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AdvanSys Ultra-Wide SCSI User Manual ii Advanced

1. Shielded cables and certified Class B peripherals must be used on 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 manufacture could 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 Copyright 1998 Advanced System Products Inc 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 Advanced System Products Inc The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should be construed as a commitment by Advanced System Products Inc Advanced System Products Inc assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book Printed
2. C ADVSCSI Working shows the files being copied to the C drive 7 Ifyou select Custom Installation you will be prompted for changes to config sys and autoexec bat files 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 8 Press Enter to exit the installation program 9 Before continuing remove the disk from the floppy disk drive 10 If you 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 ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 940UW D Host Adapter Cards using MS DOS 6 0 or later version Advanced System Products Inc 5 5 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual ADV3550 SYS is loaded from the CONFIG SYS file and automatically installed by either the DOS installation program To install it manually add the following line to the CONFIG SYS file DEVICE ADV3550 SYS NOTE To minimize possible confusion it is a good idea to create an ADVSCSI directory to hold all of the AdvanSCSI software files In this case the directory path would be DEVICE C ADVSCSI ADV3550 SYS NOTE The automatic install programs use this method You can also load ADV3550 SYS into high memory if you install the appropriate memory manager b
3. File menu Edit menu View menu Window menu Goto menu Help menu SI Topics Introduction Installing the Host Adapter Card Bl A A 2 Se a Figure 4 5 SuperView Help Topics Window 4 12 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual The SuperView Toolbar In Normal Operating Mode SuperView displays a toolbar consisting of three buttons From left to right these correspond to the Internet Home Page selection in the Links menu the Internet Download selection in the Links menu and Help Topics in the Help menu Figure 4 6 The SuperView Toolbar in Normal User Mode Selecting the first button will connect you to the AdvanSys Home Page on the Internet where you can get information about the AdvanSys SCSI host adapter card The second button connects you to the AdvanSys down load site Go to oF this site to download SuperView program updates or other files associated with future program development Click on the third of these to call up the SuperView Help Topics window see Figure 4 5 From this window you can access a table of contents a help index program specific help SCSI specific help answers to FAQs frequently asked questions and troubleshooting information Advanced System Products Inc 4 13 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Advanced User Mode The SuperView Advanced User Mode has all of the features of Normal Mode and more to help System Administration To s
4. 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 2 From the list of drivers displayed select Other 3 When prompted insert the AdvanceWare installation diskette 4 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 Host Adapter installed in the system 5 Windows NT displays a confirmation message when the successfully loaded driver finds the AdvanSys Host Adapter Press Enter to continue with the installation Advanced System Products Inc 5 7 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual 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 Oy SO eB IN aS Reboot the system for the driver installation to take effect Installing to a Windows NT 5 0 All AdvanSys fast ultra fast ultra wide and ABP 940UW products have embedded support under Windows NT 5 0 The ultra wide product driver support includes support for the DEC ALPHA platform with Windows NT 5 0 Mac PowerPC OS 7 x and 8 x Driver Installation No special drivers are required for the extension manager The drivers
5. HKE gt Thursday September 25 97 08 25 AM YW Figure 4 8 Registry Data and Devices Panes in Advanced User Mode Advanced System Products Inc 4 15 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Open the Registry Data pane by selecting it from the Goto menu or by clicking its toolbar button while in the Advanced User Mode You can also bring it up alongside the SCSI Tree to check out registry data on your SCSI host adapter and the devices connected to it Click the right mouse button on a device listed in the SCSI Tree then select Registry Data from the menu that appears on the screen see Figure 4 9 SuperView B EJ Select a device for Guided Assistance E C Computer E Pay AdvanSys PCI Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter Dri e ih UANTUM TRB850S oo a ID is 1 QUANTUM LF A TD pen Eyplore Reaistry Data Guided Assistance Figure 4 9 Opening The Registry Data Pane from Tree View in Advanced Mode 4 16 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Additional Toolbar Options In Advanced User Mode the toolbar displays the four additional buttons to the left of the Normal Mode buttons see Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 Additional Toolbar Options in Advanced User Mode Selecting the first of icon on the left brings up the Devices pane This pane which displaces the SCSI Tree and Supplementary Data panes lists all the devices on your computer When you bring u
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7. experienced PC users may access and adjust the default configuration values Macintosh users don t need the information in this chapter since values are assigned automatically Accessing the System BIOS Values 1 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 BIOS version number E D Press lt CTRL gt lt A gt Figure 6 1 The AdvanSys Banner 2 Check the BIOS version shown in the banner to verify that it is the latest 3 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 Advanced System Products Inc 6 1 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual 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 e Use the up down Arrow keys to select an item in the Main Menu e Press Enter to activate the item or access the values for that item ia a AdvanSCSI PCI Ultra Adapter Setup Copyright c 1998 Port D000 IRQ 12 SCSI ID 7 BIOS C800 Rev C Adapter Configuration SCS EConktgqurraite on SCSl Bus Scan Low Level Disk Format Resto
8. 3 6 illustrates proper termination when only internal SCSI devices are attached to the Host Adapter Card 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 NOTE Active termination is required when Ultra devices are involved Advanced System Products Inc Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual End of SCSI Bus 68 Pin Internal AUTOMATICALLY ENABLED TERMINATION Sf Connector ABPS40 UW Host Adapter Card End of SCSI Bus TERMINATION ENABLED Internal SCSI NO TERMINATION Devi evices TERMINATION Mazimum 15 SESIL Peripheral Devices Installable With One ABP940 UW Figure 3 6 Terminating Internal Devices Only External End of SCSI Bus Connector N TERMINATION AUTOMATICALLY ENABLED Device 1 a aA nas ABPS40 UW Host Adapter Card NO TERMINATION NO TERMINATION pai External SCSI Mazimum 7 SCSI Peripheral Devices Devices End of SCSI Bus I
9. Reliability AdvanSys builds Host Adapter Cards to the highest quality standards in ISO 9002 certified facilities High level integration ensures superior reliability and makes it possible for AdvanSys to offer the first limited lifetime guarantee in the industry If anything goes wrong with the Host Adapter within 5 years of initial purchase Advanced System Products Inc will replace it Advanced System Products Inc 2 3 Adv anSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Product Contents ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 AdvanSys ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 PCI to Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter Card AdvanSys SuperSCSI Installation CD ROM for PC only Operating system support for MS DOS Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 Novell Netware 4 11 SCO and Solaris User Manual printed or on CD 50 pin Ultra SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 2 internal 8 bit devices 68 pin Ultra Wide SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 2 internal 16 bit devices ABP 940UW D e AdvanSys ABP 940UW D Differential SCSI Host Adapter Card e AdvanSys SuperSCSI Installation CD ROM for PC only e Operating system support for MS DOS Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 Novell Netware 4 11 SCO and Solaris e User Manual printed or on CD NOTE If you wish to install up to 15 SCSI devices to the AdvanSys Host Adapter Card you must supply your own SCSI cable with the correct number of connectors see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation f
10. Ultra SCSI board s increased bandwidth Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Host Queue Size The numbered 16 is normal value determines how many commands a host adapter may hold in its queue at a time Device Queue Size The numbered 8 is normal value determines how many commands a peripheral may hold in its queue at a time SCSI Configuration When you select SCSI Configuration from the Main Menu a matrix of settings appears e Press the Spacebar 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 Spacebar to toggle the Yes No values e Press Esc to return to the Main Menu Da A AdvanSCSI PCI Ultra Adapter Setup Copyright c 1998 Port D000 IRQ 12 SCSI ID 7 BIOS C800 Rev C SCsie Contuguraitioen SCSI Device ID te Omelet mS a a aS mete Start Unit Command Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SCSI Disconnection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Command Queuing No No No No No No No_ No Synchronous Transfer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes BIOS Target Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IV gt lt Cursor m y Yes m n No m Spacebar Toggle m Esc Return Figure 6 4 The SCSI Configuration Matrix Advanced System Products Inc 6 5 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual SCSI Device ID Displays the ID number 0 7 of the peripherals and host adapter s on
