Adaptec 2910C User Guide - Page 1

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Introduction

This installation guide provides step-by-step instructions on install-

ing your AHA

®

-2910C host adapter. This process involves installing

the following hardware and software:

■

AHA-2910C host adapter

■

Internal SCSI devices

■

External SCSI devices

■

AHA-2910C software

You will also find helpful hints on configuring your SCSI

devices and customizing your host adapter settings with SCSI

Select

®

.

The AHA-2910C host adapter provides a powerful multitasking

interface between your computer’s PCI bus and internal and external

SCSI devices (disk drives, CD-ROM drives, tape drives, removable-

media drives, etc.). The host adapter supports SCSI Configured

AutoMatically (SCAM), which automatically assigns SCSI IDs to

SCAM compatible devices. The figure below identifies the major com-

ponents of the AHA-2910C host adapter.

With the Adaptec software drivers, you can use AHA-2910C host

adapters in computers running DOS/Windows

®

, OS/2,

Windows

®

95, Windows NT™, UNIX, and NetWare.

50-pin Internal SCSI Connector

External LED

Connector

EEPROM

50-pin High-Density External

SCSI-2 Connector

SCSI Terminator Chips

40MHz Clock

Crystal

SCSI Chip

Contents

Installation

Installing the Host Adapter. . . . . 2

Installing Internal SCSI Devices . 3

Installing External SCSI Devices

4

Installing AHA-2910C Software . 5

Helpful Hints

Configuring SCSI Devices

. . . . . 6

Configuring Disk Drives . . . . . . . 6

Installing Multiple Adapters

. . . 7

Windows 95 Driver Installation . 7

Using SCSISelect

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Troubleshooting Checklist

. . . . . 9

Common Problems and Solutions 10

Section	Page
Introduction	1
Installation	2
Installing the Host Adapter	2
Step 1: Turn OFF your computer and attached device...	2
Step 2: Touch the metal on the back of your comput...	2
Step 3: Remove the cover from the computer case. (...	2
Step 4: Locate an unused PCI expansion slot (typic...	2
Step 5: Position the host adapter over the PCI slo...	2
Step 6: OPTIONAL.If you want the LED in your comp...	3
Step 7: Make sure that all your SCSI devices have ...	3
Installing Internal SCSI Devices	3
Step 1: Find the colored stripe on the 50-pin inte...	3
Step 2: Plug the internal SCSI cable into the host...	3
Step 3: Align the SCSI cable’s colored stripe with...	4
Step 4: Attach the remaining devices using the rem...	4
Step 5: Terminate the SCSI device that is attached...	4
Step 6: Connect a DC power cable from your compute...	4
Step 7: Replace the computer cover.	4
Installing External SCSI Devices	4
Connecting One Device	4
Step 1: Plug one end of the 50-pin high-density ex...	4
Step 2: Plug the other end of the external SCSI ca...	4
Step 3: Enable the device termination or attach a ...	4
Step 4: Reconnect the power cables to the computer...	5
Step 5: Turn ON the external device and computer.	5
Step 6: Go to Installing AHA2910C Software.	5
Connecting Two or More Devices	5
Step 1: Plug one end of the 50-pin high-density ex...	5
Step 2: Plug the other end of the external SCSI ca...	5
Step 3: Take another external SCSI cable and plug ...	5
Step 4: Connect your remaining devices the same wa...	5
Step 5: On the last device , attach a terminating ...	5
Step 6: Reconnect the power cables to the computer...	5
Step 7: Turn ON the external devices and computer....	5
Step 8: Go to Installing AHA2910C Software.	5
Installing AHA2910C Software	5
Helpful Hints	6
Configuring SCSI Devices	6
Configuring Disk Drives	6
Installing Multiple Adapters	7
Windows 95 Driver Installation	7
1 On the Win95 desktop click Start. An options men...	7
2 On the options menu click on Setting and select ...	7
3 Click on System. The System Properties window ap...	7
4 Click on Device Manager.	7
5 Click on the SCSI Controllers icon.	7
6 If the Adaptec AIC-7850 PCI SCSI Controller is n...	7
Using SCSISelect	7
Starting the SCSISelect Utility	7
Using SCSISelect Menus	7
Exiting SCSISelect	7
Default Settings	8
Definitions of SCSISelect Settings	8
SCSI Bus Interface Definitions	8
SCSI Device Configuration Options	8
Advanced Configuration Options	8
Using the SCSI Disk Utilities	9
Troubleshooting Checklist	9
Common Problems and Solutions	10
AHA-2910C	12
PCI-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter	12

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