Asus PCI-SC896 User Manual

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    R PCI-SC896 2Ch. Ultra2 PCI SCSI Card USER'S MANUAL
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    FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Copyright © 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Product Name: ASUS PCI-SC896 Manual Revision: 1.00 E438 Release Date: September 1999 2 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    , Germany Fax: +49-2102-4420-66 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Hotline: MB/Other: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Online Support: www.asuscom.de/de/support WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 3
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    found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, -003 du Canada. 4 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    Procedure 13 2.2 Detailed Installation Procedure 15 2.2.1 Before You Start 15 2.2.2 Inserting Your Host Adapter 16 2.2.3 Connecting Your SCSI Peripherals 17 2.2.4 Making Internal SCSI Bus Connections 17 2.2.5 Making External SCSI Bus Connections 18 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 5
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    Connections 19 2.3.4 Setting SCSI IDs 20 2.4 Setting Interrupts 20 3. Configuring the Host Adapter 21 3.1 When to Configure the PCI-SC896 21 3.2 Starting the SCSI BIOS Utility 22 3.3 Exiting the SCSI BIOS Utility 28 4. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 29 6 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    the PCI-SC896 HostAdapter, describes the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility to configure adapter and device settings. • Appendix, Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations, provides definitions of various terminology that is referenced throughout this user's guide. ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 7
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    not enter the brackets. Use as shown in the text. How to Get Updates Software changes as products improve. The latest documentation and drivers are available for downloading from ASUS web site as listed in the ASUS Contact Information in the front of this manual. 8 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    Description ASUS PCI-SC896 Dual Channel PCI to Ultra2 SCSI host adapter board provides two SCSI-3, Ultra2 SCSI interfaces to PCI computer systems that require BIOS support on the add-in SCSI adapter. Installing this adapter in your PCI system allows connection of SCSI devices over a SCSI bus. The
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    Memory) on each chan- nel for user configuration utility and SCAM information storage • SCSI activity LED for each channel 1.2.3 Board Characteristics • PCI board dimensions Approximately 9.5 x 4.0 inches • Universal 32-bit PCI card edge connector • ISA/EISA bracket 10 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    protection device. An on-board LED lights up when TERMPWR is shorted and turns off. A 40 MHz oscillator is installed on the PCI-SC896 board to provide the clock frequency to the PCI-SC896 that is necessary to support Wide Ultra2 SCSI transfers of up to 80 Mbytes/s. ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 11
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    for this speed. If all devices on the bus support LVD, then 12-meter operation is possible at this speed. However, if any device on the bus is single-ended only, then the entire bus switches to single-ended mode, and the distances in the single-ended column apply. 12 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    's manual for your computer to confirm the location of the PCI slots. The PCI-SC896 requires a PCI slot that allows bus master operation. 4. Remove the blank panel on the back of the computer aligned with the PCI slot that you intend to use. Save the bracket screw. ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 13
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    : The SCSI bus requires proper termination and no duplicate SCSI IDs. 11.Finally, refer to the PCI SCSI Device Management System SDMS 4.0 User's Guide (or the guide for the software that you will use) to load the driver software for your particular operating system. 14 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    chain of SCSI peripheral devices and their host adapter work together, and they are referred to as a SCSI bus. Each channel on your SCSI host adapter can act as host for up to 15 peripheral devices (depending on the SCSI bus speed), not including the adapter itself. ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 15
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    around the connector J2 should fit where you removed the blank panel. Secure it with the bracket screw before making the internal and external SCSI bus connections. 16 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    Internal SCSI Bus Connections This section provides step-by-step instructions about making internal SCSI bus connections: 1. To connect an internal SCSI device, plug the during SCSI bus activity from this host adapter, you may have to rotate the LED cable 180° on J6. ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 17
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    . The PCISC896 senses SCSI devices by detecting the ground signal on conductor 50 of a 68-conductor SCSI cable. When connecting another host adapter to a connector, termination must be disabled on the board that is not at the end of the bus through software control. 18 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    NOTE: If an internal connection to another PCI-SC896 host adapter has been made, or any connection to a device that uses the same sensing method for automatic termination as your PCI-SC896, you must override the termination for that channel through software control. ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 19
