The Book of SCSI, 2nd Edition: I/O for the New Millennium

Field, Gary; Ridge, Peter M.

ISBN 10: 1886411107 / ISBN 13: 9781886411104

Published by No Starch Pr, 2000

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Synopsis:

This second edition of The Book of SCSI provides down-to-earth instructions for installing, implementing, utilizing, and maintaining SCSI on a PC. Accessible to readers at all levels, this is the standard reference for anyone working with or maintaining a SCSI system. Along with complete coverage of SCSI-3 and all the latest features, The Book of SCSI: I/O for the New Millennium contains many new and updated features. What's New? New and expanded sections on ASPI programming including a sample utility program A new chapter on SCSI device drivers A CD-ROM with SCSI diagnostic tools and utilities, a searchable copy of the book for quick referencing and the SCSI FAQ, SCSI Quick Start Guide, and SCSI Game Rules Coverage of Ultra2/LVD (Low Voltage Differential), Fibre Channel, RAID, DVD, and more New directions in the SCSI and storage industry A chapter on SCSI test equipment Many new drawings and diagrams of the multitude of SCSI connectors A comprehensive troubleshooting guide What Hasn't Changed Plain English explanations of the basics of SCSI: how to work with SCSI IDs, LUNs, termination, parity checking, asynchronous and synchronous transfer, bus mastering, caching, and more.Specific instructions on how to add SCSI to your PC that will save you hours of frustration. An understandable explanation of how the SCSI bus works The ASPI programming spec. from Adaptec, Inc. Clear, uncomplicated drawings and diagrams showing various aspects of SCSI hardware systems. Tips, tricks, and troubleshooting help for SCSI systems. An extensive glossary of SCSI terms and a comprehensive index.

Review: Graphical operating systems went a long way toward improving the usability of Intel-compatible computers, but they can only do so much to sugar-coat the underlying hardware design. The Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) standards, however, simplify the hook-up and configuration of disks, scanners, and other peripheral devices. In The Book of SCSI, engineer Gary Field and his colleagues explain the SCSI specifications in practical detail, revealing all the information you should need to fix SCSI systems that don't quite work. The information is up to date, with new coverage of the SCSI-3 specification, expanded RAID-under-SCSI material, and a thorough section on Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) programming, making this new edition more than worth its cover price, even if you own the earlier version.

Though it addresses the fundamentals of SCSI configuration, this book's primary value is as a no-kidding electrical engineering and programming text on the low-level characteristics of SCSI communication. This is the book you want if you're involved in designing physical SCSI devices or in writing software drivers for SCSI devices. The book goes heavy on tables that list jumper settings, as well as state diagrams and signal references. Despite its commendable depth, it's easy to read and likely contains the answer to your SCSI questions, even if they aren't to do with low-level signalling. --David Wall, Amazon.com

Topics covered: The Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) family of hardware interconnection standards, viewed mainly (but not entirely) in great detail. An overview of SCSI (with special focus on the SCSI-3 standard) appears here, along with coverage of cables and terminators, software device drivers, RAID implementations under SCSI, and troubleshooting hints. The Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) tutorial and reference is great, as is the practical comparison of IDE and SCSI disks.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Book of SCSI, 2nd Edition: I/O for the ...
Publisher: No Starch Pr
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good