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  • Page 1

    R Installat ion Guide AHA-1540CP/15 4 2CP ISA-to- SCSI Plug and Play High-Perf orm a nce Bus Master Host Adapter with SCSI Select Ut ili ty[...]

  • Page 2

    1 Introduction This Installatio n Guide explains how to install and configure A daptec A H A TM -154 0CP/1542 CP Plug and Play ISA -to-SCSI h igh-performanc e bus master host adapters. A H A-1540CP/1542CP host adapter s are fully Plu g and Play compliant . The AH A-1540CP/1542CP su ppor t s t he SC SI Configur ed Aut omat ically (SCAM) pro tocol, w[...]

  • Page 3

    2 Host Adapt er Layout This diagram shows the major AHA-1540CP/ 1542C P com ponents . The followin g table describes each co mpon ent: 1 AHA-1542CP only. Label Descrip tion Label Descri ptio n J1 External LED C onnector J4 E xternal SCSI Connector J2 Floppy D rive Connector 1 S1 Swit ch Block J3 Internal SCSI Connector J1 J2 J3 J4 S1[...]

  • Page 4

    3 Default Sett ings The AH A-1540CP/1542CP oper ates c orrec tly w ith the factor y def ault setti ngs in most PCs. Plug and Play may overr ide so m e sett ings w hen it assigns sys- tem resour ces . The default s ettings are list ed in t he follow ing table. S ee Host Ada pt er Swi t ches on page 11, and Conf iguri ng the SCS I Bus on page 8 , to [...]

  • Page 5

    4 Ins talling the Ho st Ada pter Follo w these st eps to ins ert the host adapter in a slot: WARNING: T urn OFF and d i s c onnec t the power t o your PC and attached devic es. See your PC’s d oc umen tatio n for instructio ns. 1 Remo ve the PC chas si s c over t o expo se the ex pan- sion slots and expansio n slot c overs . 2 Identify an empty I[...]

  • Page 6

    5 6 Attac h t he host adapt er bracket t o t he PC chas si s with the expansion slot cover screw . Note: Do n ot replace the PC ch assis cov er o r recon nect t he po wer yet. Connec ting SCSI Dev i ces This section explains how to connect SCSI disk drives , CD-RO M dr ives , and other kinds of SCSI devices to your AH A-1540 CP/1542CP hos t adap te[...]

  • Page 7

    6 3 Plug the last connec tor on the ribbon cable into the co nnect o r of t he clo sest int ernal SCSI device. Maintain pi n-1 orient ation . 4 Plug the midd le con nect or o n the SCSI cable into the co nnect or o f the se c ond in ternal SC SI device, if there is one. Maintain pin -1 orient atio n. Connecting Ext ernal SCSI D evices 1 Attac h the[...]

  • Page 8

    7 SCAM c annot ch ange or read the SC SI IDs of some older SCSI dev ices. If you have any such devic es and SCAM is enabled on th e host adapter , your PC may hang if SCAM tries to assign SC SI IDs that are already in use. If this is the case, yo u mus t disable SCAM funct ions with th e SCSI Select ™ utilit y (se e Configuri ng the SC SI Bus on [...]

  • Page 9

    8 Reassem bling a nd Starting th e PC Follo w th ese steps to reass em ble and power the PC: 1 Check SCSI cable conn ect io ns. They may have been loo sened if yo u had t o change s witch se t - tings o n the SCSI devic e (s). 2 Rep lace the PC chas sis cover , follow ing th e instr uct io ns in your PC’ s docum entat io n. 3 Be sure all power s [...]

  • Page 10

    9 If you h ave mult iple AH A-154 0C P/1542 CP ho st adapters in your co mputer , use the SCSI Disk Utili- ties to deter min e whic h host adapt er you are configur ing. Configure/View Host Adapter Sett i ngs The Configu rati on scre en displays thes e opt ions: Host Ad apter Int err upt (IRQ ) Channel, Host Adapt er DMA C hannel, Ho s t Adapter SC[...]

  • Page 11

    10 SCSI Selec t . Y ou can sto p the tes t at any tim e by pr ess - ing Es c . You r PC will reboo t. Opera ting System Software Sup port Windows 95 Windo w s 95 has embedded softw are suppo r t f or your A HA-1540CP/1542CP h ost adapter. To in s tall your ho st adapter und er Wind ows 95, read the Micro soft docum entat io n for install ing new ha[...]

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    11 Troubles hooting C hecklist If a prob lem o ccurs d uring ins tallatio n, check these items first: ■ Are the pow er cables and SCSI inter face cables properly con nected? Connec t internal dev ices t o your com put er’ s power supply; plug external device pow er cables into a grou nded line power o ut let. Follo w the instr uctio ns in th e [...]

  • Page 13

    12 Adapte c Cu s tom er Support Services If y ou h ave questions about installing or us ing the ho st adapte r , check this instal l g uide first—you will find a nswers to most of your questions here. I f you need fu rther assistance, please contact us. We off er the following support and i nform ation services: ■ For technica l suppo rt (a n s[...]

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    13 FCC C ompliance Statement NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursua nt t o Part 15 of the FCC r ules. These l i m- its are d esigned t o provi de reasonable p r ot ection ag a inst harmful inter fer- ence in r eside nt ial inst allat ions. This equi pment generates, u ses, and[...]