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.... C MA 12/94 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA25bAAAA/1eAAA7rAAA0S/:9AAA4e4AAA40rAAA9i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA: AAA1PAAA1AAAa/AAAg2AAAe9AAA:/AAA9-AAA42AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. which may be registered in Singapore STOCK NO.: 510400-00, Rev. Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 Copyright © 1994...
.... C MA 12/94 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA25bAAAA/1eAAA7rAAA0S/:9AAA4e4AAA40rAAA9i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA: AAA1PAAA1AAAa/AAAg2AAAe9AAA:/AAA9-AAA42AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. which may be registered in Singapore STOCK NO.: 510400-00, Rev. Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 Copyright © 1994...
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... subject to assure its users. ii AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA: AAA1AAA1PAAA/aAAA2gAAA9AAAe/AAA:9AAAi4iAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, and EZ-SCSI are owned by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without notice. Floptical is available 23 hours a day, 7 days a week. s For sales...
... subject to assure its users. ii AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA: AAA1AAA1PAAA/aAAA2gAAA9AAAe/AAA:9AAAi4iAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, and EZ-SCSI are owned by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without notice. Floptical is available 23 hours a day, 7 days a week. s For sales...
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FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this equipment, and must accept any changes or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void the user 's authority to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which...
FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this equipment, and must accept any changes or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void the user 's authority to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which...
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AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide SCSI Termination 2-10 Synchronous Negotiation 2-10 Interrupt Channel 2-10 ISA Port Address 2-11 SCSI BIOS 2-11 SCSI Boot 2-11 ISA BIOS Address 2-11 Floppy Disk Controller 2-12 Optional Host Adapter Settings 2-12 Data Transfer Mode 2-12 SCSI Floptical Support 2-13 Fast SCSI 2-13 Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte 2-13 3 Hardware Installation Host Adapter Layout...
AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide SCSI Termination 2-10 Synchronous Negotiation 2-10 Interrupt Channel 2-10 ISA Port Address 2-11 SCSI BIOS 2-11 SCSI Boot 2-11 ISA BIOS Address 2-11 Floppy Disk Controller 2-12 Optional Host Adapter Settings 2-12 Data Transfer Mode 2-12 SCSI Floptical Support 2-13 Fast SCSI 2-13 Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte 2-13 3 Hardware Installation Host Adapter Layout...
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Preface 4 Software Support DOS/Windows 4-1 Adaptec EZ-SCSI 4-1 Other Operating Systems 4-2 5 Troubleshooting Operating Problems 5-1 Other Error Messages 5-5 A Support for Large Disk Drives Extended Translation (Using MS-DOS 5.0) A-1 When to Enable Extended Translation A-1 Using ...
Preface 4 Software Support DOS/Windows 4-1 Adaptec EZ-SCSI 4-1 Other Operating Systems 4-2 5 Troubleshooting Operating Problems 5-1 Other Error Messages 5-5 A Support for Large Disk Drives Extended Translation (Using MS-DOS 5.0) A-1 When to Enable Extended Translation A-1 Using ...
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... 2-1 AHA-1520A/1522A Jumper Blocks 2-2 2-2 AHA-1510A Jumper Block 2-2 3-1 Host Adapter Terminators 3-2 3-2 Connecting Internal Devices Only 3-3 3-3 Connecting External Devices Only 3-4 3-4 Connecting Internal and External Devices 3-4 3-5 Inserting the Host Adapter in a Slot 3-6 3-6 Internal SCSI Ribbon Cable to Host Adapter 3-8 3-7 Internal SCSI Ribbon Cable to Internal SCSI Device 3-9 3-8 Daisy Chaining External SCSI Devices 3-9 3-9 External Cable to Host Adapter 3-10 3-10 External...
