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SCSI Troubleshooting Checklist, BIOS Startup Messages, BIOS Installation Failure

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101 SCSI Troubleshooting Checklist The AIC 7899 SCSI controller has been tested for compatibility with a wide range of SCSI devices. Most problems that occur during installation result from errors in preparing and connecting devices on the SCSI bus. Answer these questions first if a problem occurs during installation: 1. Are the power cables and SCSI interface cables properly connected? Connect internal SCSI devices to your computer's power supply. Connect the power cables of external SCSI devices to a grounded line power outlet. Follow the instructions in the computer and SCSI device documentation. 2. Is pin-1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus? 3. Are the PCI bus and slot parameters set correctly in your computer's Setup program? The PCI bus is designed to assign IRQ, port address, and BIOS address settings automatically to the SCSI controller. But you may need to assign some of these values manually in the Setup program. 4. Is each SCSI device, including the SCSI controller, set to a unique SCSI ID? 5. Is SCSI termination set correctly? If your problem is still not resolved, continue with the next section. BIOS Startup Messages After you have configured your SCSI controller, the SCSI controller BIOS displays a message when you boot your computer. Normally, this message lists the SCSI ID, manufacturer, model number and other information for each SCSI device that the BIOS detects. If an initialization failure occurs, however, the SCSI controller BIOS displays a specific error message followed by a BIOS Installation Failure message. Here are some of these error messages and their meaning: Warning!!!A drive larger than 1 gigabyte has been detected with 64 head / 32 sector partitioning. This drive is not compatible with the 255 head / 63 sector translation which has been enabled on this adapter. Data could be corrupted. Please check your system setup. Press any key to continue.

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101
SCSI Troubleshooting Checklist
The AIC 7899 SCSI controller has been tested for compatibility with a wide range
of SCSI devices. Most problems that occur during installation result from errors in
preparing and connecting devices on the SCSI bus.
Answer these questions first if a problem occurs during installation:
1.
Are the power cables and SCSI interface cables properly connected?
Connect internal SCSI devices to your computer's power supply. Connect the
power cables of external SCSI devices to a grounded line power outlet.
Follow the instructions in the computer and SCSI device documentation.
2.
Is pin-1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus?
3.
Are the PCI bus and slot parameters set correctly in your computer's
Setup
program?
The PCI bus is designed to assign IRQ, port address, and BIOS address
settings automatically to the SCSI controller. But you may need to assign
some of these values manually in the
Setup
program.
4.
Is each SCSI device, including the SCSI controller, set to a unique SCSI ID?
5.
Is SCSI termination set correctly?
If your problem is still not resolved, continue with the next section.
BIOS Startup Messages
After you have configured your SCSI controller, the SCSI controller BIOS
displays a message when you boot your computer. Normally, this message lists the
SCSI ID, manufacturer, model number and other information for each SCSI device
that the BIOS detects.
If an initialization failure occurs, however, the SCSI controller BIOS displays a
specific error message followed by a
BIOS Installation Failure
message. Here are
some of these error messages and their meaning:
Warning!!!A drive larger than 1 gigabyte has been detected with 64 head / 32
sector partitioning.
This drive is not compatible with the 255 head / 63
sector translation which has been enabled on this adapter.
Data could be
corrupted.
Please check your system setup. Press any key to continue.