Adaptec AHA-1740A, 1742A, 1744 instruction

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

Contents

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