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    www.dell.com ™ QLA2200/2200F USER’S GUIDE[...]

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    www.dell.com ™ QLA2200/2200F USER’S GUIDE[...]

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    _________ __________ _ Inf ormation in this document is subject to change without notice. © 1999 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights r eser ved. Reproduc tion in any mann er whatsoev er without the written perm ission of Dell Comp uter Corpor ation is strictly forbidden. Trad emark s used in this te xt: Dell , t he DELL logo, and De ll W ar e ar[...]

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    iii Contents Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 General D escrip tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iv Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 FCC Decl aration of Confor mity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 IC Notice (Canada O nly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    v Figures Figure 2-1. QLA220 0/22 00F Boa rd La youts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Figure 2-2. Installing the QLA2xx x Board s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Figure C-1. VCCI Class A ITE Regul atory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Introduction 1-1 CHAPTER 1 Intr oduc tion The foll owing QLogic ™ host ada pter boards ar e co llecti vely r eferred to as the QLA2x xx bo ar d unless ot he rwise no te d: • QLA2200 (6 4-bit PCI to Fibre Cha nnel copp er media) • QLA2200F (6 4-bit PCI to Fibre Cha nnel opti cal media) General Description Thank yo u for select ing the QLA2 xxx[...]

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    1-2 QLA 2xxx Us er ’s Guide Mixed P eripheral Support Simul taneous mixed-p eripher al confi guration s and boo table device sup port for FC d evices th at meet the followi ng standa rds: • F i br e C hannel – P rivate Loo p Di r ect Attach T echnica l R eport (FC-PLDA) • F i br e Channel – F abri c Loop At ta chment T echnical Report (FC[...]

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    Hardwar e Instal lation 2-1 CHAPTER 2 Hardwa re Installation Preinstallation Procedures Before installing your QLA2 xxx board, ta ke a m oment to read this g uide. CA UTION: The QLA2 xxx board conta ins par ts that can be dama g ed by Elect r ost ati c Dis- charg e (ESD). Be f or e handling the QLA 2 xxx board, use s tandar d method s to disc har g[...]

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    2-2 QLA 2xxx Us er ’s Guide Po w e r S u p p l y The QLA2 xxx board supplies +5 volts to pin 7 of the HSSDC copper interface to support an external media inter face adapter (MIA). Installa tion in the C omputer NO TE: Du e to multiple system con fig uratio ns, these instru ctions pr ovide a g ener al descripti on of the inst al lati on procedure.[...]

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    Hardwar e Instal lation 2-3 NO TE: QLA2 xxx boa r ds ar e desi gned wi th th e compon ents on the op posite side compared with no n-PCI boa r ds. 5. Secure th e QLA2 xxx boa rd wi th the slot cov er scr ew. 6. Carefully reinstall the com puter cover. Insert and tighten the computer cover screws. F ig ure 2-2. Installing the QLA2xx x B oards[...]

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    2-4 QLA 2xxx Us er ’s Guide[...]

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    Fa s t ! U T I L A - 1 APPENDIX A Fa s t ! UTIL Introduction This app endix provi des detail ed config uration i nformati on for adva nced users who wan t to custo m- ize the configuratio n of the QLA2 xxx board and t he connected devi ces. The board can be config ured using Fa s t ! UTIL. Access Fa s t ! UTIL by press ing <ALT >-<Q > d[...]

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    A-2 QLA2xx x U s er ’ s G ui de • Host Adapter BIOS. When this set ting is disa bled, t he ROM BIOS on the QLA2 xxx board is disabled, freeing space in upper memory. Do not d isable this se tting if you are b ooting from a n FC disk dr ive att ach ed t o t he Q LA2 xxx boar d. The de fault is Disabled . • Frame Size . This setting speci fies [...]

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    Spe cifica tion s B-1 APPENDIX B Specifications T able B -1. QL A2xxx Board O pera ting E n v i r onm ent En vironment Minimum Maximum Operatin g temperature 0 ° C/32 ° F5 5 ° C/131 ° F Storage temperatu re -20 ° C/-4 ° F7 0 ° C/158 ° F Relativ e hu midi ty (nonc ond ensin g) 10% 90% Stor age humid ity (nonco ndensing) 5% 95% T able B -2 . [...]

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    B-2 QLA2xx x U s er ’ s G ui de NVRAM 256 by tes, fi eld pr ogrammabl e Onbo ard DM A Thre e inde pende nt DMA cha nnels : two d ata an d one com mand. Integrated 4K-byte frame buffer first-in -first-out (FIFO) for each data chan nel Connectors (external) QLA2200: High-Spee d, Seri al Data Conn ector (HS SDC) conne c- tor that suppo rts copper ca[...]

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    Regula tory N otic es C- 1 APPENDIX C Regulatory N otices Electroma gnetic Interference (EMI) i s any signal or emission, radiated in free space or cond ucted along po wer or signal leads, that endanger s the functio ning of a radi o navigati on or other sa fety ser- vice or se riou sly d egrad es, obstr ucts, or r epea tedly in terr upts a licen s[...]

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    C-2 QLA2xx x U s er ’ s G ui de A Notice About Shiel ded Signal Cables: Use on ly shielded cables for connecting p eripherals to any Dell device to reduce the possibi lity of interference with radio commu n ications services . Using shielded cab les ensures that y ou maintain the appropriate EMC cla ssif ication for the intended en vironm ent. F [...]

