1-4Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D User’s Guide for Floppy Disks (OEM)■ Linux■ Red Hat 7.2/Redhat 7.2 Advanced Server■ SuSE Enterprise 7System RequirementsThe minimum system requirements needed to install the AdaptecSCSI Card 39320D device drivers are:■ A PCI computer, with an installed and configured AdaptecUltra320 host adapter(s).■ An installed primary (boot) floppy disk drive. The drive mustbe able to read your operating system floppy disks. A 3.5 inch(1.44 MB) floppy disk drive is required.■ The driver floppy disks included with your Adaptec SCSI Card39320D.■ An installed and configured CD-ROM drive.■ The distribution software and documentation included withyour operating system.Understanding SCSISCSI (pronounced “scuzzy”) stands for Small Computer SystemsInterface. SCSI is an industry standard computer interface forconnecting SCSI devices (such as a hard disk drive, CD-ROMdrive, or scanner) to a common SCSI bus.A SCSI bus is an electrical pathway that consists of a SCSI adaptercard (such as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D) installed in acomputer and one or more SCSI devices. SCSI cables are used toconnect the devices to the SCSI adapter card. The Adaptec SCSICard 39320D has two independent SCSI buses (channels).For the SCSI bus to function properly, a unique SCSI ID must beassigned to the SCSI card and each SCSI device connected to it, andthe SCSI bus must be properly terminated.
