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    U SER ’ S R EFERENCE A DAPTEC SCSI C AR D 39160 U LTRA 160 SCSI C ONTRO LLER[...]

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    R © 1999 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Print ed in Singapo re STOCK NO.: 512478-03, Rev. A KGL 11/99 (SRC: 512478-00, Ver. AA) Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas , CA 95 035[...]

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    R ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 Ultra160 SCSI Cont roller User’ s Reference[...]

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    iii ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents Overview 1 Ultra160 SCSI on the Ada ptec SCSI Card 3 9160 1 Understanding SCSI 2 SCSI IDs 3 Terminating the SCSI Bus 4 Trou ble shooti ng 5 Troubleshoot ing Checkli st 5 Troublesho oting in Win dows 95/ 98 6 Common Erro r Messages 10 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices 11 Using SC SI Devices 11 Using SCSI[...]

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    iv Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Reference Advance d C o nfigura tion Op tio ns 21 Using SCS I Disk Util ities 24 Connecting SCSI Devices 25 Maximum Cable Length s 26[...]

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    1 Overview Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 The Adaptec SCSI Ca rd 39160 ena bles you to connect up to 3 0 SCSI devices—such as very larg e arrays of high-perf ormance HDDs , external storage sub systems, cl uster ed co nfigurations, Ultra160 ha rd disk drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives—to any Intel-based com- puter with 64- or 3[...]

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    2 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce imum speed on Channel B while at the same time using non-L VD SCSI devices on Chann el A. Although the Adaptec SCSI Ca rd 39 160 is a 64-bit PCI card, it also works in a 32-bit PC I slot. When in sta lled in a 32-bit PCI slot, the card automatically runs in the sl ower 32-bi t mo de. This User ’ s [...]

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    3 Overview SCSI IDs Each device attached to the Adaptec SCS I Car d 39160 , as well as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 itsel f, must be assigned a un ique SCSI ID number fr om 0 to 15 for each of the two SCSI buses. A S CSI ID uniquely identifies each SCSI device on the SCSI b us and determines priority when two or mor e devices are trying to use the S[...]

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    4 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce T erminating the SCSI Bus T o ensure relia ble communication on the SCSI bus, the ends of the SCSI bus must be pr operly terminated. This is accomplished when the device at the end of each cable, or the en d of the cable itself, has a terminator installed (or enabled) . T erminators must be r emoved,[...]

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    5 T r ouble shooti ng T r oubleshooting Most problems can be resolved by followin g the r ecomm end at ions in the T roubleshooti ng Ch ecklis t below . If you stil l experience prob- lems after fol lowing the r ecommendations, con tinue with th e r est of this section. T r oubles hooting Chec klist Most problems with using th e Adaptec SCSI Card 3[...]

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    6 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce T r oubles hooting in Windo ws 95/98 When I sta r t Windo ws 95/98, the system lock s up when the Windo ws logo is displa yed. Ho w ca n I get the system to start so that I can verify that the SCSI card is fun ctioning norma lly? 1 Start or restart your computer . 2 ( For W indows 9 5: ) Wh en the me[...]

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    7 T r ouble shooti ng 4 Double-click the SCSI Controller icon. The softwar e driver for the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 is listed as 291 60(N), 3916 0, AHA-3960D, AIC- 789 2/7 899 Ultra1 60 PCI SCS I Control ler . ■ If the driver is listed, the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 driver is loading properly . ■ If the driver is listed but has an exclamation ma[...]

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    8 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce If W indo ws 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 Ne w H ardware i con i n Co ntrol Panel. 2 Click Next to begin installin g yo ur new hardware. 3 Select No and click[...]

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    9 T r ouble shooti ng ■ If a r esou rce is listed mor e than once, the reso urce is used by mor e than one device. ■ If a r esou rce is used by an unknown device, t he r esource is used but the device using the r esource cannot be detected. (This co ndition is most co mmon.) 7 Click Cancel to close th e windows, then close C o ntrol Panel. How [...]

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    10 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Common Err or Messages Here is what you should do if the followin g messages appear on the screen at bootup: “Devic e conne cted , but not re ady” The host computer r eceived no answer when it r equested data fr om an installed SCSI device. 1 Run SC SI Selec t ® and set the Send Start Unit Co m[...]

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    11 Using t he Adaptec SCSI Ca r d 39160 and SC SI Devices Using the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 and SCSI Devices This section provides useful information on using the Adap tec SCSI Car d 39160 and your SCSI devices. For mor e information a bout a specific SCSI device, r efer to the documentation for that device. Usin g SCSI Devices Caution: Do not con[...]

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    12 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce SCSI har d disk drives running under other operating systems, see the operating system documentation. Using Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives ■ W e r ecommend that you connect your L VD (Ultra160 and Ultra2) SCSI devices to SCSI Channel B and your non-L VD SCSI devices (if any) to SCSI Channel A. This all[...]

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    13 Using t he Adaptec SCSI Ca r d 39160 and SC SI Devices Combin ing SC SI and Non-S CSI Devi ces Y ou can instal l the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 in a co mputer that alr eady has a n on-SCSI contr oller , such as an EIDE contr oller . How- ever , you cannot cross-con nect the disk drives and other devices: SCSI devices must be connected to t he Adap[...]

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    14 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Installing Multiple SCSI Car ds ■ You can install multiple SCSI cards in yo ur computer; you are limited only by the available system resources (for example, IRQ settings, I/O port addresses, BIOS add resses, and so fort h). ■ Each SCSI card you insta ll f orm s a separate SCSI bus with a differ[...]

