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  • Page 1

    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Guid e Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: Front Cover Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 12/7/94 ECN Dat e : 11/29/94 User’s Guide User’s Guide AH A-15 10A /15 20A Se ries IS A-to-SCS I Host Adapt er[...]

  • Page 2

    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Guid e Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page: -2 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 12/7/94 ECN Dat e : 11/29/94 Adaptec, Inc. 69 1 S outh Milpit as Boulevard Milp itas, CA 9 5 0 3 5 Copyr ig h t © 1 9 9 4, Adaptec, I nc. All r ight s reserv ed. Adaptec and the Ad a ptec l ogo are t rademarks [...]

  • Page 3

    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: i Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 R ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-151 0A/1520A Series ISA-t o-SCS I Host Adapter User ’ s Guid e[...]

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    ii AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : ii Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Cop yr i gh t Copyrigh t © 1994 Adaptec, I nc. All rights reserved. No part of th is publica tion may be repr od uced, stored in a ret ri eval syst em, o r transmitted in any [...]

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    ii i AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: i i i Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 FCC Compl iance Statement This e quipment h as been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digit al device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the F CC rules. These li[...]

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    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page: iv Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Guid e Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: v Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 v T able of Content s P r efac e Inside This Manual xi Conv ention s xii Advis ories xiii 1 Introduc tion General P roduct Info rmatio n 1-1 Features 1 -2 Fast D ata T [...]

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    vi AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Guid e Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page: vi Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 SCSI T erminatio n 2-10 Synch rono us N egotiat ion 2- 10 Interrupt Chann e l 2 -10 ISA Por t Addres s 2- 11 S CS I BI OS 2-1 1 SCSI B o o[...]

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    vii Prefac e AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Guid e Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: vii Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 4 Software Suppo rt DOS/ Window s 4-1 Adaptec EZ-SCSI 4-1 Other O perating Systems 4-2 5 Trouble shootin g Operatin g Probl ems 5 - 1 Ot her Er ro r Mes s ag es 5 -5 A S[...]

  • Page 10

    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Guid e Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : viii Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Guid e Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page: ix Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 ix List of Figur es 2- 1 AHA-1520 A /152 2A Jum per Block s 2 -2 2- 2 AHA-1510 A Jumper B lock 2-2 3- 1 Host Adapt er Ter m inato rs 3-2 3- 2 C onnec ting Inter nal[...]

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    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Guid e Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: x Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page: xi Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 xi Pr eface Ins ide Th is Man ual This man ual explai ns how to ins tall and use Adapt ec AHA-1510 A /152 0A /152 2A h ost adapters. For conve- nience, we wil l ref[...]

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    xii AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: xii Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Con v e ntion s The follow ing typog raphic con vent ions ar e used in this manual. bold Used for keystrokes (… press th e Enter key …)[...]

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    xi i i Prefac e AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : xiii Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Advisorie s Advis ories ar e quick n otes t hat stress an impor tant point or warn of a pot ential hazar d t o your system, your data an d/or your pers onal sa f[...]

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    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : xiv Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 1-1 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 1-1 1 Intr oduc tion Gener al P roduc t Inform ation The A HA-1510 A/20A Series c onsists o f three ho st adapter models : ■ AHA-1510 A : ISA-to-S C SI hos t ad[...]

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    1-2 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 1-2 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Fea tures Fa st Data T ransf er ■ 10 MBytes /s eco nd sync hronous Fast SCSI data rate ■ 5 MBytes /seco nd sync hrono us SCSI d ata[...]

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    1-3 Introdu ction AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 1-3 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 ■ ASPI and s o ftware d river support for a ll major operating sys- tems, includ ing DO S, OS/2, UNIX, and Net ware ■ Compatible with a wi de variety o f co[...]

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    1-4 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 1-4 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Pro duct S pecific ations Physica l D imens ions ■ Length: 6 .875 " ■ W idt h: 4.1 8" ■ Thicknes s: 0.5 " Power Re[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-1 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 2-1 2 Ho st Adapter C onfigurat i o n AHA-1510 A/20A Ser ie s hos t ad apter s are d esig ned to oper ate as shipped in mo st ISA-bus and EISA-bu s c om puter sys[...]

  • Page 22

    2-2 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-2 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Jum per B lock L ocation s AHA-152 0A h ost ad apters have four jumper blo cks, labeled J5, J6, J8 and J9. (These labels are print ed o[...]

