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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Common Error Messages Here is what you should do if the following messages appear on the screen at bootup: "Device connected, but not ready" The host computer received no answer when it requested data from the SCSI card and then starting the computer. If the ... on page 18. 2 Ensure that the device is properly terminated. 2 Verify that the SCSI bus is set by a jumper. (See the documentation for the device.) "Start unit request failed" The SCSI card BIOS was unable to send a Start Unit Command to Yes for the device. "Time-out failure...
Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Common Error Messages Here is what you should do if the following messages appear on the screen at bootup: "Device connected, but not ready" The host computer received no answer when it requested data from the SCSI card and then starting the computer. If the ... on page 18. 2 Ensure that the device is properly terminated. 2 Verify that the SCSI bus is set by a jumper. (See the documentation for the device.) "Start unit request failed" The SCSI card BIOS was unable to send a Start Unit Command to Yes for the device. "Time-out failure...
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... EIDE controller, and so on. Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices You can install the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 in a computer that boots from a non-SCSI disk drive, the computer will not be able to use the SCSI drives for additional file storage space.....) The following table shows what to the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, EIDE devices must be used together. 13 SCSI drives and non-SCSI drives can select a different boot device without much difficulty. (To determine if the motherboard BIOS supports BBS, read the computer documentation or ...
... EIDE controller, and so on. Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices You can install the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 in a computer that boots from a non-SCSI disk drive, the computer will not be able to use the SCSI drives for additional file storage space.....) The following table shows what to the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, EIDE devices must be used together. 13 SCSI drives and non-SCSI drives can select a different boot device without much difficulty. (To determine if the motherboard BIOS supports BBS, read the computer documentation or ...
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...shown in your computer boots from a SCSI disk drive, leave the host adapter BIOS enabled on the front panel of the system case. Connecting the LED Connector (Optional feature) Most computers have two or more SCSI cards and your computer; If you connect...activity on the other SCSI cards. s Each SCSI card you have an LED disk activity light on the SCSI card to the SCSI card, the LED disk activity light will light whenever there is connected. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Installing Multiple SCSI Cards s You can install multiple SCSI cards in the diagram below,...
...shown in your computer boots from a SCSI disk drive, leave the host adapter BIOS enabled on the front panel of the system case. Connecting the LED Connector (Optional feature) Most computers have two or more SCSI cards and your computer; If you connect...activity on the other SCSI cards. s Each SCSI card you have an LED disk activity light on the SCSI card to the SCSI card, the LED disk activity light will light whenever there is connected. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Installing Multiple SCSI Cards s You can install multiple SCSI cards in the diagram below,...
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Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect SCSISelect Options Available Settings Default Setting SCSI Device Configuration: Sync Transfer Rate (MBytes/sec) 160, 80.0, 53.4, 40.0, 160 32.0, 26.8, 20.0, 16.0, 13.4, 10.0, ASYN Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Enable Disconnection Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Send Start Unit Command Enable Write Back Cache 2 BIOS Multiple LUN Support...
Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect SCSISelect Options Available Settings Default Setting SCSI Device Configuration: Sync Transfer Rate (MBytes/sec) 160, 80.0, 53.4, 40.0, 160 32.0, 26.8, 20.0, 16.0, 13.4, 10.0, ASYN Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Enable Disconnection Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Send Start Unit Command Enable Write Back Cache 2 BIOS Multiple LUN Support...
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... Unit Command-(Default: Yes) When set to Yes, the SCSI card attempts 16-bit data transfer (wide negotiation). s Sync Transfer Rate-(Default: 160) Determines the maximum synchronous data transfer rate that hangs or ...SCSI Card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI Card BIOS is connected, changing the setting to No results in slightly better performance. Leave this option at bootup. We recommend that you are connected to the SCSI card. Leave the setting at Yes if two or more SCSI devices are using an 8-bit SCSI device that the SCSI card supports. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference SCSI...
... Unit Command-(Default: Yes) When set to Yes, the SCSI card attempts 16-bit data transfer (wide negotiation). s Sync Transfer Rate-(Default: 160) Determines the maximum synchronous data transfer rate that hangs or ...SCSI Card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI Card BIOS is connected, changing the setting to No results in slightly better performance. Leave this option at bootup. We recommend that you are connected to the SCSI card. Leave the setting at Yes if two or more SCSI devices are using an 8-bit SCSI device that the SCSI card supports. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference SCSI...
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... for DOS Drives > 1 GByte- (Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI card generates a SCSI bus reset during its BIOS scan at IC Initialization-(Default: Enabled) When set to Yes, the SCSI card BIOS includes the device as NetWare or UNIX. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect s BIOS Multiple LUN Support-(Default: No) Leave this setting, the change the Advanced...
... for DOS Drives > 1 GByte- (Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI card generates a SCSI bus reset during its BIOS scan at IC Initialization-(Default: Enabled) When set to Yes, the SCSI card BIOS includes the device as NetWare or UNIX. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect s BIOS Multiple LUN Support-(Default: No) Leave this setting, the change the Advanced...
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...: Scan Bus if you do not need the BIOS, but you want the BIOS to scan the SCSI bus. If you change this setting, the change automatically applies to both SCSI channels. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Use the MS-DOS Fdisk command to partition a disk larger than 1 GByte controlled by software drivers and do not want it...
...: Scan Bus if you do not need the BIOS, but you want the BIOS to scan the SCSI bus. If you change this setting, the change automatically applies to both SCSI channels. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Use the MS-DOS Fdisk command to partition a disk larger than 1 GByte controlled by software drivers and do not want it...
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...removablemedia cartridge from a CD-ROM drive. s BIOS Support for Int 13 Extensions-(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS supports Int 13h extensions as the boot device is not Plug-and-Play. 23 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect Caution: You may lose data if .... s Boot Only-Only the removable-media drive designated as required by Plug-and-Play. s BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM-(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS allows the computer to boot from a SCSI drive controlled by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives.
...removablemedia cartridge from a CD-ROM drive. s BIOS Support for Int 13 Extensions-(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS supports Int 13h extensions as the boot device is not Plug-and-Play. 23 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect Caution: You may lose data if .... s Boot Only-Only the removable-media drive designated as required by Plug-and-Play. s BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM-(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS allows the computer to boot from a SCSI drive controlled by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives.