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1. dev n rmt 0 9 If you add or remove a SCSI device reboot your Solaris system and use the boot command b r at the boot prompt to reconfigure the system This will cause the devices and dev directories to be rebuilt 5 14 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual SCO UnixWare Installation SCO UnixWare Installation The AdvanSys UnixWare ADV Driver supports all AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapters for SCO UnixWare 7 X and 2 1 Releases The UNIXWARE directory includes the following files The latest versions of these files are contained on the AdvanSys web site If the date listed in the UNIXWARE TXT file is more than a few months old please check the web site for a newer version of the driver UNIXWARE TXT Installation Instructions UNIXBTLD EXE DOS Self extracting Archive Containing Diskette Image UNIXBTLD Z UNIX Compressed Floppy Diskette Image To install the AdvanSys Universal Driver you will need to create a Boot Loadable Diskette containing the driver You may create the diskette using either DOS or UnixWare Decide which system to use and follow the directions below After the diskette is created it can be used to add the driver during the UnixWare installation or used to add the driver to an existing UnixWare system Directions for both of these installation options are contained below Creating the ADV Universal Driver Diskette From DOS The file unixbt1ld exe is a self extracting archive
2. DOS 6 x 1 2 Verify that your Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 operating system is running Insert the AdvanSys CD into your working CD ROM drive and wait for the Autorun program to come up If Auto insert notification is disabled for your CD ROM drive you can manually start the Autorun program by opening the My Computer icon press F5 to refresh the My Computer window and double clicking on the CD ROM drive icon Click the SuperInstall button to install the Windows 95 98 or Windows 2000 SCSI drivers Your AdvanSys Windows 95 98 or Windows 2000 driver is now installed To install the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter and internal or external SCSI devices to your computer system For more instructions see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Install your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter before loading drivers in DOS 6 x After you have installed your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter power on the computer and let it boot up to DOS Insert the AdvanSys CD into your working CD ROM drive Type the letter of your CD drive such as d at the command prompt and press Enter Type cd d advansys drivers wide dos install at the command prompt and press Enter Type install at the command prompt and press Enter This starts the DOS drivers installation program Press Enter to go past the introduction screen PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Guick Installation Software e Usethe arrow keys to highlight Automatic installation Press
3. Help File Folder 1 15 99 4 25 PM Optional File Folder 1 15 99 4 25 PM Plug_ins File Folder 1 15 99 4 25 PM Acrobat pdf 271KB Adobe Acrobat Doc 10 23 96 1 39 PM Solaris 8 Acrofx32 dll 26KB Application Extension 10 1 96 10 22 PM ag Wingi 8 Acrops16 al 16KB Application Extension 6 7 96 1 23 PM 2 3 WinS5nt 8 Acrops32 di SKB Application Extension 5 31 96 2 09 PM gA id jh Acrord32 exe 2211KB Application 11 4 96 6 43 PM naag E Compatexe 5KB Application 7 12 96 2 39 PM AA pag ba Deisll isu 21KB ISU File 1 11 97 7 27 PM P License pdf 10KB Adobe Acrobat Doc 10 14 96 3 54 PM CI Super 5 S v A Dlana All OVD Annlaskhan Cubanas 11 4 0C C1 Dhd b 4 b 4 16 objectfs 2 82MB Disk free space 0 byte 5 My Computer H Figure 4 1 Adobe Subdirectory for Readers to View Manuals in PDF Format IMPORTANT NOTICE Unlike the driver software for other operating systems the AdvanSys drivers for Windows 95 98 and Windows 200 are installed before the Host Adapter Card using the AdvanSys SuperInstall utility on the SCSI Installer Software CD Follow the instructions in this chapter to install Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 drivers first PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 4 3 Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD Superlnstall Instructions 4 4 Auto Insert Notification Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 comes with Auto insert notification activated If you have disabled it make certain that it is activate
4. Press Enter to continue with the installation Installing to an Existing Windows NT 4 0 System Double click My Computer and open the Control Panel From the Control Panel open the SCSI Adapters icon Select the Drivers tab From the Install Driver window press the button labeled Have Disk When prompted insert the Windows NT AdvanSys Driver diskette Reboot the system for the driver installation to take effect PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 7 Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation Novell NetWare Driver Software Installation The AdvanSys NetWare HAM Driver ADVHMXXX HAM is designed to work with the AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapters and Netware 4 0 or later Naming Scheme The AdvanSys NetWare HAM Driver name reflects its version number When you are upgrading drivers it is important that you modify the server STARTUP NCF or 5 8 AUTOE XEC NCF to contain the new driver name Installation Boot your system with the AdvanSys ADV3550 SYS and ADVANCD SYS drivers in the CONFIG SYS file in order to make the CD ROM drive visible to DOS After bootup change to the CD ROM drive type inst a11 and then follow the NetWare installation procedures You will need to use the driver diskette to load the AdvanSys driver during installation NetWare will automatically detect AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapters and assign a unique slot number When the system prompts with a slot number press Enter to
5. dev rdsk f0t bs 64k e To verify the contents of the diskette run dd in reverse The file unixbt1ld should exactly match test dat S dd if dev rdsk f0t of test dat bs 64k S cmp unixbtld test dat Installing the ADV Driver During UnixWare Installation Insert the ADV HBA Driver Diskette when prompted to by the install procedure The driver will be loaded into the live system and the install will proceed Installing the ADV Driver After Installing UnixWare e Type the pkgadd command from the command line as the root user pkgadd d diskettel e Install the AdvanSys HBA driver The kernel will automatically be re built to include the driver the next time the system is shutdown 5 16 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual SCO UnixWare Installation Converting ADV Driver to a Loadable Driver The ADV UnixWare driver by default is installed as a static driver If the driver is not needed for booting the system it does not control the system boot disk it may be changed to a loadable driver with the following commands e Edit the file etc conf sdevice d adv and remove the line containing the word static e Type etc conf bin idbuild M adv to build the driver as a loadable module e Install the loadable module with the command modadmin 1 adv Checking the Software and Hardware Configuration The ADV driver software and hardware configuration may be queried using the command dcu This command will list all the install
6. which contains an image of a UnixWare s5 file system The image can be copied to a 3 5 diskette to make an ADV Universal Driver HBA Diskette Copy the file uni xbt 1d exe from the AdvanSys DOS diskette containing the directory UNIXWARE to a DOS system copy a unixware unixbtld exe Type the command unixbtld exe The following two files will be created btld dat unixfer exe Insert a blank formatted diskette in the 3 5 floppy disk drive and create the diskette with the following command unixfer btld dat a To verify the contents of the diskette unixfer can also be run in reverse The file bt1d dat should exactly match test dat unixfer a test dat fc btld dat test dat PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 15 Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation Creating the ADV Universal Driver Diskette From UnikWare The file unixbt1d Z is a compressed image of an UnixWare s5 file system The image can be copied to a 3 5 diskette to make an ADV Universal Driver HBA Diskette e Copy the file unixbt 1d Z from the AdvanSys DOS diskette containing the directory UNI XWARE to a UnixWare system doscp a unixware unixbtld Z unixbtld Z e Uncompress the file unixbt1d Z with the following command in the same directory where the file is located S uncompress unixbtld Z e Insert a blank diskette in the 3 5 floppy disk drive and use dd to create the diskette with the following command S dd if unixbtld of
7. 5 7 Installation Diskette Creation for Windows NT 4 0 5 7 Installing to a New Windows NT system 5 7 Installing to an Existing Windows NT 4 0 System 5 7 Novell NetWare Driver Software Installation 5 8 Naming Scheme 000 EA 5 8 Installationi as4s jatow ole Be AA 5 8 ADVHMXXxX DDI Installation Information File 5 9 Installing ASPIL AI 434 DE fea eek ohh eee 5 9 SCO OpenServer Driver Installation 5 10 During SCO OpenServer Installation 5 10 After SCO OpenServer Installation 5 11 Installing the Solaris x86 Driver 5 12 Instructions for Creating the ADV Driver Diskette in Solaris 5 12 Instructions for Creating the ADV Driver Diskette in DOS 5 12 Installing the ADV Driver During Solaris Installation 5 13 Installing the ADV Driver After Installing Solaris 5 13 Installing SCSI Devices under Solaris 5 14 SCO UnixWare Installation 5 15 Creating the ADV Universal Driver Diskette From DOS 5 15 Creating the ADV Universal Driver Diskette From UnixWare 5 16 Installing the ADV Driver During UnixWare Installation 5 16 Installing the ADV Driver After Installing UnixWare 5 16 Converting ADV Driver to a Loadable Driver 5 17 Checking the Software and Hardware Configuration 5 17 Installing SCSI Devi
