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Connecting external SCSI devices, such as a scanner or external hard disk
Your computer has a port for connecting devices that use the Small Computer
System Interface (SCSI, pronounced “skuh-zee”). SCSI devices commonly
used with the Macintosh include hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, scanners,
tape or cartridge backup drives, and some printers. The SCSI port permits
high-speed communication between the computer and the device. The SCSI
icon appears below the port on the computer’s back panel.
You connect SCSI devices to the SCSI port in a chainlike way. The first
device in the chain plugs into the SCSI port; the second device plugs into the
first device, and so on. You can attach up to six external SCSI devices to the
SCSI port. All SCSI devices connected to this chain must have their own
unique ID number (no two devices can use the same ID number). If your
computer came with a CD-ROM drive installed, this drive is also part of the
SCSI chain and uses SCSI ID number 3. The computer itself (the main logic
board inside it) uses SCSI ID number 7.
IMPORTANT
The material that follows—“Before You Connect a Device” and
“Connecting a SCSI Device”—contains general instructions for attaching SCSI
devices to your computer. Make sure you also follow the specific instructions
that came with the SCSI device you are connecting to your Macintosh.
SCSI port
SCSI icon
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