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    2-3 Host Adapter Configuration AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-3 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Def ault Se ttings AHA-151 0A/20A Series hos t adapter s have t he default setting shown in the follo w ing table. These settings are appr o pr i a[...]

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    2-4 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-4 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Jumper Bl oc k J5 Pi n Pair Des cription DT Set d a ta tran sfer mod e D MA en ab l e d = j ump er PI O (prog ramm e d I/ O) ✱ = no j[...]

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    2-5 Host Adapter Configuration AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-5 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Jumper Bl oc k J6 P in Pair Des cription SD Set h ost adap te r SCSI ID IC Set h ost adap t e r IRQ h ost a dapter Yo u m ust also set pin pai r s [...]

  • Page 26

    2-6 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-6 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Jumper Bl oc k J7 The host adapter flo ppy con trol ler is enabled when the jumper is installed on jumper block J7. Caution: If the hos[...]

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    2-7 Host Adapter Configuration AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-7 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Jumper Bl oc k J9 (AHA- 1 5 20A/1522A) Pi n Pair Des cription I 2, I 1, I 0, I 9 Set host adapt e r IRQ cha nnel IRQ 12 = jum p er I 2 IRQ 11 ✱ =[...]

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    2-8 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-8 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Ju mper Bl ock J9 (AHA-1510A) Pin Pair Descripti on I 2, I 1, I 0, I 9 S et host adapter IRQ ch annel IRQ 12 = jumper I 2 IRQ 11 ✱ = [...]

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    2-9 Host Adapter Configuration AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 2-9 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Hos t Adap ter Se ttings SCSI Disconnection This settin g deter mi nes wh ether the hos t adapter al lows a SCSI device to disco nnec t f rom the S[...]

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    2-10 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 2 -10 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 SCSI T er mi nation Th e d e fau lt ter mination sett ing AHA-1510A/20A Series h ost adapters is en abled . Disable term ination fo r t [...]

  • Page 31

    2-1 1 Host Adapter Configuration AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 2 -11 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 ISA Port Addre ss Y ou probably will not need to change the por t address, unless you are installing more t han on e SCSI host ad apter , or yo u k[...]

  • Page 32

    2-12 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 2 -12 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Floppy Dis k Controller The floppy con troller is enabled by default on the AHA -1522A. St an- dard floppy dr ives connect ed to the AHA[...]

  • Page 33

    2-13 Host Adapter Configuration AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 2 -13 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Fast SCSI This set tin g deter mi nes th e maximum sync hron ous data tr an sfer rate for the host adapter . The Fast SCSI maxim um is 10.0 MBytes /[...]

  • Page 34

    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 2 -14 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-1 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 3-1 3 Har dwar e Ins tal l ati on This ch a pter ex plains h ow t o phys ically instal l the AHA -1510 A /20A Series host adapter in yo ur c om puter and co nnect[...]

  • Page 36

    3-2 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-2 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 T erm inating the SCSI Bus A set of resist o rs called term i nator s mus t be either ins talled in or enabled on the first and last ph[...]

  • Page 37

    3-3 Hardware Installat ion AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-3 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 The table below sh ows h ow terminat io n must be set on the host adapter f or the three pos sible con figurat ions of devices on the SCSI bus. If you [...]

  • Page 38

    3-4 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-4 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 T er mi nation for External Devices Only When only ext ernal dev ices are c onn ect ed to the host adapt er , the last devic e on the e[...]

  • Page 39

    3-5 Hardware Installat ion AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-5 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Set ting SC SI IDs Each devic e o n the SCSI bus, inc luding the host adapter , must have a unique SCSI ID. The ID uniquely define each dev ice on the [...]

  • Page 40

    3-6 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-6 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 4 Ground yo urself b y touc hing an unpainted sur face on the co m- puter chass is, then carefully r emo ve the host adapt er from i ts[...]

  • Page 41

    3-7 Hardware Installat ion AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-7 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Con nectin g SCS I Devic es SCSI devic es are c onnec ted by cables in one co ntin uo us line called the SCSI bu s . Each h os t adapter on the AHA -15[...]

