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Initio INI-9100UW user manual Application and peripheral support

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Application and peripheral support

The Initio INI-9100U/9100UW supports most operating systems with the addition of dedicated software drivers. The most popular operating system environments currently supported include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows-NT, Novell NetWare, IBM OS/2, SCO UNIX, SCO UnixWare. All of the commonly available peripheral devices used on the SCSI bus are supported by the INI-9100U/9100UW host adapters.

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PCI ULTRA SCSI HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUS MASTER HOST ADAPTER Initio Corporation 2188 Del Franco Street San Jose, CAinitio U S E R ‘ S M A N U A LTechnical Support CopyrightTrademarks ChangesC\ type readme.txt more The README.TXT FileTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK INTRODUCTION Table of ContentsHARDWARE INSTALLATION HOST ADAPTER SETUPIBM OS/2 MICROSOFT WINDOWSMICROSOFT WINDOWS-NT NOVELL NETWARE12-1 SCO UNIXWARE11-1 APPENDIXTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK viiiInside this manual MS-DOS/Windows UPPERCASE Notational ConventionsConvention DescriptionTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1-12∙ A description of the INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter ∙ The features built into the INI-9100U/9100UWIntroduction This Chapter Is About ∙ What information this manual providesThe Initio INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter Introductionfigure 1-1 INI-9100U Host adapter figure 1-2 INI-9100UW Host adapter Application and peripheral supportHard Drives to 8 Gigabytes per drive capacity Plug and Play installationProduct features Plug and Play 133 MBytes per second PCI burst modeAuto-Termination Onboard BIOSCommand Queuing Programmable SCSIStorage Temperature Product specificationsWhere to get help Operating TemperatureInitio Corporation BBS 408 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK This Chapter Is About ∙ Information on quick installation ∙ SCSI bus setup for internal and external peripheralsGetting Started Getting Started Host adapter and the SCSI busSCSI bus preparation figure 2-1 Examples of SCSI bus termination SCSI bus terminationHigh Installation basicsSCSI Devices Configuration Host Adapter TerminationQuick installation overview Installing the INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter and cablingUnpacking and inspection Cable termination Configuring the host adapterPage This Chapter Is About ∙ Installing the INI-9100U/9100UW Hardware InstallationHardware Installation IntroductionPreparing your SCSI device figure 3-1 INI-9100U Board Layout figure 3-2 INI-9100UW Board LayoutINI-9100UW Installation in ten easy steps1. Power down the host computer and all peripherals INI-9100U3. Inserting the host adapter 2. Use static electricity discharge precautionsfigure 3-3 Inserting the INI-9100U/9100UW into a PCI slot 4. Installation of internal SCSI cables5. Drive activity LED 6. Multiple Initiatorsfigure 3-4 Connecting the 50-pin internal flat ribbon cable 8. Host computer configuration 7. Installation of external SCSI cables9. System startup 10. SmartSCSI Setup UtilityHard disk drive preparation Low-level format3-10 Host Adapter Setup This Chapter Is About ∙ How to start the SmartSCSI Setup Utility∙ Description of SmartSCSI features Press Ctrl I for SmartSCSI Setup Utility Host Adapter SetupWhen to use the SmartSCSI Setup Utility Running the SmartSCSI Setup UtilityDevice Setup Main menu optionsScan Bus Page Enable Wide Negotiation INI-9100UW ONLY. This option determines whether the host adapter initiates wide data transfer with the specified SCSI device. However, not all SCSI devices can handle wide data transfer properly and this may cause problems with your system. If problems arise from wide SCSI negotiation, disable this option. The normal setting for this option is enabled yes Host Adapter Setup BIOS Setup Disk Utilities This Chapter Is About ∙ Installing the Initio ASPI Driver to an Existing MS- DOS System∙ Device Driver Command Line Options MS-DOS/WindowsOverview MS-DOS Driver InstallationInstallation Installing the Initio ASPI driver to an existing MS-DOS systemA ENTER 4. Type DOSSETUP ENTER Installing the Initio ASPI driver to an existing Windows 3.1x systemCTRL + ALT + DEL CONTINUEDriver config options Device driver command line optionsTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ∙ Updating Initio device drivers ∙ Installing the Initio driver into a new Windows 95 system∙ Installing the Initio driver into an existing Windows 95 system Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 95 Driver Installation InstallationOverview New Windows 95 installation DRIVER tab, then select “CHANGE DRIVER...” 