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Troubleshooting
Specs
Install
Configuration
Bus Device Reset
Adapter Command
BIOS Operation Modes
Problems Using Two SCSI Drives
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Contents
AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
User’s Manual
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AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
User’s Manual
Copyright
Trademarks
Changes
Literature
Technical Support
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Table of Contents
Chapter Two Hardware Installation
Chapter Three Using the Configuration Utility
Chapter One Overview
Chapter Six Host Adapter BIOS Operation
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Chapter Four Multiple Host Adapter Support
Chapter Five Adaptec Download Utility
Chapter Seven Troubleshooting
Table of Contents EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
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
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
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EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
Overview
Table 1-1. AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 Program Files
Installation Software
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BIOS Operation Modes
Table 1-2. AHA 1740A/1742A/1744 Operation Modes
System Caching Description
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Product Specifications
Table 1-3. AHA-1740A/1742A/1744 Product Specifications
Physical Dimensions
Power Requirements
∙ Installation Guide
Associated Documentation
∙ Technical Reference Manual
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Chapter Two
Hardware Installation
Unpacking and Inspection
Preparation
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SCSI Terminators
Figure 2-1. SCSI Device Termination
SCSI ID
SCSI Parity
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Physical Installation in the System
7. Carefully reinstall the cover of the computer
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Multiple Host Adapter Support
Chapter Four
Standard Mode
Enhanced Mode
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
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Figure 5-2. ADL Main Menu
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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Low-Level Format
Figure 5-6. Low-Level Format Device Selection Screen
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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Exiting the ADL Program
Figure 5-8. Exiting the ADL Program
EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
Adaptec Download Utility
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Host Adapter BIOS Operation
Figure 6-1. Standard BIOS Boot Message
Chapter Six
Standard Mode Operation
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
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Figure 6-2. Enhanced BIOS Boot Message
Enhanced Mode Operation
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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
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AHA-1740A/1742A/1744
Extended Translation Using DOS
Disk Drives Over 1 Gigabyte
Appendix A
The DOS 1 Gigabyte Limit
When to Use Extended Translation With DOS Version 5 Only
Using Extended Translation
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
Novell NetWare
OS/2
Unix
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Adapter Command
Glossary
AHA-1540
AHA-1540B
Bus Device Reset
Command Control Block
Command Descriptor Block
Asynchronous Event Notification
Common Command Set
Configuration
Direct Memory Access
Control Microprocessor
EEPROM
EISA
Enhanced Mode
EPROM
Host Adapter
IBM PC-AT Compatible
Industry Standard Architecture
Initiator
Mailbox In
Mailbox Out
Manager
Multi-tasking Operation
Scatter/Gather
SCSI
SCSI ASC
SCSI Device
Standard Mode
Synchronous Data Transfer
Synchronous Data Transfer Negotiation
Tagged Queuing
Index
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