8. DMA allows for a data transfer rate of up to 133 MB sec across the PCI Bus Scatter gather function supported SCSI Controller Integrated Circuits Compatibility AdvanSys SCSI controller Integrated Circuits offer industry leading performance features integration and reliability Integrated application specific RISC processors assure excellent performance while keeping required CPU utilization to a minimum Host accessible internal registers and single step RISC instruction execution provide for efficient diagnostic capability Flash ROM enables end user field BIOS upgrades An EEPROM read and write configuration makes jumpers unnecessary Automatic Active Termination control means you never need to worry about terminating the Host Adapter if a cable is not attached to one of the host adapter s connectors Note SCSI bus ends must always be terminated The watchdog timer prevents system hangs caused by malfunctioning SCSI peripheral devices Tagged queuing supported for SCSI Each wide adapter board supports up to 15 peripheral devices Supports the complete range of SCSI devices including hard disk drives CD ROM drives tape backup units MOs CD ROMs printers and scanners The AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter s compatibility has been established on all types of host systems operating systems and SCSI peripherals through extensive testing The AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter includes support for many operating systems Refer to t
9. Defaults from the Main Menu the AdvanSys default setup configuration values for the host adapter and SCSI are immediately restored Restore Previous Settings When you select Restore Previous Settings from the Main Menu the previously saved configuration values are immediately restored PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 6 7 Chapter 6 BIOS Setup Values Save Changes and Continue When you select Save Changes and Continue from the Main Menu a guestion appears Do you want to save changes and continue If you select Yes and press Enter all changes you made will be saved to EEPROM and the computer system will resume booting up If you select No and press Enter the Main Menu reappears Discard Changes and Continue When you select Discard Changes and Continue from the Main Menu a guestion appears Do you want to discard changes and continue If you select Yes and press Enter all changes you made will be discarded and the computer system will resume booting up If you select No and press Enter the Main Menu reappears 6 8 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Appendix A ASB3950U2W Two Channel Host Adapter This Appendix describes the ASB3950U2W host controller The ASB3950U2W is two SCSI controller cards in one Through use of a PCI bridge chip two separate PCI SCSI host controllers with related circuitry are on this board One controller or channel is Ultra2 the other is UltraWide for
10. Enter to continue If you are installing SCSI removable disk drives select Custom Installation so that you have the option of installing an additional AdvanSys removable disk driver e Follow the instructions on the screen Press Enter to proceed or press ESC to cancel You can use arrow keys to make selection if necessary e When the program ends and you are back at the command prompt remove the AdvanSys CD from your CD ROM drive and press Ctrl Alt Delete to reboot the system so that the newly installed drivers can take effect e Your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter is now installed Windows NT 4 0 Install your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter before loading drivers in Windows NT 4 0 From d advansys drivers wide winnt assuming CD ROM is in drive d copy the following files to the root directory of a newly formatted 3 5 diskette NT4ADV TXT TXTSETUP OEM NT4ADV SYS NT4ADV INF This is your AdvanSys Wide SCSI Windows NT Diskette Read NT4ADV TXT for instructions on using this diskette MAC OS 7 X 8 X 9 X No special drivers are required for the PowerMac Power PC G3 and G4 Drivers for the host adapter are built into the card Included is the Anubis disk mounting and CD ROM utilities from Charismac Engineering Inc For the Mac Blue and White G3 and newer models the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter must be configured to support booting from a SCSI driver on these machines The AdvanSys SCSI Utility is used to configure the car
11. Host Adapter 1 5 Connecting Internal SCSI Devices 1 5 Connecting External SCSI Devices 1 6 Host Adapter Specifications 2 1 Product Features 2 1 Host Adapter PCI Bus Interface 2 2 SCSI Controller Integrated Circuits 2 2 Compatibility o2c00 cade toda deetintg de Ka baga gases 2 2 KA sira iaa AA 2 3 Common AdvanSys Wide SCSI Technical Specifications 2 3 Data Transfer Rates 2 3 Typical Operating System Support 2 3 Temperature and Humidity Specifications 2 4 Replacing Part Numbers 2 4 ConnectCom Contact Information 2 5 Tech Support 2 5 ConnectCom Web Site 2 5 Anonymous FTP 2 5 Fast and Ultra SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Hardware Installation 3 1 Host Adapter Kit Contents 3 1 PC Installation Requirements cee eeeee 3 2 Mac Installation Requirements 000 e eee eee ee 3 2 Optional External Cables not provided by ConnectCom 3 2 Single Ended SCSI Cabling 3 3 Wide LVD SCSICabling 3 3 Wide SCSI H
12. SCSI ID SCSI IDs are numbered from 0 to 15 The default setting for the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter is SCSI ID 7 Figure 3 9 illustrates SCSI ID assignment to eight internal and seven external SCSI peripheral devices attached to an AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter Each device on the SCSI Bus has a unique SCSI ID number You can assign the IDs randomly as long as there is no conflict The default SCSI ID for the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter is always 7 68 Pin Internal PI Connector 68 Pin External Connector Device a a Device 9 Figure 3 9 SCSI ID Assignment 3 12 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD This chapter guides you through AdvanSys drivers installation using the AdvanSys SCSI Installer Software CD After completing installation of Windows 95 98 or Windows 2000 refer to Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter installation instructions PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 4 1 Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD AdvanSys SCSI Installer Software CD The SCSI Installer Software CD contains SCSI drivers for all major operating systems and leading edge utilities incorporating the latest and most powerful integration of SCSI software and hardware available in the market The SCSI Installer Software CD includes SuperInstall for the Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 environments and CharisMac Anubis amp AutoCache utilities for the
13. SE limitations bandwidth less than or equal to 40 MB s a maximum of 7 15 SCSI devices supported and a maximum cable length of 1 5 meters Installation of the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter is fully Plug and Play compatible Board configuration is automatically controlled by the system BIOS If your operating system is Windows 95 98 or Windows 2000 it is strongly recommended that the driver software be installed first and then the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter Complete instructions for installing the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter and drivers are covered in Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD and Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation There are a small number of older PCI motherboards that do not correctly assign interrupts for Plug and Play products If you have difficulty during installation check the system BIOS settings for PCI configuration The PCI slots should be enabled and interrupts should be available for each slot For PCs interrupt 10 is a good choice to use on a PCI slot for an AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 1 1 Chapter 1 Overview and Guick Installation Guick Installation Software Ouick installation assumes that the system has a functional CD ROM to read the AdvanSys CD See Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation for directions to install a SCSI CD ROM and or to make installation diskettes from the AdvanSys CD Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000
14. there is a difference between SE and LVD terminators Be sure to use an LVD terminator to terminate LVD devices and the Ultra2 LVD host controller End of SCSI Bus 68 Pin Internal TERMINATION Connector AUTOMATICALLY Pa ENABLED Host Adapter Card Device End of SCSI Bus TERMINATION ENABLED Internal SCSI No TERMINATION Devi 3 evices TERMINATION Marimi 15 SESI Paripheral Devices Figure 3 6 Terminating Internal Device Only End of SCSI Bus 68 Pin Internal TERMINATION Connector AUTOMATICALLY Ka ENABLED Host Adapter Card Device End of SCSI Bus TERM INATION ENABLED Internal SCSI Devices No TERMINATION TERMINATION Mazimum 15 SCSI Peripheral Devices Figure 3 7 Terminating External Device Only 3 10 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Host Adapter Card TERMINATION AUTOMATICALLY DISABLED pa zA F Device 4 0 Aa RE EE eee Sat Devi Ps Device End of SCSI Bus 9 TERMINATION No pra ENABLED Device KANG aaa TERMINATION PNG ont 15 NO oe TERM INA TION Mazimum 15 SCSI End of SCSI Bus Peripheral Devices TERM INATION Installable With One ENABLED Figure 3 8 Terminating Internal and External Devices PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 3 11 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ID Assignment Each SCSI peripheral device connecting to the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter including the Host Adapter itself must be assigned its own unique
15. DUVANSYS PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 3307 0041 Rev 3 Products Ultra2 ASB3940U2W LVD ASB3950U2W 2 CHL LVD UltraWide ASB3940UW ASB3950UW Copyright 2000 ConnectCom Solutions 1150 Ringwood Ct San Jose CA 95131 This manual as well as the software described in it is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license Except as permitted by such license no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of ConnectCom Solutions This manual is furnished for informational use only and is subject to change without notice ConnectCom Solutions assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book The information in this manual should not be construed as a commitment by ConnectCom Solutions Trademarks AdvanSys SuperSCSI are trademarks of ConnectCom Solutions registered in the U S and other countries Novell and NetWare are trademarks of Novell Inc Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation OS 2 Warp is a trademark of IBM Corporation Interactive UNIX is a trademark of Sun Microsystems SCO UNIX is a trademark of Santa Cruz Operation Inc Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other
