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Adaptec AVA-2822 manual

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    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 Us er’s G uide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Front Cover Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 User’s Guide User’s Guide A V A- 2820/2 822/2 825 VL-to-Fa st SCSI and VL-to-EIDE Host Adapters with SCSI Se lect[...]

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    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m ber : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : Back Co ver Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Adaptec, Inc. 69 1 S outh Milpit as Boulevard Milp itas, CA 9 5 0 3 5 Copyr ig h t © 1994-1 9 95, Adaptec, Inc. All r ight s reserv ed. Adaptec and the Ad a ptec l ogo are t ra[...]

  • Page 3

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: i Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 R ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ A V A-2820/2822/2825 VL-to-Fas t SCSI and VL-to-EIDE Host Adapters with SCSI Se lect User ’ s Guid e[...]

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    ii AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : ii Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Cop yr i gh t Copy righ t © 19 94-19 95 Adaptec , I nc. All righ ts r eserved . No part of this publi cati on may be reproduced, stored in a r etriev al system, or transmitted in an[...]

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    ii i AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: i ii Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ■ T o request additional d o c u mentati on for Adaptec products, c all 8 00-9 34-27 6 6 o r 510-7 32-3 829 , M – F: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pac ific T ime. FCC Compl iance State[...]

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    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: iv Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: v Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 v T able o f Content s P r efac e Inside This Docum ent xi Conv ention s xii Advis ories xiii 1 Introduc tion About This C hapter 1-1 Overv iew 1 -3 Features 1 -4 Compatibil [...]

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    vi A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: vi Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Stand ard IDE or EIDE Controll er (AVA -2825 Only) 2-7 Hos t Adapter BIO S Add res s 2-8 Installin g the H ost A dapter 2-8 Connec ting SC SI Dev[...]

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    vii T able of Co n t ents AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: vii Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 4 Standa rd IDE or EID E Configu r ation (AVA-2 825 Onl y) About Th is Chapt er 4 -1 Standard IDE and EIDE Ov erv iew 4-3 Configur ing the Comput er’s CMOS S et[...]

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    vii i A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : viii Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 C Flop tical Driv e Suppo rt About This Appendix C -1 Floptic al and Flo ppy Devi ce Suppo rt C - 3 Floptic al Inst allation C - 3 Floppy D[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: ix Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ix Figure List of Figur es 2- 1 AVA- 2820 Layout 2-4 2- 2 AVA- 2822 Layout 2-4 2- 3 AVA- 2825 Layout 2-5 2- 4 VL-Bus Slot Diagram 2-9 2- 5 C onnec ti ng the SCSI Ribbo n [...]

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    x A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: x Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Figure 2- 19 Connec ting a Second Stand ar d IDE or EIDE Drive 2 - 24 2- 20 SCSI/St a ndard IDE or EIDE LED Con nector 2- 2 5 3- 1 BIOS Ban ner 3- 4 3[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: xi Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 xi Pr eface Ins ide Th is Doc ument This do cum ent provid es info rmati on on how to install and configure Adapt e c ® AVA ™ -282 0, A V A-282 2, a nd A V A-282 5 hos[...]

  • Page 14

    xii A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: xii Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Appe nd ix B Lar ge SCSI Disk Drive Support descr ibes Ad apt ec’ s extend ed BIO S trans latio n f ea- ture, whic h allows y ou to support SCSI[...]

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    xi i i Prefac e AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : xiii Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Advisorie s Advis ories ar e quick n otes t hat stress an impor tant point or warn of a pot ential hazar d t o you or your syst em. This docum ent us es th ree kinds o[...]

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    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : xiv Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 1-1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 1-1 1 Intr oduc tion Ab out Thi s Chap ter Read t his chapter to find out ■ An overv iew of th e A V A -282 0/2822/282 5 host ad apters ■ Th e features of th e A V [...]

