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5.
Il you are using two external drive
s.
insert an
adapter
board
into the
connector
in
the
middle
of the first
disk
drive's cable.
6.
Connect
the end of the
second
external drive's
cable
into the
adapter board of the first
external drive's cable. Ali
bulthe
las!
disk
drive (il you are using more l han o
ne
drive)
should
h ave
lheirtermi-
nation
packs
removed. The drive farthesl from
the
conlroller
should
be
the one that is
no
t modified.
Note:
Il
may
be
necessary
to rotate the adapter board in
order
lo
insert il. Il
goes
in easily il you
have il positioned correctly.
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The internai drive in the Peripheral Expansion
Syslem
is
considered
DSK
1.
The first exlernal drive, the o
ne
connected
directly
to the
Con-
troller Card, is DSK2. The third
disk
drive (farthest l rom
the
Controller)
is DSK3. The labels provi d ed
with
your
drive(s) ca n
be
used
to identify
each drive.
CONNECTING THE CONTROLLER CARD
TO
EXTERNAL DISK
DRIVES
1.
Turn
oH
the
computer
console
and ali attached devices.
2.
WARNING:
TO
AVOlO
DAMAGING
ACCESSORY CARDS, W
AlT
TWO (2) MINUTES AFTER TURNING
OFF
THE
UNIT FOR
THE
POWER TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PROCEEOING.
3.
Remove the
top
from
!h
e peripheral system
unii
by
depressing
the
latches
on the
back
edge
of the
top
and pulling up.
4.
The label identifying the Controller Card is
on
the
top
of the card.
On
lhe
front of
the
card
is an
indicator
lighl. Hold the Disk Drive
Controller Card so that
the
indicator
light
laces
the front
of
the
peripheral system
unii
an d the
connector
tab
laces
the
bach
of t h e
unii.
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5.
Carefully align the card with the
desired
slot
so
t
hai
the
connector
tab laces the
back
of the peripheral
system;
firmly
press
the
card
down
into the slott until
connection
has
been
made.
6.
Re
piace the top o n the peripheral system
by
sliding
the
front
edge
under
l h e extension on the front
of
the
unii. Firmly
press
down
on
the
back
edge
ol
the top. Do
noi
run
the
system
wilhout
the
top
in
piace; the top ensures
properventilation.
Note:
Il
the top
do
es
not
fit properly. remove the
card
and realign it in the slot, pressing
down
firmly until the
connection
is made.
7.
Each external drive has an
altached
cable
with two
connectors,
one at the end or the
cable
and one
near
the
middle
of the cable.
Attach the end of the
cab
le o n the
disk
drive to
the
connector
lab
on the Controllar Card.
8.
Il you are using more than
one
external drive, insert an adapter
board into the
middle
connector
of
the
first and
second
disk
drive's cable.
Note:
Il may
be
necessary
to rotate the
adapter
board in
order
lo
insert il. lt
goes
in easily il
you
have il
positioned
correctly.
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