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Chapter 17

Chapter 17. All About SCSI. You Will Learn…. About basics of SCSI technology and components How SCSI hard drives compare to IDE drives How to install a SCSI device Troubleshooting tips for SCSI. SCSI Basics. Standard for communication between subsystem of peripheral devices and system bus

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Chapter 17

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  1. Chapter 17 All About SCSI

  2. You Will Learn… • About basics of SCSI technology and components • How SCSI hard drives compare to IDE drives • How to install a SCSI device • Troubleshooting tips for SCSI A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  3. SCSI Basics • Standard for communication between subsystem of peripheral devices and system bus • Bus can contain/be used by up to 7 or 15 devices • Bus requires controller embedded on motherboard or host adapter inserted into an expansion slot • Faster, more expensive, more difficult to install than similar IDE devices • Mostly used in corporate settings A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  4. The SCSI Subsystem • Enables two devices on SCSI bus to pass data between them without going through CPU • Requires SCSI controller and unique SCSI IDs assigned to each device, including host adapter • Components • Host adapters • Device drivers A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  5. SCSI Host Adapter A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  6. IDE versus SCSI Bus Communication A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  7. Host Adapters • Manage all devices on SCSI bus • Support internal and external SCSI devices • Form a single daisy chain with devices A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  8. Considerations When Selecting a Host Adapter • BIOS • Expansion slot • Bus mastering • SCAM-compliant A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  9. BIOS Considerations • Plug and Play compatibility • Built-in configuration utility • Software that configures termination automatically and assigns system resources • Ability to configure SCSI devices using the bus controlled by the adapter • Support for up to 15 peripherals A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  10. Expansion Slot Considerations • Host adapter must fit expansion slot(eg, 16-bit ISA, PCI) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  11. Bus Mastering • Bus master attached to PCI bus can access memory and other devices without accessing the CPU • SCSI host adapter does not require a DMA channel A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  12. SCAM-Compliant • Can assign SCSI IDs dynamically at startup • Two levels • Level 1 requires that the devices – but not the host adapter – be assigned an ID at startup by software • Level 2 requires that the host adapter – as well as the devices – be assigned an ID at startup by software A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  13. SCSI Device Drivers • Enable OS to communicate with a host adapter • Two popular types • ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) – more popular of the two • CAM (Common Access Method) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  14. Variations in SCSI • Bus width • Signaling methods used on SCSI cables • Connectors used with SCSI cables • Termination • SCSI-1, SCSI-2, and SCSI-3 A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  15. Bus Width • Narrow SCSI • 8-bit data path • Uses a cable with a 50-pin connector (A cable) • Wide SCSI • 16-bit data path • Uses a cable with a 68-pin connector (P cable) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  16. Signaling Methods Used on SCSI Cables A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  17. Signaling Methods Used on SCSI Cables (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  18. SCSI Cables A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  19. Signaling Symbols A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  20. Connectors Used with SCSI Cables • Not affected by signaling method used • Types vary in shape and pin density; can be connected with adapters • Two main types: • 50-pin (A cable) • 68-pin (P cable) • Last connector on last device must be filled with a terminator A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  21. SCSI Connectors A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  22. Multiple Connectors on the SCSI Bus A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  23. Termination • Prevents echo effect from electrical noise and reflected data at end of SCSI daisy chain • Required at each end of a SCSI chain A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  24. Ways to Terminate the End of a SCSI Chain • Switch setting on host adapter that activates or deactivates a terminating resistor on the card • Single SCSI connection or two connections • Resistor physically mounted on the device • Internal terminators that turn on or off with a jumper setting on the device • Software-controlled termination A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  25. External SCSI Terminator A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  26. Terminators • Types • Passive terminators • Active terminators • Forced perfect terminators (FPTs) • Single-ended SCSI cables use passive terminators, active terminators, and FPTs • Differential cables use either HVD or LVD terminators A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  27. SCSI-1 (Regular SCSI) No common command set 8-bit data bus 7 possible devices SCSI-2 (Fast SCSI) Common command set – Command Queuing 16-bit data bus 15 possible devices Mandatory parity checking Major Versions of SCSI A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  28. Major Versions