Checking the device connections

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To check your device connections, perform the following steps:

  1. Check that power is available at the electrical outlet.
  2. Check that the device power cable is correctly attached to the device and to the electrical outlet.
  3. Check that the device signal cable is attached correctly to the device and to the correct connection on the system unit.
  4. For SCSI devices, check that the SCSI terminator is correctly attached and the SCSI address setting is correct.
  5. For communications devices, check that the device is correctly attached to the communications line.
  6. Check that the device is turned on.

Refer to the documentation for the specific device for cabling and configuring procedures and for further troubleshooting information.

Go to the next step if the steps in this topic have not corrected the problem.