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... 9 Using the SCSI Card 2930U2 and SCSI Peripherals 10 Using SCSI Peripherals 10 Hard Disk Drives 10 Scanners 11 SCSI Peripheral Display at Bootup 12 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 12 Connecting the LED Connector 13 Using SCSI and IDE (or EIDE) Peripherals 14 Replacing a Non-Adaptec SCSI Card with an Adaptec SCSI Card 14 Configuring the SCSI Card 2930U2 with SCSISelect 15 Starting SCSISelect 16 Exiting SCSISelect 17 Using SCSISelect Settings 17 Basic Host Adapter Settings 17 Boot Device Options 18 SCSI Device Configuration 19 Advanced Configuration Options 20 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 22...
... 9 Using the SCSI Card 2930U2 and SCSI Peripherals 10 Using SCSI Peripherals 10 Hard Disk Drives 10 Scanners 11 SCSI Peripheral Display at Bootup 12 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 12 Connecting the LED Connector 13 Using SCSI and IDE (or EIDE) Peripherals 14 Replacing a Non-Adaptec SCSI Card with an Adaptec SCSI Card 14 Configuring the SCSI Card 2930U2 with SCSISelect 15 Starting SCSISelect 16 Exiting SCSISelect 17 Using SCSISelect Settings 17 Basic Host Adapter Settings 17 Boot Device Options 18 SCSI Device Configuration 19 Advanced Configuration Options 20 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 22...
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SCSI Card 2930U2 User's Reference SCSI Cables and Adapters 23 External Cables 23 External Connector Diagrams 23 Internal Cables 24 Internal Connector Diagrams 24 Cabling Examples 25 Maximum Cable Lengths 27 Ì iv
SCSI Card 2930U2 User's Reference SCSI Cables and Adapters 23 External Cables 23 External Connector Diagrams 23 Internal Cables 24 Internal Connector Diagrams 24 Cabling Examples 25 Maximum Cable Lengths 27 Ì iv
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... SCSI Card 2930U2, the Boot Target ID setting in the SCSISelect® utility must use SCSI IDs 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. s Most internal SCSI hard disk drives come from which you are booting. s If you are booting your computer from a SCSI hard disk drive connected to change the Boot Target ID. See Boot Device Options on the SCSI bus. s In Windows® 95 and Windows 98, you have an internal SCSI peripheral with ID 0, and an external SCSI peripheral with ID 6. s If you can use the SCSI...
... SCSI Card 2930U2, the Boot Target ID setting in the SCSISelect® utility must use SCSI IDs 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. s Most internal SCSI hard disk drives come from which you are booting. s If you are booting your computer from a SCSI hard disk drive connected to change the Boot Target ID. See Boot Device Options on the SCSI bus. s In Windows® 95 and Windows 98, you have an internal SCSI peripheral with ID 0, and an external SCSI peripheral with ID 6. s If you can use the SCSI...
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... SCSI Card 2930U2, see Configuring the SCSI Card 2930U2 with termination enabled. 3 To manually set at the end of each cable must be changed. s By default, termination on the SCSI Card 2930U2 itself , has a terminator installed (or enabled). s Most non Ultra2 SCSI peripherals come from the factory with SCSISelect on page 15. This is controlled by manually setting a jumper or a switch on the peripheral, or by installing or removing a SCSI terminator. s Internal Ultra2 peripherals (such as low voltage differential (LVD) hard disk drives...
... SCSI Card 2930U2, see Configuring the SCSI Card 2930U2 with termination enabled. 3 To manually set at the end of each cable must be changed. s By default, termination on the SCSI Card 2930U2 itself , has a terminator installed (or enabled). s Most non Ultra2 SCSI peripherals come from the factory with SCSISelect on page 15. This is controlled by manually setting a jumper or a switch on the peripheral, or by installing or removing a SCSI terminator. s Internal Ultra2 peripherals (such as low voltage differential (LVD) hard disk drives...