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    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 1-2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

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    1 1-3 Introdu ction AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 1-3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Ov erview Adaptec has co mbined the power of the VESA local b us (VL-Bus) and Adapt ec’ s SCSI techno lo gy to give you a po tent co mbi natio n o[...]

  • Page 20

    1-4 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 1-4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 features and min imi zes the need to handle jumper s while installing the board or adding peripherals . Adaptec EZ-SCSI TM Li te i s a men u -[...]

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    1-5 Introdu ction AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 1-5 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ■ Easy c onfi guration o f features s uch as select ion of in terrupts , host adapt er SCSI ID, parit y checki ng, and ter mi natio n wi th BIOS -r esident SC SI Se[...]

  • Page 22

    1-6 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 1-6 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ■ Graphic a l, fully aut omated W indows-bas ed installatio n pro- gram w i th ex tensive onlin e Help (DO S installatio n progr am also in [...]

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    1-7 Introdu ction AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 1-7 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 SCS I ■ Up to 10.0 MByt es/s e c sync hronou s Fast SCSI dat a rate ■ Up to 5.0 MBytes /s ec syn chro no us SCSI data rate ■ Up to 3.0 MBytes /s ec async hron o[...]

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    1-8 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 1-8 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Sys tem R equire ments The follow ing ar e mi nim um re quirement s for installin g the A V A-2820 / 28 22/2825: ■ An 486 VL-Bus com puter s[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 2-1 2 Ins tal l ati on Ab out Thi s Chap ter Read t his chapter to find out ■ An overv iew of installing yo ur h ost adapter and peripheral devic es ■ The default s[...]

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    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

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    2 2-3 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Ins tallatio n Ove rview This chapt er guides you through installi ng your hos t adapter and peripheral d evic es. An over vi ew of the ins tallat i[...]

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    2-4 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Caution: T he host adapt er is sen sitiv e to static elec trici t y; even a mild shoc k can des troy a c om po nent on it. Keep th e host adap[...]

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    2-5 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-5 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Figure 2-3 s hows the major c om ponents on the A V A - 2 825. The table below des cr ibes som e compo n en ts on the host ad apters . A V A-2820 A V A-2822 A V A-282[...]

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    2-6 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-6 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 De fault Set tings Y our host adapter is alr eady confi gured for the majo rity of comp ut- ers. The table below list s the defaul t set tin g[...]

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    2-7 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-7 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Floppy Controller (A V A-2822/2825 Only) Sw it ch sw 1 on t he swi tch bloc k allow s you to enable or disable the onboard floppy c ont roller on the A V A - 2822/282[...]

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    2-8 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-8 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Hos t Ada pter BIOS Address Sw it c he s sw 3 and sw4 o n t he sw itch bl ock allo w yo u t o selec t the BI OS addr ess for the A V A-2820/28[...]

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    2-9 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 2-9 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 2 Locat e an unused VL-Bus slot in your computer and remov e the corres pon ding slo t co ver . 3 Carefully remo ve the h o st adapter fro m th e antistatic bag. Plac[...]

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    2-10 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -10 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Con nectin g SCS I Devic es This s ection det ails cabling S CSI dev ices. Co nnect Flopt ical driv es as any ot her SCSI devic e, then see App[...]

  • Page 35

    2-1 1 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -11 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Connec ting Internal S CSI Devices Internal SCSI devic es use a 50-pin flat SCSI ribbon cable with a 50-pin header internal c onnect o r . The c able has c on nectors[...]

  • Page 36

    2-12 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -12 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 2 Attach the co nnect or on the other end of the 50-pin SCSI rib- bon cable to the SCSI co nnec tor on the inter nal SCSI device. 3 T o connect[...]

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    2-13 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -13 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Connec ting E x ternal SCSI Devices Exter nal SCSI devices are usually dais y-chain ed to the host adapter . This means that a sim ple two-end ed cable runs fr om the [...]

  • Page 38

    2-14 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -14 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 2 Attach the ot her connec tor o f the exter nal cabl e to eith e r one of the SCSI connec tors on the extern al SCSI device. 3 T o connect sub[...]

