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Adaptec RAID Installation Guide Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A Part ECCEN ECCERR IRQ, 8..1 J1 J4 J6 J7 J8 J10 J11 J12 J16 P1 Description ECC enabled LED (green) ECC error LED (red) Adapter activity LEDs NVRAM reset IDE 0 cable connector IDE 2 cable connector Reserved-do not use Flash Mode 0 Hard drive activity LED connector IDE 1 cable connector IDE 3 cable connector Cache memory socket. (During operation, this socket must contain a memory module.) PCI connector A-2

Section	Page
contents	5
1	9
introduction	9
read this first	10
system requirements	10
storage requirements for drivers and software	10
motherboard compatibility	11
kit contents	11
Adaptec RAID controller features	12
Adaptec RAID features – SCSI only	13
about the documentation	14
using the Adaptec RAID installation CD	14
files and folders	16
product documentation on CD	17
errata and release notes	17
installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader	18
overview of the installation process	19
cache memory module	20
storage management software overview	22
safety information	23
notes, cautions, and warnings	23
electrostatic discharge	24
2	27
installing your controller	27
configuring ATA drives	27
ATA drives	27
ATA cables	28
configuring SCSI devices	28
narrow and wide SCSI devices	28
LVD and SE devices	29
SCSI cables	29
SCSI device IDs	29
SCSI termination	30
installing additional cache memory	33
seating the module – Adaptec 3200S/3400S only	33
seating the module – Adaptec 2400A/2100S/ 3210S/3410S only	34
finishing up – all models	34
installing the battery backup module	35
installing the controller	35
determining the booting controller	36
controller IRQ and address	36
using SMOR	37
3	39
installing the driver	39
Windows2000	40
installing the driver in a new system	40
adding the controller to an existing system	41
upgrading WindowsNT to Windows2000	42
WindowsNT4.0	43
installing the driver in a new system with only one controller	44
installing the driver in a new system with other hardware	45
upgrading the controller in an existing system	46
changing the driver in an existing system	48
Windows95, Windows98, and WindowsMe	49
creating the driver disk	49
CDROM support	50
installing the driver in a new Windows98/Me system	50
installing the driver in a new system with Windows95 (OEM SR2 – version 95B)	52
adding the controller to an existing Windows95/ 98/Me system	54
upgrading Windows95 to Windows98/Me (upgrade version)	56
Novell NetWare	56
installing the driver for a boot controller in a new NetWare4.11 server	57
installing the driver in a existing NetWare4.11 server	58
installing the driver for a boot controller in a new NetWare4.2 server	59
installing the driver in an existing NetWare4.2 server	61
installing the driver for a boot controller in a new NetWare5 server	62
installing the driver in an existing NetWare5 server	63
SCO UNIX	64
installing the driver in a new OpenDesktop3.x system	65
installing the driver in a new OpenServer5.0x system	65
adding the Ccontroller to an existing OpenDesktop 3.x or OpenServer5.x system	66
adding the controller to an existing UnixWare 7 system	66
FreeBSD	68
Linux	68
installing the driver in a new Linux system	68
installing the driver in an existing Linux system	70
4	73
installing storage management software	73
system requirements	74
installing Storage Manager Pro	74
operating system compatibility	74
installation prerequisites	75
Windows	75
NetWare 4.11 and 4.2	76
NetWare5.x	78
Red Hat Linux and FreeBSD	79
installing Storage Manager	80
operating system compatibility	80
Windows	80
configuring the controller cache in WindowsNT and Windows 2000	81
NetWare	81
SCO UNIX	82
SCO UnixWare 7	82
FreeBSD	82
Linux	83
A	85
card and module diagrams	85
Adaptec ATA RAID2400A	86
Adaptec SCSI RAID2100S	87
Adaptec SCSI RAID 3200S	88
Adaptec SCSI RAID 3400S	89
Adaptec SCSI RAID 3210S/3410S	91
Adaptec Battery Backup Module	93
B	95
controller LEDs	95
LED during power-up	96
LEDs during controller idle	96
LEDs during controller active	96
cache status LEDs	97
cache status LEDs – Adaptec 2400A/3200S/ 3400S only	97
cache status LED – Adaptec 3210S/3410S only	98
SCSI bus status LEDs	98
SCSI bus status LEDs – Adaptec 3200S/3400S only	98
SCSI bus status LEDs – Adaptec 3210S only	98
SCSI bus status LEDs – Adaptec 3410S only	99
C	101
troubleshooting	101
When the controller BIOS displays the hard drives during startup, a device fails to appear.	101
WindowsNT displays a blue screen error message that references the system video controller.	101
In addition to the Adaptec controller, the system contains another manufacturer’s controller. Du...	101
The controller fails to respond and the IRQ LED (and possibly other LEDs) remains lit.	102
The controller does not respond and one of the following LED patterns occurs during startup: IRQ ...	102
The controller fails to respond.	102
The controller fails to respond and various IRQ LEDs in the 1–4 range flash once per second.	103
Pressing Ctrl+A to access SMOR does not work or the information displayed is garbled.	103
After updating the Adapteccontroller firmware or BIOS and restarting, the controller does not re...	103
During the installation of SCO UNIX with the Adapteccontroller as the boot controller, the follo...	103
You want the system to boot from a drive that is not attached to an Adapteccontroller. However, ...	104
After updating the Adapteccontroller firmware or BIOS and restarting, LEDs 1 and 5 or 2 and 5 fl...	104
A firmware upgrade is unsuccessful, causing the controller to hang the system.	104
After an upgrade of the controller BIOS only, pressing Ctrl+A at the system prompt displays the m...	104
The floppy disk drive cannot be accessed after installing an Adaptec controller.	104
D	105
controller reset procedures	105
NVRAM reset	106
Flash Mode 0	106
E	109
specifications	109
DC Power Requirements	109
Current Requirements	109