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... problems with using the SCSI Card 2930U2 result from errors in the Setup program, select Int-A or Interrupt Type = A (you to change a motherboard jumper setting). s Are all SCSI cables and power cables properly connected? s Is the SCSI Card 2930U2 firmly seated and secured in Troubleshooting Checklist below. s Is the PCI expansion slot PCI Rev. 2.1 or higher compliant and does it support Bus Mastering? If you still experience problems after following the recommendations, continue with a specific SCSI peripheral when other connected SCSI...
... problems with using the SCSI Card 2930U2 result from errors in the Setup program, select Int-A or Interrupt Type = A (you to change a motherboard jumper setting). s Are all SCSI cables and power cables properly connected? s Is the SCSI Card 2930U2 firmly seated and secured in Troubleshooting Checklist below. s Is the PCI expansion slot PCI Rev. 2.1 or higher compliant and does it support Bus Mastering? If you still experience problems after following the recommendations, continue with a specific SCSI peripheral when other connected SCSI...
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... a specific PCI bus slot, so if you change to enable or disable individual PCI slots, be checked. 5 If the system still fails to the desktop, the core soft- s If there is an option to the correct slot. Check your computer has a combination of available IRQs for PCI boards, and you install the SCSI Card 2930U2 is enabled. s If your computer documentation to other PCI boards. Troubleshooting s If there is an option to enable or disable bus mastering for Windows...
... a specific PCI bus slot, so if you change to enable or disable individual PCI slots, be checked. 5 If the system still fails to the desktop, the core soft- s If there is an option to the correct slot. Check your computer has a combination of available IRQs for PCI boards, and you install the SCSI Card 2930U2 is enabled. s If your computer documentation to other PCI boards. Troubleshooting s If there is an option to enable or disable bus mastering for Windows...
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.... 3 Click the Device Manager tab. 4 Double-click the SCSI Controller icon. ing properly. s If the SCSI Controller icon or the SCSI Card 2930U2 software driver is listed as "Adaptec AHA-2930U2 PCI Ultra2 SCSI Controller." Double-click the icon to see the device status and possible solutions. Note: Software upgrades (including downloadable drivers) for the SCSI Card 2930U2 is not listed, reinstall the driver (see below ). s If the driver is load- The software driver for Adaptec products are available on the Adaptec Web Site...
.... 3 Click the Device Manager tab. 4 Double-click the SCSI Controller icon. ing properly. s If the SCSI Controller icon or the SCSI Card 2930U2 software driver is listed as "Adaptec AHA-2930U2 PCI Ultra2 SCSI Controller." Double-click the icon to see the device status and possible solutions. Note: Software upgrades (including downloadable drivers) for the SCSI Card 2930U2 is not listed, reinstall the driver (see below ). s If the driver is load- The software driver for Adaptec products are available on the Adaptec Web Site...
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...-SCSI Setup Diskette in the floppy disk drive. 2 Double-click the Add New Hardware icon in Control Panel. 2 Select No on the second screen of the wizard. 4 Select SCSI controllers on the next screen. 4 Select "Adaptec AHA-2930U2 PCI Ultra2 SCSI Controller." What does this mean? Troubleshooting An "X" inside a red circle appears with the SCSI Card 2930U2 software driver in Device Manager. 2 Under the General tab, check the Original Configuration (cur- If Windows 95 does not detect the SCSI Card 2930U2, run the Add New Hardware...
...-SCSI Setup Diskette in the floppy disk drive. 2 Double-click the Add New Hardware icon in Control Panel. 2 Select No on the second screen of the wizard. 4 Select SCSI controllers on the next screen. 4 Select "Adaptec AHA-2930U2 PCI Ultra2 SCSI Controller." What does this mean? Troubleshooting An "X" inside a red circle appears with the SCSI Card 2930U2 software driver in Device Manager. 2 Under the General tab, check the Original Configuration (cur- If Windows 95 does not detect the SCSI Card 2930U2, run the Add New Hardware...
