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w w w w Contents 1 Overview 1 Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 1 Understanding SCSI 2 SCSI IDs 2 Terminating the SCSI Bus 3 2 Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting Checklist 5 Troubleshooting in Windows 95/98 6 Common Error Messages 10 3 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 and SCSI Devices 12 Using SCSI Devices 12 SCSI Hard Disk Drives 12 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 12 Using Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 13 Using Scanners 13 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 14 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 15 Connecting the LED Connector 16 iii
w w w w Contents 1 Overview 1 Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 1 Understanding SCSI 2 SCSI IDs 2 Terminating the SCSI Bus 3 2 Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting Checklist 5 Troubleshooting in Windows 95/98 6 Common Error Messages 10 3 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 and SCSI Devices 12 Using SCSI Devices 12 SCSI Hard Disk Drives 12 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 12 Using Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 13 Using Scanners 13 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 14 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 15 Connecting the LED Connector 16 iii
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Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference 4 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 with SCSISelect 17 Starting SCSISelect 19 Exiting SCSISelect 19 Using SCSISelect Settings 19 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions 20 Boot Device Options 20 SCSI Device Configuration 20 Advanced Configuration Options 22 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 24 5 Connecting SCSI Devices 25 Maximum Cable Lengths 26 iv
Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference 4 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 with SCSISelect 17 Starting SCSISelect 19 Exiting SCSISelect 19 Using SCSISelect Settings 19 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions 20 Boot Device Options 20 SCSI Device Configuration 20 Advanced Configuration Options 22 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 24 5 Connecting SCSI Devices 25 Maximum Cable Lengths 26 iv
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... length from 3 meters to change the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 settings. The Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 combines this Ultra160 SCSI technology with previous generations of SCSI technology that transfers data at the higher 160 MBytes/sec rate and increased cable length. See Maximum Cable Lengths on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 The Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 supports Ultra160 SCSI devices. SpeedFlex allows the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 to be up to operate at up...
... length from 3 meters to change the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 settings. The Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 combines this Ultra160 SCSI technology with previous generations of SCSI technology that transfers data at the higher 160 MBytes/sec rate and increased cable length. See Maximum Cable Lengths on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 The Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 supports Ultra160 SCSI devices. SpeedFlex allows the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 to be up to operate at up...
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... as the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 and each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. s The Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 is an electrical pathway that consists of a SCSI adapter card (such as the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160) installed in descending order, is 6 to 0, 15 to 8. For example, you can have to be changed. SCSI cables are used to connect the devices to the SCSI adapter card. Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference Understanding SCSI SCSI (pronounced...
... as the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 and each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. s The Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 is an electrical pathway that consists of a SCSI adapter card (such as the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160) installed in descending order, is 6 to 0, 15 to 8. For example, you can have to be changed. SCSI cables are used to connect the devices to the SCSI adapter card. Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference Understanding SCSI SCSI (pronounced...
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...In Windows® 95/98, you are booting your computer from which SCSI ID is set to the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160, the Boot Target ID setting in terminator at the end of each cable, or the end of each installed SCSI device. Terminators must be removed, or termination must be changed. s ...Device Manager to view which you do not change this setting. This is controlled by manually setting a jumper or a switch on devices between the ends of the cable itself, has a terminator installed (or enabled). SCSI ID 0 is provided by physically removing or installing one or more resistor...
...In Windows® 95/98, you are booting your computer from which SCSI ID is set to the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160, the Boot Target ID setting in terminator at the end of each cable, or the end of each installed SCSI device. Terminators must be removed, or termination must be changed. s ...Device Manager to view which you do not change this setting. This is controlled by manually setting a jumper or a switch on devices between the ends of the cable itself, has a terminator installed (or enabled). SCSI ID 0 is provided by physically removing or installing one or more resistor...
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s By default, termination on external SCSI devices usually is controlled by setting a switch on the back of the SCSI device. Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference s Termination on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 itself is set to be certain that you do not change this default setting. 4 s Some devices use automatic termination. Be sure to check the documentation ...
s By default, termination on external SCSI devices usually is controlled by setting a switch on the back of the SCSI device. Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference s Termination on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 itself is set to be certain that you do not change this default setting. 4 s Some devices use automatic termination. Be sure to check the documentation ...
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... and power cables properly connected? If you have problems, check these items first. Troubleshooting Checklist Most problems with using the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 result from errors in the PCI expansion slot? s Is the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 firmly seated and secured in preparing and connecting devices on ? s Is the PCI expansion slot compliant with PCI Rev. 2.1 or...
... and power cables properly connected? If you have problems, check these items first. Troubleshooting Checklist Most problems with using the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 result from errors in the PCI expansion slot? s Is the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 firmly seated and secured in preparing and connecting devices on ? s Is the PCI expansion slot compliant with PCI Rev. 2.1 or...
