LSI 8751D manual

® LSI8751D PCI to SCSI Host Adapter USER’S GUIDE A ugust 2001 V ersion 3.0[...]

ii Electroma gnetic Compatibility Notices This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: 1. This device ma y not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device m ust accept any interf erence received, including interf erence that ma y cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tes[...]

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Pref ace v Preface This book is the primar y reference and user’ s guide for the LSI Logic LSI8751D PCI to SCSI Host Adapter . It descr ibes how to install and configure the LSI8751D in a PCI computer system. Basic inf or mation on setting up the SCSI bus is also pro vided. LSI Logic T echnical Support The entire LSI Logic host adapter solution [...]

vi Pref ace • Chapter 3, T echnical Specifications , describes the physical and operational en vironments of the LSI8751D . • Appendix A, Glossary of T erms and Abbreviations , provides definitions of various terminology that is referenced throughout this user’ s guide. Related Publications PCI Storage De vice Management System SDMS 4.0 Use[...]

Contents i Contents Chapter 1 Describing the LSI8751D 1.1 General Description 1-1 1.2 F eatures 1-2 1.2.1 PCI Interf ace 1-2 1.2.2 SCSI Interf ace 1-2 1.2.3 Board Characteristics 1-3 1.2.4 Ultra SCSI 1-3 Chapter 2 Installing the LSI8751D 2.1 Quick Installation Procedure 2-1 2.2 Detailed Installation Procedure 2-2 2.2.1 Bef ore Y ou Star t 2-2 2.2.2[...]

ii Contents Appendix A Glossary of T erms and Abbreviations Customer Feedback[...]

iii Figures 2.1 Hardware Connections f or the LSI8751D 2-3 2.2 Inser ting the Host Adapter 2-4 2.3 SCSI Cables 2-6 2.4 Inter nal SCSI Ribbon Cab le to Host Adapter Connection 2-7 2.5 Inter nal SCSI Ribbon Cab le to Inter nal SCSI De vice Connection 2-8 2.6 Connecting Additional Inter nal SCSI De vices 2-8 2.7 Multiple Inter nal SCSI De vices Chaine[...]

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v T ables 2.1 SCSI Bus Widths and Speeds 2-5 2.2 SCSI ID Record 2-20 3.1 Maximum P ower Requirements 3-2 3.2 PCI Connector JI (T op) 3-4 3.3 PCI Connector JI (Bottom) 3-5 3.4 SCSI Connectors J2 and J3 3-6 3.5 LED Connector J4 3-6[...]

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LSI8751D PCI to SCSI Host Adapter 1-1 Chapter 1 Describing the LSI8751D This chapter describes how the LSI8751D PCI to SCSI Host Adapter interf aces to PCI computer systems and includes these topics: • Section 1.1, “General Description, ” page 1-1 • Section 1.2, “F eatures, ” page 1-2 1.1 General Description The LSI8751D provides a SCSI[...]

1-2 Describing the LSI8751D 1.2 Features This section provides an o verview of the PCI interf ace, the SCSI interf ace, and board characteristics f or the LSI8751D . BIOS suppor t for this host adapter is incorporated on the board in an 8 x 64 Kbytes Flash BIOS . 1.2.1 PCI Interface PCI is a high-speed standard local bus f or interfacing a n umber [...]

F eatures 1-3 • 68-pin high density e xter nal dual connector • 68-pin high density inter nal dual connector • F ast and Ultra SCSI data transf er capability • SCSI ter mination pow er (TERMPWR) source with autoresetting circuit breaker • Flash EEPROM f or BIOS storage • Serial NonV olatile Random Access Memor y (NVRAM) for user config[...]

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LSI8751D PCI to SCSI Host Adapter 2-1 Chapter 2 Installing the LSI8751D This chapter provides instructions on how to install the LSI8751D and includes these topics: • Section 2.1, “Quick Installation Procedure , ” page 2-1 • Section 2.2, “Detailed Installation Procedure, ” page 2-2 • Section 2.3, “Completing the Installation, ” pa[...]

2-2 Installing the LSI8751D Step 7. Connect the inter nal and e xter nal SCSI peripherals. Optional: Connect the LED cable on y our SCSI host adapter . Step 8. T er minate the SCSI bus. The SCSI bus requires proper termination and no duplicate SCSI IDs. Step 9. Set the peripheral SCSI IDs. Step 10. Make an y configuration changes. Step 11. Replace[...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-3 2.2.2 Inserting the Host Adapter F or safe and proper installation, chec k the user’ s manual supplied with your computer and perf or m the follo wing steps. Step 1. Ground yourself bef ore handling this host adapter board. Remov e the LSI8751D from the packing and chec k that it is not damaged. Figure 2.1 show[...]

2-4 Installing the LSI8751D by the edge; do not touch board components or gold connector contacts. The use of a static ground str ap is recommended. Step 4. Locate the slots for PCI plug-in board installation. Ref er to the user’ s manual for y our computer to confir m the location of the PCI slots. The LSI8751D requires a PCI slot which allo ws[...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-5 Step 7. The brack et around the connectors J3 (see Figure 2.1 ) should fit in the slot where you remo ved the b lank panel. Secure the brac ket with the brac ket screw (see Figure 2.2 ) bef ore making the inter nal and e xter nal SCSI bus connections . 2.2.3 Connecting the SCSI P eripherals SCSI bus connections [...]

