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Installation Guide - Page 1
Installation Guide
AHA-1540CP/1542CP
ISA-to-SCSI Plug and Play High-Performance Bus Master Host Adapter with SCSISelect Utility
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Installation Guide - Page 2
... resolves SCSI ID conflicts automatically. See the AHA-1540CP/1542CP User's Guide for more detailed information on your PC Plug and Play ready by touching an unpainted surface on installing the host adapter in Plug and Play or non-Plug and Play PCs. 1 Introduction
This Installation Guide explains how to install and configure Adaptec AHATM-1540CP/1542CP Plug and Play ISA-to install it...
Installation Guide - Page 3
Host Adapter Layout
This diagram shows the major AHA-1540CP/ 1542CP components. Label Description J4 External SCSI Connector S1 Switch Block
2
The following table describes each component:
J1
J2
J3
J4
S1
Label Description J1 External LED Connector J2 Floppy Drive Connector1 J3 Internal SCSI Connector
1 AHA-1542CP only.
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...Controller (AHA-1542CP only) Host Adapter BIOS Address1 2
Enabled Enabled/ DC000h
Global Settings from SCSISelect:
Host Adapter Interrupt (IRQ) Channel1 Host Adapter DMA Channel1
IRQ 11 5
Host Adapter SCSI ID
7
SCSI Parity Checking
Enabled
DMA Transfer Rate
5.0 MBytes/sec
Host Adapter SCSI Termination
Automatic
Reset SCSI Bus at Power-on
Enabled
"Plug and Play" SCAM Support
Enabled...
Installation Guide - Page 5
...AHA-1542CP floppy controller if you do this. (See Host Adapter Switches on page 11, for instructions.
1 Remove the PC chassis cover to expose the expansion slots and expansion slot covers.
2 Identify an empty ISA... the bus connector on the PC chassis. 4 Change host adapter switch settings, if necessary. Here are installing the host adapter in a slot: WARNING: Turn OFF and disconnect the...
Installation Guide - Page 6
... host adapter bracket to the PC chassis with your AHA-1540CP/1542CP host adapter. Do not connect differential SCSI devices to determine whether a SCSI device is marked with a contrasting color on the host adapter SCSI connector, J3.
5
If you want to two internal SCSI devices. Note: Do not replace the PC chassis cover or reconnect the power yet...
Installation Guide - Page 7
... SCAM to these devices when you boot your PC. Note: By default, the host adapter sets its own termination automatically. Some newer SCSI disk drives support SCAM (SCSI Configured Automatically).
Connecting External SCSI Devices
1 Attach the connector of the closest internal SCSI device.
Plug the other end of this .
4 Insert an active standard or an active...
Installation Guide - Page 8
... SCSI Bus on page 8) and set SCSI IDs manually for details.
7 See your PC. If this is the case, you have any such devices and SCAM is set SCSI IDs...SCSI devices support SCAM.
If you do not use . Maintain pin-1 orientation.
3 Attach the middle connector of the floppy ribbon cable to set to SCSI ID 7 by default and should not be changed.
4 Connecting Floppy Drives (AHA-1542CP...
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... Utility
If the AHA-1540CP/1542CP onboard BIOS is enabled with switches, you can start the SCSISelect utility by pressing Ctrl-A when the prompt appears at boot time. (The default for the BIOS is enabled.)
Also, an executable version of SCSISelect (cpconfig.exe) is listed on page 12 of this Installation Guide. Press F6 to...
Installation Guide - Page 10
... the Adaptec SCSI low-level format utility. Not all PC systems are fully ISA compatible and properly support Bus Master DMA transferswhich are configuring. If you have multiple AHA-1540CP/1542CP host ... option and press Enter to view a list of installed SCSI devices.
Select SCSI Device Configuration to reassign them. You can set these options individually for defects. When you to modify...
Installation Guide - Page 11
...; has a number of 32-bit applications that enhance the usefulness of your SCSI devices under Windows 95, read the Microsoft documentation for these operating systems; SCSISelect. To install your operating system vendor for information on AHA-1540CP/1542CP drivers for installing new hardware devices. Contact Adaptec or your host adapter under Windows 95. Other Operating Systems
Netware...
Installation Guide - Page 12
Follow the instructions in a 16-bit expansion bus slot? Plug and Play
sw1
Floppy .... However, the settings are installing more than one that controls the boot device.
11 s Is pin-1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus? 8 Troubleshooting Checklist
If a problem occurs during installation, check these switch settings.
s Is SCSI termination set to the host adapter...
Installation Guide - Page 13
... questions here. s To order Adaptec software and SCSI cables, call 408-934-SCSI (7274), M-F: 6:00 a.m. To speak with a product support representative, call 800-442-SCSI (7274) or 408-957-SCSI (7274), M-F: 6:00 a.m. s The Adaptec FTP and WWW Servers provide information on software upgrades, answers to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time. 10 Adaptec Customer Support Services
If you have questions about...
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.... Milpitas, CA 95035 Copyright © 1994, 1995 Adaptec, Inc. Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, EZ-SCSI, and SCSISelect are owned by their respective owners. Printed in residential installations. These limits are designed to change without notice.
13 The full text of the associated label follows: This device complies with part 15 of the following two conditions: (1) this...
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