11. When the system prompts with a slot number press Enter to accept it and continue installation 4 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 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 Advanced System Products Inc 5 9 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Installing ASPI 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 Please note that the URL may change in the future since the patch is provided by Novell Advanced System Products Inc Chapter 6 BIOS Setup Values Board configuration is automatically controlled by the system BIOS However once the Plug and Play compatible AdvanSys host adapter card is installed
12. Wide PCI Bus System Power Supply Front of PCI Bus System Hard Disk LED 3 1 2 Floppy Disk Drive Figure 3 3 Host Adapter Card Seated in a PCI slot Advanced System Products Inc Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual SCSI Devices Installation Install any internal and external SCSI peripheral devices according to the manufacturer s installation instructions You can install a maximum of 15 SCSI peripheral devices to either the ABP 940UW or the ABP 940UW D Host Adapter Cards Keep in mind that the 50 pin connectors will support up to 7 SCSI devices Fast or Ultra SCSI devices can be mixed on a wide 16 bit cable through the use of adapters to connect the devices to the cable Fast or Ultra devices can also be mixed on a narrow 8 bit cable through the use of adapters Read and write operations between SCSI devices will take place at the fastest transfer rate for each device For Differential Host Adapter Cards use only differential devices unless you have single ended to differential adapters to make the connections to the differential cable Advanced System Products Inc 3 7 Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Cable Connection There are three connectors on the ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 970UW 68 host adapter cards one internal high density 68 pin one internal 50 pin and one external high density 50 pin or external 68 pin Based on SCSI specifications only two of these connectors can be used
13. appears press F4_Driver Update to continue Remove the boot diskette and insert driver update 2 diskette1 Press F2 to continue Select Solaris OS 2 6 and press F2 to continue Remove driver update 2 diskette1 and insert driver update 2 diskette 2 Press F2 to continue Repeat step 6 until the ADVITU diskette is installed Remove the ADVITU diskette and reinsert the boot diskette Press F4_Done When ADV appears in the driver list press F2 to continue Press F3_ Partial Scan Press F2 to continue Select a drive that contains your install medium and press F2 to continue Follow the Solaris instructions to finish the installation At the end of the installation Solaris prompts you to insert the driver update diskettes The installation procedure automatically adds the AdvanSys driver to the installed system There is no need to reinstall the driver after the installation has completed Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Installing the ADV Driver After Solaris 2 6 has been Installed 1 2 Boot Solaris Log in as Root Enter ef grep vold to see if the volume manager software is running If the volume manager is running stop it temporarily by entering etc init d volmgt stop Insert the ADVITU driver update diskette Mount the ADVITU driver update diskette at the mnt mount point mount F pefs dev diskette mnt Execute the install script on the diskette by ente
14. at one time The possible configurations are listed below For ABP 940UW Internal 50 Pin amp External 50 Pin eInternal 50 Pin amp Internal 68 pin Internal 68 pin amp External 50 pin For ABP 940UW 68 Internal 50 Pin amp External 68 Pin Internal 50 Pin amp Internal 68 pin Internal 68 pin amp External 68 pin For ABP 970UW 68 eInternal 50 Pin amp External 68 Pin Internal 50 Pin amp Internal 68 pin 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 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 50 pin internal SCSI connector of the ABP 940UW Host Adapter Card 1 Connect the colored edge of the ribbon cable to the side of 50 pin internal SCSI connector marked with an arrow W pin 1 2 Connect any internal SCSI devices with the colored side of the cable to pin of each device 3 8 Advanced System Products Inc Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Colored Side Colored Side 50 Pin Flat SCSI Ribbon Cable 5 50 Pin Flat SCSI Ribbon Cable 4 68 Pin SCSI 68 Pin SCSI ee 50 Pin SCSI 6N_Pin S Pin 1 Host Adapter Card Pin 1 ABP940 UW Host Adapter Card Figure 3 4 Connecting 50 pin Internal Cable to Host Adapter Card 3 Connect any external SCSI periph
15. devices 3 8 mixing devices 3 8 narrow cable 3 8 wide cable 3 8 Cabling Considerations 3 3 command queuing 6 5 6 6 controller chip 2 3 copy right ii D defaults restoring 6 7 Diskette Maker 4 4 driver installation DOS Windows 3 1 5 4 Novell Netware HAM driver 5 9 Windows 95 5 2 Windows NT 5 7 E External Cable Connection 3 10 F FCC ii Full installation recommended 4 3 4 6 G Guided Assistance Pane 4 9 H Bus Interface Features 2 2 Interrupts 1 1 HAM driver naming scheme 5 9 peripherals host adapter bootability 6 4 6 6 Adapter Configuration menu 6 3 detecting on the SCSI bus 6 2 configuration 6 2 startup speed 6 4 ID6 4 Printing User Manuals SCSI ID 6 4 SuperInstall 4 20 SuperView 4 20 I installation diskettes Q creating from AdvanceWare CD queue 1 5 commands 6 6 Installation Notice 4 1 L R Reliability LED connector 3 10 Guarantee 2 3 restoring N factory default settings 6 7 New window 4 19 S O scan SCSI bus 6 7 OpenServer 5 0 SCO Unix 4 2 driver software for 1 5 SE i software for 1 5 operating systems suppo bandwidth 6 6 Bus Interface Features 2 2 P bus scan 6 7 bus termination 6 4 Fel configuration 6 5 burst mode 6 4 device 11 62 6 1 2 disconnection 6 6 Supplementary Data Pane 4 9 error checking 6 4 ID6 4 SCSI chain 3 11 T SCSI devices termination 3 11 active 3 11 single en
16. for the Mac OS are built into the SCSI card Anubis disk mounting and CD ROM utilities are included to mount the disk and CD ROMs or you can use your favorite Mac mounting utility since most mounting utilities will work If you have difficulty locating the AdvanSys Ultra Wide Host adapter ABP 970UW D or ABP 970UW 68 make sure that you have the latest version of the Mac mounting software or use the included Anubis version Anubis will only support the mounting of devices on AdvanSys SCSI host adapters 5 8 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Novell NetWare Driver Software Installation The AdvanSys NetWare HAM Driver ADVHMXXX HAM is designed to work with the ABP 940UW ABP 940UW D and ABP 940UW 68 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 AUTOEXEC NCF to contain the new driver name Installation 1 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 2 After bootup change to the CD ROM drive type instal11 and then follow the NetWare installation procedures 3 You will need to use the driver diskette to load the AdvanSys driver during installation NetWare will automatically detect AdvanSys cards and assign a unique slot number
17. in the SCSI Tree has an error code associated with it the Supplementary Data pane will display the number of that code when you double click the appropriate question under Guided Assistance Resizing Window Sections If you wish to see more of the information in a pane you can resize it To resize the window panes place your cursor on one of the bars that act as partitions between the panes When the cursor assumes the shape of a double headed arrow hold your left mouse button down and drag the splitter bar up and down on the horizontal bar or left and right on the vertical bar to resize the panes As you move the bars information becomes more visible in some panes and less in others Advanced System Products Inc 4 9 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Menus and Commands File Menu Commands New Close Print Print Setup Operating Mode Uninstall Drivers Exit Creates a new SuperView Session Closes the current SuperView Session Prints a Supplementary Data text document The Print command only works when you place your cursor somewhere inside the Supplementary Data text box Lets you select a printer and printer connection Lets you move between Normal and Advanced User operating modes Uninstalls all PnP AdvanSys SuperSCSI devices and device drivers Exits SuperView Edit Menu Commands The Edit menu commands only work in the Supplementary Data Pane Undo Cut Copy Paste Reverses the l
18. 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 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 Synchronous Transfer The Yes default or No value determines the bandwidth of the SCSI board Older SCSI 1 peripherals may be too slow for the Yes data throughput rate of 10 MB sec minimum No limits the rate to 0 5 MB sec for those peripherals 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 6 6 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual S
