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... 1 Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 1 Understanding SCSI 2 SCSI IDs 3 Terminating the SCSI Bus 4 Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting Checklist 5 Troubleshooting in Windows 95/98 6 Common Error Messages 10 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices 11 Using SCSI Devices 11 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 11 Using Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 12 Using Scanners 12 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 13 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 14...
... 1 Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 1 Understanding SCSI 2 SCSI IDs 3 Terminating the SCSI Bus 4 Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting Checklist 5 Troubleshooting in Windows 95/98 6 Common Error Messages 10 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices 11 Using SCSI Devices 11 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 11 Using Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 12 Using Scanners 12 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 13 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 14...
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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Advanced Configuration Options 21 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 24 Connecting SCSI Devices 25 Maximum Cable Lengths 26 iv
Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Advanced Configuration Options 21 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 24 Connecting SCSI Devices 25 Maximum Cable Lengths 26 iv
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...external storage subsystems, clustered configurations, Ultra160 hard disk drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives-to any Intel-based computer with a maximum throughput of SCSI technology that increases SCSI performance from 80 MBytes/sec to 160 MBytes/sec. s SCSI Channel B (marked "CH 2/B" on the card)..., Fast SCSI or Ultra SCSI devices), we recommend that you to operate Ultra160 and Ultra2 devices at their max- 1 When only one Ultra2 or Ultra160 SCSI device is a new generation of 160 MBytes/sec. Overview Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 The Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 enables you...
...external storage subsystems, clustered configurations, Ultra160 hard disk drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives-to any Intel-based computer with a maximum throughput of SCSI technology that increases SCSI performance from 80 MBytes/sec to 160 MBytes/sec. s SCSI Channel B (marked "CH 2/B" on the card)..., Fast SCSI or Ultra SCSI devices), we recommend that you to operate Ultra160 and Ultra2 devices at their max- 1 When only one Ultra2 or Ultra160 SCSI device is a new generation of 160 MBytes/sec. Overview Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 The Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 enables you...
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... SCSI SCSI (pronounced "scuzzy") stands for connecting SCSI devices (such as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160) installed in SCSISelect utility if you need to change the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 settings. The Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 has two independent SCSI buses (channels). For the SCSI bus to function properly, a unique SCSI ID must be assigned to the SCSI card and each SCSI device connected to a common SCSI bus. Note: Read the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 Installation...
... SCSI SCSI (pronounced "scuzzy") stands for connecting SCSI devices (such as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160) installed in SCSISelect utility if you need to change the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 settings. The Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 has two independent SCSI buses (channels). For the SCSI bus to function properly, a unique SCSI ID must be assigned to the SCSI card and each SCSI device connected to a common SCSI bus. Note: Read the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 Installation...
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... from the factory preset to SCSI ID 0. s For external SCSI devices, the SCSI ID usually is 6 to 0, then 15 to 8. s SCSI ID 7 has the highest priority on the SCSI bus. This gives the card the highest priority on the SCSI bus. Overview SCSI IDs Each device attached to the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, as well as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and each device has a different...
... from the factory preset to SCSI ID 0. s For external SCSI devices, the SCSI ID usually is 6 to 0, then 15 to 8. s SCSI ID 7 has the highest priority on the SCSI bus. This gives the card the highest priority on the SCSI bus. Overview SCSI IDs Each device attached to the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, as well as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and each device has a different...
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... preferred method). s By default, termination on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 itself , has a terminator installed (or enabled). Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Terminating the SCSI Bus To ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus, the ends of the SCSI bus must be disabled, on devices between the ends...However, termination on some general guidelines for these internal devices is controlled by manually setting a jumper or a switch on the device. s Termination on Wide SCSI, Narrow SCSI, and Ultra SCSI devices usually is provided by physically removing or installing one or more...
... preferred method). s By default, termination on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 itself , has a terminator installed (or enabled). Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Terminating the SCSI Bus To ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus, the ends of the SCSI bus must be disabled, on devices between the ends...However, termination on some general guidelines for these internal devices is controlled by manually setting a jumper or a switch on the device. s Termination on Wide SCSI, Narrow SCSI, and Ultra SCSI devices usually is provided by physically removing or installing one or more...