... 2-1 AHA-1520A/1522A Jumper Blocks 2-2 2-2 AHA-1510A Jumper Block 2-2 3-1 Host Adapter Terminators 3-2 3-2 Connecting Internal Devices Only 3-3 3-3 Connecting External Devices Only 3-4 3-4 Connecting Internal and External Devices 3-4 3-5 Inserting the Host Adapter in a Slot 3-6 3-6 Internal SCSI Ribbon Cable to Host Adapter 3-8 3-7 Internal SCSI Ribbon Cable to Internal SCSI Device 3-9 3-8 Daisy Chaining External SCSI Devices 3-9 3-9 External Cable to Host Adapter 3-10 3-10 External...
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... This manual explains how to install and use this optional feature. Appendix B Floptical Drive Support describes support for SCSI Floptical drives and how to use Adaptec AHA-1510A/1520A/1522A host adapters. Chapter 3 Hardware Installation describes how to assist you in your computer. Chapter 5 Troubleshooting has... factory defaults, optional features, and how to these three host adapter models collectively as the AHA-1510A/20A Series. Chapter 4 Software Support describes Adaptec's EZ-SCSI software for disk drives > 1GByte under DOS. For convenience, we will refer to change ...
... This manual explains how to install and use this optional feature. Appendix B Floptical Drive Support describes support for SCSI Floptical drives and how to use Adaptec AHA-1510A/1520A/1522A host adapters. Chapter 3 Hardware Installation describes how to assist you in your computer. Chapter 5 Troubleshooting has... factory defaults, optional features, and how to these three host adapter models collectively as the AHA-1510A/20A Series. Chapter 4 Software Support describes Adaptec's EZ-SCSI software for disk drives > 1GByte under DOS. For convenience, we will refer to change ...
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... in (... Italics Used for document reference (... is only supported ...) and for emphasis (... End Mark The Ë symbol marks the end of the text for keystrokes (... AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Conventions The following typographic conventions are used for number ...). bold Used for each chapter. Enter Password ...). Hexadecimal Numbers Are followed...
... in (... Italics Used for document reference (... is only supported ...) and for emphasis (... End Mark The Ë symbol marks the end of the text for keystrokes (... AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Conventions The following typographic conventions are used for number ...). bold Used for each chapter. Enter Password ...). Hexadecimal Numbers Are followed...
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Adaptec does not claim to observe this kind of advisory could result in loss of data or damage to your system and installed devices WARNING: Failure ...
Adaptec does not claim to observe this kind of advisory could result in loss of data or damage to your system and installed devices WARNING: Failure ...
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... consists of three host adapter models: s AHA-1510A: ISA-to-SCSI host adapter s AHA-1520A: ISA-to-SCSI host adapter with onboard BIOS s AHA-1522A: ISA-to-SCSI host adapter with onboard BIOS and floppy drive controller Adaptec's AHA-1510A/20A Series host adapters break the price/performance barrier with multitasking ISA-to-SCSI I /O performance. AHA-1510A/20A Series host adapters provide...
... consists of three host adapter models: s AHA-1510A: ISA-to-SCSI host adapter s AHA-1520A: ISA-to-SCSI host adapter with onboard BIOS s AHA-1522A: ISA-to-SCSI host adapter with onboard BIOS and floppy drive controller Adaptec's AHA-1510A/20A Series host adapters break the price/performance barrier with multitasking ISA-to-SCSI I /O performance. AHA-1510A/20A Series host adapters provide...
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...on EISA-bus computers) s Minimal SCSI overhead in the Programmed I /O tasks when utilizing SCSI-2 Disconnect/Reconnect feature. AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Features Fast Data Transfer s 10 MBytes/second synchronous Fast SCSI data rate s 5 MBytes/second synchronous SCSI data rate s 3 MBytes/second data...seven SCSI devices and up to eight simultaneous I /O (PIO) environment) s 2 MBytes/second asynchronous SCSI data rate Superior Price/Performance Value s High speed PIO data transfer s Optional high speed DMA data transfer (supported under DOS (AHA-1520A/1522A only) s Supports SCSI hard ...
