Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AHA-2740W Adaptec
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AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , R ev. A Page: i Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -0 0 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 R ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-2740W/2742W Single-ended AHA-2744W Dif f.
ii AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , R ev. A Page : ii Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -0 0 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Copyri ght Copyrigh t © 1996 Adaptec, Inc.
ii i AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: i ii Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Adap tec T echn i cal Suppo rt and S ervices If y ou have q uestions about install ing or using y o ur Adaptec product, check this d oc- ument first—yo u will find answers to mo st of your questions here.
iv AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number: 511 052-00, R e v. A Page: iv Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 FCC Compl iance St atement This e q uipment has been t ested and found to com ply with t he limits for a Class B dig ital device, pursuant t o Part 15 o f the F CC ru les.
v AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : v Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e : 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/ 96 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Co ntent s Gett ing Start ed 1 Board Layout.
vi AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: v i Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e : 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/ 96 Suppor t Remo vabl e Disks as Fix .
1 Gettin g Started AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 1 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Getting St arted This docum ent provid es th.
2 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 2 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Board Lay out AH A-274 0W an d 2742 W .
3 Board Layout AHA-27 44W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 3 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Board Lay out AH A-274 4W Figure 2 sho ws th e locat ion of t he major compo nents on the AHA-274 4W h o st adapt er; T able 2 desc ribes eac h major compo nent of the AH A-2744W .
4 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 4 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Defaul t Se ttings Y our host adapter is already con figured for the majority of EISA class com puter s.
5 Installing the Host Adap te r AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 5 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Install ing the Ho st Ada pter Always r efer to your system’s documentat io n for instruction s on r em o ving the sys tem cover and add ing opt ion boards .
6 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 6 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Only 8-bit int ernal SCSI devices can be connec ted to the 5 0- pi n inter - nal connect or .
7 Cabling the Host Adap te r AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 7 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Maintaining Pin- 1 Orientat ion Wh.
8 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 8 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Connecting Floppy Drives (AHA-2742W and AHA- 2744W Onl y) Floppy disk driv es are co nnect ed to the host adapt er by a 34-pin floppy ribbon cable with a 34-pin header connec tor .
9 T erm inati ng the SCS I Bus AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 9 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Configuring Host Adapter T ermin.
10 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 10 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Caution: When reinstalling r es istors , you cannot ins tall a 330-o hm resis tor in to a 15 0-ohm socket and vi ce vers a.
11 Setting the SCSI ID AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 11 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Note: When reinstalling resistors, be sure t o maintain pin-1 orient atio n as show n b elow .
12 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 12 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 ■ SCSI ID 0 is best reserved for t .
13 Configuring the Host Adap t er AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 13 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 The ECU typic ally all ow s you to select among a num ber of optio ns , including copyi ng new configur atio n files .
14 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 14 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Note: The B IOS must be en abled if yo u want t he comput er to boot from a SCSI hard drive attac hed to the host adapt er .
15 BIOS C o nfiguration AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 15 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 BIOS C onfigu ration This option allows you t o make changes to t he con f igurat i on of the host a dap ter BI OS.
16 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 16 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Support for B oota ble CD-ROM Allow s yo u to boot fro m a C D-ROM driv e.
17 Uti l i t i es AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 17 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Include i n BIOS Scan Allow s Int 13h devices.
18 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 18 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Adap tec EZ- SCSI Soft ware Adaptec EZ -SCSI for DOS/W ind ows , W ind ows 9 5 , and W indo ws NT ™ is includ ed in t his package.
19 Troub leshoo t ing Checkl ist AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 19 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 T rouble shootin g Che cklist Most problem s that might occur during installatio n can be traced to errors in preparing devices o n the SCSI bus.
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