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user manual AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter, User’s Manual
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Troubleshooting
Specs
Install
FAQ
Configuration
Problems Booting the System from a SCSI Drive
Bus Device Reset
Adapter Command
3. Boot Message With Error Detection Enabled
How to
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EISA-to-Fast
SCSI
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User’s Manual
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Contents
User’s Manual
AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
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User’s Manual
AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
Trademarks
Copyright
Changes
Literature
Technical Support
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Chapter Two Hardware Installation
Table of Contents
Chapter Three Using the Configuration Utility
Chapter One Overview
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Chapter Six Host Adapter BIOS Operation
Chapter Four Multiple Host Adapter Support
Chapter Five Adaptec Download Utility
Table of Contents EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
Chapter Seven Troubleshooting
Appendix A Disk Drives Over 1 Gigabyte
Appendix B Loading the I/O Operating Environment Software
List of Tables
List of Figures
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Preface
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Conventions
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Chapter One
Overview
General Product Information
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The AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 supports asynchronous, synchro- nous, and Fast SCSI data transfers on the SCSI bus. Asynchro- nous data transfers support up to 2 MBytes/sec, synchronous transfers support up to 5 MBytes/sec, and Fast synchronous trans- fers support up to 10 MBytes/sec. Devices using different trans- fer rates can all be used on the same SCSI cable. The AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 is both SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 compatible, and supports both SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 devices
Overview
EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
Table 1-1. AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 Program Files
Installation Software
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Table 1-2. AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 Operation Modes
BIOS Operation Modes
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System Caching Description
Table 1-3. AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Product Specifications
Product Specifications
Physical Dimensions
Power Requirements
Associated Documentation
∙ Installation Guide
∙ Technical Reference Manual
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Chapter Two
Hardware Installation
Unpacking and Inspection
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Preparation
Figure 2-1. SCSI Device Termination
SCSI Terminators
SCSI ID
SCSI Parity
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Physical Installation in the System
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7. Carefully reinstall the cover of the computer
Chapter Four
Multiple Host Adapter Support
Standard Mode
Enhanced Mode
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Standard and Enhanced Modes
Chapter Five
Adaptec Download Utility
Running the ADL Program
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Figure 5-1. Host Adapter Listing
Figure 5-2. ADL Main Menu
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Figure 5-3. Download Firmware Screen
Download Firmware
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Figure 5-4. Download Warning Message Screen
Figure 5-5. Enhanced Mode Firmware Information
Firmware Information
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Figure 5-6. Low-Level Format Device Selection Screen
Low-Level Format
EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
Adaptec Download Utility
Figure 5-7. Low-Level Format Option Selection Screen
The Low-Level Format Options screen displays
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Figure 5-8. Exiting the ADL Program
Exiting the ADL Program
EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
Adaptec Download Utility
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Figure 6-1. Standard BIOS Boot Message
Host Adapter BIOS Operation
Chapter Six
Standard Mode Operation
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The BIOS version and operation mode of the AHA- 1740A/1742A/1744 appear at the top of the message, followed by a list of the identified SCSI devices
Enhanced Mode Operation
Figure 6-2. Enhanced BIOS Boot Message
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Figure 6-3. Boot Message With Error Detection Enabled
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Determining Problems Using the LED
Troubleshooting
Chapter Seven
Table 7-1. AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 LED Flash Codes
Problems Detected During Installation
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If the following message displays
Problems Using a SCSI and a Standard Disk Drive
Problems Booting the System from a SCSI Drive
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Troubleshooting
Problems Using Two SCSI Drives
EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
AHA-1740A/1742A/1744
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Disk Drives Over 1 Gigabyte
Extended Translation Using DOS
Appendix A
The DOS 1 Gigabyte Limit
Using Extended Translation
When to Use Extended Translation With DOS Version 5 Only
Drives With Mixed Partitions
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Questions and Answers About Extended Translation
Using Fdisk
Load ASW-1410 v3.0a
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Appendix B
Loading the I/O Operating Environment Software
DOS/Windows
OS/2
Novell NetWare
Unix
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Glossary
Adapter Command
AHA-1540
AHA-1540B
Command Control Block
Bus Device Reset
Command Descriptor Block
Asynchronous Event Notification
Configuration
Common Command Set
Direct Memory Access
Control Microprocessor
EISA
EEPROM
Enhanced Mode
EPROM
IBM PC-AT Compatible
Host Adapter
Industry Standard Architecture
Initiator
Mailbox Out
Mailbox In
Manager
Multi-tasking Operation
SCSI
Scatter/Gather
SCSI ASC
SCSI Device
Synchronous Data Transfer
Standard Mode
Synchronous Data Transfer Negotiation
Tagged Queuing
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