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ACB-2002A

User's

Manual

1.0

INTRODUCTION

1.1

SCOPE

AND

PURPOSE

MANUAL

The

purpose

this

manual

guide

the

system

integrator

through

successful

installation

Adaptec's

ACB-2002A

board.

This

includes

both

hardware

and

software

installation,

well

troubleshooting

information.

1.2

REFERENCE

DOCUMENTS

* IBM

Guide

Operation

Manual

IBM

DOS

Reference

Manual

Version

2.0,

2.1,

3.0

Appropriate

Disk

Drive

OEM

Manual

1.3

OVERVIEW

PRODUCT

The

Adaptec

ACB-2002A

high

performance

1/4"

and

1/2"

Winchester

Disk

Controller

for

the

IBM

and

equivalent

personal

computers.

The

ACB-2002A

extention

Adaptec's

ACB-2002

board.

The

ACB-2002A

has

Adaptec's

BIOS

installed,

while

the

ACB-2002

requires

the

system

integrator

supply

his

own

BIOS.

The

ACB-2002A

complete

"plug

and

play"

controller

board

and

requires

special

BIOS

software

driver.

The

Adaptec

ACB-2002A

one

the

highest

performance

controllers

available

today

for

the

IBM

PC/XT

compatible

marketplace.

addition,

fully

hardware,

software

and

format

compatible

with

the

IBM

hard

disk

controller.

The

Adap

ACB-

20 0

following

features:

Winchester

Disk

Controller

has

the

Fully

IBM

hardware

compatible.

plugs

directly

into

the

IBM

PC/XT

chassis

without

modification.

Fully

IBM

software

compatible.

operates

with

all

IBM

PC/XT

DOS

hard

disk

drivers

and

application

programs.

Fully

IBM

disk

format

compatible.

You

can

interchange

drives

between

the

ACB-2002A

and

the

IBM

controller

with-

out

reformatting.

400090-00A

1-1

----=---

----==-=-=-=------

-----=-------~=--

_--

Controls

both

1/4"

and

1/2"

ST-506

type

Winchester

disk

drives.

This

allows

the

system

integrator

interchange

drives

optimize

space

requirements.

On-board

primary

format

utility.

There

need

send

software

formatter

floppy

with

every

controller.

On-board

Adaptec

copyrighted

BIOS.

There

need

write

special

BIOS

software

driver.

o 2

interleaving

the

disk.

This

achieves

the

maximum

rate

OMA

transfers

that

the

IBM

bus

can

accept.

Also

this

interleave

factor

can

varied

from

User

defined

drive

parameters.

This

gives

you

the

ability

install

any

drive

onto

the

controller

without

BIOS

firm-

ware

changes,··

i.e.

device

independence.

This

gives

flexibility

the

choice

drives

and

ease

mixing

drives

manufacturing.

Auto-configuration

drive.

The

controller

writes

the

drive

parameters

onto

the

drive

during

format

and

reads

them

power-up.

This

allows

formatting

one

controller

and

need

reinitia1ize

another

ACB-2002A

controller.

This

ideal

for

field

upgrade

drives

with

user

intervention.

Four

standard

drive

tables

BIOS.

This

gives

the

option

using

jumpers

instead

user

defined

drive

parameters.

Support

ST506

type

drives.

The

drives

not

need

the

same

capacity

manufacturer.

This

allows

the

maximum

expansion

hard

disks

the

IBM

PC/XT.

Support

wedge

servo

drives

such

Quantum,

Syquest,

Microscience

International,

and

Tulin.

This

gives

you

drive

flexibility

and

need

order

special

controller

firmware.

microsecond

high

performance

seek

step

rate.

This

achieves

maximum

performance

the

drive

reducing

the

seek

access

time.

Many

drives

that

are

now

the

market

take

advantage

this

feature.

Power-on

diagnostics

and

self

diagnostics

for

controller

self

checking.