  • Page 42

    3-8 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-8 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Connecting Internal S CSI Devices T o connect an inter nal SCSI device to the host adapte r , you need a 50-con nect or SCSI ribbo n ca[...]

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    3-9 Hardware Installat ion AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 3-9 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 5 T o connect other internal SCSI device s, plug the devices int o t h e other connec tors on the ribbon cabl e, a s shown in F igure 3-7. Connec ting [...]

  • Page 44

    3-10 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 3 -10 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Follow thes e st eps to connec t external SC SI devic es: 1 Attach the exter nal SCSI cable to the ext ernal SCSI connec tor , as shown [...]

  • Page 45

    3-1 1 Hardware Installat ion AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 3 -11 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 3 Daisy chain ot her external SC SI devic es, if any , to the pr evio us device unti l all devices ar e conn ected , as shown in Figure 3-8. Con nectin[...]

  • Page 46

    3-12 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 3 -12 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 2 Connec t the split end of the 34-pin floppy ribbo n cable to the connector on the first floppy d r ive ( A ), as sh own in Figure 3-12[...]

  • Page 47

    3-13 Hardware Installat ion AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 3 -13 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Com pletin g Insta llation Before you r eas s emble your co mputer , be sure th at ■ The host ad apter is firmly se ated and sec ured in the slot ■ [...]

  • Page 48

    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: 3 -14 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94[...]

  • Page 49

    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 4-1 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 4-1 4 Softwar e Suppo rt DO S/Windo ws When you are using AHA-1520A/1522A host adapters under DO S, you can connect up t o two SCSI har d disk drives per host ada[...]

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    4-2 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 4-2 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 T o pr ov ide support for SCSI devices oth er than fixed disk dev ices and CD-ROM drives, chec k the hardware d oc umen tation for t ho[...]

  • Page 51

    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 5-1 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 5-1 5 T r oubles ho oting This chapt er explains what to d o if you have problem s wi th yo ur system after in stal ling an AHA-1510A/20A Series h ost adapter . I[...]

  • Page 52

    5-2 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 5-2 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 d If two AHA - 1520A/152 2A host adapters are installed, make sure only on e has its B IOS enabled. 4 If you s ee the m ess age Host Ad[...]

  • Page 53

    5-3 Troub leshoo ting AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 5-3 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Problem The aspi2dos ASPI man ager is ins talled . The system wi ll n ot boot f r om th e S CS I ha rd dis k dri ve, an d th e a s pi2dos log o does no t ap[...]

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    5-4 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 5-4 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Problem General pro blems using a SC SI driv e as driv e D wi th ano ther SC SI drive as d riv e C. Ac tion 1 Make sure that bot h stan[...]

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    5-5 Troub leshoo ting AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 5-5 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Other Error Messages Host adapter a t port address xxx failed diagnostics. xxx = the port address . Th is message in dic ates that there is no hos t adapter[...]

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    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page : 5-6 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94[...]

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    ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AHA-1510A/20 A Se ries U ser ’s Guide Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: A- 1 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 A-1 A Support for La r ge Disk Drives Ex tended T ransla tion (U sing M S-D OS 5. 0) All curren t versio ns of DOS are limited to 1024 cylind ers per driv e. The standa[...]

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    A-2 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1510A/20 A Se ries U ser ’s Guide Stock Number : 510 400-00 , R ev. C Page: A- 2 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Usi ng Fdi sk T o install a new disk, or to r epartitio n an existing dis k, use the fdisk DOS ut ility as you norm ally wo uld. The cylind e[...]

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    B-2 AHA-1510A/20 A Series User ’ s Guide AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page: B-2 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 Flo ppy De vice D rive A ssignm en t Drives A and B are r eserv ed for floppy drives in the DO S environ- ment and may be as sign ed to [...]

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    B-3 Floptical Drive Suppo rt AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page: B-3 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94 VH D Form at Adaptec EZ -SCSI inclu des the DOS vhdfmt utilit y fo r for matt ing Floptic al VHD diskett es. Th e vh dfmt program is prov ided bec aus[...]

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    AHA-1 510A/20 A S eri es U ser ’s Gui de Stock N u m b er : 51 0 400-00, Rev. C Page: B-4 Print Spec Number: 49 1842 -0 0 Curr ent Dat e: 11/18/94 ECN Dat e : 11/2 9/94[...]