19. 4 17 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual New Window This command creates a new window for viewing the same document Each new window will permit viewing data for different devices at the same time You can create multiple windows in each session To close the windows click on the X in the upper right corner of each window or Close in the File menu to close all at the same time When all the windows have been closed pull down the File menu and click on New A new session will begin in the same mode Additional Goto Menu Commands These commands are only available in advanced user mode Devices Registry Data Use this command for a list of all devices the Device Manager recognizes on your computer including the SCSI host adapter and its connected devices This list appears in the left portion of the window displacing the SCSI Tree and Supplementary Data window panes Use this command to bring up registry information on a device listed in either the SCSI Tree or Devices pane These data will appear in the right portion of the window displacing the Guided Assistance pane Tree View and Supplementary Data This command brings up the Tree View and Supplementary Data panes in the left side Guided Assistance of the window Select a SCSI device from Tree View to see a list of related questions in the Guided Assistance pane If a question listed in Guided Assistance is tagged with a yellow icon double click on that ico
20. AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual FCC Part 15 Class B Registration Warning This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacture 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 are 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 necessary 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 the 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
21. C Do not install differential devices only single ended devices unless you are installing a differential host adapter card Use the internal SCSI cable included with the Host Adapter Card to connect your SCSI devices or use an internal cable that supports the number of devices you wish to connect 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 SCSI Devices for detailed information important to SCSI device installation 1 Follow the instructions that came with your SCSI devices and disable termination on all but the last internal SCSI device 2 Plug 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 W with pin on the ribbon cable connector also indicated by an arrow v NOTE If you are using a 68 pin high density connector pin alignment is determined by the shape of the connector which can only be plugged in one way All other steps are the same 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the connector of the closest internal SCSI device Maintain Pin 1 orientation as in Step 2 4 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 5 Af
22. CSI 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 e If you select Yes and press Enter the selected media drive is reformatted and the Main Menu reappears e If you select No and press Enter the Main Menu reappears Restore Factory Defaults When you select Restore Factory 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 Advanced System Products Inc 6 7 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI
23. Manager as well as delete all their device driver files To reinstall the drivers run the Superlnstall Setup from the CD ROM Choose the Check and install drivers setup type i Cancel Figure 4 11 Uninstall Drivers Warning Message 2 To proceed with driver uninstallation click OK The following informational screen appears Advanced System Products Inc 4 19 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual 3 Remove Programs From Your Computer Figure 4 12 Uninstall Drivers Window Click OK to uninstall drivers When drivers are uninstalled a Finished message will appear Click OK to return to SuperView Uninstalling SuperSCSI Here is the way to install SuperSCSI 1 2 Click the Start button on the Windows 95 taskbar Select Programs Select AdvanSys SuperSCSI Highlight Uninstall SuperSCSI and click on it A Confirm File Deletion window will appear see Figure 4 13 asking if you are sure you want to remove the program Click Yes Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Confirm File Deletion 7 Are you sure you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its components Figure 4 13 Confirm File Deletion Window 6 The following window will appear indicating what is being deleted from your computer Click OK when the statement Uninstall successfully completed appears at the bottom of this screen Remove Programs From Your Comput
24. OS version 6 0 or higher Windows 3 1 Novell Netware version 4 01 or higher Linux Caldera Redhat Slackware SCO OpenServer Solaris ABP 970UW 68 Power PC Mac OS 7 x and 8 x T O Hardware ABP 940UW Internal 50 pin internal 68 pin high density and external 50 pin high density SCSI connectors ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 970UW 68 Internal 50 pin 68 pin high density and 68 pin external high density single ended SCSI connectors Only two of the three connectors may be used at any one time ABP 940UW D and ABP 970UW D External 68 pin external high density differential SCSI connector Operating Temperature 0 C to 55 C Storage Temperature 40 C to 75 C Relative Humidity 10 to 95 noncondensing 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 Advanced System Products Inc 2 7 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual AdvanSys Contact Information Advanced System Products Inc 1150 Ringwood Court San Jose CA 95131 USA Telephone 408 383 9400 Tech Support Telephone 800 525 7440 and 408 467 2930 FAX 408 483 9612 email support advansys com AdvanSys Web Page http www advansys com Anonymous FTP ftp advansys com login anonymous Advanced System Products Inc Chapter 3 Ha
25. ROM is in drive d copy the following files to the root directory of a newly formatted 3 5 diskette 1 WINNT TXT 2 DISKW 3 TXTSETUP OEM 4 OEMSETUP INF 5 ASC 3550 SYS This will now be your AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI Windows NT Diskette Read WINNT TXT for instructions on using this diskette MAC OS 7 X 8 X No special drivers are required for the PowerMac Power PC Drivers for the host adapter are built into the card Included are the Anubis disk mounting and CD ROM utilities from Charismac Engineering Inc For faster performance e Disable virtual memory using the memory control panel e Avoid using virtual memory whenever possible Other Operating System Users 1 4 NOTE Install your AdvanSys SCSI host adapter before loading drivers in Windows 3 1 and Novell NetWare See Quick Installation Hardware 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 ultra w 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 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual SCO UNIX Universal Driver The SCO Unix Universal Driver supports AdvanSys SCSI ultra wide Adapters for the OpenS
26. SI 20 MB sec synchronous data transfer rate across the SCSI Bus e 16 bit Ultra Wide SCSI 40 MB sec synchronous data transfer rate across the SCSI Bus e A 68 pin high density Ultra Wide SCSI interface NOTE See the section on Ultra Wide SCSI Cabling Considerations in Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for instructions on cabling Ultra SCSI Ultra Wide SCSI and Ultra Wide Differential devices e Wide SCSI 1 SCSI 2 SCSI 3 and Ultra SCSI peripheral device connectivity e Tagged queueing supported for SCSI e Each wide adapter board supports up to 15 peripheral devices e Supports the complete range of SCSI devices including hard disk drives CD ROM drives tape backup units MOs CD ROMs printers and scanners Advanced System Products Inc 2 1 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Host Adapter PCI Bus Interface e Fully compliant with the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 e 32 bit Bus Master DMA allows for a data transfer rate of up to 133 MB sec across the PCI Bus e Scatter gather function supported e 5 Vol only PCI board Host Adapter SCSI Bus Interface ABP 940UW e Single ended narrow SCSI interface provided through a 50 pin internal Ultra SCSI connector e Single ended wide SCSI interface provided through a 68 pin internal high density internal ultra wide SCSI connector e Single ended narrow SCSI interface provided through a 50 pin external high density connector ABP 940UW68 and ABP 970UW68 e Single ended n
27. User Manual Save Changes and Continue When you select Save Changes and Continue from the Main Menu a question appears Do you want to save changes and continue e If you select Yes and press Enter all changes you made will be saved to EEPROM and the computer system will resume booting up e 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 question appears Do you want to discard changes and continue e If you select Yes and press Enter all changes you made will be discarded and the computer system will resume booting up e If you select No and press Enter the Main Menu reappears 6 8 Advanced System Products Inc This page intentionally left blank Index A ABP940 UW cable connection 3 9 connectors 3 4 differential 3 9 installing 3 6 LED connector 3 10 ABP940 UWD connectors 3 5 Adobe Reader 4 1 AdvanceWare CD creating installation disks from 1 5 Diskette Creator 1 5 AdvanSCSI ASIC Technology 2 3 AdvanSys Contact Information 2 8 AdvanSys FTP Site 4 14 AdvanSys Home Page 4 14 ASPI interface 5 1 Auto insert notification 4 2 B BIOS accessing values 6 1 version 6 1 C Cable connection 3 9 External 3 10 Cables 3 1 device support 3 8 differential devices 3 8 mixing devices Advanced System Products Inc transfer rates between SCSI