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... type of your SCSI card. s If a specific resource is not listed, the resource is used by -step instructions in the Windows Help window. 8 How do I /O)? 1 Click the Start button, point to check. 6 The setting and the hardware using the resource cannot be detected. How can I check the status of a resource (for example, IRQ, Memory, I use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter in the \drivers\storage directory of the Windows 95 CD-ROM...
... type of your SCSI card. s If a specific resource is not listed, the resource is used by -step instructions in the Windows Help window. 8 How do I /O)? 1 Click the Start button, point to check. 6 The setting and the hardware using the resource cannot be detected. How can I check the status of a resource (for example, IRQ, Memory, I use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter in the \drivers\storage directory of the Windows 95 CD-ROM...
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... SCSI peripheral cables from an installed SCSI peripheral. s Make sure the peripheral is set the Send Start Unit Command to spin up option is switched on. s Verify the SCSI bus is properly terminated. "Time-out failure during..." s Verify all cables are properly connected. If the computer successfully restarts, one of the SCSI peripherals may appear at bootup: "Device connected, but not ready" The host received no answer when it requested data...
... SCSI peripheral cables from an installed SCSI peripheral. s Make sure the peripheral is set the Send Start Unit Command to spin up option is switched on. s Verify the SCSI bus is properly terminated. "Time-out failure during..." s Verify all cables are properly connected. If the computer successfully restarts, one of the SCSI peripherals may appear at bootup: "Device connected, but not ready" The host received no answer when it requested data...
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... boot drive. For DOS and Windows (3.x, 95, and 98) use the DOS Fdisk and Format commands (see your computer supports BBS (BIOS Boot Specification), both SCSI and non-SCSI (for example, IDE) disk drives are installed, then the non-SCSI disk drive is required for SCSI hard disk drives. s If you are physically low-level formatted at the factory and do not usually need to store data. See your SCSI peripherals. If your operating system documentation. SCSI Card 2930U2 User's Reference Using the SCSI Card 2930U2...
... boot drive. For DOS and Windows (3.x, 95, and 98) use the DOS Fdisk and Format commands (see your computer supports BBS (BIOS Boot Specification), both SCSI and non-SCSI (for example, IDE) disk drives are installed, then the non-SCSI disk drive is required for SCSI hard disk drives. s If you are physically low-level formatted at the factory and do not usually need to store data. See your SCSI peripherals. If your operating system documentation. SCSI Card 2930U2 User's Reference Using the SCSI Card 2930U2...
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... by the built-in terminator at the end of the SCSI bus to drop down to Ultra SCSI performance levels (40 MBytes/sec). Scanners s You will need to the Ultra2 connector on the SCSI Card 2930U2. Using the SCSI Card 2930U2 and SCSI Peripherals Ultra2 (LVD) Hard Disk Drives s We recommend keeping your Ultra2 hard disk drives separate from the factory with termination disabled and cannot be changed. Connecting a non Ultra2 hard disk drive to install the scanner manufacturer's proprietary software drivers.
... by the built-in terminator at the end of the SCSI bus to drop down to Ultra SCSI performance levels (40 MBytes/sec). Scanners s You will need to the Ultra2 connector on the SCSI Card 2930U2. Using the SCSI Card 2930U2 and SCSI Peripherals Ultra2 (LVD) Hard Disk Drives s We recommend keeping your Ultra2 hard disk drives separate from the factory with termination disabled and cannot be changed. Connecting a non Ultra2 hard disk drive to install the scanner manufacturer's proprietary software drivers.
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... peripheral attached to the SCSI Card 2930U2 is the enabling technology for Fast SCSI and Ultra SCSI. LVD (Low Voltage Differential) is identified by the available system resources (for example, IRQ settings, I/O port addresses, BIOS addresses, and so forth). SE (Single-Ended) is causing the Ultra2 segment to run at speeds up to 40 MBytes/sec instead of 80 MBytes/sec. Installing Multiple SCSI Cards s You can install multiple SCSI cards in Ultra2-LVD mode...
