User’s Manual | Adaptec AHA-1740A, 1742A, 1744 specs

AHA-1740A/1742A/1744

EISA-to-Fast SCSI

Host Adapter

User’s Manual

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Adaptec AHA-1740A, 1742A, 1744 user manual User’s Manual

Contents

User’s Manual Page User’s Manual Copyright Iii Page Table of Contents Adaptec Glossary Index List of Tables List of Figures Preface Bold ConventionsPage South milpitas blvd. ∙ milpitas, ca 95035 ∙408945-8600 General Product Information Overview Adaptec EISA-to-Fast Scsi Host Adapter Overview AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 Program Files Installation Software AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 Operation Modes Bios Operation Modes System Caching Description AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Product Specifications Product Specifications ∙ Installation Guide Associated Documentation∙ Technical Reference Manual Unpacking and Inspection Hardware Installation Preparation Scsi Device Termination Scsi Terminators Scsi ID Scsi Parity Physical Installation in the System Adaptec Standard Mode Enhanced ModeMultiple Host Adapter Support Standard and Enhanced Modes Running the ADL Program Adaptec Download Utility Host Adapter Listing ADL Main Menu Download Firmware Screen Download Firmware Download Warning Message Screen Firmware Information Enhanced Mode Firmware Information Low-Level Format Device Selection Screen Low-Level Format Low-Level Format Option Selection Screen Low-Level Format Options screen displays Exiting the ADL Program Exiting the ADL ProgramPage Standard Mode Operation Host Adapter Bios Operation Adaptec Enhanced Bios Boot Message Enhanced Mode Operation Boot Message With Error Detection Enabled Determining Problems Using the LED Troubleshooting AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 LED Flash Codes Problems Detected During Installation EISA-to-Fast Scsi Host Adapter Troubleshooting Problems Using a Scsi and a Standard Disk Drive Problems Booting the System from a Scsi Drive Problems Using Two Scsi Drives Adaptec Extended Translation Using DOS Disk Drives Over 1 GigabyteDOS 1 Gigabyte Limit When to Use Extended Translation With DOS Version 5 Only Using Extended TranslationDrives With Mixed Partitions Using Fdisk Questions and Answers About Extended TranslationLoad ASW-1410 v3.0a Adaptec DOS/Windows Loading the I/O Operating Environment Software Novell NetWare OS/2Unix Glossary Asynchronous Event Notification Bus Device ResetCommand Control Block Command Descriptor Block Control Microprocessor Common Command SetConfiguration Direct Memory Access Enhanced Mode FirmwareHost Initiator Host AdapterIBM PC-AT Compatible Industry Standard Architecture Multi-tasking Operation MailboxMailbox Out Manager Single-Threaded Operation Scatter/GatherScsi Device Single-Ended Tagged Queuing Standard ModeSynchronous Data Transfer Synchronous Data Transfer Negotiation Index AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Index-2 Index-3 AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Index-4