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... the problem device for troubleshooting information. s Is the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 firmly seated and secured in preparing and connecting devices on the SCSI bus. Note: If you connected SCSI devices to all SCSI devices turned on each SCSI bus assigned unique SCSI IDs? If you have problems with using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 result from one connector! If you connected devices...
... the problem device for troubleshooting information. s Is the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 firmly seated and secured in preparing and connecting devices on the SCSI bus. Note: If you connected SCSI devices to all SCSI devices turned on each SCSI bus assigned unique SCSI IDs? If you have problems with using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 result from one connector! If you connected devices...
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... need to be checked. 5 If the system still fails to boot, and the boot drive is connected to an EIDE controller, shut down the system, remove the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, and restart the computer. 6 Verify that an IRQ is available by viewing resources in Safe Mode.) How can verify that... Performance tab under System Properties. (Make sure you are not in System Properties. 7 Under the Control Panel, verify that the operating system is set to the desktop, the core soft- Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Troubleshooting in Windows 95/98 When I get the system to start Windows 95/98,...
... need to be checked. 5 If the system still fails to boot, and the boot drive is connected to an EIDE controller, shut down the system, remove the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, and restart the computer. 6 Verify that an IRQ is available by viewing resources in Safe Mode.) How can verify that... Performance tab under System Properties. (Make sure you are not in System Properties. 7 Under the Control Panel, verify that the operating system is set to the desktop, the core soft- Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Troubleshooting in Windows 95/98 When I get the system to start Windows 95/98,...
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... driver is disabled and isn't loading. It means that the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 software driver is no SCSI Controller icon under Device Manager, or the software driver for the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 does not appear under Device Manager? To enable the driver 1 Double-click the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 software driver in Control Panel. 2 Click Next to begin installing your new hardware. 3 Select...
... driver is disabled and isn't loading. It means that the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 software driver is no SCSI Controller icon under Device Manager, or the software driver for the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 does not appear under Device Manager? To enable the driver 1 Double-click the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 software driver in Control Panel. 2 Click Next to begin installing your new hardware. 3 Select...
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..., click the option button for the type of resource you want to install. 4 Select SCSI controllers and click Next. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference If Windows 95/98 does not detect the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, get the driver disk or CD included with the SCSI card and run the Add New Hardware wizard again: 1 Double-click the Add New Hardware...
..., click the option button for the type of resource you want to install. 4 Select SCSI controllers and click Next. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference If Windows 95/98 does not detect the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, get the driver disk or CD included with the SCSI card and run the Add New Hardware wizard again: 1 Double-click the Add New Hardware...
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... the device. An unexpected time-out occurred. 1 Verify that all cables are properly connected. If the computer successfully restarts, one of the SCSI devices may be defective. 10 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...
... the device. An unexpected time-out occurred. 1 Verify that all cables are properly connected. If the computer successfully restarts, one of the SCSI devices may be defective. 10 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...
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... disk drive has not been pre-formatted at the factory, and if your SCSI devices. For more information.) To format 11 Most SCSI drives are pre-formatted at the same time. Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices This section provides useful information on the drive. Back up the data before...
... disk drive has not been pre-formatted at the factory, and if your SCSI devices. For more information.) To format 11 Most SCSI drives are pre-formatted at the same time. Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices This section provides useful information on the drive. Back up the data before...
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...Channel B Narrow connector Channel A s Internal Ultra2 and Ultra160 SCSI devices come from the factory with termination disabled and cannot be changed. This allows the LVD SCSI devices to run at the end of 160 MBytes/sec or 80 MBytes/sec. Using Scanners If you... you can connect LVD SCSI devices to SCSI Channel A. Or you connect your LVD (Ultra160 and Ultra2) SCSI devices to SCSI Channel B and your scanner's documentation for details. 12 See your non-LVD SCSI devices (if any) to both SCSI channels. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference SCSI hard disk drives running under...
...Channel B Narrow connector Channel A s Internal Ultra2 and Ultra160 SCSI devices come from the factory with termination disabled and cannot be changed. This allows the LVD SCSI devices to run at the end of 160 MBytes/sec or 80 MBytes/sec. Using Scanners If you... you can connect LVD SCSI devices to SCSI Channel A. Or you connect your LVD (Ultra160 and Ultra2) SCSI devices to SCSI Channel B and your scanner's documentation for details. 12 See your non-LVD SCSI devices (if any) to both SCSI channels. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference SCSI hard disk drives running under...