5. Select INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW Host Adapter, select “OK”, then 3. Select INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW Host Adapter, select “OK”, then Adding the Initio Driver to an existing Windows 95 systemUpdating the Initio device driver Page Page ∙ Installing the Initio driver into a new Windows NT system Microsoft Windows-NTThis Chapter Is About Microsoft Windows-NT Driver Installation InstallationOverview New Windows-NT installation ∙ Press “ENTER” to continue setting up Windows NT ∙ Select “S” to configure additional SCSI adapters∙ Select “S” to skip mass storage detection ∙ Select Initio INI-9100U/9100UW SCSI Host Adapter see figure ENTER∙ Remove diskette in drive A and set it aside ∙ Insert INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 1 and pressfigure 7-4 Select Initio driver ∙ Insert INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 1 into drive A 3. In the INSTALL DRIVER window, select “HAVE DISK...”2. Select the DRIVERS tab from within the SCSI ADAPTERS group ∙ In the DRIVERS window, select “ADD…”∙ Type A\WINNT, select “CONTINUE” ∙ Select Initio INI-9100U/9100UW SCSI Host Adapter 7-10 Novell NetWare ∙ Installing the Initio driver in A new NetWare system∙ Installing the driver in an existing NetWare system ∙ Device driver command line optionsOverview Novell NetWare Driver InstallationNew NetWare 4.xx installation e.g., d\netware4.0\english\ ENTERInstallation ∙ Press the Ins key to insert a new device driver figure 8-2 Specify Initio Driver Path ∙ Type A\netware\v4xPress ENTER ENTERENTER name you have selected. To continue with installation press∙ Type CD \ NWSERVER ENTER ∙ Type SERVER ENTER Adding the Initio driver to an existing NetWare systemENTER ∙ Insert INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 1 into drive A∙ Select ini910U.DSK, press ENTER Device driver command line optionsDriver Config Options Load Pathname ini910u Driver Config OptionLoad Pathname ini910u Driver Config Option THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 8-10∙ Device driver command line options ∙ Installing the Initio driver in a new OS/2 installationIBM OS/2 ∙ Adding the Initio driver to an existing OS/2 systemIBM OS/2 Driver Installation InstallationOverview New OS/2 installation figure 9-1 Edit CONFIG.SYS file Adding the Initio driver to an existing OS/2 system5. Select DESTINATION DIRECTORY 3. Select CHANGE source directory to read as the root directory4. Select OS2 and select SET 9. Select INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW Device Driver for OS/2 select “OK” INSTALLDriver Config Options Device driver command line optionsTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK SCO UNIX This Chapter Is About ∙ Setting interrupts∙ Installing the Initio driver in a new SCO UNIX installation ∙ Changing to INI-9100U/9100UW as the bootable host adapterOverview SCO UNIX Driver Installation10-2 InstallationUpdating interrupts and hardware settings Installing the Initio driver in a new SCO UNIX system10-3 10-4 figure 10-2 Linking a package in SCO UNIXfigure 10-3 Insert Initio INI-9100U/9100UW Driver Disk Adding the Initio driver to an existing SCO UNIX system ∙ Type i91u ENTER10-5 ∙ Type i91u ENTER Changing to the INI-9100U/9100UW as the bootable host adaptercd /etc/conf/cf.d linkunix10-7 attachnumber ∙ . /linkunix ENTERTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 11-8∙ Adding the Initio driver to an existing UnixWare system ∙ Installing the Initio driver in a new UnixWare installation∙ Using multiple host adapters in UnixWare SCO UnixWareUpdating interrupts and hardware settings SCO UnixWare Driver Installation11-2 InstallationInstalling the Initio driver in a new UnixWare system 11-3figure 11-1UnixWare Installation figure 11-2 Install Host Bus Adapter Drivers 11-4∙ Select CONTINUE INSTALLATION ∙ Select CONTINUE INSTALLATION again 11-5figure 11-3 Install another HBA Diskette ∙ cd /etc/conf/sdevice.d Adding the Initio driver to an existing UnixWare system∙ cp /stand/unix /stand/unix.org , press ENTER ∙ pkgadd -d diskette1 , press ENTER∙ shutdown -g0 0 is Zero ENTER ∙ Y ENTER Using multiple Host Adapters∙ /etc/conf/bin/idbuild -M i910u ENTER ∙ cd / ENTER 11-7∙ /cp /etc/conf/cf.d/unix /stand/unix ENTER ∙ cd/ ENTER ∙ shutdown -g0 where 0 is Zero ENTER ∙ Y ENTERRemoving the Initio driver from a UnixWare system ∙ /etc/conf/bin/idbiuld -B -K ENTER12-1 This Chapter Is About ∙ Troubleshooting ∙ DOS Space 1 Gigabyte∙ Warranty Appendix12-2 A Troubleshooting∙ Type go ENTER 12-3∙ Consult the SCO UnixWare Installation Handbook SCO UNIX B DOS Space 1GBMS-DOS, OS/2 & Windows NT NetWare12-5 Drives with Multiple Operating SystemsPage Glossary This Chapter Is About ∙ Common terms and definitions13-1 Definitions of Terms 13-2RESET condition, or an unexpected disconnect occurs 13-313-4 Product WarrantyFCC Compliance Statement Class B Equipment Information to UserDeclaration of the Manufacturer/Importer EN 55 9100UW2 Declaration of Conformance13-5