10 cards must be the PCI controller card, but the others can include a video card, network interface card, SCSI interface, or any other basic input/output function. The PCI controller exchanges information with the computer s processor as 32- or 64-bits and allows intelligent PCI adapters to perform certain tasks concurrently with the main processor by using bus mastering techniques. 

SCSI bus Another name for the SCSI interface and communications protocol. 

SCSI terminator The SCSI interface must be correctly terminated to prevent signals echoing on the bus. Many SCSI devices have built-in terminators that engage when they are needed. With some older SCSI devices, you have to add an external SCSI terminator that plugs into the device s SCSI connector. 

Interfaces like IEEE-488, RS-232, and SCSI are designed for the interconnection of different stand-alone modules. These interfaces are also effectively used in transfer of measurement data from external data acquisition hardware to PC. IEEE-488 and SCSI interfaces enable networking of modular devices and transfer of data between all the devices on the network. 

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The main limitation to IDE technologies is that they support only two drives (or four if you re using ATA-2). In order to add more drives, you must use a different technology, like SCSI. In addition, you are limited to only hard disks. To overcome this limitation, an extension to ATA-2 was developed, called the ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI). AT API allows other non-hard disk devices (like tape drives and CD-ROMs) to be attached to an ATA interface and coexist with hard disks. 

Installing SCSI devices is rather complex, but you still follow the same basic steps as mentioned with the other types of drives (refer back to the previous types of hard disk interfaces if you re still unclear). The main issues with installing SCSI devices are cabling, termination, and addressing. 

In the last section in this chapter, you learned about Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) drives. SCSI drives aren t normally found in desktop PCs they are more commonly found in servers because of their increased performance (and corresponding increased price). In this section you learned about the different types of SCSI buses. You also learned how to properly install and configure a SCSI disk, including how to properly terminate a SCSI bus and how to set the SCSI ID of a device. 

The Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) is another method of connecting peripherals. It is the best choice for peripherals that require high-speed connections, as well as those that transfer large amounts of data, because it can transfer data either 16 or 32 bits at a time. For example, you could use a SCSI connection to connect a scanner, which might have to transfer megabytes of image data in a short period of time. The most popular use for SCSI is to connect disk drives to computers. 

The Small Computer System Interface (commonly known as SCSI) is yet another method for connecting peripherals. Which of the following are characteristics of SCSI (Select all that apply.)... 

SCSI Acronym for small computer system interface. A high-speed, system-level parallel interface defined by the ANSI X3T9.2 committee. SCSI is used to connect a personal computer to several peripheral devices using just one port. Devices connected in this way are said to be daisy-chained together, and each device must have a unique identifier or priority number. 

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Small compnter systems interface (SCSI) A cabhng and software protocol used to interface multiple devices to a computer system. These devices maybe internal and/or external to the computer itself. Several variations of SCSI exist. 

The SCSI (small computer system interface) bus was designed to link one or several disks to a microcomputer system. Other devices, such as printers or scanners, can be connected as well. Integrated circuits exist to make the microprocessor interface very easy. A single 8-bit... 

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