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USER’S
REFERENCE
A SCSI C 39160
DAPTEC ARD
ULTRA160 SCSI CONTROLLER
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents Overview 1 Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 1 Understanding SCSI 2 SCSI IDs 3 Terminating the SCSI Bus 4 Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting Checklist 5 Troubleshooting in Windows 95/98 6 Common Error Messages 10 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices 11 Using SCSI Devices 11 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 11 Using Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 12 Using Scanners 12 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 13 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 14 Connecting the LED
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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference Advanced Configuration Options 21 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 24 Connecting SCSI Devices 25 Maximum Cable Lengths 26 iv
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Overview Ultra160 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 The Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 enables you to connect up to 30 SCSI devices—such as very large arrays of high-performance HDDs, external storage subsystems, clustered configurations, Ultra160 hard disk drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives—to any Intel-based com- puter with 64- or 32-bit PCI expansion slots. Ultra160 is a new gener- ation of SCSI technology that increases SCSI performance from 80 MBytes/sec to 160 MBytes/sec. In addition to pr
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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference imum speed on Channel B while at the same time using non-LVD SCSI devices on Channel A. Although the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 is a 64-bit PCI card, it also works in a 32-bit PCI slot. When installed in a 32-bit PCI slot, the card automatically runs in the slower 32-bit mode. This User’s Reference provides information about troubleshooting, SCSI termination, and other important topics. It also explains how to use the built-in SCSISelect utility if you
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Overview SCSI IDs Each device attached to the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, as well as the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 itself, must be assigned a unique SCSI ID number from 0 to 15 for each of the two SCSI buses. A SCSI ID uniquely identifies each SCSI device on the SCSI bus and determines priority when two or more devices are trying to use the SCSI bus at the same time. Refer to the device’s documentation to set the SCSI ID. Here are some general guidelines for SCSI IDs: ■ For internal SCSI device
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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference Terminating the SCSI Bus To ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus, the ends of the SCSI bus must be properly terminated. This is accomplished when the device at the end of each cable, or the end of the cable itself, has a terminator installed (or enabled). Terminators must be removed, or termination must be disabled, on devices between the ends of each cable. Since the method for terminating a SCSI device can vary widely, refer to the device
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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Most problems can be resolved by following the recommendations in the Troubleshooting Checklist below. If you still experience prob- lems after following the recommendations, continue with the rest of this section. Troubleshooting Checklist Most problems with using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 result from errors in preparing and connecting devices on the SCSI bus. If you have problems, check these items first. Note: If you have problems with a specific SCSI dev
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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference Troubleshooting in Windows 95/98 When I start Windows 95/98, the system locks up when the Windows logo is displayed. How can I get the system to start so that I can verify that the SCSI card is functioning normally? 1 Start or restart your computer. 2 (For Windows 95:) When the message “Starting Windows 95” appears, press and release the F8 function key while the text is on your screen. (For Windows 98:) When the message “Starting Windows 98” appears
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Troubleshooting 4 Double-click the SCSI Controller icon. The software driver for the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 is listed as 29160(N), 39160, AHA-3960D, AIC-7892/7899 Ultra160 PCI SCSI Controller. ■ If the driver is listed, the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 driver is loading properly. ■ If the driver is listed but has an exclamation mark inside a yellow circle the software driver may conflict with other hardware using the same resources. Double-click the icon to see the device status and possible s
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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference If Windows 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 New Hardware icon in Control Panel. 2 Click Next to begin installing your new hardware. 3 Select No and click Next to select the type of hardware you want to install. 4 Select SCSI controllers and click Next. Note: The 39160 will not appear on the Models list when Adaptec
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Troubleshooting ■ If a resource is listed more than once, the resource is used by more than one device. ■ If a resource is used by an unknown device, the resource is used but the device using the resource cannot be detected. (This condition is most common.) 7 Click Cancel to close the windows, then close Control Panel. How do I use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter in Windows 95/98? 1 Click the Start button, then click Help. 2 From the Contents tab, double-click Troubleshooting. (In Windo
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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference Common Error Messages Here is what you should do if the following messages appear on the screen at bootup: “Device connected, but not ready” The host computer received no answer when it requested data from an installed SCSI device. ® 1 Run SCSISelect and set the Send Start Unit Command to Yes for the particular SCSI device ID. See Starting SCSISelect on page 18. 2 Ensure that the device is set to spin up when the power is switched on. The spin up opt
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Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices This section provides useful information on using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and your SCSI devices. For more information about a specific SCSI device, refer to the documentation for that device. Using SCSI Devices Caution: Do not connect SCSI devices to more than two of the three SCSI Channel A connectors at the same time. Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives ■ If you connect a SCSI hard disk drive
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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference SCSI hard disk drives running under other operating systems, see the operating system documentation. Using Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives ■ We recommend that you connect your LVD (Ultra160 and Ultra2) SCSI devices to SCSI Channel B and your non-LVD SCSI devices (if any) to SCSI Channel A. This allows the LVD SCSI devices to run at their maximum performance levels of 160 MBytes/sec or 80 MBytes/sec. Or you can connect LVD SCSI devices to both SCSI channel
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Using the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI Devices Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices You can install the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 in a computer that already has a non-SCSI controller, such as an EIDE controller. How- ever, you cannot cross-connect the disk drives and other devices: SCSI devices must be connected to the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160, EIDE devices must be connected to the EIDE controller, and so on. When you install the Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 and SCSI disk drives in a computer tha
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1 1 Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference Installing Multiple SCSI Cards ■ You can install multiple SCSI cards in your computer; you are limited only by the available system resources (for example, IRQ settings, I/O port addresses, BIOS addresses, and so forth). ■ Each SCSI card you install forms a separate SCSI bus with a different set of SCSI devices. SCSI IDs can be reused as long as the ID is assigned to a device on a different SCSI card (for example, each SCSI card can have a devic