... peripheral attached to the SCSI Card 2930U2 is the enabling technology for Fast SCSI and Ultra SCSI. LVD (Low Voltage Differential) is identified by the available system resources (for example, IRQ settings, I/O port addresses, BIOS addresses, and so forth). SE (Single-Ended) is causing the Ultra2 segment to run at speeds up to 40 MBytes/sec instead of 80 MBytes/sec. Installing Multiple SCSI Cards s You can install multiple SCSI cards in Ultra2-LVD mode...
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... performing a low-level format. 14 s Disable the BIOS on the SCSI card if no SCSI hard disk drives are installed (see Advanced Configuration Options on page 20). To use a hard disk drive previously connected to a non-Adaptec SCSI card, low-level format the drive after connecting to an IDE card (controller). s If you can coexist with an Adaptec SCSI Card s SCSI is standard, but how data is translated onto a hard disk drive is typically the boot drive. Be sure to back up your computer supports BBS (BIOS Boot Specification), both SCSI and non-SCSI disk drives...
... performing a low-level format. 14 s Disable the BIOS on the SCSI card if no SCSI hard disk drives are installed (see Advanced Configuration Options on page 20). To use a hard disk drive previously connected to a non-Adaptec SCSI card, low-level format the drive after connecting to an IDE card (controller). s If you can coexist with an Adaptec SCSI Card s SCSI is standard, but how data is translated onto a hard disk drive is typically the boot drive. Be sure to back up your computer supports BBS (BIOS Boot Specification), both SCSI and non-SCSI disk drives...
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... 1. SCSISelect Settings SCSISelect Option Basic Host Adapter1 Settings: Host Adapter SCSI ID SCSI Parity Checking Host Adapter SCSI Termination: Ultra2-LVD/SE Connector Fast/Ultra-SE Connector Boot Device Settings: Boot SCSI ID Boot LUN Number2 SCSI Device Configuration: Initiate Sync Negotiation Maximum Sync Transfer Rate Enable Disconnection Initiate Wide Negotiation Send Start Unit Command Write Back Cache Available Settings Default Setting 0-15 7 Enabled, Disabled Enabled Automatic, Enabled, Disabled Automatic, Enabled, Disabled Automatic Automatic 0-15 0 0-7 0 Yes, No 80.0, 53...
... 1. SCSISelect Settings SCSISelect Option Basic Host Adapter1 Settings: Host Adapter SCSI ID SCSI Parity Checking Host Adapter SCSI Termination: Ultra2-LVD/SE Connector Fast/Ultra-SE Connector Boot Device Settings: Boot SCSI ID Boot LUN Number2 SCSI Device Configuration: Initiate Sync Negotiation Maximum Sync Transfer Rate Enable Disconnection Initiate Wide Negotiation Send Start Unit Command Write Back Cache Available Settings Default Setting 0-15 7 Enabled, Disabled Enabled Automatic, Enabled, Disabled Automatic, Enabled, Disabled Automatic Automatic 0-15 0 0-7 0 Yes, No 80.0, 53...
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... Available Settings Default Setting BIOS Multiple LUN Support Yes, No No (Disabled) Include in BIOS Scan Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Advanced Host Adapter Settings: Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled, Disabled Enabled Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte4 Enabled, Disabled Enabled Host Adapter BIOS Enabled, Disabled Enabled Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as a "host adapter" within SCSISelect. 2 Setting is valid only if Multiple LUN Support is enabled. 3 Disconnection is enabled for Int 13 Extensions4 Enabled, Disabled Enabled, Disabled Enabled, Disabled...
... Available Settings Default Setting BIOS Multiple LUN Support Yes, No No (Disabled) Include in BIOS Scan Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Advanced Host Adapter Settings: Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled, Disabled Enabled Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte4 Enabled, Disabled Enabled Host Adapter BIOS Enabled, Disabled Enabled Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as a "host adapter" within SCSISelect. 2 Setting is valid only if Multiple LUN Support is enabled. 3 Disconnection is enabled for Int 13 Extensions4 Enabled, Disabled Enabled, Disabled Enabled, Disabled...