16. However you must ensure termination at the other end the last peripheral device only of the SCSI chain is enabled by either the last peripheral device if it supports termination or by adding a terminator to the last connector of the SCSI cable at the end of the SCSI chain Figure 3 6 illustrates proper termination when only internal SCSI devices are attached to your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter Figure 3 7 illustrates proper termination with only external peripheral devices attached to the card Figure 3 8 illustrates proper termination for a combination of both external and internal SCSI devices Some devices use resistor networks as terminators To enable termination leave the resistor networks installed in their respective SIP Single In Line Package connectors To disable termination remove these resistor networks Active terminators generally have a jumper or switch that controls the enable disable feature Refer to your SCSI device installation manual for more details Active termination is required when Ultra SCSI devices are involved It should be noted that at times cable terminators are used if the last device at the end of a SCSI chain is not capable of termination as is the case with many LVD SCSI devices In this case a cable terminator is plugged into the last connector of the cable at the end of the SCSI chain PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 3 9 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation It should also be noted that
17. I CONNECTOR Figure 3 1 UltraWide Board Layout PIN1 68 Pin LVD SCSI 68 Pin LVD SCSI PCI CONNECTOR Figure 3 2 LVD Board Layout 3 4 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Installing Your Host Adapter e Shut down your system and turn off your PC e Remove the cover from your computer chassis e Touch the power supply of your PC to discharge static electricity e Find an available PCI Bus slot and plug in your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter Make sure the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter is seated properly and firmly in the slot Secure the card by tightening the mounting screw AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter Expansion Floppy Figure 3 3 SCSI Host Adapter Seated in a PCI Slot PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 3 5 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation SCSI Devices Installation Install internal and external SCSI peripheral devices according to the manufacturer s installation instructions You can install a maximum of 15 SCSI peripheral devices per AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapter using 68 pin Wide SCSI cables Keep in mind that the 50 pin narrow connectors and cables support up to only 7 SCSI devices Fast or Ultra SCSI devices can be mixed on a wide 16 bit cable by using adapters to connect the devices to the cable However wide devices should not be connected to the host adapter through narrow cables Fast or Ultra SCSI devices can mixed on a narrow 8 bit cable through the use of adapters
18. Mac environment SuperInstall is a software installation program for your Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 environments It loads your Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 SCSI host adapter drivers with a one button click Included on the SCSI Installer Software CD is a complete User Manual in Adobe Acrobat pdf file format The Adobe Acrobat Reader is also included on the CD To print or view the manuals install the Adobe Acrobat reader for your operating system from the AdvanSys CD and then from the Adobe Acrobat reader open the manual pdf file of interest from the AdvanSys CD You can print the entire manual or selected pages 4 2 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual AdvanSys SCSI Installer Software CD Figure 4 1 Adobe Subdirectory for Readers to View Manuals in pdf Format shows a directory listing of the SCSI Installer Software CD and the Adobe subdirectory where the various versions of the readers can be found Instructions can be found in the text files in these subdirectories BY Exploring D 4ADOBE4ACROBAT 3 File Edit View Go Favorites Tools Help e gt a y X Back Forward Up Cut Copy Paste Undo Delete Properties Views Address C D JADOBENACROBAT3 All Folders x i E Supersesi D A Activer File Folder 1 15 99 4 24 PM Browser File Folder 1 15 99 4 24 PM Fonts File Folder 1 15 99 4 24 PM
19. Read and write operations between SCSI devices take place at the fastest transfer rate for each device For AdvanSys Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapters only use low voltage differential devices Cable Connection On some AdvanSys UltraWide SCSI Host Adapters there are three connectors usually one internal high density 68 pin one internal 50 pin and one external high density 68 pin Based on SCSI specifications only two of these connectors can be used at one time Examples of possible configurations are shown in the following page ASB3940UW Connectors e Internal 50 Pin amp External 68 Pin e Internal 50 Pin amp Internal 68 pin e Internal 68 pin amp External 68 pin Note Do not attempt to use all three connectors at the same time The board will not function with more than two connectors in use 3 6 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Cables with 50 pin connectors will support up to 7 SCSI peripheral devices Figure 3 4 shows how to attach the internal 50 pin SCSI flat ribbon cable to a 50 pin internal SCSI connector Connect the colored edge of the ribbon cable to the side of 50 pin internal SCSI connector marked with an arrow pin 1 Connect any internal SCSI devices with the colored side of the cable to pin 1 of each device Colored Side 50 Pin Flat SCSI Ribbon Cable 68 Pin SCSI a LEP T 50 Pin SCSI 1 Pin 1 Host Adapter Card Figure 3 4 Connecting 50 pin Internal Cable to th
20. SCSI bus some older SCSI peripheral devices require more time PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 6 3 Chapter 6 BIOS Setup Values SCSI Bus Termination SE and LVD The Automatic default Disable or Enable value determines the ability of the SCSI bus to terminate a peripheral Automatic allows the SCSI bus to automatically sense which internal or external peripherals need termination Disable means termination on the host adapter is turned off and Enable means termination is on Boot Device ID By default the BIOS uses the first bootable SCSI device found for boot This parameter will allow user to specify a target ID for boot BIOS Device Scan SCSI BIOS scan required for boot from SCSI device However if you are not booting from a SCSI device disabling SCSI BIOS scan can shorten system boot time CD Bootability The Enabled default or Disabled value determines whether the computer system can boot up from a CD ROM drive Extended Translation Was originally used to get around older PC ROM BIOS limitation on drive size Extended translation allowed partitioning of drives over 1 GB Default is enabled However if using old partitioned drives lt 1GB disable extended partition Support Removable as Fixed Disk Treats removable drives as a fixed drive and assigns it a drive letter SCSI Bus Reset Enables or disables SCSI bus reset Some older devices require reset to operate properly However if disab
21. UnixWare PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 1 Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 Driver Installation Install the driver software BEFORE installing your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Use the Autorun SuperInstall from the SCSI Installer Software CD to install drivers for Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 as described in Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD Updating Flash BIOS Use the following procedure to update the flash BIOS e Turn on your system e Click the START button and continue until you open Windows Explorer e Go to the CD ROM directory D and click on the plus signs next to the following Advansys Drivers and Wide e Click on the Win9x folder to open it e Double click on the advwf1sh exe in the advscsi folder e When the Superflash box appears follow the instructions to upgrade your BIOS 5 2 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual DOS6 x and Windows 3 1 Driver Installation DOS6 x and Windows 3 1 Driver Installation Install the driver software after installing your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Windows 3 1 users follow the same instructions as DOS users Installing From CD ROM After installing the SCSI host adapter let the computer boot up to DOS Insert the AdvanSys CD into your CD ROM drive Type the letter of your CD Drive such as d at the command prompt and pres
22. accept it and continue installation If you want to upgrade the driver after installation copy the driver from the diskette to the server boot directory and update the STARTUP NCF file After installation NetWare will create a STARTUP NCF file which will contain the following AdvanSys driver loading statement LOAD ADVHMXXX HAM INT B You may update the statement as follows for nonstop NetWare bootup LOAD ADVHMXXX HAM SLOT 10001 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Novell NetWare Driver Software Installation ADVHMXXX DDI Installation Information File The ADVHMXXX DDI file that accompanies the HAM driver is used for automatic hardware detection during installation of NetWare 4 11 This DDI file contains driver descriptions that specify configurable driver parameters the input required from the user and the format of the required output Installing ASPI e Novell 4 11 includes the ASPI layer LOAD NWASPI NLM For earlier versions of Novell the NWPA patch is required The NWPA patch is available on the World Wide Web at http developer novell com devres sas nwpa_up exe e Note The URL may change in the future since Novell provides the patch PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 9 Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation SCO OpenServer Driver Installation The SCO OpenServer Ultra2 UltraWide Driver supports AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapters for the OpenServer 5 0 or above In order to inst
