Adaptec 29320A-R User Guide - Page 158

Troubleshooting in Windows What do I do if I am having a resources conflict? Physically move the Adaptec SCSI card to another PCI slot. It may be necessary to swap its position with a PCI card that is already in the system. By doing this, the order that the system finds the SCSI cards will be changed and the system can assign different resources to the SCSI cards. What do I do when during boot, the Adaptec SCSI Card banner comes up but the system hangs? Go into SCSISelect and choose the settings for the device that are more appropriate for the device time. All narrow devices should have the option for Initiate Wide set to No and the Maximum Transfer Rate should be set to the fastest that the device supports, usually 20 MB/sec. (check your device documentation for this information). Setting the speed any faster for these devices will not improve performance of the device and can make the SCSI bus unstable. This can also be caused by incorrect termination, a resource conflict, or a bad device or cable. Troubleshooting in Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT by default is not set up to detect cards automatically when they are added to a system. Because of this it will be necessary to add the driver manually. In order to add or remove a SCSI driver controller in Windows NT, you must be logged on as the Administrator. What if I can't load the driver? If the driver is failing to load, then be sure you are using the latest version available from the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. If you are using the latest version of the driver and are still having difficulties, then see General Troubleshooting on page A-3. A-5