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... on Your PC 9 Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in OS/2 11 Using the SlimSCSI 1460 13 Hot Plugging 13 Disk Partitioning 14 Understanding SCSI 15 SCSI IDs 15 Terminating the SCSI Bus 16 Obtaining SCSI Cables 16 Connector Types 17 Troubleshooting 18 General Hardware Troubleshooting 18 Windows 95 Troubleshooting 18 Windows NT Troubleshooting 22 OS/2 Troubleshooting 22 iii
... on Your PC 9 Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in OS/2 11 Using the SlimSCSI 1460 13 Hot Plugging 13 Disk Partitioning 14 Understanding SCSI 15 SCSI IDs 15 Terminating the SCSI Bus 16 Obtaining SCSI Cables 16 Connector Types 17 Troubleshooting 18 General Hardware Troubleshooting 18 Windows 95 Troubleshooting 18 Windows NT Troubleshooting 22 OS/2 Troubleshooting 22 iii
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... card 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Kit s SlimSCSI 1460 PC Card-to-SCSI Adapter s Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2 driver diskettes s SlimSCSI 1460 User's Guide s 50-pin high-density cable and 50-pin low-density cable s Adaptec® EZ-SCSI® software for Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT s Mail-in card for the operating system you to...
... card 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Kit s SlimSCSI 1460 PC Card-to-SCSI Adapter s Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2 driver diskettes s SlimSCSI 1460 User's Guide s 50-pin high-density cable and 50-pin low-density cable s Adaptec® EZ-SCSI® software for Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT s Mail-in card for the operating system you to...
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... Windows 95, Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0, Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 or 3.11, DR DOS, OS/2 version 2.x, or OS/2 Warp Installing the SlimSCSI 1460 Follow these steps to install the SlimSCSI 1460 and connect your first (or only) SCSI device. nect the SlimSCSI 1460 to con- Note: If your SCSI device... has a DB25 (25-pin) connector, you will use to your SCSI devices to it: 1 Remove the SlimSCSI 1460 from Adaptec ...
... Windows 95, Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0, Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 or 3.11, DR DOS, OS/2 version 2.x, or OS/2 Warp Installing the SlimSCSI 1460 Follow these steps to install the SlimSCSI 1460 and connect your first (or only) SCSI device. nect the SlimSCSI 1460 to con- Note: If your SCSI device... has a DB25 (25-pin) connector, you will use to your SCSI devices to it: 1 Remove the SlimSCSI 1460 from Adaptec ...
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..., click Finish. 10 Reboot your PC if Windows 95 prompts you can see the icon.) 7 When the next screen appears, click Have Disk. Type a: if it does not already appear on the screen, and click OK. 8 When the next screen appears, select APA-1460B PCMCIA SCSI Host Adapter, if... you install the SlimSCSI 1460, Windows automatically finds and installs the driver for it now. 2 Insert the Windows 95 drivers diskette in software support for the SlimSCSI 1460. When the next screen appears, select No and click Next. 6 When the next screen appears, select the SCSI controllers icon and click Next....
..., click Finish. 10 Reboot your PC if Windows 95 prompts you can see the icon.) 7 When the next screen appears, click Have Disk. Type a: if it does not already appear on the screen, and click OK. 8 When the next screen appears, select APA-1460B PCMCIA SCSI Host Adapter, if... you install the SlimSCSI 1460, Windows automatically finds and installs the driver for it now. 2 Insert the Windows 95 drivers diskette in software support for the SlimSCSI 1460. When the next screen appears, select No and click Next. 6 When the next screen appears, select the SCSI controllers icon and click Next....
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... 18. 7 Note: If your PC recognizes the SlimSCSI adapter, continue with Using the SlimSCSI 1460 on page 13. Completing the Installation Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in Windows 3.1 1 If Windows 3.1 is not already running, start it now. 2 Insert the Adaptec EZ-SCSI diskette #1 in the PC's floppy disk drive. 3 Select File/Run from the Program Manager...
... 18. 7 Note: If your PC recognizes the SlimSCSI adapter, continue with Using the SlimSCSI 1460 on page 13. Completing the Installation Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in Windows 3.1 1 If Windows 3.1 is not already running, start it now. 2 Insert the Adaptec EZ-SCSI diskette #1 in the PC's floppy disk drive. 3 Select File/Run from the Program Manager...
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... sure the CD-ROM drive is terminated, if it , and turn the drive ON. SlimSCSI 1460 Adapter User's Guide Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in the next section, If Windows NT Is Installed on Your PC. EZ-SCSI will install the drivers required by the CD-ROM drive. 8 This means that the SlimSCSI adapter... SlimSCSI adapter: 1 Insert the SlimSCSI adapter in a PC Card slot, connect the CD-ROM drive to DOS and insert the EZ-SCSI diskette #2 in and powered ON before you start Windows NT and that appear on the bus. Also, be plugged in the PC's floppy drive. 3 At the DOS prompt, change to...
