Adaptec ARO-1130CA Assembly Instructions

Installation and Hardware Guide

ARO-1130CA

RAIDport II Card

for Personal Workstations

Adaptec, Inc.

691 South Milpitas Boulevard

Milpitas, CA 95035

marks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some

jurisdictions.

Printed in Singapore

STOCK NO.: 511611-00, Rev. A RQ 10/97

▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ARO-1130CA

RAID

port

II Card

for Personal Workstations

Installation and Hardware Guide

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Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, AIC, ARO, Array1000, CI/O, RAIDport, RAIDport II,

the Adaptec RAIDport On Board logo, ArrayConfig, and SCSISelect are trademarks of

Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in somejurisdictions. Windows and Windows95

are registered trademarks and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in

the U.S. and other countries used under license. All other trademarks are owned by

their respective owners.

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out notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this docu-

ment to assure its accuracy, Adaptec, Inc. assumes no liability resulting from errors or

omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein.

Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation

and without notification to its users.

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Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsi-

ble for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction

manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee

that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, if this equipment does cause

interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more ofthe

following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this

unit to the specified limits of the rules.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two con-

ditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Canadian Compliance Statement

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing

Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial

brouilleur du Canada.

Adaptec, Inc. ARO-1130CA

Tested To Comply

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents

1 Introduction

System Requirements 1-1

Using the ARO-1130CA with Other Adaptec Products 1-2

Installation Overview 1-3

2 Installing the ARO-1130CA and Connecting SCSI

Devices

ARO-1130CA Layout 2-2

Verifying Presence of DIMM Memory 2-3

Installing the ARO-1130CA 2-4

Connecting the LED Activity Indicator to the

ARO-1130CA 2-5

Connecting SCSI Devices 2-6

Choosing SCSI Cables 2-6

Connecting Internal SCSI Devices 2-7

Connecting External SCSI Devices 2-8

Connecting SCSI Array Enclosures (Storage

Subsystems) 2-12

Installation Hints for Connecting SCSI Devices 2-13

Completing the Installation 2-15

3 Creating the First Array With the Array

Config

Program

Creating an Array with Express Setup 3-2

Creating an Array with Custom Setup 3-4

Making the Array Bootable 3-7

ARO-1130CA Installation and Hardware Guide

4 Installing Software on a Windows NT System

Installing the Array1000CA Driver for Windows NT 4-2

Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 4-2

Installing the Driver When Windows NT is Already

Installed 4-3

Installing Adaptec CI/O Workstation Array Management

Software for Windows NT 4-4

5 Configuring the ARO-1130CA with the

SCSI

Select

Utility

Default SCSISelect Settings 5-2

Starting the SCSISelect Utility 5-3

Using SCSISelect Menus 5-3

Exiting SCSISelect 5-4

Using the SCSI Disk Utilities 5-4

SCSISelect Settings 5-5

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions 5-5

SCSI Device Configuration 5-6

Additional Options 5-7

A Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Checklist A-1

Problems Running the Software On Your Windows NT

Workstation A-2

Using the ARO-1130CA with an AHA-2940 Family Host

Adapter A-4

Scenario #1: Adding an ARO-1130CA to a System with

an AHA-2940 Family Adapter A-4

Scenario #2: Adding an AHA-2940 Family Adapter to a

RAIDport II System with an ARO-1130CA A-7

Backing up the Windows NT Registry A-10

B Advanced Topics

Installing Multiple Adapters B-1

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Contents

C Using a CD-ROM Drive with DOS

D Obtaining SCSI Cables and Converters

External Cables D-2

Internal Ribbon Cables D-2

Converters D-2

E Listing of Vendors

Array Storage Enclosure Manufacturers D-1

SCSI Disk Drive Manufacturers D-2

Index

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