Q-Logic QLA12160 manual Installation Help

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Installation Help

See the Software Installation Guide for the QLA12160 Board on the QLogic web site http://www.qlogic.com/ for detailed instructions on how to install the QLA12160 board’s software drivers.

If the information displayed on your monitor is not correct and you have checked the QLA12160 board’s configuration, see section 3 for troubleshooting information.

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Installation Help

If your system has an IDE fixed disk device, be sure to program the system BIOS to point to the appropriate boot drive. If your system does not have an IDE disk device, the first bootable SCSI disk device configured (the one with the lowest SCSI ID) is assigned device number 80 and is the boot device.

For a motherboard BIOS that does not support SCSI disk booting, you can use settings in Fast!UTIL to select the system’s boot device attached to the QLA12160 board. If the boot device is a CD-ROM, see the CDROM boot setting in table A-1. If the boot device is a disk, see section A.2.5 about selectable boot settings.

SCSI ID numbers must be unique; otherwise, the BIOS list of SCSI devices displayed on your monitor is not correct. For example, if you give one of your devices the same SCSI ID as the QLA12160 board, that device is listed for all SCSI IDs; or if you have two devices with the same SCSI ID, only one of the devices is listed. If the BIOS list is not correct, power down the computer and check the configuration. Be sure to check the QLA12160 board, which uses SCSI ID 7. If you do not see your device listed on the BIOS listing, see section 3.

If you do not have an IDE drive, set the motherboard BIOS parameters to None or Not Installed. The ROM BIOS on the SCSI controller automatically configures the SCSI peripherals.

If the QLA12160 board is on a SCSI bus with any single-ended peripheral device, for example, a CD-ROM, the QLA12160 board automatically operates as a single-ended, Ultra device. Consequently, all single-ended device restrictions apply to the QLA12160 board, even though it is an LVD device (see table 3-1and appendix C).

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Contents Hardware Installation Guide for QLA12160 Board QLogic Corporation Table of Contents Figures Product Description IntroductionScsi Data Transfer Rates Features Mixed Peripheral Support Features Preinstallation Procedures Hardware InstallationWhat You Need for Installation Scsi Termination Power Setting the Scsi TerminationInstalling the Device Activity Light Installation in the Computer Number Installation Help Installation Help Problems After Installation TroubleshootingHardware Problem Checklist System Configuration Problem ChecklistMaximum Cable Length Scsi Problem ChecklistIntroduction Configuration SettingsTable A-1. Host Adapter Settings Host Adapter SettingsTable A-2. Scsi Device Settings Scsi Device SettingsEnable Device Table A-3. Scsi Bus Settings Scsi Bus SettingsTable A-4. QLA12160 Ports Scsi terminationSelectable Boot Settings Autoconfigure Scsi DevicesUsing SCSI-1 Devices Restore Default SettingsRaw Nvram Data Scan Scsi BusFast!UTIL Using SCSI-1 Devices Using SCSI-1 Devices Fast!UTIL DC8151101-00 C Termination Jumpers for the QLA12160 Scsi TerminationFigure B-1. QLA12160 Jumper Termination Table C-2. QLA12160 Board Specifications SpecificationsTable C-1. QLA12160 Board Operating Environment Specifications