... sure the CD-ROM drive is terminated, if it , and turn the drive ON. SlimSCSI 1460 Adapter User's Guide Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in the next section, If Windows NT Is Installed on Your PC. EZ-SCSI will install the drivers required by the CD-ROM drive. 8 This means that the SlimSCSI adapter... SlimSCSI adapter: 1 Insert the SlimSCSI adapter in a PC Card slot, connect the CD-ROM drive to DOS and insert the EZ-SCSI diskette #2 in and powered ON before you start Windows NT and that appear on the bus. Also, be plugged in the PC's floppy drive. 3 At the DOS prompt, change to...
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Note: If you are using Windows NT 4.0, click the Start button, and select Run. 14 Type a:\setup and click OK to install EZ-SCSI. 15 When Adaptec EZ-SCSI is installed, continue with Using the SlimSCSI 1460 on page 13. 10 Follow the instructions that APA-1425/50/60 SCSI Host Adapter, for NT 3.51 from Program Manager's File...
Note: If you are using Windows NT 4.0, click the Start button, and select Run. 14 Type a:\setup and click OK to install EZ-SCSI. 15 When Adaptec EZ-SCSI is installed, continue with Using the SlimSCSI 1460 on page 13. 10 Follow the instructions that APA-1425/50/60 SCSI Host Adapter, for NT 3.51 from Program Manager's File...
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... installation is now complete. 4 Continue with Using the SlimSCSI 1460 on your PC, and the required changes are made to your config.sys file. 10 If you are installing a CD-ROM drive, select a CD-ROM from the \os2 directory of the Windows NT/OS2/Windows 95 Driver diskette to place them before other basedev...
... installation is now complete. 4 Continue with Using the SlimSCSI 1460 on your PC, and the required changes are made to your config.sys file. 10 If you are installing a CD-ROM drive, select a CD-ROM from the \os2 directory of the Windows NT/OS2/Windows 95 Driver diskette to place them before other basedev...
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... transferred on the small PC Card (PCMCIA) icon in your Windows 95 PC, you can tell that data is running 1 Click on the SCSI bus. Using the SlimSCSI 1460 Using the SlimSCSI 1460 Hot Plugging After you install the SlimSCSI 1460 driver in the lower right corner of the screen. This is... called hot plugging. (You can insert or remove the SlimSCSI 1460 at any time except when data is being transferred if the SCSI device activity light is on.) Follow these steps to the following: 2 Select Adaptec APA-1425/50/60 PCMCIA SCSI Adapter. 3 Click the Stop button. 13
... transferred on the small PC Card (PCMCIA) icon in your Windows 95 PC, you can tell that data is running 1 Click on the SCSI bus. Using the SlimSCSI 1460 Using the SlimSCSI 1460 Hot Plugging After you install the SlimSCSI 1460 driver in the lower right corner of the screen. This is... called hot plugging. (You can insert or remove the SlimSCSI 1460 at any time except when data is being transferred if the SCSI device activity light is on.) Follow these steps to the following: 2 Select Adaptec APA-1425/50/60 PCMCIA SCSI Adapter. 3 Click the Stop button. 13
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...want to use the Disk Administrator program (in the Adaptec SCSI program group. s Windows NT 3.51 PCs: Start Windows NT, and use a new, unpartitioned SCSI drive with the afdisk.exe utility. (This utility is not supported under the Windows 3.x or Windows 95 PCs bullet. 2 Partition and format the drive ...: Your PC may safely remove this device, remove the SlimSCSI 1460 from the slot. s OS/2 PCs: Currently, you must first partition the drive. When you insert the SlimSCSI 1460 adapter while Windows 95 is running. SlimSCSI 1460 Adapter User's Guide 4 When you can partition the drive: ...
...want to use the Disk Administrator program (in the Adaptec SCSI program group. s Windows NT 3.51 PCs: Start Windows NT, and use a new, unpartitioned SCSI drive with the afdisk.exe utility. (This utility is not supported under the Windows 3.x or Windows 95 PCs bullet. 2 Partition and format the drive ...: Your PC may safely remove this device, remove the SlimSCSI 1460 from the slot. s OS/2 PCs: Currently, you must first partition the drive. When you insert the SlimSCSI 1460 adapter while Windows 95 is running. SlimSCSI 1460 Adapter User's Guide 4 When you can partition the drive: ...
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... computer interface for Small Computer Systems Interface. s In Windows 95, you can use the SCSI Explorer utility to view the SCSI ID and other information about each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. A SCSI ID uniquely identifies each installed SCSI device. 15 SCSI IDs Each device attached to the SlimSCSI 1460 adapter, as well as the SlimSCSI adapter) installed...