23. al cables can only be attached one way Plug the second end of the cable into one of the SCSI connectors at the back of the external device you wish to connect If you wish to add more external devices repeat step 2 for each subsequent device Insert an active standard or active pass through terminator plug into the SCSI connector on the last external SCSI device See instructions in your device documentation if necessary You can now power up your system after all the devices have been properly connected 1 6 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Chapter 2 Host Adapter Specifications This chapter lists the features of the AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapters Product Features The following table lists the Ultra Wide SCSI and the Ultra2 Wide SCSI features Ext Inter Active Pass Controller Model No Conn Conn Termination BIOS Chip Ultra Wide SCSI ASB3940UW 68 pin 68 pin Active Flash ASC3550 HD HD 50 pin Std ASB3950UW 00 2 68 pin 2 68 pin Active Flash 2 ASC3550 VHD HD Ultra 2 Wide SCSI ASB3940U2W 00 68 pin 68 pin HD Active Flash ASC38C0800 LVD HD ASB3950U2W 00 50 pin 2 68 pin Active Flash ASC38C0800 See Appendix A HP ASC3550 1 50 pin Std PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 2 1 Chapter 2 Host Adapter Specifications Host Adapter PCI Bus Interface Fully compliant with the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 32 bit Bus Master
24. all the universal driver software on SCO OpenServer you will first need to create the installation diskettes from the AdvanSys SCSI Management Software or SCSI Installer Software CD If you haven t already done this see Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD During SCO OpenServer Installation Set up your devices with the following SCSI Target IDs Hard Disk 0 CD ROM 5 Tape Drive 2 e Boot the system with the installation boot disk you created from the SuperSCSI CD e Type Link atthe Boot prompt SCO dynamically links the AdvanSys driver to the install kernel The AdvanSys driver is a BTLD Boot Time Loadable Driver e When the install program asks you what package to link type adv which is the name of the AdvanSys BTLD driver package e Next place the AdvanSys SCO BTLD diskette into the floppy drive when the system prompts you to do so Do not insert the diskette until you are asked for it The install program may ask for the disk more than once e At the end of the installation you may be asked Do you want to replace auto with adv Y orN Answer yes Y 5 10 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual SCO OpenServer Driver Installation After SCO OpenServer Installation Create an AdvanSys driver diskette as described previously Label the diskette AdvanSys SCO BTLD Be sure to include the version of the driver on the label Type the command installpkg from the SCO UNIX command line When prompted insert the Ad
25. aris driver 5 12 AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter attaching single ended Ultra UltraWide SCSI devices 3 3 attaching UltraWide LVD SCSI devices 3 3 compatibility 2 2 installation 3 1 SCSI ID 3 12 AdvanSys SCSI Management Software 4 1 AdvanSys SCSI Utility 1 3 AdvanSys SuperSCSI CD 5 3 AdvanSys UltraWide SCSI Host Adapters connectors 3 6 AdvanSys Universal Driver 5 15 AdvanSys Web Site 2 5 AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapters features 2 1 2 2 ADVITU DAT 5 12 advwflsh exe 5 2 Anonymous FTP 2 5 Anubis 4 2 disk mounting 1 3 Anubis disk mounting 5 6 ASB3940U2W connectors 3 4 ASB3940UW 2 4 connectors 3 4 ASC3550 SYS 5 7 ASPI interface 5 1 ASPI layer 5 9 Auto insert notification 4 4 AutoCache 4 2 AUTOEXEC NCF 5 8 Automatic Installation 5 4 Automatic installation 1 3 Autorun program 1 2 Autorun SuperSCSI 5 2 B BIOS 5 2 Boot Device ID 6 4 Device Scan 6 4 Target Control 6 6 version 6 1 BIOS address 6 1 BIOS scan 6 1 BIOS Setup 4 7 BIOS upgrades 2 2 Board configuration BIOS 6 1 BTLD Boot Time Loadable Driver 5 10 btld dat 5 15 C CE Compliance 2 4 CharisMac 4 2 Command line options 5 4 Command Queuing 6 6 CONFIG SYS file 5 8 connect SCSI devices PC 1 5 Custom Installation 5 4 D Discard Changes and Continue command 6 8 disk performance 1 3 DISKW 5 7 DOS 6 x 1 2 driver diskette image files 1 4 driver software 5 3 drivers Mac OS 5 6 Drivers locations subdirectories 1 4 E EEPROM 2 2 6 8 Exten
26. ate memory manager before loading Command Line Options Command line options separated by forward slashes and containing no spaces can be added on the same line as the command For example DEVICE ADV3550 SYS P V Several command line options can be used with ADV3550 SYS Most installations will not require any of these but there are circumstances for which one or more may be necessary The command lines are as follows 5 4 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual DOS6 x and Windows 3 1 Driver Installation L By default logical units LUNs are not supported by ADV3550 SYS To enable LUN support specify the L option at the command line P When you use the P option ADV3550 sys will pause until you press a key before continuing when it s loaded IV A verbose display will be printed during initialization showing adapter I O ports IRQs and other miscellaneous information PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 5 Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation Mac PowerPC OS 7 x 8 x and 9 x Driver Installation Special drivers are not required for the extension manager The drivers for the Mac OS are built into the SCSI card However to provide boot capability from an attached SCSI device with the new G3 or newer Macs the AdvanSys Mac flash utility will be required to configure the SCSI card to enable this capability Anubis disk mounting and CD ROM AutoCache utilities are included to mount the di
27. ces Under UnixWare 5 17 BIOS Setup Values 6 1 Accessing the System BIOS Values 6 1 The Main Menu 6 2 Adapter Configuration 6 3 Fast and Ultra SCSI Host Adapter User Manual iii HOSESES MDA ka a mak shite aara UA maala dette KGG 6 3 Start up Delay Time 6 3 SCSI Bus Reset Delay Time 6 3 SCSI Bus Termination SE and LVD 6 4 Boot Device ID II hte band 6 4 BIOS Device Scan 6 4 CD Bootability una ANN wean pA alan leeds eer 6 4 Extended Translation 6 4 Support Removable as Fixed Disk 6 4 SCSIBusReset 6 4 SCSI Configuration 6 5 SCSI Device Daan eae tanec agente NDN 6 5 Start UnitCommand 6 5 SCSI Disconnection 6 6 Command Queuing 6 6 BIOS Target Control 6 6 Wide Data Transfer dintin ia CEEE eee 6 6 Synchronous Transfer 6 6 SCSI BUS Sans sasa paa aa ones eet ia ona hagas Bad 6 7 Low Level Disk Format 6 7 Restore Factory Defaults 6 7 Restore Pr
28. d before attempting installation by performing the following steps Click on START Choose SETTINGS Click on CONTROL PANEL Double click on the SYSTEM icon Click on DEVICE MANAGER Double click on the CD ROM icon Double click on the listing for your CD ROM drive In the Properties window click on the Settings tab Click on the checkbooks next to Auto insert notification Reboot your system PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual AdvanSys SCSI Installer Software CD Superlnstall Installation Insert the AdvanSys SCSI Installer Software CD into your CD ROM drive and wait for the AutoRun window for the SuperInstall program to appear see Figure 4 2 AutoRun SuperInstall Window from the SCSI Installer Software CD adapter drivers Click the setup button b drivers Figure 4 2 AutoRun SuperSCSI Window from SCSI Installer Software CD If it does not appear after a few seconds open My Computer by double clicking on its icon Press F5 to refresh the My Computer window Find the AdvanSys SuperInstall icon and double click on it From this SuperInstall window clicking the left button in the middle of the window will install Windows 95 98 or Windows 2000 SCSI drivers An information dialogue box appears to announce that the installation is complete then refer to Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for The AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter installation instructions When the host adapter is in place and you reboot your com
29. d to boot on these machines Execute this utility and follow the on screen instructions The firmware is configured and or updated with a file like xxxU2W Update bin If possible it is always a good idea to check the AdvanSys web site at http www connectcom macuw html1 for the latest firmware updates In general for faster disk performance e Disable virtual memory using the memory control panel or e Avoid using virtual memory whenever possible PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 1 3 Chapter 1 Overview and Guick Installation Other Operating Systems Install your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter before loading drivers in Windows 3 1 and Novell NetWare Drivers are located in various subdirectories of d advansys drivers assuming your CD ROM is in drive d The instructions are located either in those subdirectories or the d advansys drivers wide operating system image directories which also contain driver diskette image files you can create driver diskettes from the image files by typing unixfer filename 144 a from a DOS command prompt while in those image directories See Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation for more detail 1 4 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Quick Installation Hardware Quick Installation Hardware AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter Use the following steps to install your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter in a PCI slot Shut down the computer Turn the computer power off Rem
30. ded translation 6 4 external SCSI cable connector attatching 1 6 F FCC Certification 2 4 file ADVHMXXX HAM 5 8 advitu dd Z 5 12 advitu_d z 5 12 files ADV3550 SYS 5 4 autoexec bat 5 4 cmdk 7d 5 14 CONFIG SYS 5 4 config sys 5 4 firmware 1 3 Flash ROM 2 2 H hardware requirements 3 1 host adapter 6 2 ID assignment 3 1 installation boot disk 5 10 installation diskettes 4 6 5 10 create 1 2 installation program DOS 1 2 installing AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter 1 5 AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter and I O devices 3 4 SCSI Host Adapters 1 1 SCSI peripheral devices 3 6 software 1 1 installing peripherals 5 1 IRQ 6 1 L loading drivers Novell NetWare 1 4 Windows 3 1 1 4 Windows NT 1 3 Low Level Disk Format 6 7 low voltage differential LVD host adapter card instalation 1 5 Low voltage differential LVD signaling Ultra160 m 1 1 Ultra2 1 1 Ultra3 1 1 LUN support 5 5 LVD cables 1 5 M Mac Blue SCSI driver 1 3 Main Menu 6 2 N NetWare 5 8 NWASPI NLM 5 9 NWPA patch 5 9 O OpenServer 5 0 5 10 Operating Temperature 2 4 P P pause option 5 5 PCI configuration BIOS settings 1 1 PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 2 2 Pin 1 orientation 1 6 Plug and Play 1 1 port address 6 1 PowerMac Power PC Built in Drivers 1 3 Q Quick installation 1 2 R RAWRITE EXE 5 12 Relative Humidity Specification 2 4 Restore Factory Defaults configuration values 6 7 Restore Previous Settings conf
