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© 1997 Ad ap tec, I nc. Al l ri g hts res erv ed . Ad a pt ec , a nd th e Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some ju ris dict ion s. Printed in Singapore STO CK NO. : 511 537 -00, Rev. A KL 8/ 97[...]
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R ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ SlimSCSI 1480 Adapter Us er’ s Gu ide[...]
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ii i ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents Introduc tion 1 Cont ent s of Kit 1 System Requirements 1 Inst al ling the Slim S CSI 148 0 2 Inst al ling t he Slim S CSI W ind ows 95 D rive r 5 Using the Slim SCSI Ada pt e r 6 Hot P l ugging 6 Cont rollin g the SC AM and Ult ra Fea tures 7 Understandi ng S CS I 10 SCSI I Ds 10 SCAM Prot ocol 10 Term inat ing the SC[...]
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1 In troduct i on Cong rat ulation s on your purchas e of Adap tec ’s SlimSCSI 1480. The SlimS C SI 1480 delivers full 32-bit PCI performance at speed s up to 20 M Bytes / sec., all owing your high-perfor mance SC SI devic e s to operate at their m aximu m speed. Enjoy the same versatility and per- fo rmance as a d eskt op PC, plus the c onvenien[...]
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2 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Gu i de Note: The CardBus specifi cat i on diff ers fr om the stand ar d PC Card (PCM CIA ) spec ific atio n. As a result, CardBu s adapters like the SlimSCSI 1480 will not operate in, and can- not be in se r ted in, a st andar d PC Car d slot . Installing the SlimSCSI 1480 Follo w these steps to ins tal l the SlimS C SI 1[...]
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3 Instal ling the S limS CSI 1480 4 Plug the other end of the ca ble into the first (or only) SCSI dev i ce , as sh ow n b e lo w . M ake sure th e SC SI de v i ce is no t powered . 5 ( Op ti on al ) C onn e ct up to tw o add iti on al Ultra SCSI d evices by dai sy-c h aining th em to the fi rst dev i ce, as sho wn belo w: 6 Be sur e that each SCSI[...]
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4 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Gu i de The di a gr a m b e lo w sh ows a typi c a l SC SI de v i ce wi th a sel ect - ab le SC SI ID swit ch : 7 T erminat e the la st (or on l y ) SCS I devi ce c onnect ed to the Slim SC SI 1480. Read the devic e documentati o n if y ou ar e not sure h ow to t erm i na t e t h e d e vic e , or re fe r to Te r m i n a t [...]
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5 Instal ling the S limS CSI Wind ows 95 Driver Install ing t he Sl imSCS I W indows 95 Driver 1 If W indows 95 i s not alr eady r unning, start it now . 2 If the Sl imSCSI 1480 is not al r eady in serted in the C ar dBus sl ot, insert it now . Then wa it unti l W indows 9 5 finis hes b uild ing the dat abase informa tion f or t he adapte r . The W[...]
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6 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Gu i de Using the SlimSCSI Adapter Hot Plu ggin g Aft er you install the AP A-14 80 driver for the SlimSCSI 148 0, you can inser t or remov e th e SlimSC SI 1480 at an y ti me exc ept when data is being tran sferred o n the SCSI b us. Th is is c alled hot plugging . (Y o u can tell t hat d ata is being tra nsfer r ed if t [...]
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7 Us ing t he S li mSC SI Ada p ter Cauti on: Y o u r PC m a y ha ng i f y ou re mo v e th e ada p t er befor e the mes sage appears. When you insert t he Sli mSCSI 1480 ada pter w hile W in do ws 95 is ru n ning, W i n dows 95 detect s the adapt er and the dev ice(s ) con - nected to it. (Be sure the devices ar e powe r ed befo r e you insert the [...]
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8 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Gu i de 4 Double-clic k SC S I Co nt ro lle rs . T he System Properties dialo g bo x n ow lo oks like th i s: 5 Double-clic k Adaptec AP A-1480 Car d Bus Ult raSCSI Adapt er . 6 Sel ect t he Settings tab i n the di al og box. I n the Adapter Set- tin gs box ty pe one of thes e commands: ■ T o disab l e the Ult ra option [...]
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9 Us ing t he S li mSC SI Ada p ter Th e dialo g box wi ll no w d ispl ay the o p tions y ou h a ve e n ter ed, as sho w n be l ow : Note: T o enable an opt ion th at you pr eviously d is- a b led , re turn to th e Adap ter Settings box an d dele t e one or bo th c ommands . 7 Click OK . 8 When you are prompted to resta rt your com puter , click Ye[...]
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10 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Gu i de Understanding SCSI SCSI (pronounce d “s cuzzy”) st ands for S mall C omp u te r S ys te ms I nterfac e. SCSI is an industry s tandard computer i n terf ac e for con- necting SCS I dev ic es (suc h as hard dis k dr ives , C D-RO M drive s, an d scan n ers) to a com mon SCSI b u s. A SCSI b u s is an electrica l[...]
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11 Under stand ing SCSI T erm in atin g t he S CSI B us T o ensure reliable com mu nica tio n on the SCSI b us, ter m in at or s must be i nstalled (or enabled) on t he devi c es at t he physical en d s of t he S CSI b us. The ter mi nators on all devi ces betwe en the phys ical en ds must be removed (or disabled) . T erm inat i on on the Sl i mSCS[...]