  • Page 39

    2-15 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -15 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 T ermi na ting the SCSI Bus T o r e d uce sign al ref lect ion s on the SCSI bus, the firs t and last physi - cal SCSI devices (incl uding the host adapter) mus t have[...]

  • Page 40

    2-16 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -16 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 middl e of th e SC SI bus, and do es not fo r m a phys ical endpoin t, host adapter terminat ion mus t be disabled with SC SI Sele ct . Interna[...]

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    2-17 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -17 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 External SCSI Devices Only When only ext ernal SCSI devi ces ar e connected to the hos t adapter and the ho st adapter is at the end of the SCSI bus, the last exter na[...]

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    2-18 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -18 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ■ SCSI ID 0 is bes t reser ved fo r the SCSI hard disk d rive used as your comp uter ’ s boot devic e or the first SCSI d rive in general. [...]

  • Page 43

    2-19 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -19 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 T o c onnec t floppy driv es, follow these st eps: 1 Attach the co nnect or at one end o f t he 34-pin floppy ribbon cable to the floppy connec tor on the host adapter[...]

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    2-20 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -20 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 2 Attach the co nnecto r at t he other end of the 34-pin f loppy rib- bon cable (the end with the t wis t in t he cable) to the connect or on t[...]

  • Page 45

    2-21 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -21 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Con nectin g Stan dard I DE or E IDE D rives (A V A-2 825 On ly) Stand ard IDE or EIDE disk drives are con nect ed to the ho st adapter by a 40-pin standard ID E or EI[...]

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    2-22 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -22 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 usuall y done through setting jum per s or sw itches on the dis k controller . See your computer ’s docum ent ation for det ails . Note: If t[...]

  • Page 47

    2-23 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -23 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 5 Attach the co nnect or at the other end of the 40-pin s tandard IDE o r EIDE ribbo n cable t o the co nnector on the firs t standard IDE or EIDE drive. M aintain pin[...]

  • Page 48

    2-24 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -24 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Con nectin g the S CSI/S tandar d IDE o r EIDE Act ivity L ED Most compu ter s have an LED (Light Em itting Dio de) on the fr o nt pan el. This[...]

  • Page 49

    2-25 Instal lation AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -25 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Note: O n co mput ers wit h a two -po sit io n LED cable, connec t the LED cable co nnect or to pins 1 and 2 of J1. Rea ss em blin g and Con fig urin g the Com pu ter [...]

  • Page 50

    2-26 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 2 -26 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 – If yo u are us ing th e A V A -2 822/2825 flopp y con troll er Make sure that the floppy d rive(s) is connec ted to the hos t adapter with [...]

  • Page 51

    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 3-1 3 SCS I Configur ation with SCSI Sele ct Ab out Thi s Chap ter Read t his chapter to find out about ■ Configur ing your ho st adapter and SCSI devices wit h the S[...]

  • Page 52

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

  • Page 53

    3 3-3 SCSI Configuration with SCSISelect AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ SC SI Sele ct Ove rview The A V A-2820/28 22/2825 i ncludes the onbo ard, menu-d riven SC SI Select c on figurat ion utilit y ,[...]

  • Page 54

    3-4 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Run ning S CSI Se lect T o run SCSI Sel ect , turn ON or reboot your com puter . During s ys tem start up, the A V A -2820/28 22/282 5 brief l[...]

  • Page 55

    3-5 SCSI Configuration with SCSISelect AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-5 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Use t he curs or ( ↑↓ ) an d Enter keys to mak e select io ns. Press Es c at a ny ti me to r e tur n to the pr e vi ou s men u . Note: Press [...]

  • Page 56

    3-6 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-6 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Host Adapt er Interr upt (IR Q) Chan nel Each add-in board installed in you r co mpu ter , including the host adapter , must be assigned a u n[...]