2-6 Installing the LSI8751D Figure 2.3 SCSI Cables SCSI Cable for Internal Connections SCSI Cable for External Connections[...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-7 2.2.3.1 Making Internal SCSI Bus Connections This section provides step-b y-step instructions for making internal SCSI bus connections: Step 1. T o connect an inter nal SCSI device, plug the 68-pin connector on one end of the internal SCSI r ibbon cable into the connector J2. Make certain to match pin 1 on both c[...]

2-8 Installing the LSI8751D Step 2. Plug the 68-pin connector on the other end of the inter nal SCSI ribbon cable into the SCSI connector on y our inter nal SCSI de vice. (See Figure 2.5.) Make sure to match pin 1 on all connections. Figure 2.5 Internal SCSI Ribbon Cable to Internal SCSI Device Connection Step 3. Connect additional inter nal SCSI d[...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-9 Figure 2.7 shows an e xample of this type of chained connection. Make sure to match pin 1 on all connections . Figure 2.7 Multiple Internal SCSI Devices Chained T og ether[...]

2-10 Installing the LSI8751D Step 4. Most PC cabinets are designed with a front panel LED , which ma y already be connected to an existing IDE driv e. Connect this LED cable to connector J4 on the host adapter , as shown in Figure 2.8 . This allows the front panel LED to indicate activity on the SCSI bus . Connector J4 is not ke yed. The orientatio[...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-11 2.2.3.2 Making External SCSI Bus Connections This section provides step-b y-step instructions for making e xter nal SCSI bus connections: Step 1. T o connect external SCSI devices to the LSI8751D , plug the 68- pin connector on one end of a shielded e xter nal SCSI cable (see Figure 2.3 ) into the host adapter c[...]

2-12 Installing the LSI8751D Step 2. Plug the 68-pin connector on the other end of the shielded e xter nal SCSI cable into the SCSI connector on the e xter nal SCSI de vice. Figure 2.10 shows an e xample of this connection. Figure 2.10 External Cable to External SCSI Device External Connector T erminator[...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-13 Step 3. T o connect more than one external SCSI device to the host adapter , you must chain them together with shielded e xternal SCSI cables . Figure 2.11 shows an e xample of these chained connections. Figure 2.11 Multiple External SCSI Devices Chained T ogether T ermination Enabled T ermination Disabled[...]

2-14 Installing the LSI8751D 2.2.4 SCSI Bus T ermination The de vices making up the SCSI bus are connected serially (chained together) with SCSI cables . The first and last ph ysical SCSI devices connected on the ends of the SCSI bus m ust hav e a set of resistors called ter minators. All other SCSI de vices on the bus must ha ve their terminators[...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-15 2.2.4.1 Internal SCSI Connections If you mak e only internal SCSI device connections to the host adapter , you m ust ter minate the last inter nal de vice on the SCSI bus. Y ou must disable the termination on all other de vices. T er mination on the host adapter is required in this case. Inser t the plug-in HVD [...]

2-16 Installing the LSI8751D 2.2.4.2 External SCSI Connections If you mak e only e xter nal SCSI de vice connections to the host adapter , you m ust ter minate the last e xter nal device on the SCSI b us. Y ou must disable the termination on all other de vices. T er mination on the host adapter is required in this case. Inser t the plug-in HVD ter [...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-17 2.2.4.3 Internal and External SCSI Connections If you mak e internal and external SCSI device connections to the host adapter , you must terminate the last inter nal device and e xter nal device on the SCSI bus . Y ou must disable the termination on all other devices . T er mination on the host adapter is not re[...]

2-18 Installing the LSI8751D Figure 2.14 Internal and External SCSI Device T ermination Last Device on Chain – T ermination Enabled Host Adapter T ermination Not Required Last Device on Chain – T ermination Enabled Does Not End Chain – T ermination Disabled[...]

Detailed Installation Procedure 2-19 2.2.5 Setting SCSI IDs Each SCSI de vice and the host adapter must hav e a separate SCSI ID , 0 through 15. SCSI ID 7 is the preset host adapter setting, giving it the highest prior ity on the SCSI bus . If you plan to boot y our computer from a SCSI hard disk drive on the SCSI b us, that drive should ha ve SCSI[...]

2-20 Installing the LSI8751D T able 2.2 SCSI ID Record SCSI ID SCSI Device 15 14 13 11 10 9 8 7 LSI8751D (def ault) 6 5 4 3 2 1 0[...]

Completing the Installation 2-21 2.3 Completing the Installation Bef ore replacing the cov er on your computer , re view this installation procedure check list. This can sa v e you eff or t later . Step 1. Replace the cabinet cov er on your computer . Step 2. Plug in all power cords , and switch on po wer to all de vices and your computer . Step 3.[...]