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12 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Gu i de Connector T y pes Several differ ent types of SCSI co nnectors are used on SCSI devic es, and each type r eq uir es a differ ent kin d of cable. The following dia- grams illust rate th e di ffer ent kinds of S CS I c onnecto rs: If you have a SCSI devi ce with a DB25 connector , you can ord e r a f ree DB2 5 cable[...]
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13 T roub leshoo ting T r oub l esho ot ing Most pr oblems with the SlimSCSI 1480 r e sul t fr om er r or s in pr epar - ing an d co nnec ting t he SC S I devic es to it. If you h a ve proble ms, check the items below . Note: If you have pr oblems with a spec ific SCSI devic e when o th er SCSI devi ces ar e work ing co rr e ctl y , contac t the ma[...]
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14 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Gu i de Ge ner al S oft war e T rouble sh oot ing S ome p ortabl e PCs have a Su sp e n d/Resu me but ton to sa ve p o we r wi thout turn i ng off the P C. If yo u r P C han gs ( that is, fre ezes, or stop s re sp on ding to ke y str ok e comm ands) af te r you use th is butto n to r esume acti v ity , i t may indic ate t[...]
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15 T roub leshoo ting Win dows 95 T r o ubles ho otin g How do I deter mine if the Windo ws 95 soc ket is en abl ed and is run ning c orrectl y? 1 Inse rt the Sl i mSCSI 1480 in the Car dBus sl ot. 2 Click t he Sta rt button and cl ic k Settings . 3 Click C o ntrol Pa nel . 4 Double c lick the Sys tem ic on , and the n select th e De vic e Man- ag [...]
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16 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Gu i de 4 Double-clic k the Sys t em ic on, th en s elect the De vi c e Ma n age r tab . 5 Double-clic k S C SI c ontrol le rs . The driver for the SlimSCSI adapter is list ed as Ada ptec AP A-148 0 CardBus UltraSCSI Adapter . ■ If the driv er i s lis ted, t his m ea ns it is l oad ed prop erly . ■ If the driv er i s [...]
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17 T roub leshoo ting 3 Follow the onsc reen instructio ns. If W indows 95 does not det ect the SlimSCSI 1480, run th e Add New Ha rd w a re Wiza r d ag ain : 1 Double-clic k A dd N ew Ha rd w are in the Cont rol Panel. 2 Sel ect No on the sec o n d sc reen o f t he w iz a rd. 3 Sel ect SC SI c ontr oll ers on th e nex t sc re en . 4 Se le ct the m[...]
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18 SlimSCSI 1480 User’ s Guide The Sl imSCSI 1 480 fits in the PC Car d slot on m y PC, b ut t he PC cannot find the car d or the devices connect ed to it. What i s wro ng? Y ou m ay need a B IOS upgrade from the PC manufacturer . F ollow these steps to d etermine i f this is the case: 1 Click t he Sta rt button , se l ect Settings , an d selec t[...]
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19 Contacting A daptec If y ou ha ve questi ons about inst alling or u sing your Adapte c pr od- uct, chec k this us er ’s guide fir st— you w ill find answer s to m os t of your questi on s her e . I f you need fur th er assi st ance, plea se cont act us. W e offer the f ollowi ng s uppo rt and in format ion s ervic es: Ele ctr o nic Supp or t[...]
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20 Sal es and Order ing Inform ati on ■ For sal e s i nformatio n , call 800-95 9-7274 or 408-94 5-2550, M–F , 6: 0 0 A . M . to 5: 00 P . M ., P a cifi c Time. ■ T o ord er A daptec soft ware and SCSI cables , call 800-4 42-7274 or 408-9 57-7274, M–F , 6:00 A . M . to 5: 00 P . M ., Pac ifi c T ime . ■ T o r equest ad ditio n al d ocu me[...]
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21 Federal C ommunications C ommi ssion Ra dio F reque ncy Interference Statement W A RNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not express l y approved by the party res ponsi - 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 dig ital[...]
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22 Adaptec S oftware Li cense A greem ent In ret urn for acquirin g a license to use the software (“ Software” ) a nd relat ed docu ment ation, yo u agr ee to the following terms and conditions: 1 License: This A greement gr ants you, t he Licens ee, a li cens e t o: a use the Software on a single computer system which incorporat es an Adaptec [...]
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23 9 Export: Y ou acknowledge that the laws and reg ulat io ns of the Unite d States r es trict the export and re- e xpo r t of t h e So f tw are . Y o u a g ree t hat y ou wi ll n o t ex p ort o r re-e xp o rt t he So ftw a re o r media in any form wit hout the approp riate United States and foreig n gover nment app r oval. 10 U.S. Government Rest[...]
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24 Limi ted 5-Y ear W a r ra nt y A d ap tec , Inc. (“Ad ap tec ”) war ran ts to the pur cha ser o f th is pr oduc t that i t wil l b e f r ee fr om defect s in material and workmanship f or a pe ri od o f five ( 5) years fro m the dat e o f purc hase. If t he pr oduc t sh o uld b e co me de f e c tiv e wi thin the wa rr ant y pe riod , Adap te[...]