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    15 Using t he Adaptec SCSI Ca r d 39160 and SC SI Devices Overr id ing SCSI T erminat ion Settings Y ou use SC SI Sel ect to control the termination of the two SCSI chan- nels on the Adaptec SCSI Card 3916 0. The default termina tion set- ting for both channels i s Automatic . This setting al lows the S CSI card to adjust SCSI term ination automati[...]

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    16 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Car d 39160 with SCSI Select SCSI Select, which i s include d with th e Adaptec SCS I Card 3 9160, enables you to ch an ge SCSI setting s without open ing the computer or handlin g the card. S CSI Select also enables you to low-level format or verify the disk media of yo[...]

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    17 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect SCSI Device Configurat ion: Sync T ran sfer Rate (MB ytes/sec) 160, 80.0, 53.4, 40.0, 32.0, 26.8, 2 0.0, 16.0, 13.4, 1 0.0, ASYN 160 Initi ate W ide Negotiati on Y es, No Y es (Enabled ) Enable Disconnection Y es, No Y es (Enabled) Send S tart Uni t Command Y es, No Y es (Enabled ) Enable W[...]

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    18 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Star ting SCSI Select Follow these steps to start SCSI Select : 1 T urn on or restart your sys tem. During the startup pr ocess, pay careful attention to the mes- sages that appear o n yo ur scr een. 2 When the followi ng message appears o n your scr een, pr ess the Ctrl-A keys simultaneo usly (this[...]

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    19 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect Usi ng SC S I Sele ct Settings T o select an option, use the arr ow keys to move the cursor to the option, then pr ess Enter . In some cases , selecting an opti on displays another menu . Y ou can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc . T o restor e the original SCSI Sel e[...]

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    20 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce SCSI Device Configura tion Options SCSI Device Configuration option s can be set individually for each connected SCSI device. Note: T o config ur e settings for a SCSI device, you must know its SCSI ID (see Using SCSI Disk Utilities on page 24). ■ Sync T ransfer Rate — (Default: 160 ) Determines[...]

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    21 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect ■ BIOS Multiple LUN Support —(Default: No ) Leave th is set- ting at No if the device does not h ave multiple Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs). When set to Ye s , the SCSI ca rd BIOS pr o- vides boot support for a SCSI de vi ce with multiple LUNs (for example, a CD “juke box” device in w[...]

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    22 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Use the MS -DOS Fdis k command to partition a disk lar g er than 1 GByte cont rolled by the S CSI card BIOS, when using DOS, W indow s 3.1.x, or W indows 95/98. ■ V erbose/Silent Mode —(Default : Ve r b o s e ) When set to Ve r b o s e , the SCSI car d BIOS displays the host adapter model on the[...]

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    23 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 with SCSISelect Caution: Yo u m a y l o s e d a t a if you r emove a r emova ble- media cartridge fr om a SCSI drive contr olled by the SCSI card BIOS while the drive is on. If you want to be able to r emove the media while the drive is on, install the r emovable-media softwar e driver and set Support Remo[...]

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    24 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce Usin g SCSI Disk Utilities T o access the SCSI disk utilities, follow these steps: 1 Select the SCSI Disk U tilities option fr om the me nu that appears after star ting SCSI Select . SCSI Select scan s the SCSI bus (to determine t he devices installed) and displays a list of al l SCSI IDs and the de[...]

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    25 Connecting SCSI Devices Connecting SCSI Devices Here a re some examples of how you can connect internal and exter- nal SCSI devices to the Ada pt ec SCSI Ca rd 39 160. T o achieve ma xi - mum performa nce, attach the first device to the end connector of the cable (furthest fr om the SCSI car d); attach other d evices to the con- nectors that ar [...]

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    26 Adaptec SCSI C ar d 39160 User’ s Referen ce The following exam ple shows L VD (Ultra160 and Ult ra2) SCSI devices on Channe l B and no n-L VD SCSI devices on Channel A. Maxim um Cable Lengths The total length of ca bling (internal and external) on the SCSI bus cannot exceed the maximum leng ths listed in the follow ing table. The thir d colum[...]

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    27 Copyrig ht © 19 99 A dap tec, Inc. All rig hts res erve d. N o pa rt o f th is pu blic atio n may be repr o duced, s tor ed in a retrieval syst em, or transm itted in an y form or by an y means, electronic, me c h an ical, pho t oc op y in g , recording or ot h e rw ise, with ou t the prior written c o nsent of Adaptec , Inc., 6 91 South Milpit[...]

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    28 Adaptec Cu stomer Suppor t If y ou ha ve questi ons ab out ins talling or u sing your Adapt ec pr oduct , chec k this User ’s Re ference first— you wil l find a nswers to most of your questions here. If you need furth er assi stance, pleas e contact us. W e offer the followi ng supp ort an d informa tion serv ices. T e chnical Sup por t Iden[...]

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    29 Regulator y Compliance State ments Federa l Communica tions C ommissi on Rad io Freq uency Inte rference Statemen t W ARNING: Changes or modificatio ns to this unit n ot expressly appr oved by the party r esponsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the eq uipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit[...]

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    30 Cana dian Com plianc e Stat ement This Class B digital apparatus meets all r equirements of the C anadian Interfe rence- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial brouilleur d u Canada. Japa nese Com plianc e[...]

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    31 Adapte c Software License Agreem ent In r eturn for acquiring a license to use the softwar e (“Softwar e”) and related documentation, you agree to the following terms and co nditions: 1 License: This Agr ee m ent grants you, the Licensee, a license to: a use the Softwar e on a single computer system which incorporates an Adaptec SCSI Card, o[...]

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    32 9 Export: Y ou acknowledge that the laws and regulations of the United States restric t the export and re-export of the Softwar e. Y ou agree that you will not export or re-export the Software or media in any f orm without the appropriate United States and for eign government approval. 10 U.S. Government Restricted Rights Legend for Units of the[...]