31. e AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 3 7 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Connect any external SCSI peripheral devices to your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter external connector see Figure 3 1 ASB3940UW UltraWide Board Layout for connector location Connect any internal Wide SCSI peripheral devices to your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter internal 68 pin high density connector see Figure 3 1 ASB3940UW UltraWide Board Layout for connector location Use LVD SCSI cables to connect LVD SCSI devices to your AdvanSys Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter externally and or internally You can also connect the hard disk LED cable of your PC to the SCSI Bus Busy LED CONN so that the user will know when a SCSI device is active see Figure 3 5 Connecting the SCSI Bus Busy LED Hard Disk LED Cable af Your PC Host Adapter Card Figure 3 5 Connecting the SCSI Bus Busy LED 3 8 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Termination Devices connected by a SCSI bus cable form what is called a SCSI chain so signals can be transmitted properly across the SCSI bus the devices at both ends of the SCSI chain must be properly terminated AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapters have automatic termination control This means that when the host adapter is at one end of a SCSI chain termination is enabled see Figure 3 7 and when it is in the middle of a bus cable termination is disabled see Figure 3 8
32. ed AdvanSys adapters and their hardware settings Installing SCSI Devices Under UnixWare SCSI devices will automatically be detected at boot time and device files for the devices will be created This can also be done manually with the following commands etc scsi pdimkdev if etc scsi pdimkdtab if The following commands can be used to set up a SCSI disk Do not run this command on the root disk or a disk that is already set up fdisk dev rdsk cXbxtxdxs0 disksetup I dev rdsk cxXbxXtXdXxs0 Here is a basic list of UnixWare device files Disk Device Files dev r dsk c 0 9 b0t 0 7 ps 0 f Tape Device Files dev rmt c 0 9 b0t 0 7 1 0 7 CD ROM Device Files dev r cdrom c 0 9 b0t 0 7 1 0 7 Note On UnixWare 7 the tape devices are locked by SCO ARCserve Open utility Because of this the tape devices are unavailable for use by backup commands like tar cpio To unlock these devices the above utility could be stopped by running a stop as a root user For more information about this refer to UnixWare 7 Runtime Release Notes PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 17 Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation 5 18 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Setup Values Board configuration is automatically controlled by the system BIOS However once the Plug and Play compatible AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter is installed experienced PC users may access and adjust the default config
33. er User Manual 2 5 Chapter 2 Host Adapter Specifications 2 6 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Installation This chapter provides detailed AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter installation instructions It also details SCSI device installation termination and ID assignments Host adapters installation processes are generally the same differences are noted Host Adapter Kit Contents Before you install and configure your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter make sure that your system meets the minimum hardware requirements and you have the following items e AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter e SCSI Management Software Kit containing A single CD solution for PC and MAC The CD contains the following drivers for the various operating systems supported the SuperInstall utility for installing Windows 95 98 or Windows 2000 and the CharisMac utility for Mac installations Quick Install Guide for Windows 95 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 Quick Install Guide for MAC Warranty information and Software License Agreement e 68 pin Wide SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 2 or more internal SCSI devices SE SCSI host adapters have flat ribbon cables LVD SCSI host adapters include LVD ribbon cables The conductors of LVD ribbon cables are twisted every three inches e Some kits include a 50 pin SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 2 internal SCSI devices Please be sure to fill out and return the Registratio
34. evious Settings 6 7 Save Changes and Continue 6 7 Discard Changes and Continue 6 8 ASB3950U2W Two Channel Host Adapter A 1 WAS PANG IA A 1 BIOS Configuration A 1 BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility A 2 Upgrading the Driver A 2 ASB3950U2W Connections A 2 Fast and Ultra SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Chapter 1 Overview and Quick Installation AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapters are high performance PCI Bus Master Host Adapter Cards that provide highly integrated solutions for attaching SCSI devices and operating them with your PC or Mac This manual is for the AdvanSys Wide SCSI products listed on the cover All AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapters and software are installed in the same basic way Any installation or setup differences between the host adapters hardware or software are indicated wherever they apply Low voltage differential LVD signaling offered by Ultra2 SCSI products provides improved reliability higher data transfer rates up to 80 MB s longer cable lengths up to 12 meters and more devices up to 15 connected to a SCSI channel However connecting a legacy single ended SE SCSI device Fast Ultra or UltraWide to the SCSI chain of a LVD SCSI host controller limits the operation of that SCSI chain or channel to
35. he I O Operating System Support section under Technical Specifications in this chapter for a complete list and to Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation for instructions on installing the drivers for various operating systems 2 2 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Product Features Reliability ConnectCom builds SCSI Host Adapters to the highest quality standards in 1850 9002 certified facilities High level integration ensures superior reliability and makes it possible for ConnectCom to offer the first limited lifetime guarantee in the industry For registered owners if anything goes wrong with your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter within 5 years of initial purchase ConnectCom will replace it Common AdvanSys Wide SCSI Technical Specifications Computer Bus PCI Bus Interface Protocol Bus Master DMA Device Protocol SCSI Bus Width SCSI 8 bit and 16 bit Ultra Wide SCSI PCI 32 bit Data Transfer Rates 3 to 6 MB sec asynchronous on the SCSI bus 10 MB sec synchronous burst on the Fast Narrow 20 MB sec synchronous burst on Ultra Narrow SCSI bus and Fast Wide SCSI bus 40 MB sec synchronous burst on Ultra Wide SCSI bus 80 MB sec synchronous burst on Ultra2 Wide SCSI bus Typical Operating System Support Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 Windows NT version 3 51 and 4 0 MS DOS version 6 0 or higher Windows 3 1 Novell Netware version 3 12 4 1 and greater SCO OpenServer version 5 0 and greater SCO Unixware vers
36. iguration values 6 7 ribbon cables 3 1 RISC processors 2 2 S Save Changes and Continue command 6 7 Scatter gather function 2 2 SCO Unix Ultra2 UltraWide Driver 5 10 SCSI removable disk drives 1 3 5 3 SCSI bus reset 6 4 SCSI Bus Scan 6 7 SCSI bus termination Automatic 6 4 Disable 6 4 Enable 6 4 SCSI cable 1 5 SCSI chain 3 9 termination 3 9 SCSI Configuration 6 5 SCSI configuration 6 4 SCSI connector 1 5 SCSI device G3 5 6 SCSI Device ID 6 5 SCSI device installation 3 1 SCSI Disconnection 6 6 SCSI Host Adapters 1 1 SCSI ID 3 12 6 1 6 3 SCSI Installer Software 4 1 SCSI Installer Software CD 5 2 SCSI drivers 4 2 SCSI Management Software CD SCSI drivers 4 2 SCSI Target IDs 5 10 Serial number 6 1 slot number 5 8 SOLARIS EXE 5 12 SOLARIS TXT 5 12 Specify Additional Drivers 5 7 Start Unit Command 6 5 STARTUP NCF 5 8 Storage Temperature 2 4 Superflash box 5 2 SuperInstall 4 2 5 2 SuperSCSI program AutoRun 4 5 SuperSCSI utilities 4 2 SuperView 4 2 4 7 Synchronous Transfer 6 6 T Tagged queuing 2 2 Tech Support 2 5 termination 3 1 terminator plug 1 6 terminators resistor networks 3 9 TXTSETUP OEM 5 7 U Ultra 2 Wide SCSI features 2 1 Ultra Wide SCSI features 2 1 Ultra UltraWide SCSI attaching single ended devices 3 3 Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter connectors 3 4 UltraWide SCSI Host Adapter connectors 3 4 UNIXBTLD EXE 5 15 unixbtld exe 5 15 UNIXBTLD Z 5 15 unixbtld Z 5 16 unixfer exe 5 15 UnixWare
37. installation 5 15 system 5 15 UnixWare device files CD ROM Device Files 5 17 Disk Device Files 5 17 Tape Device Files 5 17 UNIXWARE directory 5 15 UNIXWARE TXT 5 15 UnixWare 7 5 17 V verbose display 5 5 Volume Management software 5 13 W watchdog timer 2 2 White G3 SCSI driver 1 3 Wide Data Transfer 6 6 Windows NT AdvanSys Driver diskette 5 7 WINNT TXT 5 7
38. ion 2 1 and greater Linux version 1 2 and greater Sun x86 Solaris version 2 6 and greater Mac OS 7 5 5 and greater PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 2 3 Chapter 2 Host Adapter Specifications Temperature and Humidity Specifications Temperature and Humidity Specification Operating Temperature OC to 55C Storage Temperature 40T to 75 Relative Humidity 10 to 95 non condensing Certification and Compliance Certification and Compliance Specification FCC Certification 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B Class B Digital Device Compliance to ANSI C63 4 1992 CE Compliance EN 50081 1 1992 Emissions EN 50082 1 1992 Immunity Compliance in accordance with CISPR 22B 1985 IEC 1000 4 2 1995 IEC 1000 4 3 1995 and IEC 1000 4 4 1995 Replacing Part Numbers New Part Number Replaced Part Number ASB3940UW ABP 940UW ABP 970UW ASB3950UW ABP 950UW 2 4 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Product Features ConnectCom Contact Information ConnectCom Solutions Inc 1150 Ringwood Court San Jose CA 95131 USA Telephone 408 383 9400 Tech Support Telephone 408 467 2930 Monday Friday 8 00AM to 6 00 PST FAX 408 483 9612 email support connectcom net ConnectCom Web Site http www connectcom net Anonymous FTP ftp connectcom net login anonymous PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapt
