Adaptec 2906 User Guide - Page 30

Troubleshooting - mac

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Macintosh OS X To install the Mac OS X driver: 1 Log in as Administrator. Note: You must be logged on as an administrator to install the driver for the SCSI Card 2906. The installer will prompt you for an administrator name and password. 2 Open the Mac OS X folder on your SCSI Card 2906 CD and double-click the installer icon shown at right. 3 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. The Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 driver will be installed into the System/Library/Extensions folder of your system disk. The installed driver is Adaptec290X-2906.kext. Troubleshooting Most problems with the SCSI Card 2906 result from errors in preparing and connecting devices on the SCSI bus. If you have problems, check these items first: I Are all SCSI devices turned on? I Are all SCSI bus cables and power cables properly connected? I Is the SCSI Card 2906 firmly seated and secured in the PCI expansion slot? (Turn off the power to the computer before checking the card.) I Is pin 1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus? I Does each device on the SCSI bus have a unique SCSI ID? I Are all SCSI devices terminated properly? I Your computer allows you to set up configuration options when the computer first boots up (through CMOS setup). Ensure that the following options are set up as specified: I If there is an Interrupt Type or Interrupt Line option in the Setup program, select Int-A or Interrupt Type = A. (You 21

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Macintosh OS X
To install the Mac OS X driver:
1
Log in as Administrator.
Note:
You must be logged on as an administrator to install
the driver for the SCSI Card 2906. The installer will
prompt you for an administrator name and password.
2
Open the Mac OS X folder on your SCSI
Card 2906
CD and double-click the installer
icon
shown at right.
3
Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
The Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 driver will be installed into the
System/Library/Extensions
folder of your system disk. The
installed driver is
Adaptec290X-2906.kext
.
Troubleshooting
Most problems with the SCSI Card 2906 result from errors in
preparing and connecting devices on the SCSI bus. If you have
problems, check these items first:
Are all SCSI devices turned on?
Are all SCSI bus cables and power cables properly connected?
Is the SCSI Card 2906 firmly seated and secured in the PCI
expansion slot? (Turn off the power to the computer before
checking the card.)
Is pin 1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus?
Does each device on the SCSI bus have a unique SCSI ID?
Are all SCSI devices terminated properly?
Your computer allows you to set up configuration options when
the computer first boots up (through CMOS setup). Ensure that
the following options are set up as specified:
If there is an Interrupt Type or Interrupt Line option in the
Setup program, select
Int-A
or
Interrupt Type = A
. (You