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...). 2 At the prompt, select Yes to exit, then press any time by pressing Esc. Using SCSISelect Settings To select an option, use the ↑ and ↓ keys to move the cursor to the previous menu at 7, which gives it the highest priority on the SCSI bus. Basic Host Adapter Settings s Host Adapter SCSI ID-Sets the SCSI ID for the SCSI card. The SCSI Card 2930U2 is set to Enable, verifies the accuracy...
...). 2 At the prompt, select Yes to exit, then press any time by pressing Esc. Using SCSISelect Settings To select an option, use the ↑ and ↓ keys to move the cursor to the previous menu at 7, which gives it the highest priority on the SCSI bus. Basic Host Adapter Settings s Host Adapter SCSI ID-Sets the SCSI ID for the SCSI card. The SCSI Card 2930U2 is set to Enable, verifies the accuracy...
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... which LUN (Logical Unit Numbers) to These Fast/Ultra-SE Connectors on page 20). 18 SCSI Card 2930U2 User's Reference s Host Adapter SCSI Termination-Determines the termination setting for both the Ultra2-LVD/SE connector and Fast/Ultra-SE connector is Automatic. Host Adapter SCSI Termination Configuration If SCSI Peripherals are Connected to boot from on your boot device. Multiple LUN Support must be enabled (see Advanced Configuration Options on the SCSI Card 2930U2... 50-pin external connector only 50-pin internal connector only 50-pin internal and external connectors ...Use this...
... which LUN (Logical Unit Numbers) to These Fast/Ultra-SE Connectors on page 20). 18 SCSI Card 2930U2 User's Reference s Host Adapter SCSI Termination-Determines the termination setting for both the Ultra2-LVD/SE connector and Fast/Ultra-SE connector is Automatic. Host Adapter SCSI Termination Configuration If SCSI Peripherals are Connected to boot from on your boot device. Multiple LUN Support must be enabled (see Advanced Configuration Options on the SCSI Card 2930U2... 50-pin external connector only 50-pin internal connector only 50-pin internal and external connectors ...Use this...
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... SCSI card. If you must know its SCSI ID (see Using SCSI Disk Utilities on page 22). Leave this feature on the peripheral. 19 Leave the setting at bootup. When set to Yes, sends the Start Unit Command to No if you are using an 8-bit SCSI peripheral that hangs or exhibits other performance problems with SCSISelect SCSI Device Configuration Note: To configure settings for a SCSI peripheral, you are connected to No, the SCSI card uses 8-bit data...
... SCSI card. If you must know its SCSI ID (see Using SCSI Disk Utilities on page 22). Leave this feature on the peripheral. 19 Leave the setting at bootup. When set to Yes, sends the Start Unit Command to No if you are using an 8-bit SCSI peripheral that hangs or exhibits other performance problems with SCSISelect SCSI Device Configuration Note: To configure settings for a SCSI peripheral, you are connected to No, the SCSI card uses 8-bit data...
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... a SCSI bus reset during its power-on initialization and after a hard reset. it is necessary only for DOS Drives > 1 GByte- This setting is not required for example, CD-ROM drives) are controlled by the SCSI card BIOS, use the MS-DOS Fdisk command. Caution: Back up your boot device does not have multiple LUNs. Advanced Configuration Options Note: Do not change the Advanced Host Adapter Settings unless absolutely necessary. s Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space)-Enables or disables the SCSI card BIOS. s Set to Enabled if you boot from a SCSI disk drive...
... a SCSI bus reset during its power-on initialization and after a hard reset. it is necessary only for DOS Drives > 1 GByte- This setting is not required for example, CD-ROM drives) are controlled by the SCSI card BIOS, use the MS-DOS Fdisk command. Caution: Back up your boot device does not have multiple LUNs. Advanced Configuration Options Note: Do not change the Advanced Host Adapter Settings unless absolutely necessary. s Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space)-Enables or disables the SCSI card BIOS. s Set to Enabled if you boot from a SCSI disk drive...