Tekram Technology DC-315 Series, DC-315U User Manual

DC-315 Series User’s Manual

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DC-315 Series

PCI SCSI Host Adapters

User’s Manual

Manual Rev: 3.00
Date: Jan. 99

Model

Number

Protocol Mode SCSI

Width

Max Xfer

Rate (MB/S)

Max

Devices

DC-315 SCSI-3 SE 8-bit 20 7

DC-315U SCSI-3 SE 8-bit 20 7

U: Ultra SCSI (Narrow)

* All other product names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners.

DC-315 Series User’s Manual

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1. INTRODUCTION

The DC-315 series is a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) bus to PCI bus host adapter,
which complies to the PCI 2.1 specification with Plug-&-Play (PnP) readiness. By using the
Disconnect/Reconnect technique, performance degradation during multitasking operations is
prevented. Other enhanced SCSI-2 features such as scatter-gather and command-tag queuing
are supported.

The DC-315 series supports ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) managers for the
following operating systems to assure operation with popular third party applications:

• MS-DOS • Windows 95/98/NT
Device drivers are also supported for the following major operating systems for

compatibility with a full range of SCSI peripherals including CD-ROMs, Photo CDs, tape
backups, scanners, removable media and SCSI hard drives:

• MS-DOS • Windows 95/98

• Windows NT 3.x/4.0

2. HARDWARE SETUP

Static Precautions

Static electricity can be a serious danger to the electronic components on this board. To avoid
damage caused by electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:

ü Don’t remove the board from its anti-static packaging until you are ready to install it into

a computer case. Also, handle add-in cards and modules by the edges or mounting
bracket.

ü Before you handle the board in any way, touch a grounded, anti-static surface, such as an

unpainted portion of the system chassis, for a few seconds to discharge any built-up static
electricity.

Before plugging the DC-315 series adapter into your system, make sure that the SCSI ID
number (0-6 for DC-315/315U) of each SCSI device is set properly for the host adapter.

The maximum devices that can be installed on each model are show below:

Model # Max. Devices Number

DC-315 7
DC-315U 7