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... file storage space. Change primary Hard Disk set- SCSI drives and non-SCSI drives can be used together. 13 You do this: No No No action required. Yes Yes Run CMOS Setup program and select SCSI drive as an EIDE controller. No Yes Run CMOS Setup program. mentation). Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI...
... file storage space. Change primary Hard Disk set- SCSI drives and non-SCSI drives can be used together. 13 You do this: No No No action required. Yes Yes Run CMOS Setup program and select SCSI drive as an EIDE controller. No Yes Run CMOS Setup program. mentation). Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI...
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... drive is activity on the SCSI bus. LED Cable from a SCSI disk drive, leave the host adapter BIOS enabled on the other SCSI cards. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Installing Multiple SCSI Cards s You can have a device with a different set of SCSI devices. Use SCSISelect to disable... the host adapter BIOS on the SCSI card to a device on the non-SCSI disk drives. SCSI IDs can be reused...
... drive is activity on the SCSI bus. LED Cable from a SCSI disk drive, leave the host adapter BIOS enabled on the other SCSI cards. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Installing Multiple SCSI Cards s You can have a device with a different set of SCSI devices. Use SCSISelect to disable... the host adapter BIOS on the SCSI card to a device on the non-SCSI disk drives. SCSI IDs can be reused...
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Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Overriding SCSI Termination Settings You use SCSISelect to control the termination of the SCSISelect termination setting, the SCSI card termination is always disabled when the power is turned off. Regardless of the two SCSI channels on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160. To manually terminate Channel B, place a shunt on jumper J5. The default termination setting for both...
Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Overriding SCSI Termination Settings You use SCSISelect to control the termination of the SCSISelect termination setting, the SCSI card termination is always disabled when the power is turned off. Regardless of the two SCSI channels on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160. To manually terminate Channel B, place a shunt on jumper J5. The default termination setting for both...
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... other options can be changed. The default settings are automatically synchronized for both SCSI channels-for example, if you change will apply to Channel B as well. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect SCSISelect, which is included with the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, enables you to change or view current settings, or if you need to...
... other options can be changed. The default settings are automatically synchronized for both SCSI channels-for example, if you change will apply to Channel B as well. Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect SCSISelect, which is included with the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, enables you to change or view current settings, or if you need to...
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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 (..., No, N/C (No N/C (No Change) Change) Yes, No No (Disabled) Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Advanced Configuration Options: Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled, Disabled Enabled Display Messages during Enabled, Disabled Enabled BIOS Initialization [Auto-sync] Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives ...
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 (..., No, N/C (No N/C (No Change) Change) Yes, No No (Disabled) Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Advanced Configuration Options: Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled, Disabled Enabled Display Messages during Enabled, Disabled Enabled BIOS Initialization [Auto-sync] Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives ...
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... cursor to the option you want to select, then press Enter. Any changes you made in SCSISelect take effect after the computer boots. 18 Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Starting SCSISelect Follow these steps to exit SCSISelect: 1 Press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings... 2 At the prompt, select Yes to exit, then press any key to reboot the computer. Most SCSISelect options can be set separately for each SCSI channel. 4 From the menu that appear on your screen. 2 When the following message appears on or restart your screen, press the Ctrl-A keys ...
... cursor to the option you want to select, then press Enter. Any changes you made in SCSISelect take effect after the computer boots. 18 Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Starting SCSISelect Follow these steps to exit SCSISelect: 1 Press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings... 2 At the prompt, select Yes to exit, then press any key to reboot the computer. Most SCSISelect options can be set separately for each SCSI channel. 4 From the menu that appear on your screen. 2 When the following message appears on or restart your screen, press the Ctrl-A keys ...
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...). If you do not change this setting. SCSI Bus Interface Definitions s Host Adapter SCSI ID-(Default: 7) Sets the SCSI ID for the SCSI card. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect Using SCSISelect Settings To select an option, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 does not support SCSI parity. To restore the original SCSISelect default...
...). If you do not change this setting. SCSI Bus Interface Definitions s Host Adapter SCSI ID-(Default: 7) Sets the SCSI ID for the SCSI card. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect Using SCSISelect Settings To select an option, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 does not support SCSI parity. To restore the original SCSISelect default...