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This manual explains how to install Initio INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter hardware and software drivers in most popular computer systems. The drivers are provided on diskette and support Novell NetWare V3.1x/V4.x, IBM OS/2, MS-DOS, SCO UNIX, Microsoft Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows-NT. Support for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows 3.1x is on-board the BIOS. The INI-9100U/9100UW should be physically installed in the host computer before attempting to install the driver for your computing environment.

The following headings briefly describe each of the chapters in this manual.

Introduction

A description of the product features and the capabilities of the Initio INI-9100U/9100UW.

Getting Started

Identification of what information and equipment is required to setup a SCSI bus system.

Hardware Installation

A description of how to install and setup the Initio INI- 9100U/9100UW host adapter hardware.

Host Adapter Setup

Provides an explanation of Initio’s SCSI setup utilities, adding another dimension to SCSI bus versatility. Provides an explanation of how to customize the INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter for special system requirements.

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initio Initio Corporation 2188 Del Franco Street San Jose, CAU S E R ‘ S M A N U A L PCI ULTRA SCSI HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUS MASTER HOST ADAPTERTrademarks CopyrightChanges Technical SupportC\ type readme.txt more The README.TXT FileTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK HARDWARE INSTALLATION Table of ContentsHOST ADAPTER SETUP INTRODUCTIONMICROSOFT WINDOWS-NT MICROSOFT WINDOWSNOVELL NETWARE IBM OS/211-1 SCO UNIXWAREAPPENDIX 12-1THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK viiiInside this manual MS-DOS/Windows Convention Notational ConventionsDescription UPPERCASETHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1-12Introduction ∙ The features built into the INI-9100U/9100UWThis Chapter Is About ∙ What information this manual provides ∙ A description of the INI-9100U/9100UW host adapterThe Initio INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter Introductionfigure 1-1 INI-9100U Host adapter figure 1-2 INI-9100UW Host adapter Application and peripheral supportProduct features Plug and Play installationPlug and Play 133 MBytes per second PCI burst mode Hard Drives to 8 Gigabytes per drive capacityCommand Queuing Onboard BIOSProgrammable SCSI Auto-TerminationWhere to get help Product specificationsOperating Temperature Storage 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 terminationSCSI Devices Configuration Installation basicsHost Adapter Termination HighQuick 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 Layout1. Power down the host computer and all peripherals Installation in ten easy stepsINI-9100U INI-9100UW3. 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 When to use the SmartSCSI Setup Utility Host Adapter SetupRunning the SmartSCSI Setup Utility Press Ctrl I for 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 ∙ Device Driver Command Line Options ∙ Installing the Initio ASPI Driver to an Existing MS- DOS SystemMS-DOS/Windows This Chapter Is AboutInstallation MS-DOS Driver InstallationInstalling the Initio ASPI driver to an existing MS-DOS system OverviewA 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 ∙ Installing the Initio driver into an existing Windows 95 system ∙ Installing the Initio driver into a new Windows 95 systemMicrosoft Windows ∙ Updating Initio device driversMicrosoft 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 ∙ Remove diskette in drive A and set it aside ENTER∙ Insert INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 1 and press ∙ Select Initio INI-9100U/9100UW SCSI Host Adapter see figurefigure 7-4 Select Initio driver 2. Select the DRIVERS tab from within the SCSI ADAPTERS group 3. In the INSTALL DRIVER window, select “HAVE DISK...”∙ In the DRIVERS window, select “ADD…” ∙ Insert INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 1 into drive A∙ Type A\WINNT, select “CONTINUE” ∙ Select Initio INI-9100U/9100UW SCSI Host Adapter 7-10 ∙ Installing the driver in an existing NetWare system ∙ Installing the Initio driver in A new NetWare system∙ Device driver command line options Novell NetWareOverview 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 Press ENTER ∙ Type A\netware\v4xENTER figure 8-2 Specify Initio Driver PathENTER name you have selected. To continue with installation press∙ Type CD \ NWSERVER ENTER ∙ Type SERVER ENTER Adding the Initio driver to an existing NetWare system∙ Select ini910U.DSK, press ENTER ∙ Insert INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 1 into drive ADevice driver command line options ENTERDriver Config Options Load Pathname ini910u Driver Config OptionLoad Pathname ini910u Driver Config Option THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 8-10IBM OS/2 ∙ Installing the Initio driver in a new OS/2 installation∙ Adding the Initio driver to an existing OS/2 system ∙ Device driver command line optionsIBM 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 ∙ Installing the Initio driver in a new SCO UNIX installation This Chapter Is About ∙ Setting interrupts∙ Changing to INI-9100U/9100UW as the bootable host adapter SCO UNIX10-2 SCO UNIX Driver InstallationInstallation OverviewUpdating 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 cd /etc/conf/cf.d Changing to the INI-9100U/9100UW as the bootable host adapterlinkunix ∙ Type i91u ENTERnumber attach∙ . /linkunix ENTER 10-7THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 11-8∙ Using multiple host adapters in UnixWare ∙ Installing the Initio driver in a new UnixWare installationSCO UnixWare ∙ Adding the Initio driver to an existing UnixWare system11-2 SCO UnixWare Driver InstallationInstallation Updating interrupts and hardware settingsInstalling 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 ∙ cp /stand/unix /stand/unix.org , press ENTER Adding the Initio driver to an existing UnixWare system∙ pkgadd -d diskette1 , press ENTER ∙ cd /etc/conf/sdevice.d∙ /etc/conf/bin/idbuild -M i910u ENTER ∙ cd / ENTER Using multiple Host Adapters11-7 ∙ shutdown -g0 0 is Zero ENTER ∙ Y ENTERRemoving the Initio driver from a UnixWare system ∙ shutdown -g0 where 0 is Zero ENTER ∙ Y ENTER∙ /etc/conf/bin/idbiuld -B -K ENTER ∙ /cp /etc/conf/cf.d/unix /stand/unix ENTER ∙ cd/ ENTER∙ Warranty This Chapter Is About ∙ Troubleshooting ∙ DOS Space 1 GigabyteAppendix 12-112-2 A Troubleshooting∙ Type go ENTER 12-3∙ Consult the SCO UnixWare Installation Handbook MS-DOS, OS/2 & Windows NT B DOS Space 1GBNetWare SCO UNIX12-5 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 13-3FCC Compliance Statement Product WarrantyClass B Equipment Information to User 13-4Declaration of the Manufacturer/Importer EN 55 9100UW2 Declaration of Conformance13-5