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Installation Guide AHA-1540CP/1542CP ISA-to-SCSI Plug and Play High-Performance Bus Master Host Adapter with SCSISelect Utility R
Installation Guide AHA-1540CP/1542CP ISA-to-SCSI Plug and Play High-Performance Bus Master Host Adapter with SCSISelect Utility R
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...-Plug and Play PCs. The AHA-1540CP/1542CP supports the SCSI Configured Automatically (SCAM) protocol, which assigns SCSI IDs dynamically and resolves SCSI ID conflicts automatically. This Installation Guide assumes that support SCAM, you are ready to -SCSI high-performance bus master host adapters. Caution: Keep the host adapter in Plug and Play or non-Plug and Play PCs. See the AHA-1540CP/1542CP User's Guide for more detailed information on your...
...-Plug and Play PCs. The AHA-1540CP/1542CP supports the SCSI Configured Automatically (SCAM) protocol, which assigns SCSI IDs dynamically and resolves SCSI ID conflicts automatically. This Installation Guide assumes that support SCAM, you are ready to -SCSI high-performance bus master host adapters. Caution: Keep the host adapter in Plug and Play or non-Plug and Play PCs. See the AHA-1540CP/1542CP User's Guide for more detailed information on your...
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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. 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. Host Adapter Layout This diagram shows the major AHA-1540CP/ 1542CP components.
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...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 "Plug and Play" IRQ 9 and DMA 0 Support Disabled Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space)2 Extended BIOS Translation for Drives >1 GByte2 Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks2 Dynamically Scan SCSI Bus for BIOS Devices2 BIOS Support for More Than 2 Drives 2 BIOS Support for INT 13h Extensions2 BIOS Support for this option to change settings. Default...
...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 "Plug and Play" IRQ 9 and DMA 0 Support Disabled Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space)2 Extended BIOS Translation for Drives >1 GByte2 Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks2 Dynamically Scan SCSI Bus for BIOS Devices2 BIOS Support for More Than 2 Drives 2 BIOS Support for INT 13h Extensions2 BIOS Support for this option to change settings. Default...
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... bus connector on page 11, for instructions. 1 Remove the PC chassis cover to your floppy drives to do not connect your PC and attached devices. Plug and Play PC, you might need to change its I/O port address and/or BIOS address if they are installing the host adapter in a slot: WARNING: Turn OFF and disconnect the power to expose the expansion slots and expansion slot covers. 2 Identify an empty ISA expansion slot. 3 Remove the corresponding expansion slot...
... bus connector on page 11, for instructions. 1 Remove the PC chassis cover to your floppy drives to do not connect your PC and attached devices. Plug and Play PC, you might need to change its I/O port address and/or BIOS address if they are installing the host adapter in a slot: WARNING: Turn OFF and disconnect the power to expose the expansion slots and expansion slot covers. 2 Identify an empty ISA expansion slot. 3 Remove the corresponding expansion slot...
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... use the internal SCSI cable included with your AHA-1540CP/1542CP host adapter. Note: Be sure to the PC chassis with the expansion slot cover screw. 6 Attach the host adapter bracket to match pin 1 on the cable with pin 1 on the host adapter's internal SCSI connector. Read the device documentation to your host adapter to connect up to do this. 2 Plug the 50-pin female connector on one end of the ribbon cable. Pin 1 is single-ended or differential. Note: Do not replace...
... use the internal SCSI cable included with your AHA-1540CP/1542CP host adapter. Note: Be sure to the PC chassis with the expansion slot cover screw. 6 Attach the host adapter bracket to match pin 1 on the cable with pin 1 on the host adapter's internal SCSI connector. Read the device documentation to your host adapter to connect up to do this. 2 Plug the 50-pin female connector on one end of the ribbon cable. Pin 1 is single-ended or differential. Note: Do not replace...
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... host adapter's external SCSI connector, J4. (External cables can only be concerned with your PC. Some newer SCSI disk drives support SCAM (SCSI Configured Automatically). Connecting External SCSI Devices 1 Attach the connector of a 50-pin, high-density external SCSI cable to be plugged in one way, so pin-1 orientation is one end of an external cable into the first device's other end of this . 4 Insert an active standard or an active passthrough terminator plug into the connector of the closest internal SCSI device...
... host adapter's external SCSI connector, J4. (External cables can only be concerned with your PC. Some newer SCSI disk drives support SCAM (SCSI Configured Automatically). Connecting External SCSI Devices 1 Attach the connector of a 50-pin, high-density external SCSI cable to be plugged in one way, so pin-1 orientation is one end of an external cable into the first device's other end of this . 4 Insert an active standard or an active passthrough terminator plug into the connector of the closest internal SCSI device...
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... cannot change or read the SCSI IDs of the floppy ribbon cable to the second floppy drive (drive B). See your SCSI device documentation to the first floppy drive. Note: If you need to set SCSI IDs with the SCSISelect™ utility (see Host Adapter Switches on page 11. 1 Attach the connector on the PC's motherboard or disk controller. See your SCSI devices support SCAM. If you do not use . Maintain pin-1 orientation. 3 Attach the middle connector of some older SCSI devices...