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LSI8751D PCI to SCSI Host Adapter 3-1 Chapter 3 T echnical Specifications This section discusses the ph ysical environment associated with the LSI8751D . The LSI8751D mechanical dra wing is shown in Figure 1.1 . This section also includes these topics: • Section 1.1, “Ph ysical Environment, ” page 1-1 • Section 1.2, “Operational En viron[...]

3-2 T echnical Specifications Figure 3.1 LSI8751D Mechanical Drawing 3.1.2 Electrical Characteristics The LSI8751D maximum pow er requirements, including SCSI TERMPWR, under nor mal operation, are sho wn in T able 1.1 : Under abnor mal conditions, such as a short on SCSI TERMPWR, +5 V current ma y be higher . At temperatures of at least 25 ° C, a[...]

Operational En vironment 3-3 The PCI PRSNT1/ and PRSNT2/ pins are set to indicate a 7.5 W maximum configuration. 3.1.3 Thermal, Atmospheric Characteristics The board operates in an en vironment defined by the f ollowing parameters: • T emperature range: 5 to 55 ° C (dr y bulb) • Relative humidity r ange: 5 to 90% noncondensing • Maximum de[...]

3-4 T echnical Specifications Note: The + 3.3 V pins are tied together and decoupled with high frequency bypass capacitors to g round. No current from these 3.3 V pins is used on the board. The PCI por tion of the LSI53C875J chip is powered from the 3 V/5 V pins . T able 3.2 PCI Connector JI (T op) Signal Name 1 Pin Signal Name 1 Pin Signal Name 1[...]

Operational En vironment 3-5 3.2.2 The SCSI Interface The SCSI interf ace operates as 16-bit, synchronous or asynchronous, High V oltage Differential (HVD) b us, and suppor ts SCSI-3 protocols and 16-bit arbitration. The signal definitions conf orm to the SCSI-2 differential standard. The interf ace is made through connectors J2 and J3. Connector [...]

3-6 T echnical Specifications 3.2.3 The LED Interface The LED interf ace on the LSI8751D is a four-wire arr angement that allows the user to connect an LED harness to the board. The GPIO0_FETCH line (maximum output low v oltage 0.4 V and minimum output low current 16 mA) is pulled lo w to complete the circuit when a har ness with an LED is attache[...]

LSI8751D PCI to SCSI Host Adapter A-1 Appendix A Glossary of T erms and Abbre viations Active T ermination The electrical connection required at each end of the SCSI bus , composed of active v oltage regulation and a set of ter mination resistors. Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI require activ e ter mination. Address A specific location in memory , designate[...]

A-2 Glossar y of T er ms and Abbreviations Configuration Ref ers to the wa y a computer is set up; the combined hardware components (computer , monitor , ke yboard, and peripheral de vices) that make up a computer system; or the softw are settings that allow the hardware components to communicate with each other . CPU Central Processing Unit. The [...]

Glossar y of T er ms and Abbreviations A-3 Fast SCSI A standard for SCSI data tr ansfers . It allows a transf er rate of up to 10 Mbytes/s ov er an 8-bit SCSI bus and up to 20 Mbytes/s o ver a 16-bit SCSI bus . FCC F ederal Communications Commission. File A named collection of inf or mation stored on a disk. Firmware Software that is permanently st[...]

A-4 Glossar y of T er ms and Abbreviations L VD SCSI Low V oltage Diff erential. L VD is a robust design methodology that improv es pow er consumption, data integrity , cable lengths and suppor t f or multiple de vices, while providinga mig ration path f or increased I/O perf or mance. Mainboard A large circuit board that holds RAM, R OM, the micro[...]

Glossar y of T er ms and Abbreviations A-5 P eripheral Devices A piece of hardw are (such as a video monitor , disk drive , printer , or CD-ROM) used with a computer and under the computer’ s control. SCSI peripherals are controlled through a SCSI host adapter . Pin-1 Orientation The alignment of pin 1 on a SCSI cable connector and the pin-1 posi[...]

A-6 Glossar y of T er ms and Abbreviations SCSI Bus A host adapter and one or more SCSI peripherals connected b y cables in a linear chain configuration. The host adapter ma y e xist anywhere on the chain, allowing connection of both internal and external SCSI de vices. A system ma y hav e more than one SCSI bus by using m ultiple host adapters. S[...]

Glossar y of T er ms and Abbreviations A-7 16-bit SCSI bus . ST A (SCSI T rade Association) supports using the ter m “Ultra2 SCSI” ov er the ter m “F ast-40”. VCCI V oluntar y Control Council for Interf erence. VDE V erband Deucher Elektroniker (Association of German Electr ical Engineers). Virtual Memor y Space on a hard disk that can be u[...]

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LSI8751D PCI to SCSI Host Adapter IX-1 Inde x B board characteristics 1-3 C chained connection 2-9 , 2-13 completing the LSI8751D installation 2-21 connecting the SCSI peripherals 2-5 D detailed installation procedure 2-2 to 2-12 duplication of SCSI IDs 2-19 E edge connector 2-4 electrical characteristics 3-2 electromagnetic compliance 3-3 external[...]

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