28. all the driver software BEFORE installing the AdvanSys Host Adapter Card see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 1 2 8 9 Turn on your system Double click on MY COMPUTER Double click on CONTROL PANEL Click on the SYSTEM icon Click on DEVICE MANAGER in the SYSTEM PROPERTIES window Go to OTHER DEVICES Click on PCI SCSI Bus Controller Click on REMOVE Click on OK NOTE If TEST HARDWARE appears click on CANCEL If you are prompted to restart the computer click on NO 10 11 12 Click on CLOSE to close the device manager In the CONTROL PANEL window click on the ADD NEW HARDWARE icon Click on NEXT NO and NEXT in that order In ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD choose SCSI CONTROLLER and click NEXT Click on HAVE DISK In the INSTALL FROM DISK box you will see the a prompt Type in WIN95 and click on OK To install from a CD ROM select the super SCSI OD Choose ADVANSYS PCI ULTRA WIDE SCSI HOST ADAPTER DRIVERS and click on NEXT The files will copy to your hard drive 17 When copying is completed click on FINISH Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual 18 Restart your system When Windows 95 is booted up the system will detect an AdvanSys Host Adapt er Card and install the SCSI driver for it Follow the instructions on the screen Updating Flash BIOS 1 Turn on your system 2 Click the START button and continue until you o
29. alue determines how much time is allotted for all peripherals to come up to speed at startup SCSI Bus Termination PCI Burst Mode 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 The Enabled default or Disabled value determines whether data will be sent to the peripherals at high speeds on the PCI bus Use Disabled only if a peripheral requires a significantly low burst rate Multi Drive Support The Enabled default or Disabled value determines whether SCSI peripherals can be booted from Removable Media Support CD Bootability SCSI Parity The Enabled or Disabled default value determines whether the computer system can boot up from a removable magneto optic drive such as a Jaz or Syjet The Enabled default or Disabled value determines whether the computer system can boot up from a CD ROM drive The Enabled default or Disabled value determines whether the BIOS scans for any errors on the SCSI chain AdvanSys highly recommends that this setting always be Enabled so that a warning will appear if an error is found Ultra SCSI Feature The Enabled default 20 MB sec or Disabled 10 MB sec value determines whether the SCSI takes advantage of the
30. arrow SCSI interface provided through a 50 pin internal Ultra SCSI connector e Single ended wide SCSI interface provided through a 68 pin internal high density ultra wide SCSI connector e Single ended wide SCSI interface provided through a 68 pin external high density connector ABP 940UWD and ABP 970UWD Differential ended wide SCSI interface provided through a 68 pin external high density connector 2 2 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual SCSI ASIC controller chip Advanced System Products ASC3550 SCSI processor Host accessible internal registers and single step RISC instruction execution provide for efficient diagnostic capability An EEPROM read and write configurationm makes jumpers unnecessary Automatic Active Termination control means you never need to worry about terminating the Host Adapter The watchdog timer prevents system hangs caused by malfunctioning SCSI peripheral devices Compatibility The compatibility of the AdvanSys Host Adapter Card with all types of host systems operating systems and SCSI peripherals has been established through extensive testing The AdvanSys Host Adapter Card includes support for many operating systems Refer to the I O Operating System Support section under Technical Specifications in this chapter for a complete list and to Chapter 5 Software Installation for instructions on installing the drivers for various operating systems
31. ast editing operation you performed Deletes data from the document and moves it to the clipboard Copies data from the document to the clipboard Pastes data from the clipboard into the document View Menu Commands Toolbar Status Bar Shows or hides the toolbar The toolbar can also be dragged and docked at different sides or the bottom of the application window Shows or hides the status bar Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Window Menu Commands In the Windows menu the following commands let you arrange multiple views of hardware snap shots in the application window Cascade Tile Arrange Icons Session 1 2 Goto Menu Commands Arranges windows in an overlapped fashion Arranges windows in non overlapped tiles Arranges icons of closed windows Goes to a specified session window to open a second window click on New in the File menu Each new window will permit viewing data for different devices at the same time You can create multiple windows in each session To close the windows click on the X in the upper right corner of each window or Close in the File menu to close all at the same time When all the windows have been closed pull down the File menu and click on New A new session will begin in the same mode Other Window menu commands are available only in advanced operating mode These commands are listed on page 4 19 The Goto menu functions only in Advanced O
32. ckage Contents 0 0 3 1 Hardware Requirements 1 20 sires bceennece Gee Seale ate ea 3 2 Ultra Narrow Wide single ended SCSI Cabling 3 3 Wide Differential SCSI Cabling ecessececeereeeesrrereeresereree 3 3 ABP 940UW Host Adapter Card 0 0 eeeeeeeseeeeseeeeesneeeeneeees 3 4 ABP 940UW D Host Adapter Card Overview ecceeeeees 3 5 Installing the AdvanSys Host Adapter Card s es 3 6 SCSLDEVICES i i neoe aa a E hh Ga e A eka eae 3 7 T stallation eiee a A E a A E A 3 7 Cable Connection aeei a a TESS 3 8 Termination vsitecckuciatas alkaline iiie iiaeia aaia 3 10 ID ASST IOI orei enren i e e E eS 3 12 Chapter 4 SuperInstall and Super View ssscsssssooes 4 1 AdvanSys SuperS s cccsssscace tesdaanasbesadevandeceds iini 4 Superlnstall Instructions sicg ust age tant Qotipeedteil ees 4 2 Auto Insert Notification 20 0 0 eeeeecsscceesseceeneeees 4 2 SuperSCSI Installation si26c5 scecsacesjccessusdeasusescaattavanad codnadensenncsaas 4 3 SuperSCSI Installation from Diskette eee eeeeeeeeeeeeee 4 5 Diskette Creation sicccccsttoecciecieteatha cdr 4 5 Diskette Installation sys arsnaes Aevcnseeassenreveites Marsess 4 6 SuperView Troubleshooting sccisscciacs tap cosine dcesieecdniey 4 7 SIArins SUper View else aera e E Seen eae N 4 7 Normal and Advanced User Modes eseeeeeees 4 8 Resizing Window Sections ceseeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeees 4 9 Menus and Commands xic c stent edo ae deste panies ae
33. ded choice Press Enter to continue If you are installing SCSI removable disk drives such as Magnetic Optical drives Jaz Zip Syquest Bernoulli and so forth select the Custom Installation choice so that you have the option of installing an additional AdvanSys removable disk driver Do not use any other removable disk drivers such as guest exe that comes with Zip or Jaz drives NOTE 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 SuperSCSI CD ROM 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 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Installing from Diskette 1 Turn your computer power on 2 Insert the Installation diskette into the floppy drive 3 Atthe C gt prompt type A and press Enter 4 Atthe 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 ADVSCSI and default settings for hardware and software will be used 5 Press Enter Automatic Installation will use default setting and options Custom Installation will prompt you for changes 6 If you select Automatic Installation the driver files will be copied to
34. ded 3 11 U SCSI Devices transfer rates 3 8 SCSI Tree Pane 4 8 Uninstaline Superinstall 4 1 driver software 4 20 SuperView 4 1 4 7 SUE ew 22 icon 4 9 Advanced User Mode Devices Pane 4 15 Registry Data Pane 4 16 Commands Edit Menu 4 10 File Menu 4 10 Goto Menu 4 11 Help Menu 4 12 View Menu 4 10 Window Menu 4 11 Guided Assistance Pane 4 9 Main Program Window 4 8 resizing views 4 9 SCSI Tree Pane 4 8 Supplementary Data Pane 4 9 Superview 4 4 SuperView Toolbar Advanced User Mode 4 18 Normal User Mode AdvanSys FTP Site 4 14 AdvanSys Home Page 4 14 Help Topics 4 14 tech support ii Advanced System Products Inc 1 3
35. dows NT 4 0 5 7 Installing to a New Windows NT system 5 7 Installing to an Existing Windows NT 4 0 System 5 8 Installing to a Windows NT 5 0 oo eeeeeeeeeeee 5 8 Mac PowerPC OS 7 x and 8 x Driver Installation 0 0 5 8 Novell NetWare Driver Software Installation eee 5 9 Naming Schemes recat rriat a g tai si 5 9 Installation seisein nin a 5 9 ADVHMXXX DDI Installation Information File 5 9 Installing ASPI e Aae at aie eee E A seeds 5 10 Chapter 6 BIOS Setup Values ccccssssscccsssssssrcsccssscsees 6 1 Accessing the System BIOS Values oo ieee eeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeees 6 1 The Main Menu iti t te tresioetenteet it ncedl inns ot 6 2 Advanced System Products Inc v Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter vi Advanced System Products Inc Chapter 1 Overview and Quick Installation AdvanSys Host Adapter Cards 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 written for the ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 970UW 68 Ultra Wide Single Ended Host Adapter Cards but it also applies to the ABP 940UW D and ABP 970UW D Ultra Wide Differential Host Adapter Card All cards and software are installed in the same basic way Any installation or setup differences between the cards hardware or software are indicated wherever they apply Ultra Wide Differential imp
