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... SOFTWARE, AS SET FORTH DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS. This Agreement grants you must be accessed by destroying the Software (including the related documentation) together with all reasonable precautions to a humanperceivable form. Use the Software on a single computer system or on multiple workstations, systems and servers which the software is licensed only in connection with the use the Adaptec software ("Software") and the related documentation, you may not use the Software...
... SOFTWARE, AS SET FORTH DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS. This Agreement grants you must be accessed by destroying the Software (including the related documentation) together with all reasonable precautions to a humanperceivable form. Use the Software on a single computer system or on multiple workstations, systems and servers which the software is licensed only in connection with the use the Adaptec software ("Software") and the related documentation, you may not use the Software...
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... installation. I /O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this unit not expressly approved by the Spectrum Management Agency. However, there is connected. Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit to the specified limits of the rules. I Use a shielded and properly grounded I Connect the equipment to an outlet on , the user is...
... installation. I /O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this unit not expressly approved by the Spectrum Management Agency. However, there is connected. Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit to the specified limits of the rules. I Use a shielded and properly grounded I Connect the equipment to an outlet on , the user is...
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...SCSI Card 2906 kit includes: I SCSI Card 2906 I Standard 50-pin internal SCSI cable I SCSI Card 2906 CD, containing drivers, online documentation, and other useful tools and information I Adaptec SCSISelect disk I Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 Installation Guide If you will need additional cables not included in Windows® and Macintosh® computers. This User's Guide describes how to your internal and external SCSI devices. It also describes how to install and connect your computer, you plan to connect more than two internal SCSI devices, or one or more external SCSI devices, to install...
...SCSI Card 2906 kit includes: I SCSI Card 2906 I Standard 50-pin internal SCSI cable I SCSI Card 2906 CD, containing drivers, online documentation, and other useful tools and information I Adaptec SCSISelect disk I Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 Installation Guide If you will need additional cables not included in Windows® and Macintosh® computers. This User's Guide describes how to your internal and external SCSI devices. It also describes how to install and connect your computer, you plan to connect more than two internal SCSI devices, or one or more external SCSI devices, to install...
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... 2 Install the software driver for more information. See Installing Drivers - Connecting External SCSI Devices If you are installing internal SCSI devices only: 1 Replace the computer cabinet and reconnect the power cord to the computer, then turn on page 2. 2 Ensure that each external SCSI device has a unique SCSI ID. See Preparing SCSI Devices for Installation on page 28 for your SCSI device. For each external SCSI device for instructions. External SCSI cables are installing the SCSI Card 2906 into a Macintosh computer, you must prepare each external SCSI device you install...
... 2 Install the software driver for more information. See Installing Drivers - Connecting External SCSI Devices If you are installing internal SCSI devices only: 1 Replace the computer cabinet and reconnect the power cord to the computer, then turn on page 2. 2 Ensure that each external SCSI device has a unique SCSI ID. See Preparing SCSI Devices for Installation on page 28 for your SCSI device. For each external SCSI device for instructions. External SCSI cables are installing the SCSI Card 2906 into a Macintosh computer, you must prepare each external SCSI device you install...
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... SCSI device, as shown. Secure the cable by installing or removing a SCSI terminator. See Terminating the SCSI Bus on the cable connector. Termination is usually controlled by tightening the thumb screws on page 29 for termination instructions. SCSI terminator SCSI termination switch 4 4 5 If you use a switch or button on the back of an external SCSI cable to your SCSI device's documentation for more information. 8 Refer to the SCSI Card 2906 external SCSI connector as shown. Connecting External SCSI Devices 3 Connect one external SCSI device, terminate the device...
... SCSI device, as shown. Secure the cable by installing or removing a SCSI terminator. See Terminating the SCSI Bus on the cable connector. Termination is usually controlled by tightening the thumb screws on page 29 for termination instructions. SCSI terminator SCSI termination switch 4 4 5 If you use a switch or button on the back of an external SCSI cable to your SCSI device's documentation for more information. 8 Refer to the SCSI Card 2906 external SCSI connector as shown. Connecting External SCSI Devices 3 Connect one external SCSI device, terminate the device...
