Adaptec 1742A, AHA-1740A, 1744 user manual Copyright

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Copyright

© Copyright 1992 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means; electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.

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USL Unix is a registered trademark of Unix Systems Laboratories, Inc.

Changes

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Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users.

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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 Bus Device Reset Command Control BlockCommand Descriptor Block Asynchronous Event NotificationCommon Command Set ConfigurationDirect Memory Access Control MicroprocessorFirmware Enhanced ModeHost Host Adapter IBM PC-AT CompatibleIndustry Standard Architecture InitiatorMailbox Mailbox OutManager Multi-tasking OperationScatter/Gather Scsi DeviceSingle-Ended Single-Threaded OperationStandard Mode Synchronous Data TransferSynchronous Data Transfer Negotiation Tagged QueuingIndex AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Index-2 Index-3 AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Index-4