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    AHA-2840A/28 42A I nsta llation Guide Part Number : 510 590-00, Rev B Print Spec Numbe r : 49 2663 -0 0 Current Da te: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 AHA-2840A/28 42A I nsta llation Guide Part Number : 510 590-00, Rev B Print Spec Numbe r : 49 2663 -0 0 Current Da te: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 AHA-2840A/28 42A I nsta llation Guide Part Number : 510 590-00, [...]

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    1 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 Getting Sta rted This guide tells you how to in s tall and c o nfig ure the AH A ™ -2 840A/ 2842A SCSI host adapters. With the exceptio n of the AHA-2842A floppy drive con - trol ler, t he inst allat[...]

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    2 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 Defau lt Se t ti ngs AHA-2840A/2842A host adapters operat e correctly with thei r factory defaul t setti ngs in t he majority of PC systems feat uring VL-Bu s slots. The default set tings ar e: Se e Se[...]

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    3 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 3 Remov e the cor respondin g expansi on board access cover o n t he comput er ch ass is . 4 Align the bus co nnector o n the bottom of t he hos t adapter w it h the VL-Bus slot and carefully press it [...]

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    4 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 if no SCSI hard d is k drives ar e co nnec ted to t he host adapter , you can reduce boo tup time if you disa ble the host adapter BI OS. Matchin g I /O A ddress and Slot Number In EISA/VL-Bus system s[...]

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    5 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 Cautio n: A HA-2 8 40A/2842A host adapter s suppor t on ly singl e-ended S CSI devices . Differentia l SC SI dev ices may be damaged if connected to t he ho st adapter . The per iph- eral do cument ati[...]

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    6 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 termi natio n if you at tach SCSI devic es to both the internal an d ext ernal SCSI con nect o rs, sin ce the host adapter is then in the m idd le of the SCSI bus. The table below lists t he thr ee pos[...]

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    7 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 In mo st c ases yo ur co mputer , host adapter , and SCSI peripherals are now ready t o use. Con figuring the Host A d apter Your host adapter i ncludes the built-in, menu-d riven SCSI Sele ct co nfigu[...]

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    8 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 If you s elect Adv anced Con figuration O ptions you can view a menu of these advanced option s: Data FIFO T hresho ld, Ho s t A dapter BIOS En able or Dis- able, Support Removable Dis ks under the BIO[...]

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    9 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 You need additional software, such a s A d aptec’s EZ-SCSI, if yo u wan t t o ■ Remov e and insert m agneto-o pt ical and other r emo vable media while y our c ompu ter is runnin g ■ Support m or[...]

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    10 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 device. If the sys tem has only SCSI d isk drives , chec k th e follow in g: 1 Make sure your comput er's CM OS Setup is set t o No Drives Installed , as r equi red fo r SCSI host adapters. 2 Mak[...]

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    11 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 Adapte c T echni cal Su pport a nd Servi c e s If y ou h ave questions about i ns talling or us ing your Adaptec product, check this instal lati on guide first—you w il l fin d answers to most of yo[...]

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    12 AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 Federal C ommunicati ons Comm issi on Radio Frequency Interfer en ce S tatement W ARNING: Changes o r modifications to this u nit not expressly ap prov ed by t he party res ponsi ble for compl ianc e [...]

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    AHA-2840 A/2842A Installa tion Guide Pa r t Nu mb er: 5 1 0590-00 , R e v B Print Spec Number : 4 9266 3-00 Current Dat e: 5/9/96 ECN Date: 6/3/96 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South M i l pitas Blvd. Milpi tas, CA 95 0 3 5 Copyrigh t © 19 9 3, 199 4 , 1996, Adaptec, I nc. All rights reser v ed . Adaptec , the Ad aptec logo, AHA, and SCSI S elect are tradem a[...]