36. drive 2 Click the Windows 95 Start button 3 Click Run 4 Type a setup exe in the edit box assuming the diskette is in drive a 5 Click OK 6 The Setup Type window shown in Figure 4 2 appears next Select Full installation recommended and click Next to install both the drivers and the SuperView program 4 6 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual 7 You will be prompted to choose a destination location Click Next to select the default pathway C Program Files or use the Browse button to select a location you prefer 8 The Start Copying Files window appears listing the programs that will be installed Note that list includes the drivers and SuperView Click on Next 9 When SuperInstall finishes an Information dialogue box appears announcing that SuperSCS installation is complete It also contains instructions on what to do next You have successfully completed AdvanSys driver installation Refer to Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for Host Adapter Card installation instructions When the card is in place and you reboot your computer Windows 95 will detect the new SCSI card and assign it the AdvanSys driver you installed SuperView Troubleshooting SuperView is a tool designed for use within the Windows 95 environment It will help you solve any problems you may encounter after installing the AdvanSys driver and AdvanSys SCSI host adapter card When you install the AdvanSys driver
37. e 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 SCSJ 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 Differential SCSI Cabling When attaching Ultra Wide Differential SCSI devices to your ABP 940UW D or ABP 970UW D Host Adapter Card please follow these guidelines e Use twisted pair Ultra Wide Differential SCSI cables either twisted flat or discrete wire twisted pairs e The maximum cumulative cable length is 25 meters Advanced System Products Inc 3 3 Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual ABP 940UW Host Adapter Card You do not need to understand highly technical computer jargon to install your high performance Host Adapter Card This chapter will guide you through the process of installing the Host Adapter Card and I O devices The connectors for the ABP 940UW host adapter card ar shown in Figure 3 1 and described in Table3 1 A 50 Pin SCSI LED CONN 50 Pin SCSI ve PIN 1 Aoanss PCI CONNECTOR Figure 3 1 ABP 940UW Host Adapter Card Layout Table 3 1 ABP 940UW Connectors Connector Function 50 Pin High density Single ended Ultra SCSI connector external 68 Pin High density Single ended Ultra Wide SCSI connect
38. ean 4 10 File Menu Commands si5s5072 5sac3sn2s8ees scat caszicacevarvets 4 10 Edit Menu Commands 2 204 6 sanicssatocs Geye ets 4 10 View Menu Commands eeecceseseeeeeteeeeteees 4 10 Window Menu Commands ce eeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeee 4 11 Links Menu Commands sseeseeeereeeeeerereersreee 4 11 Help Menu Commands eeceeeeeeeeseeeeeteeeenaees 4 12 iv Advanced System Products Inc Ultra Wide SCSI SCSI Host Adapter The Super View Toolbar inseri a So eae 4 13 Advanced User Mode 2nd iid Gi i as he ee i 4 14 Additional Window Panes ce ceeeeeeeeeeseeeneeeees 4 14 Additional Toolbar Options ceeeeeeeeeeeeteeees 4 17 Viewing and Printing Manuals oe eeeeeseceeeceeeeeeeeeneeeees 4 19 Uninstalling Driver Software 0 0 cece eee esseceseceseeeeeeeenaeenes 4 19 Uninstalling SuperSCSl ennnen en 4 20 Chapter 5 Software Drivers Installation sccssssssees 5 1 Windows 95 Driver Installation eee eeeeeeeeeneeceneeneeeneeee 5 2 Updating Flash BIOS 0 uceueiwsire Sie 5 3 Windows 98 Driver Installation 00 0 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeneeeneeeneeeeeees 5 3 DOS6 x and Windows 3 1 Driver Installation ee 5 4 Installing from CD ROM 6 02 ane kates tet 5 4 Installing from Diskettes s lt 2 xfene cece Sceieadedeugts aoa em diace 5 5 Command Line Options niesnaski ieee 5 6 Windows NT Driver Installation 2 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeseeeneeeeeeeeeee 5 7 Installation Diskette Creation for Win
39. efore loading Command Line Options L P V 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 By default logical units LUNs are not supported by ADV3550 SYS To enable LUN support specify the L option at the command line When you use the P option ADV3550 SYS will pause until you press a key before continuing when it s loaded A verbose display will be printed during initialization showing adapter I O ports IRQs and other miscellaneous information Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Windows NT Driver Installation The AdvanSys Windows NT 4 0 Driver supports the ABP 940UW ABP 940UW D and ABP 940UW 68 host adapter cards Installation Diskette Creation for Windows NT 4 0 From d advansys drivers ultra w winnt assuming CD ROM is in drive d copy the following files to the root directory of a newly formatted 3 5 diskette e WINNT TXT e DISKW e TXTSETUP OEM e OEMSETUP INF e ASC3550 SYS This will now be your Windows NT AdvanSys Driver diskette Read WINNT TXT for instructions on using this diskette Installing to a New Windows NT system 1
40. er card make sure that your system meets the minimum hardware requirements PC To install a host adapter card in a PC you will need e An IBM PC 486 or higher or compatible e A Power PC with Mac OS 7 x or 8 x must have PCI support ABP 970UW 68 or ABP 970UW D only At least 4MB of RAM At least 2 MB of free disk space for a basic installation e One or more SCSI peripheral devices up to a total of 15 per adapter card Mac To install a host adapter card in a Mac you will need e Any Power Macintosh with at least one free PCI slot e 8MB or more of RAM e MAC OS 7 5 2 or above Optional not provided by AdvanSys e 50 pin SCSI external cable for use with the ABP 940UW e 68 pin SCSI external cable for use with the ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 970UW 68 e 68 pin differential SCSI external cable for use with the ABP 940UW D 3 2 Advanced System Products Inc Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Ultra Narrow Wide single ended SCSI Cabling When attaching Ultra SCSI devices to your ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 ABP 970UW 68 host adapter card 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 90Q 6Q Both ends of the SCSI bus should have active termination Terminators employing a 200Q resistor to 5 volts and a 330Q to ground on each signal shall not be used If you are attaching one to four devices to the host adapter th
41. er x unlnstallShield will remove the software AdvanSys SuperSCSI 2 0 from your computer Please wait while each of the following components is removed Shared program files Standard program files Folder items Program folders Program directories a a a i A Program registry entries BRE RR ESR See Uninstall successfully completed Figure 4 14 Remove SuperSCSI Window Advanced System Products Inc 4 21 This page left blank intentionally Chapter 5 Software Drivers Installation This chapter will guide you through installation of the appropriate AdvanSys driver for each of the operating systems supported Refer to Chapter 4 SuperInstall and Super View Windows 95 Installation Diskette Creation for instructions on creating installation diskettes for your operating system 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 that contain installation instructions appropriate for your operating system Windows 95 DOS Windows 3 11 and CD ROM Driver installation Windows NT Novell NetWare Mac OS 7 x or 8 x ABP 970UW 68 and ABP 970UW D Advanced System Products Inc 5 1 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Windows 95 Driver Installation Inst
42. eral devices to the host adapter card external connector see Figure 3 1 for connector location 4 Connect any internal Ultra Wide SCSI peripheral devices to the Host Adapter Card internal 68 pin high density connector see Figure 3 1 for connector location Use differential SCSI cables to connect Differential SCSI devices to the ABP 940UW D Host adapter card externally The ABP 940UW D Host Adapter Card has one external 68 pin high density connector 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 Advanced System Products Inc 3 9 Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Hard Disk LED Cable of Your PC ABP9S40 UW Po 4 Ce SED Host Adapter Card we Pin 1 Figure 3 5 Connecting the SCSI Bus Busy LED Termination Devices connected by a SCSI bus cable form what is called a SCSI chain So that signals can be transmitted properly across the SCSI bus the devices at both ends of the SCSI chain must be properly terminated The AdvanSys Host Adapter Card has automatic termination control This means that when it 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 However you must ensure that termination at the other end the last peripheral device only of the SCSI chain is enabled Figure
43. erver 5 0 SCO Unixware 4 2 and SCO Unixware 7 0 In order to install the universal driver software on SCO Unix you will first need to create the installation diskettes from the AdvanSys SuperSCSI CD If you haven t already done this please go back to the section titled Creating Installation Diskettes for Your Operating System During SCO UNIX Installation 1 Set up your devices with the following SCSI Target IDs e Hard Disk 0 e CD ROM 5 e Tape Drive 2 Boot the system with the installation boot disk you created from the SuperSCSI CD 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 When the install program asks you what package to link type adv which is the name of the AdvanSys BTLD driver package 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 At the end of the installation you may be asked Do you want to replace auto with adv Y or N Answer yes Y Advanced System Products Inc 1 5 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual After SCO Unix Installation 1 6 1 Create an AdvanSys driver diskette as described in previously Label the diskette AdvanSys SCO BTLD Be sure to include the version of the driver on the label 2 Type the command insta