...on EISA-bus computers) s Minimal SCSI overhead in the Programmed I /O tasks when utilizing SCSI-2 Disconnect/Reconnect feature. AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Features Fast Data Transfer s 10 MBytes/second synchronous Fast SCSI data rate s 5 MBytes/second synchronous SCSI data rate s 3 MBytes/second data...seven SCSI devices and up to eight simultaneous I /O (PIO) environment) s 2 MBytes/second asynchronous SCSI data rate Superior Price/Performance Value s High speed PIO data transfer s Optional high speed DMA data transfer (supported under DOS (AHA-1520A/1522A only) s Supports SCSI hard ...
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...AHA-1522A only) s Optional built-in DOS/Windows environment s Modular software driver structure allows for all major operating systems, including DOS, OS/2, UNIX, and Netware s Compatible with a wide variety of computer systems and SCSI devices s Full support of SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 s Floppy controller... Software Support s Adaptec EZ-SCSI software automatically configures your system and peripherals s Advanced SCSI features support through Adaptec's ASPI Manager software s aspi2dos ASPI manager (included in Adaptec EZ-SCSI) enables optimal performance in SCSI Floppy/Floptical diskette drive...
...AHA-1522A only) s Optional built-in DOS/Windows environment s Modular software driver structure allows for all major operating systems, including DOS, OS/2, UNIX, and Netware s Compatible with a wide variety of computer systems and SCSI devices s Full support of SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 s Floppy controller... Software Support s Adaptec EZ-SCSI software automatically configures your system and peripherals s Advanced SCSI features support through Adaptec's ASPI Manager software s aspi2dos ASPI manager (included in Adaptec EZ-SCSI) enables optimal performance in SCSI Floppy/Floptical diskette drive...
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AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Product Specifications Physical Dimensions s Length: 6.875" s Width: 4.18" s Thickness: 0.5" Power Requirements s 5.25 V to 4.75 V tolerance on the ISA power supply Environmental Requirements s Temperature (operating or storage) 0-55 oC (32-131 oF) Ì 1-4 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA:PAAA1aAAA1AAAg/AAAe2AAA:...
AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Product Specifications Physical Dimensions s Length: 6.875" s Width: 4.18" s Thickness: 0.5" Power Requirements s 5.25 V to 4.75 V tolerance on the ISA power supply Environmental Requirements s Temperature (operating or storage) 0-55 oC (32-131 oF) Ì 1-4 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA:PAAA1aAAA1AAAg/AAAe2AAA:...
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You will learn when to change the default settings and how to operate as SCSI ID and termination, are pre-set with onboard jumpers. Some AHA-1510A/20A Series configuration parameters, such as shipped in the config.sys file. Most of the change the...in most ISA-bus and EISA-bus computer systems. This chapter explains the default and optional settings for the AHA-1510A/20A Series host adapter. 2 w w w w Host Adapter Configuration AHA-1510A/20A Series host adapters are designed to do so. Caution: You should not change . 2-1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe...
You will learn when to change the default settings and how to operate as SCSI ID and termination, are pre-set with onboard jumpers. Some AHA-1510A/20A Series configuration parameters, such as shipped in the config.sys file. Most of the change the...in most ISA-bus and EISA-bus computer systems. This chapter explains the default and optional settings for the AHA-1510A/20A Series host adapter. 2 w w w w Host Adapter Configuration AHA-1510A/20A Series host adapters are designed to do so. Caution: You should not change . 2-1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe...
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... an additional jumper block, J7, to enable or disable the floppy controller. AHA-1522A only Floppy connector Internal SCSI connector J5 J6 Terminators Floppy controller J7 J8 J9 Host adapter BIOS AIC-6360 External SCSI connector Figure 2-1. AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Jumper Block Locations AHA-1520A host adapters have four jumper blocks, labeled J5, J6, J8...
... an additional jumper block, J7, to enable or disable the floppy controller. AHA-1522A only Floppy connector Internal SCSI connector J5 J6 Terminators Floppy controller J7 J8 J9 Host adapter BIOS AIC-6360 External SCSI connector Figure 2-1. AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Jumper Block Locations AHA-1520A host adapters have four jumper blocks, labeled J5, J6, J8...
