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High-Tech Made in Switzerland
MS-MCDISK-D Rev. B
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
I. ABOUT THIS MANUAL ........................................................................................................................................... 3
II. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND HANDLING ........................................................................................................... 3
III. RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE ........................................................................................................ 3
IV. EQUIPMENT SAFETY .......................................................................................................................................... 3
1. SPECIFICATIONS AND COMPATIBILITY ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 COMPATIBILITY .................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3. PRODUCTION VERSIONS OF MCDISK-D ........................................................................................................ 4
2. SETTING UP ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 SET-UP OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 REAR PANEL VIEW ............................................................................................................................................. 5
2.3 SCSI ID ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.4 DUAL SCSI ID FEATURE (MCDISK-D-1 ONLY) ................................................................................................. 6
2.5 TERMINATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.5.1 SCSI BUS TERMINATION ..................................................................................................................... 7
2.5.2 TERMINATOR POWER (TERMPWR) ................................................................................................... 7
2.6. PARITY ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
3. SCSI BUS AND POWER CONNECTION .......................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 SCSI BUS CONNECTION .................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 POWER CONNECTION ....................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2.1 AC POWER UNIT .................................................................................................................................. 8
3.2.2 CONNECTING THE POWER UNIT ....................................................................................................... 9
3.2.3 ELECTRONIC FUSE .............................................................................................................................. 9
4. OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1 PCMCIA CARD TYPES ...................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 CARD POWER CONSUMPTION ....................................................................................................................... 10
4.3 CARD HANDLING .............................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3.1 INSERTING A CARD ........................................................................................................................... 11
4.3.2 EJECTING A CARD ............................................................................................................................. 11
4.4 LED INDICATORS .............................................................................................................................................. 12
4.4.1 BASIC INDICATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 12
4.4.2 ERROR SIGNALLING .......................................................................................................................... 12
4.5 DRIVER SOFTWARE ......................................................................................................................................... 13
4.6 BATTERY REPLACEMENT ............................................................................................................................... 13
5. PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 13
DISCLAIMER ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16