... cannot change or read the SCSI IDs of the floppy ribbon cable to the second floppy drive (drive B). See your SCSI device documentation to the first floppy drive. Note: If you need to set SCSI IDs with the SCSISelect™ utility (see Host Adapter Switches on page 11. 1 Attach the connector on the PC's motherboard or disk controller. See your SCSI devices support SCAM. If you do not use . Maintain pin-1 orientation. 3 Attach the middle connector of some older SCSI devices...
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... SCAM devices. 6 Configuring the SCSI Bus Your host adapter includes the SCSISelect utility, which lets you can start the SCSISelect utility by pressing Ctrl-A when the prompt appears at boot time. (The default for particular devices to your PC or editing configuration files. Running the SCSISelect Utility If the AHA-1540CP/1542CP onboard BIOS is enabled with switches, you change switch settings on the Adaptec BBS. The BBS phone number is available on the SCSI device(s). 2 Replace...
... SCAM devices. 6 Configuring the SCSI Bus Your host adapter includes the SCSISelect utility, which lets you can start the SCSISelect utility by pressing Ctrl-A when the prompt appears at boot time. (The default for particular devices to your PC or editing configuration files. Running the SCSISelect Utility If the AHA-1540CP/1542CP onboard BIOS is enabled with switches, you change switch settings on the Adaptec BBS. The BBS phone number is available on the SCSI device(s). 2 Replace...
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... view a list of installed SCSI devices. SCSI Disk Utilities Select SCSI Disk Utilities from the Main menu to perform a Bus Master DMA test on the SCSI bus. Format Disk runs the Adaptec SCSI low-level format utility. Not all PC systems are fully ISA compatible and properly support Bus Master DMA transferswhich are configuring. Configure/View Host Adapter Settings The Configuration screen displays these options unless you select a device, the Utilities menu appears. If you have multiple AHA-1540CP/1542CP host adapters in your PC...
... view a list of installed SCSI devices. SCSI Disk Utilities Select SCSI Disk Utilities from the Main menu to perform a Bus Master DMA test on the SCSI bus. Format Disk runs the Adaptec SCSI low-level format utility. Not all PC systems are fully ISA compatible and properly support Bus Master DMA transferswhich are configuring. Configure/View Host Adapter Settings The Configuration screen displays these options unless you select a device, the Utilities menu appears. If you have multiple AHA-1540CP/1542CP host adapters in your PC...
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... vendor for information on AHA-1540CP/1542CP drivers for these operating systems; DOS/Windows 3.x Adaptec EZ-SCSI automatically loads the additional software support for installing new hardware devices. To install your PC is running To order EZ-SCSI and other removable media while your host adapter under Windows 95. however, you want to support the AHA-1540CP/1542CP. Contact Adaptec or your SCSI devices under Windows 95, read the Microsoft documentation for the DOS/Windows 3.x operating systems if you...
... vendor for information on AHA-1540CP/1542CP drivers for these operating systems; DOS/Windows 3.x Adaptec EZ-SCSI automatically loads the additional software support for installing new hardware devices. To install your PC is running To order EZ-SCSI and other removable media while your host adapter under Windows 95. however, you want to support the AHA-1540CP/1542CP. Contact Adaptec or your SCSI devices under Windows 95, read the Microsoft documentation for the DOS/Windows 3.x operating systems if you...
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... On 1 If you disable the onboard BIOS, you are listed in the hardware documentation. plug external device power cables into a grounded line power outlet. 8 Troubleshooting Checklist If a problem occurs during installation, check these switch settings. Connect internal devices to change any of these items first: s Are the power cables and SCSI interface cables properly connected? If you cannot boot your PC, only one host adapter BIOS should be enabled-the one that controls the boot device. 11 s Is pin-1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus?
... On 1 If you disable the onboard BIOS, you are listed in the hardware documentation. plug external device power cables into a grounded line power outlet. 8 Troubleshooting Checklist If a problem occurs during installation, check these switch settings. Connect internal devices to change any of these items first: s Are the power cables and SCSI interface cables properly connected? If you cannot boot your PC, only one host adapter BIOS should be enabled-the one that controls the boot device. 11 s Is pin-1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus?
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... current information about installing or using the host adapter, check this service directly at ftp.adaptec.com and http://www.adaptec.com. s To request additional documentation for Adaptec products, call 800-959-SCSI (7274) or 408-945-2550, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. tion about the Adaptec BBS, FTP and WWW Servers, and access to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time. s To order Adaptec software and SCSI cables, call this install guide first-you...
... current information about installing or using the host adapter, check this service directly at ftp.adaptec.com and http://www.adaptec.com. s To request additional documentation for Adaptec products, call 800-959-SCSI (7274) or 408-945-2550, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. tion about the Adaptec BBS, FTP and WWW Servers, and access to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time. s To order Adaptec software and SCSI cables, call this install guide first-you...
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... energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause undesired operation. The full text of the associated label follows: This device complies with part 15 of Adaptec, Inc. Milpitas, CA 95035 Copyright © 1994, 1995 Adaptec, Inc. Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, EZ-SCSI, and SCSISelect are designed to radio communications. Each host adapter is no guarantee that...
... energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause undesired operation. The full text of the associated label follows: This device complies with part 15 of Adaptec, Inc. Milpitas, CA 95035 Copyright © 1994, 1995 Adaptec, Inc. Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, EZ-SCSI, and SCSISelect are designed to radio communications. Each host adapter is no guarantee that...