Adaptec AHA-1540C User manual

AHA-1540C/1542C

High-Performance

Bus

Master

ISA to

SCSI

Host

Adapter

User's Manual

AHA-1540C/1542C

High-Performance

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SCSI

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FCC ComplianceStatement

NOTE:

This

equipment

has

been

tested

and

found tooomply

with

the

limitsfor a

Class

B digital device,

pursuant

Part

the

FCC

rules. These

limits

are

designed

providereasonable protection

against

harmful

interference

residential

installations.

This

equipment

generates, uses,

and

can

radiate

radio frequency

energy,

and

not

installed

and

used

accordance

with

the

instructions,

may

cause

hannful

interference toradio communications. However,

there

guarantee

that

interferencewill

not

occur

particular

installation.

this

equipment

does

cause

interference

radio

television

equipment

reception,

which

can

determined

turning

the

equipment

off

and

on,

the

user

enoour-

aged to

try

tocorrect

the

interferencebyone

the

following

measures:

Reorient

relocate

the

receiving

antenna

•

Move

the

equipment

away

from

the

receiver

0\11

Plug

the

equipment

into

outlet

circuit

different

from

that

which

the

receiver

powered

necessary,

the

user

should

consult

the

dealer

experienced

radio/television

technician

for

additional

suggestions

CAUTION: Only

equipment

certified tooomply

with

Class

B (computer

input/output

devices, terminals, printers, etc.) should

attached

this

equipment,

and

must

have

shielded

interfaci

cables.

Finally,

any

change

modifications to

the

equipment

the

user

not

expressly

approved

the

grantee

manufacturer

could void

the

user's

authority

operate

such

equipment.

Each

AHA-154OC/1542C is equipped with

FCC

oompliancelabel which shows

only

the

FCC

Identification

number.

The

full

text

the

associatedlabel follows:

FCC

ill:

FGT

1542C

This

device oomplies

with

part

the

FCC

rules. Operation

subjectto

the

follow-

ing

twooonditions:

(1)

this

device

may

not

cause

hannful

interference

and

(2)

this

device

must

any

interferencereceived, includinginterference

that

may

cause

undesired

operation.

iii

Table of Contents

Preface

Inside

This

Manual.

.................................

Conventions

.......................................

xiii

Introduction

About

This

Chapter

................................

1-1

The

AHA-1540C/1542C

Host

Adapter

..................

1-3

SCSI

Features

.....................................

1-3

High-performance

..............................

1-3

High

Capacity

Drive

Support

.....................

1-4

Disk

Device

Support

.............................

1-4

Multiple

Peripheral

and

Applications

Support

.......

1-5

Easy

Installation

...................................

1-6

Easy

Configuration

.............................

1-6

Unpacking

and

Inspection

...........................

1-7

Kit

Contents

...................................

1-7

Electrostatic

Discharge

..........................

1-7

Adaptec Technical

Support

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Getting Started

About

This

Chapter

................................

2-1

Installation

Basics

.................................

2-3

AHA-1540C/1542C

Board

Installation

.................

2-4

SCSI

Bus

Preparation

..............................

2-5

SCSI

.......................................

2-5

Termination

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Host

Adapter

Port

Address

.......................

2-7

Controlling Floppy Drives

........................

2-7

Installing

Peripherals

...............................

2-8

Internally

Mounted

SCSI

Peripherals

..............

2-8

External

SCSI

Peripherals

.......................

2-8

Re-assembly

and

Startup

............................

2-9

Adaptec

EZ-SCSI DOStWindows

Drivers

...............

2-9

When

Install

Adaptec EZ-SCSI.

................

2-10

Adaptec

EZ-SCSI Quick

Installation

..............

2-10

AHA-1540C/1542C

User's

Manual

Stepping Through Installation

About

This

Chapter

................................

3-1

Introduction

......................................

3-3

The

Host

Adapter

and

the

SCSI

Bus.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

G-etting

Ready.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Preparing

YourSCSI Devices

........................

3-5

SCSI

IDs.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Synchronous

Transfer

Negotiation

and

Parity

Checking

..........................

3-6

SCSI

Bus

Termination

...........................

3-7

Device

Prep

Check List

.........................

3-10

Installation

......................................

3-11

Installing

the

Host

Adapter

Board

................

3-11

Installing

Internal

Devices

......................

3-13

Connecting

External

Devices

.....................

3-14

Pre-Boot Check List

............................