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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 19160, and restart the computer. 6 Verify that an IRQ is available by viewing resources in System Properties. 7 Right click... to load.) 4 If the system completes the boot to the desktop, the core software is functional; Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference Troubleshooting in Safe Mode.) How can I tell if the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 driver is loading properly? 1 Right click on the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. 8 Select...
...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 19160, and restart the computer. 6 Verify that an IRQ is available by viewing resources in System Properties. 7 Right click... to load.) 4 If the system completes the boot to the desktop, the core software is functional; Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference Troubleshooting in Safe Mode.) How can I tell if the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 driver is loading properly? 1 Right click on the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. 8 Select...
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...'s Guide.) s If there is not listed, reinstall the driver that was included with the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 software driver in Device Manager. The software driver for the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 is loading properly. Troubleshooting 4 Double-click the SCSI controllers icon. s If the SCSI Controller icon or the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 software driver is a ? An "X" inside a yellow circle under Other in Device Manager. 2 Select...
...'s Guide.) s If there is not listed, reinstall the driver that was included with the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 software driver in Device Manager. The software driver for the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 is loading properly. Troubleshooting 4 Double-click the SCSI controllers icon. s If the SCSI Controller icon or the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 software driver is a ? An "X" inside a yellow circle under Other in Device Manager. 2 Select...
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... or the software driver do not appear, first power down the system and check that the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 is no SCSI Controller icon under Device Manager, or the software driver for the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 does not appear under Device Manager? How can I check the status of resource you want to the Manufactures/Models lists. Note: The...
... or the software driver do not appear, first power down the system and check that the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 is no SCSI Controller icon under Device Manager, or the software driver for the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 does not appear under Device Manager? How can I check the status of resource you want to the Manufactures/Models lists. Note: The...
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... Send Start Unit Command to Yes for the device.) "Start unit request failed" The SCSI card BIOS was unable to send a Start Unit Command to the device. See Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives on page 20. Run SCSISelect and enable the Send Start Unit Command to...1 Run SCSISelect® and set correctly. "Time-out failure during..." Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference Common Error Messages Here is what you should do if the following error message entries refer to the SCSI connectors and SCSI segments on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160. See Starting SCSISelect on page 19. 2 Ensure that the device is...
... Send Start Unit Command to Yes for the device.) "Start unit request failed" The SCSI card BIOS was unable to send a Start Unit Command to the device. See Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives on page 20. Run SCSISelect and enable the Send Start Unit Command to...1 Run SCSISelect® and set correctly. "Time-out failure during..." Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference Common Error Messages Here is what you should do if the following error message entries refer to the SCSI connectors and SCSI segments on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160. See Starting SCSISelect on page 19. 2 Ensure that the device is...
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... is only implemented on the narrow SE SCSI segment. Terminate the SCSI devices at the ends of the cable. Remove or disable the terminators on the narrow SE SCSI segment. Insufficient termination detected on the SE connectors"2 The SCSI card BIOS has detected that more than two devices... have been terminated on the SCSI devices between the ends of the cable. Troubleshooting "Attention! ...
... is only implemented on the narrow SE SCSI segment. Terminate the SCSI devices at the ends of the cable. Remove or disable the terminators on the narrow SE SCSI segment. Insufficient termination detected on the SE connectors"2 The SCSI card BIOS has detected that more than two devices... have been terminated on the SCSI devices between the ends of the cable. Troubleshooting "Attention! ...
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... provides useful information on using the SCSISelect format utility. Note: A low-level format destroys all data on using the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 and your SCSI devices. If your computer is running under other operating systems, see the operating system documentation. 12 Be sure to the...pre-formatted at the factory. Back-up the data before you connect a SCSI hard disk drive to the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 that device. See Using SCSI Disk Utilities on page 24 for more information.) To format SCSI hard disk drives running under DOS, Windows 3.x, or Windows 95/98, you...
... provides useful information on using the SCSISelect format utility. Note: A low-level format destroys all data on using the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 and your SCSI devices. If your computer is running under other operating systems, see the operating system documentation. 12 Be sure to the...pre-formatted at the factory. Back-up the data before you connect a SCSI hard disk drive to the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 that device. See Using SCSI Disk Utilities on page 24 for more information.) To format SCSI hard disk drives running under DOS, Windows 3.x, or Windows 95/98, you...
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... disk drive to the Ultra160 SCSI connector on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 if you want Ultra160 performance (160 MBytes/sec) 50-pin Internal Fast/ Ultra-SE Connector 68-pin Internal LVD/SE Connector 50-pin External High Density Fast/ Ultra-SE Connector s Internal Ultra160 SCSI devices come from your non-Ultra160 SCSI devices. s Be sure to connect...
... disk drive to the Ultra160 SCSI connector on the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 if you want Ultra160 performance (160 MBytes/sec) 50-pin Internal Fast/ Ultra-SE Connector 68-pin Internal LVD/SE Connector 50-pin External High Density Fast/ Ultra-SE Connector s Internal Ultra160 SCSI devices come from your non-Ultra160 SCSI devices. s Be sure to connect...