44. following four files are created e DEVCFG12 EXE is a Solaris device configuration assistant image devcfg12 bin e DU2DU EXE are driver update images du2d1 bin du2d2 bin du2d3 bin e RAWRITE EXE is a DOS executable which transfers file images to diskette e ADVITU DAT is a driver update image for AdvanSys hardware NOTE Both DEVCFG12 EXE and DU2DU EXE are downloaded from the Sun web site http access1 sun com drivers 3 For each image insert a blank formatted diskette in a 3 5 inch floppy disk drive and create five diskettes using the following commands e Run DEVCFG12 to create the boot diskette e Run DU2DU to create three driver update 2 diskettes e Type RAWRITE ADVITU DAT A to create an ADVITU diskette Advanced System Products Inc 1 7 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Installing the ADV Driver During Solaris 2 6 Installation 1 8 Use the boot diskette to boot the Solaris 2 6 operating environment Use the driver update diskettes including ADVITU to install and update the device drivers If you want more detailed information about the installation you can download the Driver Update 2 guide from http access1 sun com drivers Use these steps to install the ADV driver ik 2 10 11 12 13 Insert the Solaris 2 6 x86 edition installation CD into the CD ROM drive Insert the boot diskette into drive A The system boots off of the drive A When the Solaris Device Configuration Assistance screen
45. for the host adapter card you will automatically install the SuperView application SuperView will lead you through fast smart searches for information on and sources of problems with your SCSI devices Starting SuperView Either of the following steps will open SuperView Click on the AdvanSys SuperView icon on your Windows 95 screen or 1 Click the Windows 95 Start button 2 Move your mouse pointer to Programs 3 Move your mouse pointer to AdvanSys SuperSCSI 4 Point to and click on the SuperView program icon The Normal Mode Superview Window will appear after completing either step Advanced System Products Inc 4 7 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Normal and Advanced User Modes While navigating through the SuperView program you have the option of working in either Normal Mode or the Advanced User Mode Most users have a PC with two or three SCSI devices attached and the Normal Mode will be perfectly adequate This is the start up mode for the program If however you are responsible for administering a complex network of PCs and attached SCSI devices you will probably need to access the more detailed technical data available through the Advanced User Mode The next section of this manual describes how to use SuperView in the Normal Mode A description of additional program options featured in the Advanced User Mode is given later in this chapter Window Panes in Superview The SuperView Main Program windows comprise
46. in U S A Trademarks AdvanSys AdvanSCSI AdvanceWare AdvansAid are trademarks of Advanced System Products Inc registered in the U S and other countries Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks used belong to their respective owners How to Reach Us Advanced System Products Inc 1150 Ringwood Court San Jose CA 95131 USA 408 383 9400 Tech Support Phone 800 525 7440 408 467 2930 Fax 408 483 9612 Email support advansys com Internet http www advansys com ii Advanced System Products Inc Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview and Quick Installation ssesse0 1 1 Quick Installation Software ccccccesssececsssseceesssseeeeeeeenes 1 2 Windows o E eeu Sea AR a ee eet eS 1 2 DOS G X aioe Rajsneealstladustanaiiaeb haunts 1 3 Windows NEA O acetate oat na cos ds res aae oe Ace ee 1 4 MAC OS T X 8X ronnan 1 4 Other Operating System Users essesssesesesesssressresseesseesssersssees 1 4 SCO UNIX Universal Driver sscisss2ssasticiesecevajareebtecectenteamcesiiens 1 5 During SCO UNIX Installation eseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeresressrreresresse 1 5 After SCO Unix Installation os cscccsccsshctarecesocietetiadepnnevered eataeke 1 6 Installing the Solaris 2 6 Driver for ABP 940UW eee 1 7 Creating the ADV Driver Diskettes in DOS 1 7 Installing the ADV Driver During Solaris 2 6 MTUS ALLAUION Acacias bins dots E E ushers 1 8
47. ke Diskette button A Confirmation window will appear Click OK to proceed The Progress bar at the bottom of the window will indicate diskette creation status When the Finished window appears click OK Click Exit to quit the Diskette Maker window Advanced System Products Inc 4 5 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual al Diskette Maker Ea FA Select an image file to create your installation diskette Superlnstall Superview Diskette for Windows 95 AdvanSys DOS and win31 SCSI Drivers Diskette AdvanSys Windows NT SCSI Driver Diskette AdvanSys Universal Driver ISA Disk1 AdvanSys Universal Driver PCI Disk1 AdvanSys Universal Driver Disk2 AdvanSys IU SCSI Driver Diskette CND 1 0 Installation Boot Diskette x Notes on drivers contained in the highlighted image file This diskette contains the Superlnstall program that installs Windows 95 AdvanSys SCSI drivers and the SuperView program Pick 3 5 floppy diskette drive Drive A C Drive B Insert your 3 5 diskette All data on the diskette i will be destroyed Ay BD Make Diskette SuperSCSI Superlnstall and SuperView are trademarks of 7 Advanced System Products Inc 1997 Exit Figure 4 3 The Diskette Maker Window Diskette Installation Before you physically insert the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter card into the computer follow these steps to install the AdvanSys drivers 1 Insert the SuperInstall diskette into the floppy
48. king CD ROM drive 3 Type the letter of your CD Drive such as d at the command prompt and press Enter 4 Typeed d advansys drivers ultra w dos instal1l1 at the command prompt and press Enter 5 Type install at the command prompt and press Enter This starts the DOS drivers installation program 6 Press Enter to go past the introduction screen 7 Use the arrow keys to highlight Automatic installation Press Enter to continue If you are installing SCSI removable disk drives such as Magnetic Optical drives Jaz Zip Syquest Bernoulli and so forth select Custom Installation so that you have the option of installing an additional AdvanSys removable disk driver Do not use any other removable disk drivers such as guest exe that comes with Zip or Jaz drives NOTE 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 8 When the program ends and you are back at the command prompt remove the AdvanSys SuperSCSI CD ROM 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 Advanced System Products Inc 1 3 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Windows NT 4 0 NOTE Install your AdvanSys SCSI host adapter before loading drivers in Windows NT 4 0 See Quick Installation Hardware From d advansys drivers ultra w winnt assuming CD
49. lementation delivers greater capability and a superior reliability margin for high end servers However single ended SCSI devices are more common in the computer peripherals market Installation of the AdvanSys Host Adapter Cards is fully Plug and Play compatible Board configuration is automatically controlled by the system BIOS If your operating system is Windows 95 it is strongly recommended that the driver software be installed first and then the Host Adapter Card Complete instructions for installing the AdvanSys Host Adapter Cards and the AdvanSys drivers are covered in Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Chapter 4 SuperInstall and SuperView for Windows 95 and Chapter 5 Software Installation A number of the PCI motherboards currently available do not correctly assign interrupts for Plug and Play products To ensure easy 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 for an AdvanSys Host Adapter Card slot Advanced System Products Inc 1 1 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Quick Installation Software Windows 95 1 Verify that your Windows 95 operating system is running 2 Insert the AdvanSys SuperSCSI 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 pr
50. llpkg from the SCO UNIX command line 3 When prompted insert the AdvanSys SCO BTLD diskette into the floppy drive 4 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 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Installing the Solaris 2 6 Driver for ABP 940UW The AdvanSys PCI Ultra Wide Solaris driver ADV supports the AdvanSys ABP 940UW SCSI adapter for Solaris 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 e SOLARIS TXT contains installation instructions e SOLARIS EXE contains a DOS executable file with five floppy disk images and RAWRITE EXE Creating the ADV Driver Diskettes in DOS The file SOLARIS EXE is a self extracting archive which contains images of five Solaris 1 44 MB diskettes These images are for DOS FAT diskettes The five diskette images must be copied to 3 5 inch diskettes to run a Solaris install If you intend to install the ADV driver to an existing Solaris system the only the ADVITU diskette is needed 1 Copy the file SOLARIS EXE to a DOS system 2 Type the command SOLARIS EXE The
51. n this chapter to install Windows 95 drivers first AdvanSys SuperSCSI SuperSCST is a leading edge product incorporating the latest and most powerful integration of SCSI software and hardware available in the market SuperSCSI is a Windows 95 application only To take advantage of SuperSCSI you must be running Windows 95 on your system SuperSCSI consists of two software programs SuperInstall and SuperView SuperInstall is a software installation program for your Windows 95 environment It loads your Windows 95 SCSI host adapter drivers SuperView is a diagnostic tool that provides you with a complete overview of your SCSI environment It diagnoses and recommends fixes to installation problems and provides you with valuable information about your SCSI configuration Once the SuperSCSI CD is running in your CDROM Drive the installation is a snap Also because SuperInstall loads SuperView you will have SuperView available and ready to give you textual and graphic views of your total SCSI environment Included on the Super SCSI CD are complete User Manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format The Adobe Acrobat Reader is also included in the CD To print or view the manuals click on View Manual in the Autorun window during the SuperInstall procedure Each manual is approximately 100 pages long You can print the entire manual or selected pages The first part of this chapter will guide you through installation of the AdvanSys drivers using
