Owner`s manual
APPENDIX A
ROADRUNNER SCSI BUS
COMPATIBILITY
All peripherals shipped as part of a factory integrated Eagle computer are Roadrunner
compatible. However, you should be aware of the following information:
1.Your bootable hard disk drive and any secondary hard disk drives (if applicable)
are fully configured for Roadrunner operation.
2.Older AM-626 Tandberg streaming tape drives are shipped with SCSI-2 firmware
installed, and in some cases, you may also receive the SCSI-1 firmware, which
will be packaged separately. If you ever need to use the AM-626 drive in a
configuration that does not support SCSI-2, you can install the older firmware.
Also, if you did not receive the old firmware, it can be ordered from Alpha Micro
under part number PDB-00626-91.
3.AM-627, AM-628 and newer AM-626 Tandberg streaming tape drives are shipped
configured for SCSI-2 operation. These drives use a flash ROM for their firmware
which can be software downloaded for SCSI-1 or SCSI-2 operation. Refer to the
setup instructions appearing later in this appendix.
4.AM-647 (2GB) and AM-648 (2/4GB) DAT tape drives are factory configured for
SCSI-2 operation. They can easily converted back to SCSI-1 operation using the
instructions that appear later in this document.
A.1ROADRUNNER SCSI TAPE AND HARD DISK DRIVE REQUIREMENTS
Roadrunner has an on-board high performance SCSI interface incorporated into its
design. To insure a successful installation, you should carefully read the next few
sections dealing with SCSI peripherals and Roadrunner compatibility.
The Roadrunner’s on-board high performance SCSI interface supports both SCSI-1 and
SCSI-2 hard disk and magnetic tape devices. However, because of the potential
increase in performance, we highly recommend the use of SCSI peripherals that
support SCSI-2.
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