39. laris ADVITU diskette Copy the file SOLARIS EXE to a DOS system Type the command SOLARIS EXE The following files will be created RAWRITE EXE DOS Executable to transfer file images to a diskette ADVITU DAT Driver Update Image for AdvanSys hardware Type RAWRITE ADVITU DAT A to create the ADVITU diskette 5 12 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Installing the Solaris x86 Driver Installing the ADV Driver During Solaris Installation Note For other Driver Updates to be used during installation use the Driver update diskettes if any supplied with the Installation media or check out http access1 sun com drivers Use Boot diskette to boot the Solaris operating environment Insert the Solaris x86 Edition Installation CD into a CD ROM drive and the Boot diskette into the first floppy drive The system should boot off the floppy When the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen is displayed press F4 Driver Update Remove Boot diskette and insert ADV TU Diskette Press F2 Continue Select Solaris OS and press F2 Continue Remove the ADVITU diskette and reinsert Boot diskette Press F4 Done You will see ADV in the driver list and press F2 Continue Then follow the Solaris instructions to finish the installation At the end of the installation you will be prompted to insert the ADVITU and other Driver Update Diskette s again The installation procedure wi
40. led can reduce system boot time Also in SCSI configurations with two or more SCSI initiators or hosts on the SCSI bus reset should be disabled 6 4 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual SCSI Configuration When you select SCSI Configuration from the Main Menu a settings matrix appears e Press the Space bar to scroll through the list then use the arrow keys to select a number e Type y for Yes and n for No or use the Space bar to toggle the Yes No values e Press Esc to return to the Main Menu Advansys SCSI Ultra2 LVD Wide PCI Host Adapter Setup Copyright 1999 Port D000 IRQ 10 SCSI ID 7 BIOS C800 Serial SCSI Device ID 0 1 2 43 4 5 6 7 Start UnitCommand Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SCSI Disconnect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Command Queing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes BIOS Target Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Wide Data Transfer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Synch Transfer 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 SCSI Device ID 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Start UnitCommand Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SCSI Disconnect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Command Queing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes BIOS Target Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Wide Data Transfer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Synch Transfer 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 gt lt Cursor y Yes n No Spacebar Toggle Esc SCSI Device ID Displays the ID number 0 7 of the peripherals and host adapter s
41. legacy SCSI device support The Ultra2 is a LVD that operates up to 80 MB sec The UltraWide is a SE that operates up to 40 MB sec With these controllers up to 30 SCSI devices can be connected Installation Having two SCSI controllers on one card can be a little more complicated than having just one but not much more complicated Most instructions for installation configuration and operation of single channel SCSI host adapters in the PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual also apply to the ASB3950U2W two channel host adapter Some differences and items of interest to note include BIOS Configuration Having two SCSI host controllers means that there are two SCSI host controller BIOS s to configure Chapter 6 of the PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual describes how to access and configure the SCSI host adapter BIOS All of Chapter 6 applies however the first instance of lt Control A gt accesses BIOS set up for the UltraWide SCSI host controller If lt Control A gt is immediately keyed upon exit from UltraWide SCSI BIOS setup you get access to the BIOS set up for the Ultra2 Wide SCSI host controller PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual A 1 Appendix A ASB3950U2W Two Channel Host Adapter BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility When upgrading BIOS using the BIOS flash upgrade utility remember that there are two BIOS s and both BIOS s will need to be upgraded Follow the instructions on the AdvanSys web site support area t
42. ll automatically add the AdvanSys driver to the installed system There is no need to re add the driver after the installation has completed Installing the ADV Driver After Installing Solaris You must already have installed Solaris x86 Edition software Boot the Solaris system and login as root Type ps ef grep vold to see if the Volume Management software is running If Volume Management is running temporarily stop it etc init d volmgt stop Insert ADVITU Driver Update diskette into the floppy drive Mount ADVITU Driver Update diskette at the mnt mount point mount F pcfs dev diskette mnt PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 13 Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation e Ezecute the install script on the diskette by typing For Solaris 2 6 For Solaris 2 7 mnt DU sol_26 i86pc T mnt DU sol_27 i86pc T 1s instal l sh i OO s insta l sh i e Unmount the diskette if the install sh script exits umount mnt e Reboot your Solaris system and use the boot command b r at the boot prompt to reconfigure the system The r option will cause the devices and dev directories to be rebuilt Installing SCSI Devices under Solaris SCSI Disk and CD ROM devices are controlled by the same target driver cmdk 7d Device files are of the form dev r dsk c 0 9 t 0 7 d 0 7 s 0 15 SCSI Tape drives are controlled by st 7d Device files are of the form
43. n Card to ConnectCom PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 3 1 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation PC Installation Requirements To install your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter in a PC you will need An IBM PC 486 or higher or compatible At least 16MB of RAM At least 2 MB of free disk space for a basic installation One or more SCSI peripheral devices up to a total of 15 per SCSI channel Available PCI slot Mac Installation Requirements To install your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter in a Mac you will need Any Power Macintosh with at least one free PCI slot 8MB or more of RAM MAC OS 7 5 2 or above Available PCI slot Optional External Cables not provided by ConnectCom 50 pin SCSI external cable for those host controllers with 50 pin connectors to connect external SCSI devices 68 pin SCSI external cable for those host controllers with 68 pin connectors to connect external SCSI devices 68 pin LVD SCSI external cable for those LVD host controllers with 68 pin connectors to connect external LVD SCSI devices 3 2 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Single Ended SCSI Cabling When attaching single ended Ultra UltraWide SCSI devices to your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter please follow these guidelines Use a SCSI cable that is designed for use in Ultra SCSI Fast 20 environment The cable should have characteristic impedance of 90 3 6 Li Both ends of the SCSI bus should have active termination Terminators employi
44. ng a 200 L1 resistor to 5 volts and a 330 LI to ground on each signal shall not be used If you are attaching one to four devices to your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter the maximum cumulative cable length for Ultra SCSI is 3 0 meters If you are attaching five to eight devices the maximum cumulative cable length for Ultra SCSI is 1 5 meters Please refer to the SCSI 3 Fast 20 Parallel Interface Draft published by ANSI for details on extending the device count beyond eight It is recommended that the devices be uniformly spaced on the SCSI bus Wide LVD SCSI Cabling When attaching UltraWide LVD SCSI devices to your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter supporting LVD please follow these guidelines Use twisted pair LVD SCSI cables either twisted flat or discrete wire twisted pairs The maximum cumulative cable length is 25 meters for connecting the LVD host adapter to a single device For connecting two to 15 devices to the LVD host adapter the maximum cumulative cable length is 12 meters PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 3 3 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Wide SCSI Host Adapter This chapter guides you through the process of installing your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter and I O devices The connectors for the ASB3940UW UltraWide SCSI Host Adapter and the ASB3940U2W Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter are shown in Figures 3 1 and 3 2 as examples a I 50 Pin SCSI 68 Pin SCSI PIN 1 68 Pin SCSI s PIN 1 Aos PC
45. o upgrade the BIOS s of the ASB3950U2W Upgrading the Driver Although there are two BIOS s for the ASB3950U2W there is only one driver for a given operating system For example only one driver is required for Windows 98 When a driver update is required only one driver needs to be upgraded and the upgrade process is the same as for other wide SCSI host controllers in the PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual ASB3950U2W Connections A 2 The following drawing shows the connectors of the ASB3950U2W and to which SCSI host adapter controller each is connected Please note that connecting a single ended SE SCSI device to the Ultra2 LVD bus will cause that SCSI bus to run in SE mode and at SE performance 40 MB sec maximum versus 80 MB sec maximum 68 Pin Ultra Wide 68 Pin Ultra2 SE LVD PCI Bridge Single End LVD Ultra Wide Ultra2 SCSI SCSI Controller Controller PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Index Numerics 32 bit Bus Master DMA data transfer rate 2 2 A ABP 950UW 2 4 Adapter Configuration 6 3 bootability 6 3 data rate capacity 6 3 error scanning 6 3 peripheral startup speed 6 3 queue 6 3 termination 6 3 ADV driver 5 13 ADV HBA Driver Diskette 5 16 ADV Universal Driver HBA Diskette 5 15 ADV3550 SYS 5 8 ADVANCD SYS 5 8 AdvanSCSI ASPI Manager DOS 5 4 AdvanSys Contact Information 2 5 AdvanSys DOS Driver 5 3 AdvanSys Mac flash utility 5 6 AdvanSys NetWare HAM Driver 5 8 AdvanSys PCI wide Sol
