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