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U SER ’ S R EFERENCE A DAPTEC SCSI C AR D 39160 U LTRA 160 SCSI C ONTRO LLER.
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R ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 Ultra160 SCSI Cont roller User’ s Reference.
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iii ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents Overview 1 Ultra160 SCSI on the Ada ptec SCSI Card 3 9160 1 Understanding SCSI 2 SCSI IDs 3 Terminating the SCSI Bus 4 Trou ble shooti ng 5 Troubleshoot ing Checkli st 5 T.
iv Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Reference Advance d C o nfigura tion Op tio ns 21 Using SCS I Disk Util ities 24 Connecting SCSI Devices 25 Maximum Cable Length s 26.
1 Overview Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 The Adaptec SCSI Ca rd 39160 ena bles you to connect up to 3 0 SCSI devices—such as very larg e arrays of high-perf ormance HDDs , external s.
2 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce imum speed on Channel B while at the same time using non-L VD SCSI devices on Chann el A. Although the Adaptec SCSI Ca rd 39 160 is a 64-bit PCI card, it also works in a 32-bit PC I slot. When in sta lled in a 32-bit PCI slot, the card automatically runs in the sl ower 32-bi t mo de.
3 Overview SCSI IDs Each device attached to the Adaptec SCS I Car d 39160 , as well as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 itsel f, must be assigned a un ique SCSI ID number fr om 0 to 15 for each of the two SCSI buses.
4 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce T erminating the SCSI Bus T o ensure relia ble communication on the SCSI bus, the ends of the SCSI bus must be pr operly terminated. This is accomplished when the device at the end of each cable, or the en d of the cable itself, has a terminator installed (or enabled) .
5 T r ouble shooti ng T r oubleshooting Most problems can be resolved by followin g the r ecomm end at ions in the T roubleshooti ng Ch ecklis t below . If you stil l experience prob- lems after fol lowing the r ecommendations, con tinue with th e r est of this section.
6 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce T r oubles hooting in Windo ws 95/98 When I sta r t Windo ws 95/98, the system lock s up when the Windo ws logo is displa yed. Ho w ca n I get the system to start so that I can verify that the SCSI card is fun ctioning norma lly? 1 Start or restart your computer .
7 T r ouble shooti ng 4 Double-click the SCSI Controller icon. The softwar e driver for the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 is listed as 291 60(N), 3916 0, AHA-3960D, AIC- 789 2/7 899 Ultra1 60 PCI SCS I Control ler . ■ If the driver is listed, the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 driver is loading properly .
8 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce If W indo ws 95/98 does not detect the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, get the driver disk or CD included with the SCSI card and run the Add New Hardware wizard again : 1 Double-click the Add Ne w H ardware i con i n Co ntrol Panel.
9 T r ouble shooti ng ■ If a r esou rce is listed mor e than once, the reso urce is used by mor e than one device. ■ If a r esou rce is used by an unknown device, t he r esource is used but the device using the r esource cannot be detected. (This co ndition is most co mmon.
10 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Common Err or Messages Here is what you should do if the followin g messages appear on the screen at bootup: “Devic e conne cted , but not re ady” The host computer r eceived no answer when it r equested data fr om an installed SCSI device.
11 Using t he Adaptec SCSI Ca r d 39160 and SC SI Devices Using the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 and SCSI Devices This section provides useful information on using the Adap tec SCSI Car d 39160 and your SCSI devices. For mor e information a bout a specific SCSI device, r efer to the documentation for that device.
12 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce SCSI har d disk drives running under other operating systems, see the operating system documentation. Using Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives ■ W e r ecommend that you connect your L VD (Ultra160 and Ultra2) SCSI devices to SCSI Channel B and your non-L VD SCSI devices (if any) to SCSI Channel A.
13 Using t he Adaptec SCSI Ca r d 39160 and SC SI Devices Combin ing SC SI and Non-S CSI Devi ces Y ou can instal l the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 in a co mputer that alr eady has a n on-SCSI contr oller , such as an EIDE contr oller .
14 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Installing Multiple SCSI Car ds ■ You can install multiple SCSI cards in yo ur computer; you are limited only by the available system resources (for example, IRQ settings, I/O port addresses, BIOS add resses, and so fort h).
15 Using t he Adaptec SCSI Ca r d 39160 and SC SI Devices Overr id ing SCSI T erminat ion Settings Y ou use SC SI Sel ect to control the termination of the two SCSI chan- nels on the Adaptec SCSI Card 3916 0. The default termina tion set- ting for both channels i s Automatic .
16 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 with SCSI Select SCSI Select, which i s include d with th e Adaptec SCS I Card 3 9160, enables you to ch an ge SCSI setting s without open ing the computer or handlin g the card.
17 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect SCSI Device Configurat ion: Sync T ran sfer Rate (MB ytes/sec) 160, 80.0, 53.4, 40.0, 32.0, 26.
18 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Star ting SCSI Select Follow these steps to start SCSI Select : 1 T urn on or restart your sys tem. During the startup pr ocess, pay careful attention to the mes- sages that appear o n yo ur scr een.
19 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect Usi ng SC S I Sele ct Settings T o select an option, use the arr ow keys to move the cursor to the option, then pr ess Enter . In some cases , selecting an opti on displays another menu . Y ou can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc .
20 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce SCSI Device Configura tion Options SCSI Device Configuration option s can be set individually for each connected SCSI device. Note: T o config ur e settings for a SCSI device, you must know its SCSI ID (see Using SCSI Disk Utilities on page 24).
21 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect ■ BIOS Multiple LUN Support —(Default: No ) Leave th is set- ting at No if the device does not h ave multiple Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs).
22 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Use the MS -DOS Fdis k command to partition a disk lar g er than 1 GByte cont rolled by the S CSI card BIOS, when using DOS, W indow s 3.
23 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect Caution: Yo u m a y l o s e d a t a if you r emove a r emova ble- media cartridge fr om a SCSI drive contr olled by the SCSI card BIOS while the drive is on.
24 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Usin g SCSI Disk Utilities T o access the SCSI disk utilities, follow these steps: 1 Select the SCSI Disk U tilities option fr om the me nu that appears after star ting SCSI Select .
25 Connecting SCSI Devices Connecting SCSI Devices Here a re some examples of how you can connect internal and exter- nal SCSI devices to the Ada pt ec SCSI Ca rd 39 160.
26 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce The following exam ple shows L VD (Ultra160 and Ult ra2) SCSI devices on Channe l B and no n-L VD SCSI devices on Channel A. Maxim um Cable Lengths The total length of ca bling (internal and external) on the SCSI bus cannot exceed the maximum leng ths listed in the follow ing table.
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