3-15

System

Startup

...................................

3-16

New

SCSI

Drives/No

Existing

Boot Drive

..........

3-16

New

SCSI

Drives/Existing Boot Drive

.............

3-16

Drive

Preparation

.................................

3-17

Low-Level

Format

.............................

3-17

Partitioning

..................................

3-18

High-Level (DOS)

Format

.......................

3-18

Using

Drives

.....................................

3-19

Installing

Multiple

Host

Adapters

....................

3-20

Using the Configuration Software

About

This

Chapter

................................

4-1

Configuring

the

Host

Adapter.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

When

to Use

the

Configuration Software

............

4-3

Compatibility

with

Earlier

AHA-1540/1542

Host

Adapters

................................

4-4

Running

the

ConfigurationSoftware

..................

4-4

Starting

from

the

Sign-on

Banner

..................

4-4

Starting

from DOS

Debug

........................

4-5

Selection Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Host

Adapter

Selection

..............................

4-6

Table of Contents

Main

Menu Options

................................

4-7

ConfigureNiew

Host

Adapter

Settings

.................

4-8

IRQ, DMA,

and

SCSI

.........................

4-9

SCSI

Parity

Checking

..........................

4-10

DMA

Transfer

Rate

............................

4-10

Host

Adapter

SCSI

Termination

..................

4-11

SCSI Device Configuration

and

Advanced

Configuration.

4-12

SCSI Device Configuration

......................

4-13

Advanced Configuration Options

.................

4-16

SCSI

Disk

Utilities

................................

4-23

Format

Disk

..................................

4-24

Verify Disk Media

.............................

4-25

Host

Adapter

Diagnostics

...........................

4-25

Error

Handling

................................

4-26

I/O

Operating

Environment Software

About

This

Chapter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Host

Adapter

Support

...............................

5-3

DOS/Windows

..................................

5-3

Novell NetWare

................................

5-4

OS/2

..........................................

5-5

UNIX/XENIX

..................................

5-5

APPENDICES

Specifications

About

This

Appendix

..............................

A-1

Technical Information

.....

" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A-3

Switch

Block

Settings

..............................

A-4

Troubleshooting

About

This Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B-1

SCSI Troubleshooting Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B-3

Cases

and

Solutions

...............................

B-4

Conflicts

With

Other

Options.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B-7

BIOS Messages

...................................

B-7

vii

AHA-1540C/1542C

User's

Manual

Optimizing Performance

About

This Appendix

.............................

C-l

Performance Tips

.................................

C-3

Enabling

Synchronous Negotiation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C-3

Disabling

the

Host

Adapter

BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C-3

Enabling

Parity

Checking

......................

, C-4

Setting

the

DMA

Transfer

Rate

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C-4

Setting

Enable

Disconnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C-5

Send

Start

Unit

Command

......................

C-5

Glossary

Index

viii

About

this

Glossary.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Glossary-l

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Glossary-3

.............................................

Index-l

Table of Contents

List

Figures

Figure

2-1. AHA-1540C/1542C

.......................

2-4

Figure

3-1.

The

SCSI

Bus

............................

3-4

Figure

3-2.

Internal

and

External

Devices

..............

3-8

Figure

3-3.

Internal

Devices

..........................

3-9

Figure

3-4.

External

Devices

.........................

3-9

Figure

3-5.

Alternate

Adapter

Brackets

...............

3-12

Figure

4-1.

Adapter

BIOS Sign-on

Banner

..............

4-5

Figure

4-2.

Host

Adapter

Port

Address

.................

4-6

Figure

4-3.

Main

..............................

4-7

Figure

4-4. ConfigureNiew

Host

Adapter

Settings

.......

4-8

Figure

4-5. Accessing SCSI Device Configuration

.......

4-12

Figure

4-6. SCSI Device Configuration

................

4-13

Figure

4-7. Advanced Configuration Options

...........

4-16

Figure

4-8. Accessing SCSI Disk Utilities

..............

4-23

Figure

4-9. SCSI Disk Utilities Device Selection

........

4-23

Figure

4-10. Utility Selection

........................

4-24

Figure

4-11. Accessing

Host

Adapter

Diagnostics

.......

4-25

Figure

4-12. Diagnostics

Startup

.....................

4-26

List

of Tables

Table

2-1.

When

Enable

Host

Adapter

Termination

....

2-6

Table

A-1.

Host

Adapter

Switch Block

Settings

.........

A-4

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