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    . Refer to the peripheral manufacturer's instructions and to the user's manual for your computer to determine the ID of each device and how to change it. You must have no duplication of SCSI IDs on a SCSI bus. NOTE: As SCAM support is OFF by default for the PCI-SC896, you may choose to turn this
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    which are connected to it. The device settings effect only individual SCSI devices. Global Default Settings Settings for the Host Adapter & All Devices SCAM Support Parity Checking Host Adapter SCSI ID Scan Order Default Settings Off Enabled 7 Low to High (0-Max) ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 21
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    menu driven utility. IMPORTANT: This utility is a powerful tool. If, while using it, you somehow disable all of your controllers, pressing Ctrl-A (or Ctrl-E on version 4.04 or later) after memory initialization during reboot allows you to re-enable and reconfigure. 22 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    device driver is provided by the devices manufacturer. 3.2.1 Configuration Utility Main Menu When you start the ASUS SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility, the Main Menu appears. This menu displays a list of up to four ASUS PCI the Escape (Esc) key to exit from this menu. ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 23
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    , Please wait" appears, and then the system scans for devices. Finally, the Utilities Menu appears and lists the available options utility: English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Call for support if you have any additional questions. 3.2.1.7 Help The Help option ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    letters are assigned by the system. Drive order may be reassigned differently in systems supporting the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS). See the PCI SCSI Device Management System SDMS 4.0 User's Guide, Chapter 2 "SCSI BIOS" for additional information regarding BBS. ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 25
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    None - indicates there is no removable media support whether the drive is selected in BBS as the Format Device option. See the section "Section 3.2.3, "Device Selections memory or the old partitioning data will be reused, thus nullifying the previous operation. 26 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    problems with a device that responds to all LUNs whether they are occupied or not. For example, if there is a SCSI device with multiple LUNs but you do not want all of those LUNs to be available to the system, then set this option to "No." This will limit the scan to LUN0 only. ASUS PCI-SC896
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    you to enable or disable the issuing of queue tags during I/O requests when your device driver can do this. Format Device - If enabled, this option allows you to low-level format a magnetic disk exiting the utility, some changes may not take effect. 3. Configuring 28 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    Unit. The "brain" of the computer that performs the actual computations. The term Micro Processor Unit (MPU) is also used. DMA - Direct Memory Access. A method of moving data from a storage device directly to RAM, without using the CPU's resources. 4. Appendix ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 29
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    board or integrated circuit that provides a SCSI bus connection to the computer system. Internal SCSI Device - A SCSI device installed inside the computer cabinet. These devices are connected in a continuous chain using an unshielded ribbon cable. 4. Appendix 30 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    - A program that organizes the internal activities of the computer and its peripheral devices. An operating system performs basic tasks such as moving data to and from devices, and managing information in memory. It also provides the user interface. 4. Appendix ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 31
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    to automatically allocate SCSI IDs via software when SCAM compliant SCSI devices are attached. SCSI - Small Computer System Interface. A specification for a high performance peripheral bus and command set. The original standard is referred to as SCSI-1. 4. Appendix 32 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    - Controls the low level POST (Power On Self Test), and basic operation of the CPU and computer system. Termination - The electrical connection required at each end of the SCSI bus, composed of a set of resisters. It improves the integrity of bus signals. 4. Appendix ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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    SCSI - The STA term for SCSI bus width 16 bits, SCSI bus speed maximum data rate 40 Mbytes/s. Wide Ultra2 SCSI - The STA term for SCSI bus width 16 bits, SCSI bus speed maximum data rate 80 Mbytes/s. Word A two byte (or 16-bit) unit of information. 4. Appendix 34 ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual
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PCI-SC896
2Ch. Ultra2 PCI SCSI Card
USER’S MANUAL