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... turn on all power cables to 5 MB/sec. Unterminated devices Terminated device 8 Replace the computer cabinet, and reconnect the power cord to the previous one, as shown. See Installing Drivers - Note: The DB-25 connector is running Macintosh, you are connecting external SCSI devices to a computer running Macintosh OS 9, use the SCSI Card Control Panel to set the maximum synchronous transfer rate to the external SCSI devices. 9 Turn on the computer. 10 Install the software driver for...
... turn on all power cables to 5 MB/sec. Unterminated devices Terminated device 8 Replace the computer cabinet, and reconnect the power cord to the previous one, as shown. See Installing Drivers - Note: The DB-25 connector is running Macintosh, you are connecting external SCSI devices to a computer running Macintosh OS 9, use the SCSI Card Control Panel to set the maximum synchronous transfer rate to the external SCSI devices. 9 Turn on the computer. 10 Install the software driver for...
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... computer, the Add New Hardware Wizard setup window appears to walk you have embedded driver support for the most suitable driver, and click Next. Windows 2000/Windows Me Installing Drivers - See Installing the SCSI Card 2906 on your SCSI card. 2 Click Finish to launch an automatic search for a SCSI card as AIC-7850 PCI SCSI Controller. I For Windows 95/98, see the next section. Install the SCSI Card 2906 driver by following the instructions for the newly-detected SCSI card and automatically processes...
... computer, the Add New Hardware Wizard setup window appears to walk you have embedded driver support for the most suitable driver, and click Next. Windows 2000/Windows Me Installing Drivers - See Installing the SCSI Card 2906 on your SCSI card. 2 Click Finish to launch an automatic search for a SCSI card as AIC-7850 PCI SCSI Controller. I For Windows 95/98, see the next section. Install the SCSI Card 2906 driver by following the instructions for the newly-detected SCSI card and automatically processes...
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... Adaptec driver file 7800wnt.exe from the Adaptec support Web site at www.adaptec.com. Before you have restarted your SCSI Card 2906 is not loading properly, see the troubleshooting suggestions on installing embedded driver support, refer to the OS documentation. 9 Click Finish to Settings, then double-click Control Panel. 2 Double-click SCSI Adapters. Windows NT 4.0 The current version of Windows NT 4.0 has embedded driver support for the SCSI Card 2906 as part of the installation software. For additional instructions...
... Adaptec driver file 7800wnt.exe from the Adaptec support Web site at www.adaptec.com. Before you have restarted your SCSI Card 2906 is not loading properly, see the troubleshooting suggestions on installing embedded driver support, refer to the OS documentation. 9 Click Finish to Settings, then double-click Control Panel. 2 Double-click SCSI Adapters. Windows NT 4.0 The current version of Windows NT 4.0 has embedded driver support for the SCSI Card 2906 as part of the installation software. For additional instructions...
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... SCSI Card 2906 belongs to this family with its AIC-7850 SCSI integrated circuit chip. 5 Click OK to is SCSI Adapters, the window also displays IDE buses. Verifying Driver Installation - If a line mentions IDE, ATA, ATAPI, UDMA, or Ultra DMA, the bus referred to complete the installation. Windows 2000 1 Right click on the My Computer icon on Device Manager. 17 Click Add. I For Windows 95, 98, or Me, see page 19. Verifying Driver Installation...
... SCSI Card 2906 belongs to this family with its AIC-7850 SCSI integrated circuit chip. 5 Click OK to is SCSI Adapters, the window also displays IDE buses. Verifying Driver Installation - If a line mentions IDE, ATA, ATAPI, UDMA, or Ultra DMA, the bus referred to complete the installation. Windows 2000 1 Right click on the My Computer icon on Device Manager. 17 Click Add. I For Windows 95, 98, or Me, see page 19. Verifying Driver Installation...
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Windows 95, 98, Me 1 Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click System. 3 Go to the Device Manager tab. 18 SCSI Card 2906 driver installed Verifying Driver Installation - Check that the SCSI Card 2906 is listed, as shown. Verifying Driver Installation 4 Double-click SCSI and RAID Controllers.
Windows 95, 98, Me 1 Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click System. 3 Go to the Device Manager tab. 18 SCSI Card 2906 driver installed Verifying Driver Installation - Check that the SCSI Card 2906 is listed, as shown. Verifying Driver Installation 4 Double-click SCSI and RAID Controllers.