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... and select SCSI drive as an EIDE controller. If your computer's motherboard BIOS supports the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) feature, you can be connected to use the SCSI drives for additional file storage space. No No Yes Yes Want computer to do this: No action required. Change primary Hard Disk setting to the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160, EIDE...
... and select SCSI drive as an EIDE controller. If your computer's motherboard BIOS supports the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) feature, you can be connected to use the SCSI drives for additional file storage space. No No Yes Yes Want computer to do this: No action required. Change primary Hard Disk setting to the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160, EIDE...
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...Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 and SCSI Devices Installing Multiple SCSI Cards s You can install multiple SCSI cards in your computer boots from a SCSI disk drive, leave the SCSI card BIOS enabled on the SCSI card to which the boot disk drive is assigned to a device on a different SCSI card (for example, each SCSI card...a different set of SCSI devices. See the SCSI card's documentation for example, IRQ settings, I/O port addresses, BIOS addresses, and so forth) and the systems ability to share them. s Each SCSI card you are loaded. Note: Drives not under SCSI BIOS control will not be reused...
...Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 and SCSI Devices Installing Multiple SCSI Cards s You can install multiple SCSI cards in your computer boots from a SCSI disk drive, leave the SCSI card BIOS enabled on the SCSI card to which the boot disk drive is assigned to a device on a different SCSI card (for example, each SCSI card...a different set of SCSI devices. See the SCSI card's documentation for example, IRQ settings, I/O port addresses, BIOS addresses, and so forth) and the systems ability to share them. s Each SCSI card you are loaded. Note: Drives not under SCSI BIOS control will not be reused...
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LED Cable from the LED connector on the motherboard and connect it to the SCSI card, the LED activity light will light whenever there is activity on the front panel of the computer will no longer indicate disk activity on host ... from motherboard 2-pin LED Cable LED Connector on the non-SCSI disk drive. If you connect the LED cable to the LED connector on the SCSI card as shown in the diagram below, the LED on the front panel of the system case. Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference Connecting the LED Connector (Optional feature) Most computers...
LED Cable from the LED connector on the motherboard and connect it to the SCSI card, the LED activity light will light whenever there is activity on the front panel of the computer will no longer indicate disk activity on host ... from motherboard 2-pin LED Cable LED Connector on the non-SCSI disk drive. If you connect the LED cable to the LED connector on the SCSI card as shown in the diagram below, the LED on the front panel of the system case. Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference Connecting the LED Connector (Optional feature) Most computers...
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...17 See the descriptions of your SCSI hard disk drives. The following table lists the available and default settings for most systems. Run SCSISelect if you need to change SCSI settings without opening the computer or handling the card. SCSISelect also enables you to change... or view current settings, or if you would like to run the SCSI disk utilities. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 with SCSISelect Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 with SCSISelect SCSISelect, included with the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160, enables you to low-level format or verify the disk media of ...
...17 See the descriptions of your SCSI hard disk drives. The following table lists the available and default settings for most systems. Run SCSISelect if you need to change SCSI settings without opening the computer or handling the card. SCSISelect also enables you to change... or view current settings, or if you would like to run the SCSI disk utilities. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 with SCSISelect Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 with SCSISelect SCSISelect, included with the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160, enables you to low-level format or verify the disk media of ...
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...Settings are valid only if host adapter BIOS is enabled. 18 Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference SCSISelect Options Default Available Settings Setting SCSI Device Configuration: Sync Transfer Rate (MBytes/sec) 160.0, 80.0, 53.4, 40.0, 32.0, 26.8, 20.0, 16.0, 13.4, 10.0, ASYN 160.0 Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Enable Disconnection Yes...) Change) BIOS Multiple LUN Support Yes, No No (Disabled) Include in BIOS Scan Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Advanced Configuration Options: Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled/Disabled Enabled Display Messages dur-
...Settings are valid only if host adapter BIOS is enabled. 18 Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User's Reference SCSISelect Options Default Available Settings Setting SCSI Device Configuration: Sync Transfer Rate (MBytes/sec) 160.0, 80.0, 53.4, 40.0, 32.0, 26.8, 20.0, 16.0, 13.4, 10.0, ASYN 160.0 Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Enable Disconnection Yes...) Change) BIOS Multiple LUN Support Yes, No No (Disabled) Include in BIOS Scan Yes, No Yes (Enabled) Advanced Configuration Options: Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled/Disabled Enabled Display Messages dur-
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... to move the cursor to the option you exit). 2 At the prompt, select Yes to exit, then press any time by pressing Esc. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 with SCSISelect Starting SCSISelect Follow these steps to exit SCSISelect: 1 Press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you are...
... to move the cursor to the option you exit). 2 At the prompt, select Yes to exit, then press any time by pressing Esc. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 with SCSISelect Starting SCSISelect Follow these steps to exit SCSISelect: 1 Press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you are...