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...Terminators Synchronous Negotiation Interrupt host adapter ISA Port Address ISA BIOS Address Floppy Disk Controller Data Transfer Mode SCSI Floppy/Floptical Fast SCSI > 1 GByte Translation Default Value Enabled 7 Enabled Installed Enabled 11 340h DC000h,Enabled Enabled (AHA-1522A) Programmed I/O Disabled Disabled Disabled 2-3 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA...
...Terminators Synchronous Negotiation Interrupt host adapter ISA Port Address ISA BIOS Address Floppy Disk Controller Data Transfer Mode SCSI Floppy/Floptical Fast SCSI > 1 GByte Translation Default Value Enabled 7 Enabled Installed Enabled 11 340h DC000h,Enabled Enabled (AHA-1522A) Programmed I/O Disabled Disabled Disabled 2-3 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA...
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... host adapter = no jumper M0 No jumper M1 Enable/disable Fast SCSI Fast SCSI on = jumper Floppy/Floptical offD = no jumper R- AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Jumper Block J5 DT BT M0 M1 SN DN R- R- Enable/disable SCSI Floppy/Floptical support SCSI Floppy/Floptical on = jumper Fast SCSI offD = no jumper SN Enable/disable synchronous negotiation Synchronous negotiation...
... host adapter = no jumper M0 No jumper M1 Enable/disable Fast SCSI Fast SCSI on = jumper Floppy/Floptical offD = no jumper R- AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Jumper Block J5 DT BT M0 M1 SN DN R- R- Enable/disable SCSI Floppy/Floptical support SCSI Floppy/Floptical on = jumper Fast SCSI offD = no jumper SN Enable/disable synchronous negotiation Synchronous negotiation...
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...0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA:PAAA1aAAA1AAAg/AAAe2AAA:9AAA2/AAA9-AAA46AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Jumper Block J7 The host adapter floppy controller is enabled when the jumper is installed on jumper block J7. = Floppy ...EnabledD = Floppy Disabled D Default setting Caution: If the host adapter floppy controller is enabled on jumper block J6. Jumper Block J8 This jumper block is used only when DMA is...
...0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA:PAAA1aAAA1AAAg/AAAe2AAA:9AAA2/AAA9-AAA46AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AHA-1510A/20A Series User's Guide Jumper Block J7 The host adapter floppy controller is enabled when the jumper is installed on jumper block J7. = Floppy ...EnabledD = Floppy Disabled D Default setting Caution: If the host adapter floppy controller is enabled on jumper block J6. Jumper Block J8 This jumper block is used only when DMA is...
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Host Adapter Configuration Jumper Block J9 (AHA-1520A/1522A) I2 I1 I0 I9 AL J6 J4 BE Default Setting Pin Pair I2, I1, I0, I9 AL J6, J4 Description Set host adapter IRQ channel IRQ 12 = jumper I2 IRQ 11D = jumper I1 IRQ 10 = jumper I0 IRQ 9 = jumper I9 (not recommended with Windows 3.x) You...
Host Adapter Configuration Jumper Block J9 (AHA-1520A/1522A) I2 I1 I0 I9 AL J6 J4 BE Default Setting Pin Pair I2, I1, I0, I9 AL J6, J4 Description Set host adapter IRQ channel IRQ 12 = jumper I2 IRQ 11D = jumper I1 IRQ 10 = jumper I0 IRQ 9 = jumper I9 (not recommended with Windows 3.x) You...
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... Series User's Guide Jumper Block J9 (AHA-1510A) I2 I1 I0 I9 AL Default Setting Pin Pair Description I2, I1, I0, I9 Set host adapter IRQ channel IRQ 12 = jumper I2 IRQ 11 D = jumper I1 IRQ 10 = jumper I0 IRQ 9 = jumper I9 (not recommended with Windows 3.x) One and only one of these...
... Series User's Guide Jumper Block J9 (AHA-1510A) I2 I1 I0 I9 AL Default Setting Pin Pair Description I2, I1, I0, I9 Set host adapter IRQ channel IRQ 12 = jumper I2 IRQ 11 D = jumper I1 IRQ 10 = jumper I0 IRQ 9 = jumper I9 (not recommended with Windows 3.x) One and only one of these...