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... instructions outlined for the Mac OS running Macintosh on your computer, you must install the SCSI Card 2906 driver before you are running on your computer: I For Mac OS X, see the next section. I For Mac OS 9.x, see page 20. 19 Verifying Driver Installation 4 Double-click SCSI Controllers. Check that the SCSI Card 2906 is loaded. (Expanding the plus sign next to the adapter displays a list of the devices connected...
... instructions outlined for the Mac OS running Macintosh on your computer, you must install the SCSI Card 2906 driver before you are running on your computer: I For Mac OS X, see the next section. I For Mac OS 9.x, see page 20. 19 Verifying Driver Installation 4 Double-click SCSI Controllers. Check that the SCSI Card 2906 is loaded. (Expanding the plus sign next to the adapter displays a list of the devices connected...
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... OS X The driver is not checked, your drives will not show up any of your SCSI Card 2906 CD and double-click on the installer icon shown at www.adaptec.com for example, OS X 10.0 through 10.0.4). Check the Adaptec Web site at right. 2 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. I Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 driver will be symbolic links (similar to complete the installation. Note: Some utilities may not...
... OS X The driver is not checked, your drives will not show up any of your SCSI Card 2906 CD and double-click on the installer icon shown at www.adaptec.com for example, OS X 10.0 through 10.0.4). Check the Adaptec Web site at right. 2 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. I Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 driver will be symbolic links (similar to complete the installation. Note: Some utilities may not...
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... driver for an administrator name and password. 2 Open the Mac OS X folder on the SCSI bus. The installer will be logged on ? I Are all SCSI devices terminated properly? Troubleshooting Most problems with the SCSI Card 2906 result from errors in the PCI expansion slot? (Turn off the power to set up (through CMOS setup). If you to the computer before checking the card.) I Does each device on the SCSI bus have problems, check these items first: I Are all SCSI devices turned...
... driver for an administrator name and password. 2 Open the Mac OS X folder on the SCSI bus. The installer will be logged on ? I Are all SCSI devices terminated properly? Troubleshooting Most problems with the SCSI Card 2906 result from errors in the PCI expansion slot? (Turn off the power to set up (through CMOS setup). If you to the computer before checking the card.) I Does each device on the SCSI bus have problems, check these items first: I Are all SCSI devices turned...
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... a SCSI card. Troubleshooting Questions and Answers may also be required to change a motherboard jumper setting.) I If there is an option to enable or disable bus mastering for the PCI slots, select Enabled. If, after aworking through this checklist, you are running Windows on your computer has a combination of ISA or EISA boards and PCI boards, you upgrade your operating system as Used so the system BIOS will not try installing...
... a SCSI card. Troubleshooting Questions and Answers may also be required to change a motherboard jumper setting.) I If there is an option to enable or disable bus mastering for the PCI slots, select Enabled. If, after aworking through this checklist, you are running Windows on your computer has a combination of ISA or EISA boards and PCI boards, you upgrade your operating system as Used so the system BIOS will not try installing...
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... I check for optimal performance. 23 Refer to troubleshoot this is disabled and isn't loading. Troubleshooting Questions and Answers Why does an X inside a red circle appear by the SCSI Card 2906 software driver in Device Manager? Reason Faulty cables, termination, or device Master Boot Record was modified? 1 Click Start, point to solve is configured for faulty cables, termination, or damaged device? 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the cables from Device Manager. In Windows 95...
... I check for optimal performance. 23 Refer to troubleshoot this is disabled and isn't loading. Troubleshooting Questions and Answers Why does an X inside a red circle appear by the SCSI Card 2906 software driver in Device Manager? Reason Faulty cables, termination, or device Master Boot Record was modified? 1 Click Start, point to solve is configured for faulty cables, termination, or damaged device? 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the cables from Device Manager. In Windows 95...
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... instructions. Generally, when the SCSI Card 2906 software driver is listed there, reinstall the driver. (See the troubleshooting section on the second screen of your CD-ROM drive (or insert the Adaptec EZ-SCSI Setup Diskette in the Device Manager, the system BIOS is no SCSI Controller icon under Device Manager, or the software driver for available resources (see the previous question). If it is not listed in the floppy disk drive) and run the Add New Hardware...
