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You can make the host adapter treat removablemedia drives as hard disk drives. To do this, run the SCSISelect utility, select Advanced Configuration Options, and set the Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks option to All Disks. Caution: If you use this setting, you cannot remove media while your computer is ON. You need additional software if you want to do the following (contact Adaptec for additional drivers): s Use devices other than hard disk drives, such as SCSI tape drives, CD-ROM drives, scanners, etc. s Remove and insert CD-ROM discs and other removable media while your computer is running s Support more than eight hard disk drives under MS-DOS 5.0 or later Adaptec EZ-SCSI® Software Adaptec EZ-SCSI software for DOS, Windows® 3.x, Windows 95®, and Windows NT™ is included in the kitted version. Use the menu-driven software to install drivers and configure your DOS/Windows operating system automatically. Other Operating Environments AHA-3940U/3940UW/3940UWD host adapters support Novell NetWare, OS/2, SCO Unix, and SCO UnixWare operating systems. The Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set is included in the kitted version so that you can install the appropriate driver for your system. Refer to the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set User's Guide (included) for detailed information. 9 Troubleshooting Checklist If you have a problem during installation, check these items first: s Is your computer PCI 2.0 or PCI 2.1-compliant, and does the motherboard BIOS support PCI-toPCI Bridges (PPB)? If not, contact your computer manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade. 10 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPCAAAAAAaruHiAAArrntAAAArtAAAeN-SAAAn3uAAApt9mAAAeD4AAAcbAAA0aeAAANtUerAAAu::/AAA3mAAA519AAA11b4AAA1/eAAA010rAAAU4:4AAA/04WAAA9-AAA960AAA/43AAA059AAA,6AAA4R8AAA0e-AAAU0vAAA0AAA.WAAABAAADEAAAAAACIAAAnNAAAsAAAtDAAAaAAAlalAAAtaAAAetAAA:i1oAAAAAA1nAAA/G1AAAAAA8uAAA/i9AAAdAAA6eAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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AHA-3940U/3940UW/3940UWD Installation Guide
Part Number: 511040-00, Rev. B
Print Spec Number: 494568-00
Current Date: 11/14/96
ECN Date:11/18/96
You can make the host adapter treat removable-
media drives as hard disk drives. To do this, run the
SCSI
Select
utility, select
Advanced Configuration
Options
, and set the
Support Removable Disks
Under BIOS as Fixed Disks
option to
All Disks
.
Caution:
If you use this setting, you
cannot
remove media while your computer is
ON
.
You need additional software if you want to do the
following (contact Adaptec for additional drivers):
Use devices other than hard disk drives, such as
SCSI tape drives, CD-ROM drives, scanners, etc.
Remove and insert CD-ROM discs and other
removable media while your computer is running
Support more than eight hard disk drives under
MS-DOS 5.0 or later
Adaptec EZ-SCSI
Software
Adaptec EZ-SCSI software for DOS, Windows
3.x,
Windows 95
, and Windows NT
is included in the
kitted version. Use the menu-driven software to
install drivers and configure your DOS/Windows
operating system automatically.
Other Operating Environments
AHA-3940U/3940UW/3940UWD host adapters sup-
port Novell NetWare, OS/2, SCO Unix, and SCO
UnixWare operating systems. The Adaptec 7800
Family Manager Set is included in the kitted version
so that you can install the appropriate driver for your
system. Refer to the Adaptec
7800 Family Manager Set
User’s Guide
(included) for detailed information.
Troubleshooting Checklist
If you have a problem during installation, check
these items first:
Is your computer PCI 2.0 or PCI 2.1-compliant,
and does the motherboard BIOS support PCI-to-
PCI Bridges (PPB)? If not, contact your computer
manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade.
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