Adaptec 1742A, 1744 Associated Documentation, ∙ Installation Guide, ∙ Technical Reference Manual

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Associated Documentation

The following documentation is also available for the

AHA-1740A/1742A/1744:

∙Installation Guide

This includes basic installation information in this book- let. The download utility adl.exe is also described.

∙Technical Reference Manual

It includes a detailed description of the host adapter, including jumper information, mailbox interface descrip- tion, and troubleshooting hints. Both the standard mode and enhanced mode are described in detail. If designing to the mailbox interface or target mode of the AHA- 1740A/1742A/1744, then this document is recommended.

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Contents User’s Manual Page User’s Manual Copyright Iii Page Table of Contents Adaptec Glossary Index List of Figures List of TablesPreface Conventions BoldPage South milpitas blvd. ∙ milpitas, ca 95035 ∙408945-8600 Overview General Product InformationAdaptec EISA-to-Fast Scsi Host Adapter Overview Installation Software AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 Program FilesBios Operation Modes AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 Operation ModesSystem Caching Description Product Specifications AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Product SpecificationsAssociated Documentation ∙ Installation Guide∙ Technical Reference Manual Hardware Installation Unpacking and InspectionPreparation Scsi Terminators Scsi Device TerminationScsi Parity Scsi IDPhysical Installation in the System Adaptec Enhanced Mode Standard ModeMultiple Host Adapter Support Standard and Enhanced Modes Adaptec Download Utility Running the ADL ProgramHost Adapter Listing ADL Main Menu Download Firmware Download Firmware ScreenDownload Warning Message Screen Enhanced Mode Firmware Information Firmware InformationLow-Level Format Low-Level Format Device Selection ScreenLow-Level Format Options screen displays Low-Level Format Option Selection ScreenExiting the ADL Program Exiting the ADL ProgramPage Host Adapter Bios Operation Standard Mode OperationAdaptec Enhanced Mode Operation Enhanced Bios Boot MessageBoot Message With Error Detection Enabled Troubleshooting Determining Problems Using the LEDProblems Detected During Installation AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 LED Flash CodesEISA-to-Fast Scsi Host Adapter Troubleshooting Problems Booting the System from a Scsi Drive Problems Using a Scsi and a Standard Disk DriveProblems Using Two Scsi Drives Adaptec Disk Drives Over 1 Gigabyte Extended Translation Using DOSDOS 1 Gigabyte Limit Using Extended Translation When to Use Extended Translation With DOS Version 5 OnlyDrives With Mixed Partitions Questions and Answers About Extended Translation Using FdiskLoad ASW-1410 v3.0a Adaptec Loading the I/O Operating Environment Software DOS/WindowsOS/2 Novell NetWareUnix Glossary Command Descriptor Block Bus Device ResetCommand Control Block Asynchronous Event NotificationDirect Memory Access Common Command SetConfiguration Control MicroprocessorFirmware Enhanced ModeHost Industry Standard Architecture Host AdapterIBM PC-AT Compatible InitiatorManager MailboxMailbox Out Multi-tasking OperationSingle-Ended Scatter/GatherScsi Device Single-Threaded OperationSynchronous Data Transfer Negotiation Standard ModeSynchronous Data Transfer Tagged QueuingIndex AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Index-2 Index-3 AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Index-4