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Troubleshooting Checklist, Host Adapter Switches

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8 Troubleshooting Checklist If a problem occurs during installation, check these items first: s Are the power cables and SCSI interface cables properly connected? Connect internal devices to your computer's power supply; plug external device power cables into a grounded line power outlet. Follow the instructions in the hardware documentation. s Is the host adapter firmly seated and secured in a 16-bit expansion bus slot? s Is pin-1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus? s Is each SCSI device, including the host adapter, set to a unique SCSI ID? s Is SCSI termination set correctly? 9 Host Adapter Switches If you have a Plug and Play system, you do not need to change any of these switch settings. However, the settings are listed in the table below for your reference (*=default setting; off=open). Plug and Play sw1 Floppy Controller sw5 Enabled* Off Enabled* Off Disabled On Disabled On I/O Port Address sw2 sw3 sw4 BIOS Address sw6 sw7 sw8 330h to 333h* Off Off Off DC000h* Off Off Off 334h to 337h On Off Off D8000h On Off Off 230h to 233h Off On Off D4000h Off On Off 234h to 237h On On Off D0000h On On Off 130h to 133h Off Off On CC000h Off Off On 134h to 137h On Off On C8000h On Off On Reserved Reserved Off On On Reserved On On On BIOS Disabled1 Off On On On On On 1 If you disable the onboard BIOS, you cannot boot your PC from a SCSI drive connected to the host adapter or run SCSISelect by pressing Ctrl-A at bootup. If you are installing more than one host adapter in your PC, only one host adapter BIOS should be enabled-the one that controls the boot device. 11

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Troubleshooting Checklist
If a problem occurs during installation, check these
items first:
Are the power cables and SCSI interface cables
properly connected?
Connect internal devices to your computer’s
power supply; plug external device power cables
into a grounded line power outlet. Follow the
instructions in the hardware documentation.
Is the host adapter firmly seated and secured in a
16-bit expansion bus slot?
Is pin-1 orientation maintained throughout the
SCSI bus?
Is each SCSI device, including the host adapter,
set to a unique SCSI ID?
Is SCSI termination set correctly?
Host Adapter Switches
If you have a Plug and Play system, you do not need
to change any of these switch settings. However, the
settings are listed in the table below for your refer-
ence (*=default setting; off=open).
1
If you disable the onboard BIOS, you cannot boot your PC from a SCSI drive con-
nected to the host adapter or run SCSI
Select
by pressing
Ctrl-A
at bootup. If you
are installing more than one host adapter in your PC, only one host adapter BIOS
should be enabled—the one that controls the boot device.
Plug and Play
sw1
Floppy Controller
sw5
Enabled*
Off
Enabled*
Off
Disabled
On
Disabled
On
I/O Port Address
sw2
sw3
sw4
BIOS Address
sw6
sw7
sw8
330h to 333h*
Off
Off
Off
DC000h*
Off
Off
Off
334h to 337h
On
Off
Off
D8000h
On
Off
Off
230h to 233h
Off
On
Off
D4000h
Off
On
Off
234h to 237h
On
On
Off
D0000h
On
On
Off
130h to 133h
Off
Off
On
CC000h
Off
Off
On
134h to 137h
On
Off
On
C8000h
On
Off
On
Reserved
Off
On
On
Reserved
Off
On
On
Reserved
On
On
On
BIOS Disabled
1
On
On
On
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