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    Regula tory N otic es C- 3 Class B This equipm ent has been tested and found to comply with th e limits for a Class B digita l device pu r- suant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These l imits are design ed to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful i nterference in a residen tial installa tion. Th is equipment g enerates, use s, and can radiat[...]

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    C-4 QLA2xx x U s er ’ s G ui de IC Notice (Canada Only) Most Dell compu ter systems (and other Dell digit al apparatus) are classified by the Industry Canada (IC) Interference-Causing Equipment Standard #3 (ICES-003) as Class B digital dev ices. To deter- mine which classificati on (Class A or B) applies to your computer syste m (or othe r Dell d[...]

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    Regula tory N otic es C- 5 Do not disp ose of the ba ttery al ong with ho usehold wast e. Contact your loca l waste di sposal agenc y for the address of the ne arest battery dep osit site. NO TE: Y our system may also include cir cuit cards or other co mponents tha t contain batteries. These batteries mu st also b e dispo sed of in a battery deposi[...]

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    C-6 QLA2xx x U s er ’ s G ui de F igure C -1. VC CI Cla ss A ITE Reg ulato ry M ark Class B ITE This is a Class B prod uct based o n the stan dard of the Voluntary Control Co uncil for In terference (VCCI) for information technology equ ipment. If this equipment is used near a radio or television receiver in a do mestic environmen t, it may cause[...]

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    Regula tory N otic es C- 7 Class A D evice Please not e that thi s device ha s been ap proved for bu siness purpo ses with reg ard to elect romagnetic interference. If you find that this devi ce is not suitabl e for your use, you may ex change it for a non- business devic e. F igure C- 3 . MOC Cla ss A Regu lator y Mark Class B D evice Please no te[...]

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    C-8 QLA2xx x U s er ’ s G ui de To completel y switch off the equi pment, the po wer supply cable mu st be removed from the p ower supply sock et, which should be located nea r the equipme nt and easily acc essible. A protectio n mark “B” confirms t hat the equipmen t is in complian ce with the protecti on usage requir eme nts of s tan dards [...]

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    Regula tory N otic es C- 9 NOM Information (Mexico Only) The follo wing in formation is prov ided o n the devic e(s) describ ed in this d ocument in complia nce with the requireme nts of the official Mexica n standards (NOM): Informa ción para NOM (únicamente para Mé xico) La inform ación si guiente se proporcio na en e l dispositiv o o en los [...]

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    C-10 QLA2xx x User ’s Guide BSMI Notice (T aiwan Only) Embarcar a: Dell Comput er de México, S.A. de C.V. al Cuidado de Kuehne & Nagel de M éxico S. de R. I. Avenida S oles No. 5 5 Col. Pe ñon de los Bañ os 15520 M éxico, D. F. Tensió n alimenta ción: 115/230 VAC Frecue ncia: 60/50 Hz Cons umo d e corrien te: DCM and M MP — 6.0/3. 0 [...]

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    W arranty, Return P olicy , and Y e ar 2000 Statem ent of Comp liance D-1 APPENDIX D W arranty , Return P olicy , and Y ear 2000 Statement of Compliance Limited Th ree-Y ear W a rranty (U.S. Only) Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufac tures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equ ivalent to new in ac cordance wi[...]

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    D-2 QLA2xxx User’ s Guide NO TE: Befor e you ship the p r oduct(s) to Dell, bac k up the da ta on th e har d-disk drive(s) a nd any other storage device(s) in the pr oduct(s). R emove an y r emovable media, such as diskettes, CDs, or PC Car ds. Dell does not acce pt liabi lity for lost d ata or soft war e. Dell ow ns all par ts remo ved from r ep[...]

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    W arranty, Return P olicy , and Y e ar 2000 Statem ent of Comp liance D-3 SOME STATES (OR JURIS DICTIONS) DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITA- TION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONS EQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE PRECEDING EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. These provi sions apply to Dell’s limited three-year warranty on ly. For provisions of any serv[...]

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    D-4 QLA2xxx User’ s Guide NO TE: Befor e you ship the p r oduct(s) to Dell, bac k up the da ta on th e har d-disk drive(s) a nd any other storage device(s) in the pr oduct(s). R emove an y r emovable media, such as diskettes, CDs, or PC Car ds. Dell does not acce pt liabi lity for lost d ata or soft war e. Dell ow ns all par ts remo ved from r ep[...]

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    W arranty, Return P olicy , and Y e ar 2000 Statem ent of Comp liance D-5 SOME STATES (OR JURIS DICTIONS) DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITA- TION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONS EQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE PRECEDING EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. These provi sions apply to Dell’s limited three-year warranty on ly. For provisions of any serv[...]

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    D-6 QLA2xxx User’ s Guide Intel ® W arranty Statement (U.S. and Canada Only)[...]

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    W arranty, Return P olicy , and Y e ar 2000 Statem ent of Comp liance D-7 “T otal Satisfaction” Return P olicy (U. S. and Canada Only) If yo u are an end-us er c ust omer w ho b ought new p roduc ts d irec tly from a De ll c ompan y, yo u may return them to De ll within 3 0 days of the d ate of invoice for a refund or credit of the p roduct pur[...]

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    D-8 QLA2xxx User’ s Guide under thi s warranty for NST L logo hardwar e, customers must co ntact Dell prior to Jan uary 1, 2001. To ma ke a claim, write t o: Dell Comp uter Co rporat ion P.O. Box 149 258 Austin, Texas 787 14-9258 Attention : Year 2000 Desp ite a sys tem's abilit y to pas s the Y MARK 2000 test, ac tual r ollov er resu lts in[...]

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