of SCSI (continued) • SCSI-3 (Ultra SCSI) • Supports both parallel and serial data transmission • Supports FireWire connections • Data transfer of 320 MB/sec • Includes SPI standard A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  29. SCSI Standards A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  30. SCSI Standards (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  31. SCSI Standard Cable Specs A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  32. Comparing IDE and SCSI • IDE • May give better performance when using a single disk drive with an OS like Windows 98 or Windows Me • SCSI • Increases performance where heavy load is placed on system and its components • Some OSs include increased support for SCSI features and take better advantage of them • More expensive; better performance A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  33. Considerations When Choosing Between IDE and SCSI Drives A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  34. More SCSI Considerations • Drives perform better in RAID array • Devices are generally of higher quality and more expensive • Hard drive with supporting host adapter and cable costs more than an IDE hard drive A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  35. More SCSI Considerations (continued) • Subsystem provides faster data transfer • Generally provides better performance • Often used on high-demand servers • A good SCSI host adapter allows connection of other SCSI devices to it A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  36. Basic Steps for Installing SCSI Devices • Set jumpers or switches on host adapter; install it on motherboard; install host adapter drivers • Assign SCSI ID with jumpers or switches • Attach cabling to host adapter and each device A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  37. Basic Steps for Installing SCSI Devices (continued) 4. Verify termination at both ends of SCSI chain 5. Power up one device at a time 6. Install drivers and software needed to interface between SCSI subsystem and OS A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  38. Installing a Host Adapter Card • Install card in expansion slot • Change/verify default settings (setup program) • Verify settings (Advanced Configuration Options) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  39. Installing a Host Adapter Card (continued) • Windows supports host adapter • Loads device drivers automatically and installs host adapter • Verify correct installation of host adapter (Device Manager) • Install external SCSI device A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  40. Installing an External SCSI Device • Install software to run device (includes driver) • Plug SCSI cable into host adapter port • Plug other end of cable into device • Set SCSI ID and install terminator on device • Connect device’s power cord to wall outlet; turn on device • Restart PC and test device A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  41. Setting Device IDs During Installation • Assigned automatically with SCAM-compliant SCSI subsystem • Set manually without SCAM compliance; each ID must be unique • For narrow SCSI, use IDs 0-7 • For wide SCSI, use IDs 0-15 • Host adapter usually has ID 7 A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  42. Setting Device IDs During Installation (continued) • For external device: • Push-button or rotary selector • For internal device: • Set of jumpers on the device A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  43. SCAM – SCSI Configured AutoMatically Each SCSI device is required to have a unique device ID in order to be addressed over the shared SCSI bus. This has usually involved setting jumpers or switches on devices like hard disks, and either physical or software setup for host adapters. To eliminate this need for manual configuration, a specification was developed to automate the assignment of device IDs. This protocol allows the SCSI bus to dynamically shift and reallocate IDs when a new device is added to the bus, and is called Plug and Play SCSI or alternatively, SCSI Configured AutoMatically (SCAM). Plug and Play SCSI also supports automatic termination of the SCSI bus. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  44. Setting IDs for External Devices A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  45. Setting IDs for Internal Devices A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  46. Installing a SCSI Hard Drive • Host adapter and cables must be compatible with SCSI drive • Configure SCSI host adapter and SCSI hard drive to communicate with each other: • Set SCSI IDs • Disable/enable disk drive and hard drive controllers • Check terminating resistors • Run CMOS setup for a SCSI system • Load SCSI device drivers A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  47. SCSI Hard Drives Connectors A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  48. General Tips for Troubleshooting SCSI Devices • Keep notes and read documentation • Add one SCSI device at a time • Use good quality components • Limit cable length A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  49. Troubleshooting SCSI Installation Problems • Turn on external devices first, then computer • Check all connections • Check termination (common cause of problems) • Verify most updated BIOS • Install PCI host adapter in PCI bus that supports bus mastering A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  50. Troubleshooting SCSI Boot Problems • Confirm BIOS setup drive configuration is set to “No Drives Installed” • Verify that SCSI drive is partitioned, has a primary partition, and boot partition is set as active • Back up SCSI hard drive and do low-level format on it A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

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