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Upgrade Guide

Installing internal IDE and SCSI removable-media drives, step by step.

  

SCSI Drive

Install a SCSI Card

If your PC does not have a SCSI card or a built-in SCSI connector, then you'll need to install a SCSI card. Most of today's cards are Plug and Play, but follow the directions in the card's manual. (Iomega's Jaz Jet, shown here, is designed specifically for the Jaz.)

Set the SCSI ID Number and Terminate the Drive

SCSI drives must be set for a unique ID number, which is set by jumpers (A) on the drive. If your SCSI removable-media drive is the only SCSI drive in your PC, the default ID (usually 4 or 5) is fine. If you have other SCSI devices in your PC, you'll need to check them to make sure the new drive has a unique ID number.

The devices on each end of a SCSI cable must also be terminated. (If you have no external devices, the SCSI card itself is one end and so must be terminated.) Some drives have jumpers to set the termination, but the Iomega Jaz (shown in next section) doesn't have a termination jumper; instead, it comes with a SCSI cable (B) with its own termination. If you install the Jaz on a different SCSI cable, make sure the Jaz is not the last device.

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