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AMM-1570/1572
SCSI Audio Host Adapter
User’s Guide
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AMM-1570/1572 SCSI Audio Host Adapter User’s Guide R AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide A A A A A A Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Page: i A A A A A A Print Spec Number: 492379-00 A A A A A A Current Date: 3/7/94 ECN Date: 3/8/94 A A AAAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AA AAAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AA
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Table of Contents Preface Inside This User’s Guide xi Conventions xiii Advisories xiv 1 Introduction About This Chapter 1-1 Overview 1-3 What is the AMM-1570/1572? 1-3 System Requirements 1-4 Board Layout 1-4 Features 1-5 SCSI Module 1-5 Configuration Flexibility 1-5 Audio Module 1-6 Adaptec Software 1-7 Avoid Static Electricity 1-7 Number and Types of SCSI Devices 1-7 Types of Audio Equipment 1-7 Types of Cables Required 1-8 Maximum Cable Lengths 1-8 External SCSI Connector Mounting
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AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Default Settings 2-8 Configuring the AMM-1570/1572 2-10 Installing and Removing Jumper Connectors 2-10 Jumper Block Locations 2-10 Jumper Block J5 2-11 Jumper Block J6 2-15 Jumper Block J7 (AMM-1572 only) 2-17 Jumper Block J8 2-17 Jumper Block J9 2-17 Jumper Block J17 2-19 3 Installing the AMM-1570/1572 About This Chapter 3-1 Installation Overview 3-3 Quick Installation 3-3 Detailed Installation 3-5 Installing the Host Adapter 3-6 Installing the External SCSI Connector
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Table of Contents A Specifications About This Appendix A-1 Technical Information A-3 Product Specifications A-3 Physical Dimensions A-3 Power Requirements A-3 Environmental Requirements A-3 SCSI Interface A-4 Electrical Interface A-4 Floppy Disk Interface A-7 Standard Electronic and Physical Interface A-7 Connector A-7 Audio Input Connector (J4) Pinouts A-7 B I/O Operating Environment About This Appendix B-1 Host Adapter Support B-3 DOS/Windows B-3 Adaptec EZ-SCSI B-4 C Optimizing Performance Ab
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AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide D Disk Drives Over 1 GByte About This Appendix D-1 Extended Translation (Using MS-DOS 5.0) D-3 The DOS 1 GByte Limit D-3 When to Use Extended Translation D-3 With MS-DOS 5.0 and Above D-3 Drives With Mixed Partitions D-4 Using Fdisk D-4 Questions and Answers About Extended Translation D-4 Glossary Index viii AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide A A A A A A Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Page: viii A A A A A A
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ List of Figures Figure 1-1 Board Layout 1-4 2-1 Termination With Internal and External Devices 2-4 2-2 Termination With Internal Devices Only 2-5 2-3 Termination With External Devices Only 2-5 2-4 Terminators 2-6 2-5 Pin 1 Orientation on the Terminators 2-7 2-6 Jumper Block Locations 2-10 3-1 Connectors on the Host Adapter 3-5 3-2 Unused Expansion Bus Slot 3-6 3-3 Installing the Host Adapter 3-7 3-4 Installing the External Mounting Bracket 3-8 3-5 Connecting Bracket Ribbon Cable to th
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Preface Inside This User’s Guide This User’s Guide provides complete instructions on how to install and use the Adaptec AMM-1570/1572 SCSI Audio Host Adapter. Chapter 1 Introduction provides an overview of the AMM-1570/1572. The system requirements, board layout, features, and gen- eral information on use are also included. Chapter 2 Configuring the AMM-1570/1572 discusses the importance of termination and SCSI IDs on the SCSI bus. The default settings and instructions on changin
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AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Appendix C Optimizing Performance has various tips on maximizing the performance of your host adapter. Appendix D Disk Drives Over 1 GByte describes Adaptec's extended translation feature which allows you to bypass the DOS 1024 cylinder limit, and supports disk drives up to 8 Gigabytes (GBytes) in size. Glossary has definitions of special terms used in this manual and in SCSI literature in general. Index helps you locate specific information quickly. xii AAAAAAAAA
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Preface Conventions The following typographic conventions are used in this manual. bold Used for keystrokes (… press the Enter key …). Helvetica Used for operator entry that must be typed exactly as shown (… device=c:aspi2dos.sys …) and for mes- sages on the screen (… Enter Password …). Helvetica Italics Used as a place holder for text you must determine and type in (… enter nn for number …). Also used for program and file names that appear in body text (… the autoexec.bat file …). Italics
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AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Advisories Advisories are quick notes that stress an important point or warn of a potential hazard to your system or your data. This manual uses three kinds of advisories: Note: Text set off in this way presents reminders, tips, or suggestions that may make it easier for you to install, configure, and use Adaptec software products and your host adapter. Caution: Failure to observe this kind of advisory could result in loss of data or dam- age to your system and
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ 1 Introduction About This Chapter Read this chapter to find out ■ An overview of the AMM-1570/1572 ■ The minimum system requirements needed to install the AMM-1570/1572 ■ The location of the major components on the AMM-1570/1572 ■ The features of the AMM-1570/1572 ■ General information on using the AMM-1570/1572 1-1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide A A A A A A Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Page: 1-1 A A A A A A Print
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Introduction ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ 1 Overview This user’s guide provides information on how to install and config- ure the Adaptec AMM-1570 and AMM-1572 SCSI Audio Host Adapters. The AMM-1572 is identical to the AMM-1570 except that it has an onboard floppy disk controller that supports up to two floppy disk drives. In this user’s guide, the AMM-1570 and AMM-1572 are referred to jointly as the AMM-1570/1572. What is the AMM-1570/1572? The AMM-1570/1572 provides full SCSI host adapter functionality and
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AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide System Requirements The following minimum requirements are needed to install the AMM-1570/1572: ■ An 80386SX 25 megahertz (MHz) computer or higher ■ An available 16-bit expansion bus slot ■ Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher ■ Four megabytes (MByte) or more of RAM ■ A Video Graphics Array (VGA) monitor and VGA display card ■ A hard disk with 10 MBytes or more of free space ■ A 3.5-inch, high-density (1.44 MByte) floppy disk drive Board Layout Figure 1-1 shows the locatio
