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Chapter1 using the lsi20860, 1 general description, 1 features – LSI 20860 User Manual

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LSI20860 PCI to Ultra SCSI Host Adapter

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Chapter 1
Using the
LSI20860

This chapter contains instructions and illustrations to help you install a
LSI20860 PCI to Ultra SCSI host adapter board into a PCI computer
system. It includes these topics:

Section 1.1, “General Description,” page 1-1

Section 1.2, “Installing the LSI20860,” page 1-5

Section 1.3, “Connecting SCSI Devices,” page 1-7

Section 1.4, “Troubleshooting,” page 1-12

1.1 General Description

The LSI20860 provides a low-cost SCSI solution for attaching SCSI
devices (disk drives, scanners, CD-ROM drivers, tape drives, removable
media drives, etc.) to PCI computer systems with an ISA/EISA bracket
type. The LSI20860 uses the LSI53C860 PCI to Ultra SCSI I/O
Processor chip, an 80 MHz oscillator, and transfers SCSI data up to
20 Mbytes/s.

1.1.1 Features

This section provides a high level overview of the PCI Interface, the SCSI
Interface, and Board Characteristics for the LSI20860.

1.1.1.1 PCI Interface

Full 32-bit DMA bus master

Zero wait-state bus master data bursts

Supports 5 V