  • Page 57

    3-7 SCSI Configuration with SCSISelect AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-7 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Disabl e this feature only if the hos t adapter is in the mi ddl e of the SCSI bus, usually if both the intern al and extern al SCSI connectors a[...]

  • Page 58

    3-8 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-8 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Devices t hat n egot iat e sy nch ronous data t rans fer rates can main tain a much high er conversa ti on s peed than devic es that do not su[...]

  • Page 59

    3-9 SCSI Configuration with SCSISelect AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 3-9 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Enable Disc onnection This optio n deter mines wheth er the ho st adapter allo ws a S CSI device to disco nnec t f rom the SCSI bus (somet imes c[...]

  • Page 60

    3-10 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 3 -10 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Dynamicall y Scan SCSI Bus f or BIO S Devices must be enabled for Include in BIOS Scan to appear in the SCSI Devic e Configurat io n Options sc[...]

  • Page 61

    3-1 1 SCSI Configuration with SCSISelect AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 3 -11 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Caution: If a r emovable-m edia SCSI devic e is co ntro lled by the host adapter BIOS, do not remov e the med ia while the syst em is powered-o n[...]

  • Page 62

    3-12 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 3 -12 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Dynami cally S can SCSI Bus for BIOS Dev ices Enable this option to access and boot fr o m a SCSI drive. Wh en this option is enabled, the Incl[...]

  • Page 63

    3-13 SCSI Configuration with SCSISelect AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 3 -13 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Format Di sk The Form at Dis k utilit y st art s the Adaptec SCSI low-lev el form at utility . This util ity is compati ble w ith the vast major i[...]

  • Page 64

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: 3 -14 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

  • Page 65

    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 4-1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 4-1 4 Standar d IDE or EI DE Con f ig uratio n (A V A-2825 Only) Ab out Thi s Chap ter Read t his chapter to find out about ■ Setting up your standard IDE or EIDE dr [...]

  • Page 66

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 4-2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

  • Page 67

    4 4-3 Standard IDE or EIDE C o nfig u ration (A V A-2825 Only) AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 4-3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Sta ndard IDE an d EIDE Over view Standard IDE and EIDE is an in terfac e scheme used to t ranspo r t dat[...]

  • Page 68

    4-4 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 4-4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Con figurin g the Compu ter ’ s CMO S Setu p If you s imply mo ved your st a ndard ID E or EIDE dri ve(s) from the com puter ’s disk cont [...]

  • Page 69

    4-5 Standard IDE or EIDE C o nfig u ration (A V A-2825 Only) AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 4-5 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Caution: Yo u must use the ver s ion of Disk Manager included w i th t he A V A- 282 5. If a n olde r ver si on of D i sk M[...]

  • Page 70

    4-6 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 4-6 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Disk Man ag er then part iti on s the disk, and performs a h igh-lev el format . Other Disk Manager installat ion options ar e available. For [...]

  • Page 71

    4-7 Standard IDE or EIDE C o nfig u ration (A V A-2825 Only) AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 4-7 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 view H elp i nform a tion. Press Esc t o exit from a Help screen or to ex it th e Insta ll program . a The Insta l l progra[...]

  • Page 72

    4-8 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : 4-8 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 e The Insta l l progr am prompts yo u to inst all F LE XI-Dr iv e r for W indo ws. Ac cept t he def a ult director y of c:windows or type t h[...]

  • Page 73

    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 A-1 A T r oubleshooting Ab out Thi s Appe ndix Read this appendix t o find out ■ How t o u s e th e troubleshoo ti ng checklis t to diagnos e problems that may o ccur wh[...]

  • Page 74

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

  • Page 75

    A A-3 Troub leshoo ting AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ SC SI T r oubles hoo ting C hecklis t The A V A-2820/28 22/2825 h ost adapters have been tested for c om- patibili ty with popular SCSI devic es. M[...]