52. n to display the additional information in the Supplementary Data window pane You can Undo Delete Cut and Paste the text within the Supplementary Data pane To save the text copy a selection to your own text file This command restores the Guided Assistance pane to the window The SCSI Tree and Supplementary Data panes will automatically appear along with it Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Viewing and Printing Manuals If you need to keep a hard copy of the user manual for your Host Adapter Card follow these steps 1 Insert the AdvanSys Super SCSI CD into your CD ROM drive and wait for the AutoRun program to come up 2 Click on the View SuperSCSI Manuals button in the AutoRun program window 3 You will next see a message asking which manual you wish to view 4 The manual you select will open in the Adobe Acrobat Reader program 5 You can view the manual print all of it or select a range of pages to print Uninstalling Driver Software IMPORTANT NOTICE If you plan to uninstall the driver software make certain that you do so according to the instructions provided below before you uninstall the SuperView program 1 Goto the SuperView File menu and select the Uninstall Drivers command option A warning window will appear on the screen See Figure 4 11 Waring the Uninstall Drivers program you are about to run will remove all Plug and Play AdvanSys SCSI devices from the Device
53. nstallable on One TERMINATION 50 Pin Connector ENABLED Intemal or External Figure 3 7 Terminating External Devices Only Advanced System Products Inc 3 11 Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual ABPO40 UW Host Adapter Card TERMINATION AUTOMATICALLY DISABLED Device on 6 Device End of SCSI Bus 8 TERMINATION NO ENABLED a TERMINATION _ NO TERMINATION Maximum 15 SCSI End of SCSI Bus Peripheral Devices TERMINATION Installable With One ENABLED ABP940 UW Figure 3 8 Terminating Internal and External Devices ID Assignment NOTE Each SCSI peripheral device connecting to the AdvanSys Host Adapter including the Host Adapter itself must be assigned its own unique SCSI ID SCSI IDs are numbered from 0 to 15 The default setting for the AdvanSys 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 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 Host Adapter Card is always 7 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Chapter 4 SuperInstall and SuperView IMPORTANT NOTICE Unlike the driver software for other operating systems the AdvanSys drivers for Windows 95 are installed before the Host Adapter Card using AdvanSys SuperSCSI Follow the instructions i
54. ny branch of the SCSI tree it shows you where the problem is by placing a warning icon there Locate the icon for the malfunctioning device and click on it once Look in the Guided Assistance section of the screen for help The Guided Assistance section displays a list of focused questions about any device you select in the SCSI tree When you double click a question or its icon the SuperView On line Help window will appear on the screen It contains suggestions as to the source of the problem as well as steps you can take to try to solve the problem The first item in the Guided Assistance window will generate an additional topics window where you can click on an item for additional information Frequently the Help window contains links to more information on a topic Navigate through these colored underlined text links by clicking on them with the left mouse button In some cases SuperView knows exactly what the problem is and points you in the right direction by placing a yellow icon next to a question topic When you double click on a icon or item specific details related to the problem if any will come up in the Supplementary Data section and SuperView Help for that topic will appear on the screen In the lower left portion of the program window is the Supplementary Data pane This window pane presents problem specific information for topics you select in the Guided Assistance pane If for instance one of the devices
55. of the Devices pane However when you invoke the Devices pane the Registry Data pane comes up automatically alongside it The Registry Data pane is not available in Normal Mode SuperView Session1 Oy x File Edit View Window Goto Links Help la x S Parameters Values a Communications Port alRQ 5 a System timer alndex 003 ra Standard 101 102 Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard aChiplD PNPBOO3 ra Programmable interrupt controller a EnumType ROOT af Communications Port COM2 Allocation 000 004 000 000 000 000 ra Sportster Winmodem 33 6 COM1 HardwareKey ROOT PNPBOOS 0000 F Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 c Problem 000 000 000 000 REG_B ra Standard Floppy Disk Controller Status 075 098 000 000 REG_B aff Printer Port LPT1 BootContig 000 004 000 000 000 000 ff System CMOS real time clock Class MEDIA REG_SZ HKEY_L rt A Standard PS 2 Port Mouse ConfigFlags 000 000 000 000 REG_B ff Numeric data processor DetFlags 000 000 000 000 REG_B ra Standard IDE ESDI Hard Disk Controller DetFunc DETECTSB REG_SZ H ra System board DeviceDesc Creative Labs Sound Blast off Plug and Play BIOS Driver MEDIA OO00 REG_SZ H rt A Gameport Joystick ForcedConfig 000 004 000 000 000 000 rt A Dial Up Adapter HardwarelD PNPBOO3 REG_SZ HKE rt A AOL Adapter InfName WAVE INF REG_SZ
56. ogram by opening the My Computer icon press F5 to refresh the My Computer window and double clicking on the CD ROM drive icon 3 The Autorun program has four buttons Run Setup View SuperSCSI Manuals Make OS Driver Diskettes and Exit Click Run Setup to run the SuperInstall program 4 In the Setup Type window that comes up next you can choose Full installation recommended or Check and install drivers only Select Full Installation recommended and click Next to install both the drivers and the SuperView program 5 When prompted to choose a destination click Next to select the default pathway C Program Files or use the Browse button to select a destination you prefer 6 At the Start Copying Files dialog box click Next When the files have been copied an information dialog box will tell you it is done and you can click OK Your AdvanSys Windows 95 driver is now installed To install the Host Adapter Card and to add internal or external SCSI devices to your system read Quick Installation Hardware For more detailed instructions see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 1 2 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual DOS 6 x NOTE Install your AdvanSys SCSI host adapter before loading drivers in DOS 6 x See Quick Installation Hardware 1 After you have installed the SCSI host adapter power on the computer and let it boot up to DOS 2 Insert the AdvanSys SuperSCSI CD into your wor
57. ontains instructions on what to do next You have successfully completed AdvanSys driver installation Refer to Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for Host Adapter Card installation instructions When the card is in place and you reboot your computer Windows 95 will detect the new SCSI card and assign it the AdvanSys drivers you installed The Full Installation recommended option you selected during setup installed the SuperView application on your computer SuperView is designed to help you with the problems you may encounter with the card and its attachments after installation SuperView is described later in this chapter Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual SuperSCSI Installation from Diskette If you need to install the driver software from a diskette you must gain access to a CD ROM drive in order to create the SuperInstall diskette from the AdvanSys Super SCSI CD Diskette Creation NOTE Make sure that Auto insert notification is enabled See instructions earlier in this chapter 1 Insert the AdvanSys Super SCSI CD into your CD ROM drive and wait for the AutoRun window to appear Click on Make OS Driver Diskettes in the AutoRun window In the Make Installation Diskettes window select Ultra or Ultra Wide SCSI The Diskette Maker window appears see Figure 4 3 Select your operating system choose a 3 5 floppy disk drive and insert a floppy diskette into that drive Click on the Ma
58. or internal 50 Pin Single ended Ultra SCSI connector internal LED SCSI Bus Busy LED connector pins 1 amp 4 are 5V power and pins 2 amp 3 are SCSI Bus Busy Signal Active Low PCI Host Adapter Board connector to PCI slot on motherboard 3 4 Advanced System Products Inc Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual ABP 940UW D Host Adapter Card Overview PIN 1 gt LED CONN 68 Pin SCSI PCI CONNECTOR Mowss Figure 3 2 ABP 940UW D and ABP 970UW D Host Adapter Card Layout Table 3 2 ABP 940UW D Connectors Connector Function 68 Pin High density Differential Ultra Wide SCSI connector external LED SCSI Bus Busy LED connector pins 1 amp 4 are 5V power and pins 2 amp 3 are SCSI Bus Busy Signal Active Low PCI Host Adapter Board connector to PCI slot on motherboard Advanced System Products Inc 3 5 Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Installing the AdvanSys Host Adapter Card l Shut down your system and turn off your PC Remove the cover from your computer chassis Touch the power supply of your PC to discharge static electricity Find an available PCI Bus slot and plug in the ABP 940UW or ABP 940UW D Differential Host Adapter Card Make sure that the card is seated properly and firmly in the slot Secure the card by tightening the mounting screw Figure 3 3 is an illustration of a properly seated ABP 940UW Host Adapter Card AdvanSys Ultra