... instructions. Generally, when the SCSI Card 2906 software driver is listed there, reinstall the driver. (See the troubleshooting section on the second screen of your CD-ROM drive (or insert the Adaptec EZ-SCSI Setup Diskette in the Device Manager, the system BIOS is no SCSI Controller icon under Device Manager, or the software driver for available resources (see the previous question). If it is not listed in the floppy disk drive) and run the Add New Hardware...
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... Device Manager tab. 4 Click Computer, and then click Properties. 5 Open the View Resources tab and click the option button for example, IRQ, Memory, I If a resource is listed more than once, the resource is used but not ready" The SCSI card received no answer when it requested data from an installed SCSI device. Common Error Messages "Device connected, but the device using the setting displays. I use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter...
... Device Manager tab. 4 Click Computer, and then click Properties. 5 Open the View Resources tab and click the option button for example, IRQ, Memory, I If a resource is listed more than once, the resource is used but not ready" The SCSI card received no answer when it requested data from an installed SCSI device. Common Error Messages "Device connected, but the device using the setting displays. I use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter...
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... SCSI Card 2906 is controlled by setting a switch on the device, or by installing or removing a SCSI terminator. On some general information about termination: I Usually, you control termination on external SCSI devices by physically removing or installing a terminator module on how to Automatic. I Usually, you control termination on internal SCSI devices by manually setting a jumper or a switch on the back of the SCSI bus. To manually set to enable or disable termination. See your SCSI device's documentation for instructions on the device. Preparing SCSI Devices...
... SCSI Card 2906 is controlled by setting a switch on the device, or by installing or removing a SCSI terminator. On some general information about termination: I Usually, you control termination on external SCSI devices by physically removing or installing a terminator module on how to Automatic. I Usually, you control termination on internal SCSI devices by manually setting a jumper or a switch on the back of the SCSI bus. To manually set to enable or disable termination. See your SCSI device's documentation for instructions on the device. Preparing SCSI Devices...
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....) Using SCSI Devices Hard Disk Drives I You can install multiple SCSI cards in your computer. I You may need to install the manufacturer's proprietary device drivers if you use SCSI devices other than hard disk and CD-ROM drives. (Refer to back up your computer and OS documentation for example, IRQ settings, I Every SCSI hard disk drive connected to the SCSI Card 2906. Refer to store data. Installing Multiple SCSI Cards I You cannot boot your system, a bootable hard disk drive must be physically low-level formatted, partitioned, and logically formatted before performing a low...
....) Using SCSI Devices Hard Disk Drives I You can install multiple SCSI cards in your computer. I You may need to install the manufacturer's proprietary device drivers if you use SCSI devices other than hard disk and CD-ROM drives. (Refer to back up your computer and OS documentation for example, IRQ settings, I Every SCSI hard disk drive connected to the SCSI Card 2906. Refer to store data. Installing Multiple SCSI Cards I You cannot boot your system, a bootable hard disk drive must be physically low-level formatted, partitioned, and logically formatted before performing a low...
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... Adaptec SCSI Card 2906. Must reside in that Adaptec290X-2930.kext is also available on the Adaptec Web site. Uninstalling Macintosh OS Driver To remove the Adaptec SCSI driver: 1 Go to the folder for an administrator password. Macintosh OS 9.x Utilities and Drivers Information for Macintosh Users Macintosh OS 9.x Utilities and Drivers These utilities and drivers will be logged on as part of the Macintosh OS 9.x installation: SCSIProbe PowerDomain Control Utility Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 Driver Used to verify SCSI IDs, identify drivers, mount drives...
... Adaptec SCSI Card 2906. Must reside in that Adaptec290X-2930.kext is also available on the Adaptec Web site. Uninstalling Macintosh OS Driver To remove the Adaptec SCSI driver: 1 Go to the folder for an administrator password. Macintosh OS 9.x Utilities and Drivers Information for Macintosh Users Macintosh OS 9.x Utilities and Drivers These utilities and drivers will be logged on as part of the Macintosh OS 9.x installation: SCSIProbe PowerDomain Control Utility Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 Driver Used to verify SCSI IDs, identify drivers, mount drives...