  • Page 76

    A-4 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 SC SI Prob lems and So lutions The screen is difficult to read whe n I r u n SCSI Sel ect. Press F5 to t oggle t he d isplay bet ween colo r and [...]

  • Page 77

    A-5 Troub leshoo ting AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 5 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ■ Sense Key (e.g., 06 h - Unit Attent ion)—Y ou can pro bably deter - mine from the Sen se Key infor m ation bot h the caus e of the problem and its solu tion. T[...]

  • Page 78

    A-6 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 6 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Hos t Adap ter Co nflicts I installed my host adapter at I RQ 12, a nd i t does not work properly . What i s wron g? Anot her dev ice suc h as a [...]

  • Page 79

    A-7 Troub leshoo ting AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 7 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 2 Back up t he dat a on the d isk d e vic e, if yo u want to sav e it. Caution: A ll data on the target d riv e will be lost when you run the Form at D isk utility .[...]

  • Page 80

    A-8 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 8 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Sta ndard IDE or EIDE P roble ms and So lution s Hardware I con nected two sta ndard I DE or E ID E d rives to the A V A- 2825 and the system onl[...]

  • Page 81

    A-9 Troub leshoo ting AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: A- 9 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 I co nnected my Mode 1 IDE drive to the A V A-282 5, an d it is not performin g as well a s I expected. IDE dr ives operat e in a r ange of per form ance l evels, an[...]

  • Page 82

    A-10 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : A-10 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 If the lin e i s m i ssing fro m config.sys or the file is no t in th e direct ory , r einst all FLEX I-Dr iver fr om the floppy dis ket te [...]

  • Page 83

    A-1 1 Troub leshoo ting AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : A-11 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 The system reports a disk a llocati o n problem (or equivalent) at b ootup. T ry on e of the fo llowing s uggested fix es: ■ Boo t your sys tem from a floppy[...]

  • Page 84

    A-12 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : A-12 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ■ Make sure that the follow ing lines are in the [ 386Enh] sec tio n of yo ur system.ini file a nd that th e device=*wdct rl line is co m-[...]

  • Page 85

    A-13 Troub leshoo ting AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : A-13 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 My standard IDE (or EIDE) dr ive r uns very sl owly u nder W in dows. Be sure that FLE X I-D riv er for W ind ows is installed . If it is inst all ed, be su r e[...]

  • Page 86

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page : A-14 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

  • Page 87

    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: B-1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 B-1 B Lar ge SC S I Disk Dr ive S upport Ab out Thi s Appe ndix Read this appendix t o find out ■ An overv iew of Ext ended BIOS T ranslatio n and the DOS 1 GByte lim [...]

  • Page 88

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: B-2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

  • Page 89

    B B-3 Larg e S CSI Disk Drive Suppo rt AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: B-3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Ext ended BIOS T rans lat ion As SCSI disk drives have recently grow n beyond 1 G Byte in for mat - ted capacity , they have run u[...]

  • Page 90

    B-4 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: B-4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Caution: D o not en able the E x tended B IOS T rans latio n f ea- ture in no n-DOS env ironmen t s. With Mixe d Partitio n Drives Do not us e [...]

  • Page 91

    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: C-1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 C-1 C Floptical Driv e Supp ort Ab out Thi s Appe ndix Read this appendix t o find out ■ How the h o st adapter suppo rts Fl optical drives ■ Floptic al d riv e as s[...]

  • Page 92

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: C-2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]

  • Page 93

    C C-3 Floptical Drive Suppo rt AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: C-3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Flo ptical a nd Flo ppy D evice Suppor t Floptic al driv es are o nl y support ed by the DOS (3.0 and above) and W indo w s (3.0 and above[...]

  • Page 94

    C-4 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: C-4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Flo ppy De vice D rive A ssignm en t Since Flopt ic al drives are s im ilar to floppy dri ves , Drives A and B in the DOS environm ent may be a[...]