This

gives

high

confidence

level

that

the

controller

functioning

properly.

Seek

and

data

check

recovery.

This

reduces

the

probability

erroneous

data.

32-bit

Error

Correction

Code

(ECC)

both

and

data

fields.

This

corrects

bit

burst

errors,

and

guaran-

tees

data

integrity.

400090-00A

1-2

1.4

HARDWARE

AND

SOFTWARE

REQUIREMENTS

The

ACB-2002A

can

installed

any

IBM

PC/XT

equivalent

IBM

compatible

computer.

The

successful

installation

the

Adaptec

ACB-2002A

requires

the

following

hardware

and

software.

Hardware

IBM

equivalent

IBM

compatible

computer

with:

One 5

1/4"

floppy

diskette

drive

One

available

system

expansion

slot

Room

for

one

1/4"

1/2"

Winchester

(hard)

disk

drive

1/4"

1/2"

Winchester

disk

drive(s)

having

the

industry

standard

ST506

interface

with

maximum

capacity

Mega-

bytes.

External

power

supply

power

booster

support

the

power

required

the

Winchester

disk

drive.

using

IBM

very

low

power

drive

the

IBM

PC,

this

not

required.

20-pin

and

34-pin

flat

ribbon

cables

connect

the

drive

the

controller.

Software

IBM

PC/XT

DOS

version

2.0

newer

revisions.

1.5

SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

FIRMWARE

APPLICATION

AT&T

6300

COMPAQ

DESKPRO

MHz

PCls

PC/IX

Operating

System

DMA

360

and

Syquest

312

drive

operation

using

physical

drives

400090-00A

1-3

COMMENTS

Requires

AT&T

motherboard

boot

ROM

revision

1.2

later

Requires

Adaptec

firmware

400110-00A

later

plus

BIOS

400051-00B

later

Same

Compaq

Deskpro

Requires

Adaptec

firmware

400110-00A

later

Requires

Adaptec

ACB-2010A

product

with

firmware

revision

400062-00B

later

Requires

Adaptec

ACB-2010A

using

logical

unit

partitioning

1.6

QUICK INSTALLATION

For

those

you

that

cannot

wait

use

your

ACB-2002A

controller,

the

following

steps

will

get

you

and

running.

This

installation

for

one

drive

capacity

but

using

only

(see

section

3.2

format

MB).

After

you

install

it,

please

read

the

complete

User's

Manual

you

can

use

ALL

the

capabilities

the

ACB-2002A.

STEP 1

sure

that

you

have

all

the

required

hardware

and

software

detailed

section

1.4,

i.e.

IBM

PC/XT

DOS

2.0,

newer

revisions,

drive,

power

supply

and

cables.

STEP 2

Become

aquainted

with

the

ACB-2002A

board,

looking

the

location

jumpers

and.

connectors.

See

figure

2.1.

STEP

Configure

the

drive

"drive

setting

the

switches

the

drive.

sure

that

the

drive

terminated.

See

figure

2.2.

STEP 4

Configure

the

controller

matches

your

drive

follows:

DRIVE

VENDOR

AND

CAPACITY

Miniscribe

Syquest

Miniscribe

16MB

Seagate

10MB

Microscience

ALL

OTHERS

INSTALL JUMPERS

M-N

and

O-P

M-N

and

E-F

O-P

none

E-F

A-B

See

section

2.5.2,

2.5.2.1

and

2.5.2.2.

STEP 5

Refer

figure

2.4.

Connect

the

drive

the

controller

using

your

and

cables.

Drive

uses

the

connectors

nearest

the

edge

the

board,

and

J2.

See

section

2.5.3.

IMPORTANT:

SURE THAT

THE CONTROLLER GOES

THE

DRIVE.

WHEN

MOUNTING

THE

PC,

FACING

DOWN.

