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INI-9090U
Users Manual
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ii Initio Corporation 2188-B Del Franco Street San Jose, California 95131-1575 http://www.initio.com Copyright Copyright©1998 Initio Corporation. All rights reserved. This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, reproduced, reduced or translated by any means, either mechanical or eletronic, without prior consent in writing from Initio Corporation. Initio Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this guide. The information contained in this manual, as well a
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iii Contents Technical Support ii 1. INTRODUCTION 1 The Initio INI-9090U PCI-FastSCSI host adapter 1 Technical Illustration 2 Product Features / Specifications 3 2. GETTING STARTED 5 Host adapter and the SCSI bus 5 SCSI bus preparation 5 SCSI bus termination 5 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 Installation basics 7 Installation in ten easy steps 7 Hard disk drive preparation 11 Low-level format 11 4. HOST ADAPTER SETUP 13 Running
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iv Contents 7. MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT DRIVER INSTALLATION 31 Overview 31 Installation 31 New Windows NT installation 31 Adding or updating the Initio driver to an existing WinNT system 33 Installing a new WinNT system and Initio driver w/out floppy disks 34 8. NOVELL NETWARE DRIVER INSTALLATION 35 Overview 35 Installation 35 New NetWare 4.xx installation 35 Adding the Initio driver to an existing NetWare system 36 Device driver command line op
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1 Introduction The Initio INI-9090U is a high-performance PCI bus master UltraSCSI host adapter which provides the interface between the UltraSCSI 1 bus and the PCI local bus. Distiguishing features include: Support of 32-bit data transfers across the PCI bus at The Initio speeds up to 133 MBytes per second INI-9090U Host Adapter The SmartSCSI Setup Utility program enables integration of the host adapters into most platforms and operating systems Compliancy with Plug-n-Play application
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2 Technical Illustration This illustration identifies major components pertaining to your INI-9090U host adapter. You will find it helpful to refer to this illustration while installing the host adapter and attaching the cables. FIGURE 1 INI-9090U Board Layout ® initio
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3 Product Features/Specifications Product Features PCI Compatibility: The PCI Bus is a 32-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines. INI-9090U is compliant with PCI 2.1 bus protocol, electrical and mechanical specifications. Plug and Play: INI-9090U has an on-board read only memory (ROM) to provide the necessary configuration mechanisms for installation, configuration, and booting without user intervention. 133 MBytes per second PCI burst mode: The 32-bit data path for the PCI bus st
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4 Product Features/Specifications Command Queuing: A unique implementation to provide 255 simultaneous SCSI commands. SCSI compliant: INI-9090U is fully SCSI compliant, implementing advanced features such as: Tag Queuing Sync/Async Transfers Disconnect / Reselect Arbitration Product Specifications Power Requirements 5.0 ± 0.25 V at 0.51 Amps maximum not including bus termination Physical Dimensions 5.75 x 3.40 (14.61 cm x 8.65 cm) Environmental Specifications Operating Temperat
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5 Getting Started Host Adapter and the SCSI Bus INI-9090U is a bus mastering host adapter which works with the host computer to provide control for the SCSI bus. By daisy chaining peripheral devices together, up to seven devices can be linked with INI-9090U. The host adapter can be placed in any 2 standard PCI slot on the bus. SCSI bus preparation Each peripheral device attached to the SCSI bus can either be an internal or external device. Each peripheral has a specific device ID, commonly re
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6 Getting Started INI-9090Us SCSI termination can be set to auto-termination or programmable mode via the SmartSCSI Setup Utility. This feature allows the operator to switch the auto- termination On or Off. If auto-termination is switched off, the operator can manually program termination for the host adapter. There are three ways to manually control terminating the host adapter on the SCSI bus (see TABLE 1). SCSI Devices Configuration SCSI Channel Termination 1 Internal Devices Only ON 1 Ext
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7 Hardware Installation Installation Basics The internal cable permits connection of multiple internal devices. SCSI devices that are connected to the internal connector are installed inside the host computer enclo- sure. The external connector is accesible through the D-shell connector at the back of 3 the host system and is designed to connect devices outside the host system enclo- sure. The following table has connector details of INI-9090U. Internal External Maximum SCSI Product Connector Co
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8 Hardware Installation a bare metal chassis rail after you have turned off the power. 3 Inserting the host adapter Orient the host adapter for installation so that the external connector is facing the back of the system unit and align the card with the PCI connector on the system unit (see FIGURE 3). Holding the adapter by the mounting bracket and the card edge, match up the card edge connector with the PCI host computer socket and insert the card into the socket. Once the connector is in the P
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9 Hardware Installation must match when mated on the host adapter board. When attaching UltraSCSI devices, use the 50-pin UltraSCSI cable connector on the host adapter. Align the internal cable into the host adapter and the other cable connectors in a similar fashion into the other SCSI device connectors as described in the appropriate manufacturers instructions. FIGURE 4 Connecting the 50-pin internal flat ribbon cable 4b Installation of external SCSI cables Installation of external SCSI cab
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10 Hardware Installation FIGURE 5 External cable connection 5 Drive activity LED A drive activity LED is designed into the host adapter to indicate when a data transfer is being made. Connection to the LED is optional and cabling is not included with this kit. Each host adapter has one four-pin connector. Please refer to the host adapters illustration (FIGURE 1) for the LED connector that will accomodate the LED cable. 6 Multiple Initiators Under some circumstances multiple initiators can
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11 Hardware Installation 8 Host computer configuration Most computer manufacturers with a PCI bus automatically configure the add on- card or host adapter I/O Port address, IRQ Channel and BIOS address. If this is not the case with your computer system, you will need to manually configure your system. There are two means of configuring the PCI bus from the host computer system: 1. Setting jumpers on the host system motherboard. 2. Setting CMOS BIOS incorporated into the host system. You will n
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13 Host Adapter Setup Hard Disk Drive Preparation A new SCSI disk drive is normally low-level formatted at the factory to simplify installa- 4 tion. The drive can be used as it comes from the factory once it is partitioned for system operation. Low-level Format A low-level format will erase any data that is stored on the target disk. Before attempt- ing to perform a low-level format be sure the data on the target disk has been backed up. A low-level format can be achieved via the SmartSCSI Set
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14 Host Adapter Setup SCSI IDs without devices attached. This allows for a better definition of location and priority on the SCSI bus. A device ID should only be changed if it conflicts with another device address on the same bus. Refer to your peripheral documentation for changing SCSI IDs. The best ID for a bootable hard disk is SCSI ID-Ø. Device Setup Asynchronous Transfer. Use this option to set the synchronous data transfer mode. INI-9090U will transfer data at a maximum rate of 20
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15 Host Adapter Setup Adapter Setup Host Adapter SCSI Bus ID. Used to change the adapters SCSI ID on the SCSI bus. The narrow host adapters provides eight IDs available numbered 0-7, with 7 having the highest priority (and ID-7 reserved for the host adapter). Installation of additional host adapters is permitted on the same PCI bus. This will allow the system to have more than one SCSI bus attached. Under these conditions, SCSI IDs can be repeated. Boot Device ID. This option selects which
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