  • Page 95

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Glossary-1 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Glossary A Adap tec EZ-SCSI A so ftware pr o gram that aut o- matically config ur es your com- puter t o u se t he A daptec SC SI host adapt er and SCSI [...]

  • Page 96

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide Glossary-2 computer is the special pr ogram used t o boot and c ontrol the co mputer . Most Adaptec host adapters include an o nb oard BIOS th[...]

  • Page 97

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Glossary Glossary-3 Cyli nder A pair of t racks that lie over eac h other on the oppos ite sides of a disk. Th e heads i n a disk d evice can write dat a to the tracks in a cylinde[...]

  • Page 98

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide Glossary-4 computer . Double buff ering means t hat t he d ri ver keeps one data b uf fer in the area bet ween 0 K B yte and 640 K Byt es (for[...]

  • Page 99

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-5 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Glossary Glossary-5 F F a st SCS I A SCSI s tanda rd t hat allo w s data to be t rans ferred at up to 10 MBytes /s ec on an 8-bit SCSI bus an d up to 20 MByt es/s e c on a 16-bit ([...]

  • Page 100

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-6 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide Glossary-6 Host Adapter B IO S See B IOS. I IBM PC - AT Compati ble Any comput er that emulates exactly the IBM PC- A T and uses an ISA backpl[...]

  • Page 101

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-7 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Glossary Glossary-7 J Jumper S h unt A sm all removable metal and plastic dev ice used to make an electric al con nect ion bet ween pairs o f metal pins on a jump e r block. Y ou c[...]

  • Page 102

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-8 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide Glossary-8 Motherbo ard The main print ed circuit board in a com puter . The m o ther board normally c ontain s th e com p ut- er ’s CPU, me[...]

  • Page 103

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B Page: Glossa ry-9 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Glossary Glossary-9 PC - AT A family of s mall com puter s sold by IBM, also called the P er- sonal Computer -A T family of computer s. The name is t ra de- marked by IBM. Peripher[...]

  • Page 104

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B P age: Glossar y-10 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide Glossary-10 S SCS I Small Com puter Systems Inter - face. A bus interface st andard that defines phys ic al and electri- cal charac teris ti[...]

  • Page 105

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B P age: Glossar y-11 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Glossary Glossary-1 1 com mon groun d carr ied on the cable between t he attached SCSI com pon ents . Mos t SCSI devic es use si ngle-ended gr oun ding. Single-end ed is less exp[...]

  • Page 106

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock Number : 510 609-00 , R ev. B P age: Glossar y-12 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide Glossary-12 run and gen erally im pr o ves sys - tem per for m ance. V VE SA V id eo Elec tron ics Standard Assoc iation. An int ernatio nal[...]

  • Page 107

    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: -1 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Index -1 Index A Adaptec Elect ronic Bulletin Board Service i i Adaptec I n teractive Fax ii Ada pte c Software , Ordering ii Arbitration Phase 2-17 AS PI Manager 1-6 a s[...]

  • Page 108

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: -2 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 A V A-2 820/2822/2825 User ’s Guide Index-2 SCS I hard disk 1-5, 2-18, 3-11, 3-1 3 , 4-3, 4- 5, A-4, B- 3 SCS I hard disk over 1 GByte 3-1 1 , A-6, B-3 SC SI t ap e 1- 5 SCSI, c onfigu[...]

  • Page 109

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: -3 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95 Index -3 Index R Removable-media Drive 3-10 Removable-media Drives 1-5 , A- 5 S SCSI Bu s 2-15 –2-17, 3-6, 3-9, A-3 SCS I Dev i ces booting f rom 3-9 SCS I Disk U tili ties see Utiliti[...]

  • Page 110

    AVA-2 820/28 22/282 5 U s e r ’s Gu ide Stock N u m b er : 51 0 609-00, Rev. B Page: -4 Print Spec Number: 49 2728 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 1/30/95 ECN Date: 1/31/95[...]