Adaptec 1821900 User Reference - Page 16

Adaptec SCSI Card 29160 User's Reference Common Error Messages Here is what you should do if the following messages appear at bootup: "Device connected, but not ready" The host received no answer when it requested data from an installed SCSI device. 1 Run SCSISelect® and set the Send Start Unit Command to Yes for the particular SCSI device ID. See Starting SCSISelect on page 18. 2 Ensure that the device is set to spin up when the power is switched on. The spin up option is typically set by a jumper. (See the documentation for the device.) "Start unit request failed" The SCSI card BIOS was unable to send a Start Unit Command to the device. Run SCSISelect and disable the Send Start Unit Command for the device. "Time-out failure during..." An unexpected time-out occurred. 1 Verify that the SCSI bus is properly terminated. 2 Verify that all cables are properly connected. Try disconnecting the SCSI device cables from the SCSI card and then starting the computer. If the computer successfully restarts, one of the SCSI devices may be defective. Note: The following error message entries refer to the SCSI connectors and SCSI segments on the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160. See the figure on page 13. "Attention! Too many devices are terminated on the SE connectors" The SCSI card BIOS has detected more than two terminated devices on the SE (single-ended) segment. Verify the termination on both the 68-pin internal SE and 50-pin internal SE connectors. Terminate only the last SCSI device at the end of each cable. Remove or disable the terminators on the SCSI devices between the ends of the cables. If no SCSI devices are connected to either of the connectors, set the 10