This thoroughly updated second edition provides down-to-earth instructions for installing, implementing, utilizing, and maintaining SCSI on a PC. New and updated features include complete coverage of SCSI-3 and all the latest features; expanded sections on ASPI programming, including a sample utility program; a new chapter on SCSI device drivers; coverage of Ultra2/LVD (Low Voltage Differential), Fibre Channel, RAID, DVD, and more; and 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.

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.