46. on the SCSI chain The host adapter ID should always be 7 Start Unit Command The Yes default or No value determines whether the host adapter will start each peripheral in an automatic sequence Allowing the host adapter to control the start sequence protects the computer power supply from overload PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 6 5 Chapter 6 BIOS Setup Values SCSI Disconnection The Yes default or No value determines whether SCSI peripherals can connect to and disconnect from the bus Yes enables multi threading and multi tasking with less idle time and maximum efficiency Command Queuing The Yes or No default value determines whether the host and peripherals can accept multiple command queues Most peripherals do not implement command queuing so AdvanSys recommends setting this option to No If you assign Yes for Command Queuing you must specify the values for Host Queue Size and Device Queue Size through the Adapter Configuration menu discussed later in this chapter BIOS Target Control The Yes default or No value determines from which SCSI peripherals the BIOS can boot The host adapter must always be Yes Assign No to any peripheral that should not be booted from Wide Data Transfer Determines if transfers are narrow 8 bit or wide 16 bit Required if you use a converter to connect wide SCSI through a narrow cable In this case it should be set narrow Synchronous Transfer Sets maxim
47. ost Adapter 3 4 Installing Your Host Adapter 3 5 SGSI Devices ius lato ANNA ed eed a eed 3 6 Installation IIIA 3 6 Cable Connection 3 6 ASB3940UW Connectors 3 6 Termination eriaren Sten Anas an AI Gn A ATE LAS 3 9 ID Assignment Xx mka paga Dam Da Paar Deane beled sidan dt NG 3 12 SCSI Installer Software CD 4 1 AdvanSys SCSI Software CD 4 2 Superlnstall Instructions 060 e eee eee 4 4 Auto Insert Notification 4 4 Superlnstall Installation 4 5 Installation from Diskette 4 6 Diskette Creation o wea dh KAA KA Yana 4 6 SuperView 4 7 Software Driver Installation 5 1 Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 Driver Installation 5 2 Updating Flash BIOS ei nied i view whee 5 2 DOS6 x and Windows 3 1 Driver Installation 5 3 Installing From CD ROM 5 3 Installing From Diskette 5 3 Command Line Options 5 4 ii Fast and Ultra SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Mac PowerPC OS 7 x 8 x and 9 x Driver Installation 5 6 Windows NT Driver Installation
48. ove the PC chassis cover to access the expansion slot and expansion slot covers Identify an unused PCI expansion slot Remove the cover from the selected expansion slot Align the PCI bus connector on the bottom of the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter with the available slot Carefully insert the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter into the slot Attach the bracket to the PC chassis with the expansion slot cover screw Connecting Internal SCSI Devices Follow the steps listed below to connect SCSI devices mounted inside your PC If you are installing a low voltage differential LVD host adapter card do not mix LVD and single ended SE devices Fast Ultra and or UltraWide SCSI on the Ultra2 LVD SCSI chain or channel Install only LVD devices on an LVD SCSI channel of an Ultra2 LVD SCSI host adapter Use the internal SCSI cable included with the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter to connect your SCSI devices or use an internal cable that supports the number of devices you wish to connect Please note that the conductors of LVD cables are twisted approximately every three inches and often have a terminator on one end of the cable If the cable does not have a built in terminator make sure you terminate the last internal device on the cable See Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for detailed SCSI device installation information Follow the instructions that came with your SCSI devices and disable termination on all but the last internal SCSI device Pl
49. pter 5 Software Driver Installation e If you select Automatic Installation the driver files will be copied to C ADVSCSI e Working shows the files being copied to the CA drive e If you select Custom Installation you will be prompted for changes to config sys and autoexec bat files e Upon completion of either step 6 or step 7 the following screen message appears AdvanSys DOS Drivers have been successfully installed You must REBOOT your computer for the changes to take effect e Press Enter to exit the installation program e Before continuing remove the disk from the floppy disk drive e Ifyou want the driver installation to take effect now reboot by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete Otherwise press any key to continue ADV3550 SYS is the AdvanSCSI ASPI Manager for DOS It is designed to support the AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapters using MS DOS 6 0 or later version ADV3550 SYS is loaded from the CONFIG SYS file and automatically installed by the DOS installation program To install it manually add the following line to the CONFIG SYS file DEVICE ADV3550 SYS To minimize possible confusion it is a good idea to create a ADVSCSI directory to hold all of the AdvanSys software files In this case the directory path would be DEVICE C ADVSCSI ADV3550 SYS The automatic install programs use this method You can also load ADV3550 SYS into high memory if you install the appropri
50. puter Windows 95 98 or Windows 2000 will detect the new SCSI card and assign it the AdvanSys drivers you ve installed PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 4 5 Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD Installation from Diskette The SCSI Installer Software CD has programs that automate the installation of Windows 95 98 Windows 2000 and Mac SCSI drivers directly from the CD Installation of Windows NT can also be done directly from the CD However installation of SCSI drivers for other operating systems involves making installation diskettes on a X86 PC Diskette Creation In general driver subdirectories for each supported operating system can be found under the d Advansys drivers wide subdirectory assuming the CD ROM drive is drive d See Figure 4 3 Location of Drivers for Various Operating Systems for the drivers subdirectory location on the SCSI Installer Software CD BY Exploring D xADYANSYSADRIYERSAULTRA WASOLARIS File Edit View Go Favorites Tools Help ec ajg TONI BRA Back Forward Up Cut Copy Paste Undo Delete Properties Views Address la DA ADVANSYSADHIVERSAULTRA WASOLARIS All Folders ifi 3 2 Supersesi D File Folder 1 15 99 4 23 PM Adobe See 4 336KB Application 4 2 98 5 07 PM CI Advansys 8KB Text Document 4 3 98 11 00AM 3C Drivers C Ultra 3C Ultra_w C Dos Linux Image CJ Netware CI Sco Solaris CI wing5 CI winnt CJ Manual CI Ntaspi32 CI Supe
51. rvw E object s selected 5 5BKB E My Computer Figure 4 3 Location of Drivers for Various Operating Systems E F 4 6 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual AdvanSys SCSI Installer Software CD SuperView In each operating system subdirectory is a text file with instructions for the creation of diskettes and installation of SCSI drivers for that operating system In each operating system subdirectory is a subdirectory titled image This subdirectory usually contains a driver diskette image file and an executable file to create the driver installation diskette Again read the instruction in the text file for the operating system being installed An alternate method of making installation diskettes is to use BIOS Setup See Chapter 6 SCO OpenServer Driver Installation Use the following procedure to create diskettes e Boot system e When AdvanSys Banner appears during boot up press Ctrl A e On Adapter Configuration Menu enable CD Bootability e Exit SCSI BIOS setup e Put AdvanSys CD in CD ROM and reboot e PC should boot from AdvanSys CD and offer a menu to make installation diskettes for the various operating systems supported e Make the desired Installation Diskettes following the various menu instructions e When finished reboot sy
52. ry the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television professional for additional suggestions The Federal Communications Commission produces a booklet How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems which the user may find helpful This booklet is available from the U S Government printing office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 Shielded cables and certified Class B peripherals must be used with this product Using unshielded cables or uncertified peripherals may result in this unit being out of compliance with FCC Rules Part 15 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer can void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules amp Regulations Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Table of Contents Overview and Quick Installation 1 1 Quick Installation Software 1 2 Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 1 2 DOSO X maa ANA Tag Dk hy deed A Pade Reo Ba 1 2 Windows NT 4 07 20 naaa EA Aa teen be 1 3 MAC OS 7 X 8 X IX occ ala nee een eens 1 3 Other Operating Systems 1 4 Quick Installation Hardware 1 5 AdvanSys SCSI
53. s amp Continue Discard Changes amp Continue Figure 6 2 Main Menu Use the up down Arrow keys to select an item in the Main Menu Press Enter to activate the item or access the values for that item 6 2 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Adapter Configuration When you select Adapter Configuration from the main menu the Adapter Configuration menu appears AdvanSys SCSI Ultra2 LVD Wide PCI Host Adapter Setup Copyright c 1999 Port D000 IRQ 10 SCSI ID 7 BIOS C800 Rev C Adapter Configuration Host SCSI ID 7 Start up Delay Time 1 second SCSI Bus Reset Delay Time 3 seconds SCSI Bus SE Termination Automatic Boot Device ID 0 BIOS Device Scan Enabled CD Bootability Disabled Extended Translation Disabled Support Removable as Fixed Disk Disabled SCSI Bus Reset Enabled Figure 6 3 Configuration Menu This menu allows you to configure the peripheral start up speed termination data rate capacity bootability error scanning and queue e Press the Space bar to scroll through the menu list e Use the up down Arrow keys to toggle or scroll through the value e Press Esc to return to the Main Menu Host SCSI ID The host SCSI ID should always be 7 Start up Delay Time The 0 10 1 second is default 0 seconds means there is no SCSI reset value determines how much time is allotted for all peripherals to come up to speed at start up SCSI Bus Reset Delay Time Time from reset to when BIOS scans