... computer interface for Small Computer Systems Interface. s In Windows 95, you can use the SCSI Explorer utility to view the SCSI ID and other information about each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. A SCSI ID uniquely identifies each installed SCSI device. 15 SCSI IDs Each device attached to the SlimSCSI 1460 adapter, as well as the SlimSCSI adapter) installed...
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...). Note: If you have problems, check the items below. Windows 95 Troubleshooting How do I determine if the Windows 95 socket is enabled and is running correctly? 1 Insert the SlimSCSI 1460 in the PC Card slot. s Be sure each SCSI device has a different SCSI ID. Otherwise, the SCSI devices will not work correctly. (Some devices have problems...
...). Note: If you have problems, check the items below. Windows 95 Troubleshooting How do I determine if the Windows 95 socket is enabled and is running correctly? 1 Insert the SlimSCSI 1460 in the PC Card slot. s Be sure each SCSI device has a different SCSI ID. Otherwise, the SCSI devices will not work correctly. (Some devices have problems...
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..., then select the Device Manager tab. 5 Double-click SCSI controllers. erly (see below). When I start so I determine if the SlimSCSI Windows 95 miniport driver is working correctly? 1 Insert the SlimSCSI 1460 into the PC Card slot, if it is listed as Adaptec APA-1450/60 PCMCIA SCSI Adapter. Troubleshooting 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Double click the System icon, and...
..., then select the Device Manager tab. 5 Double-click SCSI controllers. erly (see below). When I start so I determine if the SlimSCSI Windows 95 miniport driver is working correctly? 1 Insert the SlimSCSI 1460 into the PC Card slot, if it is listed as Adaptec APA-1450/60 PCMCIA SCSI Adapter. Troubleshooting 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Double click the System icon, and...
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s If the SCSI controllers icon or the APA™-1460 driver is not listed, reinstall the driver (see directions on the Adaptec Web site at http://www.adaptec.com An "X" inside a red circle appears with other hardware using the same resources.) s If the driver is listed but has an exclamation mark inside...indicates that the software driver is disabled and is not loading. rent) box. If Windows 95 does not detect the SlimSCSI 1460, run the Add New Hardware Wizard again: 1 Double-click Add New Hardware in the Control Panel. 2 Select Yes on the second screen of the Add New Hardware Wizard ...
s If the SCSI controllers icon or the APA™-1460 driver is not listed, reinstall the driver (see directions on the Adaptec Web site at http://www.adaptec.com An "X" inside a red circle appears with other hardware using the same resources.) s If the driver is listed but has an exclamation mark inside...indicates that the software driver is disabled and is not loading. rent) box. If Windows 95 does not detect the SlimSCSI 1460, run the Add New Hardware Wizard again: 1 Double-click Add New Hardware in the Control Panel. 2 Select Yes on the second screen of the Add New Hardware Wizard ...
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... status of a resource (for example, IRQ, Memory, I use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter in the \drivers\storage directory of the CD-ROM and select the model of your SCSI adapter. If the SlimSCSI 1460 is used but the device using the resource cannot be able to check. How do this, follow these... steps: 1 Place the Windows 95 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive and run the Add New Hardware wizard. 2 Select No on the second screen of the wizard. 3 Select SCSI controllers on the next screen. 4 Select the model of your Adaptec SCSI adapter.
... status of a resource (for example, IRQ, Memory, I use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter in the \drivers\storage directory of the CD-ROM and select the model of your SCSI adapter. If the SlimSCSI 1460 is used but the device using the resource cannot be able to check. How do this, follow these... steps: 1 Place the Windows 95 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive and run the Add New Hardware wizard. 2 Select No on the second screen of the wizard. 3 Select SCSI controllers on the next screen. 4 Select the model of your Adaptec SCSI adapter.
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... in loading drivers by clicking on the Startup button. 4 Reboot the PC. Windows NT Troubleshooting Follow these steps to determine if the SlimSCSI drivers have not been...System by opening Administrative Tools and then opening Event Viewer. OS/2 Troubleshooting Your SCSI subsystem and SCSI devices may become unstable when your laptop PC enters suspend mode (APM). (...Control Panel, then open Devices. 2 Look at the sparrow device. 3 If the sparrow device has not been started , select them and set the device to the way in which IBM has implemented suspend mode in the Help topic. SlimSCSI 1460...
... in loading drivers by clicking on the Startup button. 4 Reboot the PC. Windows NT Troubleshooting Follow these steps to determine if the SlimSCSI drivers have not been...System by opening Administrative Tools and then opening Event Viewer. OS/2 Troubleshooting Your SCSI subsystem and SCSI devices may become unstable when your laptop PC enters suspend mode (APM). (...Control Panel, then open Devices. 2 Look at the sparrow device. 3 If the sparrow device has not been started , select them and set the device to the way in which IBM has implemented suspend mode in the Help topic. SlimSCSI 1460...