STEP 6

using

1/2"

1/4"

half

height

drives

extra

power

supply

needed.

using

a 5

1/4"

full

height

drive

IBM

attach

additional

power

supply.

using

IBM

additional

supply

needed.

See

section

2.5.4.

400090-00A

1-4

STEP 7

Mount

the

drive

and

controller

inside

the

pc.

Turn

power

ON.

ANY

PROBLEMS

ARISE,

SEE

CHAPTER

TROUBLESHOOT.

STEP 8

Boot

from

floppy

drive

using

the

Supplemental

DOS

diskette

that

contains

DEBUG.

See

Section

3.2.

TYPE

A>DEBUG

-G=C800:CCC

<CR>

COMMENTS

<Carriage

return>

<Carriage

return>

(interleave

factor)

(drive

10)

<CR>

<CR)

(or

'y'

you

are

using

one

the

drives

STEP

(with

A-B

jumper

without

A-B

jumper

installed)

133

<CR>

133

<CR>

132

<CR>

WAIT

until

press

CTRL

and

STEP 9

.(landing

zone,

not

used)

(ECC

correction

span)

(Write

pre-comp

not

used,

max.

cylinder+1)

(reduced

write

current,

not

used)

(head

count,

use

2 )

(number

cylinder,132

hex=306

decimal)

format

complete

BREAK

(SCROLL

LOCK)

keys

same

time

TURN

THE

SYSTEM

OFF. INSTALL

THE

DOS

SYSTEM

DISKETTE

WITH

"FDISK"

AND

"FORMAT" INTO DRIVE

"A".

THEN

TURN

THE SYSTEM

BACK

ON, THUS

COLD

BOOTING.

Type

FDISK

and

answer

questions,

then

run

FORMAT.

See

section

3.3.

400090-00A

1-5

2.0

HARDWARE

INSTALLATION

2.1

INTRODUCTION

This

section

describes

the

steps

necessary

install

the

ACB-

2002A

board

into

the

computer.

First

the

operating

enviroment,

unpacking

procedure,

and

board

layout

are

described.

This

section

also

describes

the

integration

the

drive

and

controller

into

the

computer.

2.2

ENVIRONMENT

REQUIREMENTS

The

ACB-2002A

will

perform

properly

over

the

following

range

conditions:

Temperature

F/C

Humidity

Altitude,

feet

MTBF,

Hours

2.3

UNPACKING

Operating

32/0

131/55

10%

95%

Sea

level

10,000

20,000

POH

Storage

-40/-40

167/75

10%

95%

Sea

level

20,000

The

carrier

responsible

for

damage

incurred

during

shipment.

case

damage,

have

the

carrier

note

the

damage

both

the

delivery

receipt

and

the

freight

bill,

then

notify

your

freight

company

representative

that

the

necessary

insurance

claims

can

inititated.

After

opening

the

shipping

container,

use

the

packing

slip

verify

receipt

the

individual

items

listed

the

slip.

Retain

the

shippibg

container

and

packing

material

for

possible

later

reuse

should

return

the

equipment

the

factory

necessary.

NOTE:

THE

ACB-2002A,

ALL

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

STATIC

SENSITIVE.

PLEASE

TAKE

THE

PROPER PRECAUTIONS

WHEN

HANDLING

THE

BOARD.

KEEP

THE

BOARD

ITS

CONDUCTIVE WRAPPING UNTIL

CONFIGURED

AND

READY

INSTALLED IN

YOUR

SYSTEM.

2.4

BOARD

LAYOUT

The

ACB-2002A

shown

Figure

2-1.

This

figure

shows

the

location

the

firmware,

BIOS,

jumpers

and

connectors.

Note

that

the

connector

located

closest

the

bus

edge

connector.

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2-1

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BIOS

LED

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DRIVE

TABLE

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AND

OPTION

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2-10

Board

Layout

2-2

2.5

INTEGRATION INTO

THE

SYSTEM

install

the

Adaptec

ACB-2002A

board

into

your

system

you

must

first

configure

the

drive(s),

set

the

controller

jumpers

and

connect

the

drive

cables

properly.