54. s Enter Type cd d advansys drivers wide dos at the command prompt and press Enter Type install at the command prompt and press Enter This starts the DOS drivers installation program Press Enter to go past the introduction screen Use the arrow keys to highlight the Full installation recommended choice Press Enter to continue If you are installing SCSI removable disk drives select the Custom Installation choice so that you have the option of installing an additional AdvanSys removable disk driver Follow the instructions on the screen Press Enter to proceed or press ESC to cancel You can use arrow keys to highlight selections if necessary When the program ends and you are back at the command prompt remove the AdvanSys CD and press Ctrl Alt Delete to reboot the system so that the newly installed drivers can take effect Your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter is installed Installing From Diskette Turn your computer power on Insert the Installation diskette into the floppy drive At the C gt prompt type A and press Enter At the A gt prompt type Install and press Enter A message appears This program will install the AdvanSys DOS Drivers Files will be copied to C ADVSCST and default settings for hardware and software will be used Press Enter Automatic Installation will use default setting and options Custom Installation will prompt you for changes PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 3 Cha
55. sk and CD ROMs or use your favorite Mac mounting utility since most mounting utilities will work e Ifyou have difficulty locating your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter make sure that you have the latest version of the Mac mounting software or use the included Anubis version Anubis only supports devices mounted on AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapters 5 6 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Windows NT Driver Installation Windows NT Driver Installation Installation Diskette Creation for Windows NT 4 0 From d advansys drivers wide winnt assuming CD ROM is in drive d copy the following files to the root directory of a newly formatted 3 5 diskette NT4ADV TXT IXTSETUP OEM NT4ADV INF NT4ADV SYS This will now be your Windows NT AdvanSys Driver diskette Read NT4ADV TXT for instructions on using this diskette Installing to a New Windows NT system At the end of the diskette phase of a new Windows NT installation you will be asked whether you want to Specify Additional Drivers Answer yes by selecting S From the list of drivers displayed select Other When prompted insert the installation diskette When the AdvanSys driver you desire is found on the diskette highlight its name Once the driver is loaded it will search for the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter installed in the system Windows NT displays a confirmation message when the successfully loaded driver finds the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter
56. stem re enter SCSI BIOS setup and disable CD Bootability SuperView is a tool designed for use within the Windows 95 environment It can be downloaded from a link on the ConnectCom support page at http www connectcom net support index html SuperView will help you solve any problems you may encounter after installing the AdvanSys driver and your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 4 7 Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD 4 8 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation This chapter guides you through AdvanSys driver installation Refer to Chapter 4 SCSI Installer Software CD for instructions to create installation diskettes for your operating system For operating systems not covered in this chapter create installation diskettes and follow customary procedures for installing peripherals and associated drivers on the PCI bus The DOS Windows 3 11 and Novell AdvanSys driver software provide the industry standard ASPI interface We recommend that you check with your device manufacturer for instructions on using the ASPI interface with your device The following list shows the sections in this chapter contains installation instructions appropriate for your operating system e Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 e DOS Windows 3 11 and CD ROM Driver installation e Windows NT e Mac OS 7 55 or greater e Novell NetWare e SCO OpenServer e Solaris X86 e SCO
57. trademarks used belong to their respective owners Revision Control Part Number 3307 0041 Revision 3 March 1 2000 How to Reach Us ConnectCom Solutions Inc 1150 Ringwood Court San Jose CA 95131 USA 408 383 9400 Tech Support Phone 408 467 2930 Monday Friday 8 00AM 6 00PM PST Fax 408 383 9612 Email support connectcom net Or visit our web site at http www connectcom net FCC Part 15 Class B Registration Warning This eguipment generates and uses radio freguency energy If the eguipment is not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference with radio and television reception It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specification in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules amp Regulations which is designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient the receiving antenna 2 Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver 3 Move the computer away from the receiver 4 Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the computer and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessa
58. ug the 50 pin connector on the end of your internal cable into the 50 pin SCSI connector on the Host Adapter Card make sure this end of the cable is not terminated When installing match up pin on the connector indicated by an arrow with pin 1 on the ribbon cable connector also indicated by an arrow Note If you are using a 68 pin high density connector the shape of the connector which can only be plugged in one way determines pin alignment All other steps are the same PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 1 5 Chapter 1 Overview and Quick Installation Plug the other end of the cable into the connector of the closest internal SCSI device Maintain Pin 1 orientation as in Step 2 If you have another SCSI device to connect repeat step 3 by plugging the connector on the cable into the connector of the next SCSI device you wish to attach After your device s are connected make certain that the last device on the cable is properly terminated See Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for detailed termination instructions or consult the documentation that came with your SCSI device Replace the chassis cover before powering up the computer Connecting External SCSI Devices Use the following steps when connecting external SCSI devices to your AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter Attach the external SCSI cable connector to the external SCSI connector of the host adapter pin orientation is predetermined since extern
59. um speed that SCSI host will accept data from peripheral In marginal configurations configurations with marginal cable quality older devices or approaching the maximum number of peripherals supported setting the transfer rate lower for a problem device can at times make that device functional 6 6 PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual SCSI Bus Scan When you select SCSI Bus Scan from the Main Menu the message Searching for drives appears When the scan is complete a list of all connected peripherals on the SCSI bus appears with associated information including the ID number manufacturer type of peripheral and the firmware version number of the peripheral Press any key to return to the Main Menu SCSI Bus Scan Results 4 SeagateSTS1080N0943 5 ToshibaCD ROMXM 620ITA1030 Figure 6 5 SCSI Bus Scan Results Low Level Disk Format WARNING This option will destroy your boot sector When you select Low Level Disk Format from the Main Menu a list of all media drives on the SCSI chain appears If you are certain that you need to reformat your media drive use the arrow keys to select a drive and press Enter A warning message appears Are you sure you want to format it If you select Yes and press Enter the selected media drive is reformatted and the Main Menu reappears If you select No and press Enter the Main Menu reappears Restore Factory Defaults When you select Restore Factory
60. uration values Macintosh users don t need the information in this chapter since values are assigned automatically Accessing the System BIOS Values Restart your computer system The system detects the SCSI host adapter indicates that the system is running conducts a BIOS scan and lists all peripherals on the SCSI chain The AdvanSys banner appears AdvanSys SCSI Ultra2 LVD Wide PCI Host Adapter BIOS V 3 2R Copyright c 2000 ConnectCom Solutions Inc Figure 6 1 AdvanSys Banner Example Check the BIOS version shown in the banner to verify that it is the latest by comparing version number to that offered on the ConnectCom Solutions web site support area Press Ctrl A to interrupt the booting process and display the system values The port address IRQ interrupt request SCSI ID of the host adapter BIOS address and Serial number appear in the banner The Main Menu also appears below the banner PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 6 1 Chapter 6 BIOS Setup Values The Main Menu The Main Menu allows you to configure the host adapter detect which peripherals are on the SCSI bus reformat a hard drive and implement or discard changes AdvanSys SCSI Ultra2 LVD Wide PCI Host Adapter Setup Copyright c 1999 Port D000 IRQ 10 SCSI ID 7 BIOS C800 Rev C Main Menu Adapter Configuration SCSI Configuration SCSI Bus Scan Low Level Disk Format Restore Factory Defaults Restore Factory Settings Save Change
61. vanSys SCO BTLD diskette into the floppy drive After installation type the following commands to rebuild a new kernel containing the asc driver cd etc conf cf d link unix For more information refer to the SCO documentation on compiling the kernel PCI to Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual 5 11 Chapter 5 Software Driver Installation Installing the Solaris x86 Driver The AdvanSys PCI wide Solaris driver ADV supports the AdvanSys Wide SCSI Host Adapter for Solaris 2 41 and 2 6 Earlier versions of Solaris are not supported The Solaris directory includes the image files listed below If the date listed in the solaris txt file indicates that it is more than a few months old please check the AdvanSys FTP site to download the latest version of the driver SO SO LARIS TXT Installation Instructions ARIS EXE DOS Executable File to create ADVITU DAT and RAWRITE EXE Instructions for Creating the ADV Driver Diskette in Solaris Copy file advitu_d zas advitu dd Z using cp advitu dd z advitu dd Z Uncompress the file using uncompress advitu dd Z Stop Volume Management if it is running using etc init d volmgt stop Copy the image onto a 1 44 MB floppy Insert a floppy in the floppy drive and type dd if advitu dd of dev rfd0 bs 64k Instructions for Creating the ADV Driver Diskette in DOS The file SOLARIS EXE is a self extracting archive which contains the image of So

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