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    AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , R ev. A Page: i Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -0 0 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 R ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-2740W/2742W Single-ended AHA-2744W Dif fer ential EISA- to-Fast/Wi de SCSI Ho s t Adapters Installation Guide[...]

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    ii AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , R ev. A Page : ii Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -0 0 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Copyri ght Copyrigh t © 1996 Adaptec, Inc. All righ ts reserved. No p a r t of th is publica tion may be repr oduced, stored in a ret ri eval s yst em, or transm i tted in any for m or by any means; electro[...]

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    ii i AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: i ii Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Adap tec T echn i cal Suppo rt and S ervices If y ou have q uestions about install ing or using y o ur Adaptec product, check this d oc- ument first—yo u will find answers to mo st of your questions here.[...]

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    iv AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number: 511 052-00, R e v. A Page: iv Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 FCC Compl iance St atement This e q uipment has been t ested and found to com ply with t he limits for a Class B dig ital device, pursuant t o Part 15 o f the F CC ru les. These li m its a re des igned to prov[...]

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    v AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : v Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e : 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/ 96 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Co ntent s Gett ing Start ed 1 Board Layout AHA -2 740W and 2 742W 2 Board Layout AHA -2 744W 3 Default Settings 4 The Onbo ard Flo ppy Contr oller (AH A-2742W an d AHA-2744 W Only) 4 Installin[...]

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    vi AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: v i Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e : 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/ 96 Suppor t Remo vabl e Disks as Fix ed Dis k 15 Extend ed Tr an slat io n for Drives > 1 GByt e 1 5 Suppor t for Mor e than Two Drives 1 5 Suppor t for Boot able CD-R OM 16 Suppor t f[...]

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    1 Gettin g Started AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 1 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Getting St arted This docum ent provid es th e steps required for instal l ation of the AHA  -2740W and AHA-2742 W single-ended , and the AH A-2744 W dif ferential Fast /W ide SCSI Host Adapt[...]

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    2 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 2 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Board Lay out AH A-274 0W an d 2742 W Figure 1 sho ws th e locat ion of t he major compo nents on the AHA-274 0W and AHA-2742 W host adapters; T a ble 1 descr ibes each major com pon ent o[...]

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    3 Board Layout AHA-27 44W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 3 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Board Lay out AH A-274 4W Figure 2 sho ws th e locat ion of t he major compo nents on the AHA-274 4W h o st adapt er; T able 2 desc ribes eac h major compo nent of the AH A-2744W . Figu r[...]

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    4 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 4 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Defaul t Se ttings Y our host adapter is already con figured for the majority of EISA class com puter s. T able 3 lis ts t he default settings of your host adapter . Refer to Conf igu ring[...]

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    5 Installing the Host Adap te r AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 5 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Install ing the Ho st Ada pter Always r efer to your system’s documentat io n for instruction s on r em o ving the sys tem cover and add ing opt ion boards . Caution: Tu r n OFF a[...]

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    6 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 6 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Only 8-bit int ernal SCSI devices can be connec ted to the 5 0- pi n inter - nal connect or . The 68-pin internal an d external connec tor norm ally accept s 16-bit W ide S CSI dev ices; h[...]

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    7 Cabling the Host Adap te r AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 7 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Maintaining Pin- 1 Orientat ion When connect ing th e 50-pin inter nal SCSI ribbo n cables to both the host adapt er and int ernal SCSI dev ice(s), m ake sure th at pin-1 o rien- tatio[...]

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    8 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 8 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Connecting Floppy Drives (AHA-2742W and AHA- 2744W Onl y) Floppy disk driv es are co nnect ed to the host adapt er by a 34-pin floppy ribbon cable with a 34-pin header connec tor . Up t o [...]

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    9 T erm inati ng the SCS I Bus AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page : 9 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Configuring Host Adapter T ermination For t he AH A-274 0W and AHA -2742W , h ost adapter termi natio n is determ ined by t he dev ices c onnected to the host adapt er , i s s oftwar[...]

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    10 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 10 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Caution: When reinstalling r es istors , you cannot ins tall a 330-o hm resis tor in to a 15 0-ohm socket and vi ce vers a. The ohm value can be found in the part number printed on the r [...]

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    11 Setting the SCSI ID AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 11 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Note: When reinstalling resistors, be sure t o maintain pin-1 orient atio n as show n b elow . Figure 4 . Pin-1 Orientation on Resist or Netw orks Setting th e SCSI ID Each devic e locat ed [...]

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    12 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 12 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 ■ SCSI ID 0 is best reserved for t he SC SI hard disk driv e t hat w ill be used as your co mput er ’ s boot devic e; SCSI ID 1 is best r es erved fo r a s econd SCSI hard d isk d riv[...]

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    13 Configuring the Host Adap t er AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 13 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 The ECU typic ally all ow s you to select among a num ber of optio ns , including copyi ng new configur atio n files . Select this option to install the !adp77 71.cfg and ad p7770[...]

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    14 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 14 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Note: The B IOS must be en abled if yo u want t he comput er to boot from a SCSI hard drive attac hed to the host adapt er . Host Adapter SCSI ID Defines the SCSI ID ( 0-15) setting for t[...]

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    15 BIOS C o nfiguration AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 15 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 BIOS C onfigu ration This option allows you t o make changes to t he con f igurat i on of the host a dap ter BI OS. U se the curs o r k eys t o m o ve betw een optio ns. T o toggle values f[...]

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    16 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 16 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Support for B oota ble CD-ROM Allow s yo u to boot fro m a C D-ROM driv e. Support for I nt 13h Extensions Provides a mec hanis m to suppo r t disks with more than 1024 cylin - ders, and [...]

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    17 Uti l i t i es AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 17 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Include i n BIOS Scan Allow s Int 13h devices (hard drives) att ached to the SCSI bus to be r ec ogn ized by the hos t adapter BIO S and installed as devices on the syst em witho ut the need for [...]

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    18 AHA-2740W/2742W/ 2744W AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 18 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 Adap tec EZ- SCSI  Soft ware Adaptec EZ -SCSI for DOS/W ind ows  , W ind ows 9 5  , and W indo ws NT ™ is includ ed in t his package. Use the menu-d riven softw are t o install[...]

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    19 Troub leshoo t ing Checkl ist AHA-2740W/274 2W/2744W Stock Number : 511052-00 , Rev. A Page: 19 Print Spec Number: 49 4618 -00 Current Dat e: 2/7/96 ECN Date: 1/30/96 T rouble shootin g Che cklist Most problem s that might occur during installatio n can be traced to errors in preparing devices o n the SCSI bus. The followin g sugges- tions s hou[...]