This

section

describes

all

the

necessary

steps

needed

successfully

install

this

hardware.

order

configure

the

drives,

you

need

the

Disk

Drive

OEM

Manual

that

was

supplied

with

your

drive.

(If

you

not

have

this

manual

call

your

Drive

vendor

for

assistance.)

This

manual

required

obtain

the

drive

characteristics

for

your

particular

drive.

The

controller

must

match

the

drive

parameters,

Le.

number

heads,

number

cylinders,

step

pulse

rate,

etc.

order

function

successfully.

The

drive

parameters

are

divided

into

two

categories;

one

being

the

drive

changeable

parameters

and

two,

the

controller

changeable

parameters.

2.5.1

DRIVE SELECTION

AND

TERMINATION

The

drive

changeable

parameters

are

the

drive

selection

switches

(or

jumpers)

and

the

drive

termination.

These

parameters

allow

drive

selected

drive

This

accomplished

changing

the

drive

address

selection

switches

jumpers.

NOTE:

SOME

DRIVE

MANUFACTURERS

HAVE

DESIGNATED

THE

DRIVE ADDRESSES

1,2,3,4

INSTEAD

0,1,2,3.

NOT

SET

THE

DRIVE

A RADIAL

SELECTED

DRIVE.

RADIAL

SELECTION

WILL SET ALL DRIVE OUTPUT

SIGNALS

ACTIVE,

EVEN

THE DRIVE

NOT

SELECTED.

THIS

CASE,

THE

DRIVE

LED

WILL

ALL

TIMES.

Use

the

two

lowest

drive

addresses

available

drive

"0"

and

drive

"1"

seen

the

controller.

Before

the

drives

can

cabled

the

controller

the

drive

cable

terminator

~ust

properly

set.

The

terminator

used

reduce

signal

"ringing"

the

cables.

The

terminator,

its

name

implies,

must

the

end

each

cable

order

have

the

controller

and

drive

communicate

properly.

The

controller

has

permanent

terminator

built-in.

The

disk

drives,

since

they

can

connected

daisy

chain

configuration

(see

Figure

2-3),

have

removable

terminator.

This

usually

16-pin

DIP

resis-

tor

package.

The

last

phys

ical

the

cha

i n

must

have

its

terminator

installed.

400090-00A

2-3

Exa!!!E~.!..:..

When

one

drive

and

one

controller

are

u~sed,

both

must

terminated.

CONTROLLER

TERMINATED

DRIVE

SELECTION

= 0

TERMINATOR

INSTALLED

Figure

2-2.

One

Drive,

One

Controller

Termination

Example

When

two

drives

and

one

controller

are

used,

only

the

last

one

the

chain

terminated.

CONTROLLER

TERMINATED

DRIVE

SELECTION

= 0

TERMINATOR

REMOVED

DRIVE

SELECTION

= 1

TERMINATOR

INSTALLED

Figure

2-3.

Two

Drive,

One

Controller

Termination

Example

Now

select

the

proper

drive

addresses

and

remove

install

the

required

terminators

for

your

system.

2.5.2

CONTROLLER JUMPER SELECTION

The

controller

changeable

parameters

are

defined

the

variables

that

can

changed

accommodate

the

different

drive

character-

istics.

These

parameters

can

easily

changed

jumper(s)

defined

the

user

(see

Chapter

3 )

for

the

drive

being

used.

The

parameters

shown

Table

2-1

need

taken

from

the

Disk

Drive

OEM

Manual

and

specifications.

Table

2-2

shows

the

drives

supported

the

BIOS

and

selected

the

jumpers.

the

drive

you

are

using

not

selected

jumpers

Table

2-1

must

completed.

Table

2-1

will

used

Section

3.2

when

the

user

defined

drive

parameters

are

discussed.

400090-00A

2-4

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