59. or some configurations AdvanSys does not supply external cables ABP 970UW 68 e Advansys ABP 970UW 68 PCI to ultra wide SCSI host adapter card e Mac Power PC OS 7 x and 8 x e User manual printed or on CD e 50 pin Ultra SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 2 internal 8 bit devices e 68 pin Ultra Wide SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 2 internal 16 bit devices e 68 pin Ultra Wide SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 10 external 16 bit devices NOTE If you wish to install up to 15 SCSI devices to the AdvanSys Host Adapter Card you must supply your own SCSI cable with the correct number of connectors see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for some configurations AdvanSys does not supply external cables Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual ABP 970UW D e AdvanSys ABP 940UW D Differential SCSI Host Adapter Card e User Manual printed or on CD e Mac Power PC OS 7 x and 8 x NOTE If you wish to install up to 15 SCSI devices to the AdvanSys Host Adapter Card you must supply your own SCSI cable with the correct number of connectors see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for some configurations AdvanSys does not supply external cables Advanced System Products Inc 2 5 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Technical Specifications Computer Bus PCI Bus Interface Protocol Bus Master DMA Device Protocol SCSI Device Support ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 970UW 68 U
60. p Devices the Registry Data pane automatically appears alongside it displacing the Guided Assistance pane Click on an item listed in Devices to examine its corresponding registry data The Registry Data pane provides comprehensive information on the selected device including its assigned IRQ a description of the device and its driver the manufacturer etc If SuperView detects a problem with one of the devices it places a yellow warning icon to the left of it in the list Select the second button on the Advanced User Mode toolbar to revert to the SCSI Tree and Supplementary Data panes The Registry Information pane remains in the right portion of the program window Click on a SCSI device in the SCSI tree to call up its registry data If you click on a device with a warning tag next to it look at the Problem parameter in the Registry Data pane to determine exactly what is wrong To exit the Registry Data pane and return to the Guided Assistance pane click on the third toolbar button Selecting the Guided Assistance button automatically restores the SCSI Tree and Supplementary Data panes if you have not returned to them already Use the fourth and final additional button in the Advanced User Mode to call up the Registry Data pane independent of the Devices pane Additional Window Menu Commands In the Advanced User Mode the Window menu offers a command that is not available in Normal Mode Advanced System Products Inc
61. p to 15 single ended ultra and ultra wide ABP 940UW D Up to 15 differential ultra and ultra wide SCSI devices ABP 940UW 50 pin HD external connector 50 pin internal connector 68 pin HD internal connector ultra wide SCSI controller for Intel based OS ABP 940UW 68 68 pin HD external connector 50 pin internal connector 68 pin HD internal connector ultra wide SCSI controller for Intel based OS ABP 940UW D 68 pin HD external connector ultra wide differential SCSI controller for Intel based OS ABP 970UW 68 68 pin HD external connector 50 pin internal connector 68 pin HD internal connector ultra wide SCSI controller for Mac OS 7 x and 8 x and Intel based OS ABP 970UW D 68 pin HD external connector and ultra wide differential SCSI controller for Mac OS 7 x and 8 x and Intel based OS Bus Width SCSI 8 bit and 16 bit Ultra Wide SCSI PCI 32 bit PCI Host Bus Data Transfer Rate 3 to 6 MB sec asynchronous on the SCSI bus 10 MB sec synchronous burst on the Fast Narrow and Fast Wide SCSI bus 20 MB sec synchronous burst on Ultra SCSI bus 40 MB sec synchronous burst on Ultra Wide SCSI bus Electrical Terminations ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 970UW 68 Single ended ABP 940UW D and ABP 970UW D Differential Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual TO Operating System Support ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 940UW D Windows 95 and Windows 98 Windows NT version 4 0 or higher MS D
62. pen Windows Explorer 3 Go to the CD ROM directory D and click on the plus signs next to the following Advansys Drivers and Ultra_w 4 Click on the Win95 folder to open it 5 Double click on the advwflsh exe in the advscsi folder When the Superflash box appears follow the instructions to upgrade your BIOS Windows 98 Driver Installation All AdvanSyst fast ultra narrow products have embedded support under Windows 98 software CD These drivers are part of an out of box solution For the 940UW ultra wide product please use the browse feature provided by the Windows 98 OS Advanced System Products Inc 5 3 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual DOS6 x and Windows 3 1 Driver Installation Install the driver software after installing the AdvanSys Host Adapter Card see Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Windows 3 1 users follow the same instructions as DOS users Installing from CD ROM 1 2 After you have installed the SCSI host adapter let the computer boot up to DOS Insert the AdvanSys SuperSCSI CD into your 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 ultra w 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 recommen
63. perating Mode A detailed description of its functions appears later in this chapter Links Menu Commands Internet Home Page Connects you to the AdvanSys Home Page on the internet Internet Download where you can get information about the AdvanSCSI Host Adapter Card Connects you to the AdvanSys down load site on the internet where you can download SuperView program updates and other program development files Advanced System Products Inc 4 11 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Help Menu Commands The SuperView Help menu offers the following commands Help Topics This command opens the Help Topics window The Contents page will be showing You can click on a tab to go to the Index or Find pages Click on a topic and its subsections will be listed About SuperView Displays the version number of this application along with memory and current disk space usage and availability Help Topics Help Topics provides all kinds of information on the SuperView program and SCSI devices Help Topics includes a Table of Contents tab with hyperlinks an Index tab with entry search capability and a Find utility with two word searches and a topic search Help Topics SuperView Help RAE Contents Index Find Click a book and then click Open Or click another tab such as Index 2 Table of Contents WBF Superview Topics 2 Program Overview Views in Superview Normal and Advanced Operating Modes The SuperView Toolbar
64. rInstall program to appear see Figure 4 1 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 SuperSCSI icon and double click on it 2 In the AutoRun window click on the button next to Run Setup to activate the Installshield Wizard for the SuperInstall program 45 AutoRun Advanced System Products Inc Version 1 20 Print Manual uperInstall For Windows 95 Copyright 1996 This program is protected by US and international copyright awh E Figure 4 1 The AutoRun Program Window Advanced System Products Inc 4 3 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual 3 The Setup Type window shown in Figure 4 2 appears next Select Full installation recommended and click Next to install both the drivers and the SuperView program Setup Type Please select the option you prefer C Install Superview only Click on next to continue Figure 4 2 The Setup Type Window 4 You will be prompted to choose a destination location Click Next to select the default pathway C Program Files or use the Browse button to select a location you prefer 5 The Start Copying Files window appears listing the programs that will be installed Note that list includes the drivers and SuperView Click on Next 6 When SuperInstall finishes an information dialogue box appears announcing that SuperSCSI installation is complete It also c
65. rdware Installation This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing ABP 940UW Ultra Wide ABP 940UW 68 ABP 970UW 68 ABP 940UW D and ABP 970UW D Differential host adapter cards It also details SCSI device installation termination and ID assignment While installation for both kinds of cards is generally the same differences are described as they apply to the ABP 940UW D and ABP 970UW D Otherwise the instructions in this chapter are for the ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 970UW 68 AdvanSys Host Adapter Card Package Contents Before you install and configure the Host Adapter Card make sure that you have the following items e AdvanSys ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 ABP 970UW 68 to Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter Card or ABP 940UW D and ABP 970UW D PCI to Ultra Wide Differential SCSI Host Adapter Card e Software agreement envelope containing the AdvanSys SuperSCSI CD ROM for installing drivers and SuperView for PC only e 50 pin Ultra SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 2 internal SCSI devices ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 ABP 970UW 68 e 68 pin Ultra Wide SCSI ribbon cable for connecting up to 2 internal SCSI devices ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 ABP 970UW 68 NOTE Please be sure to fill out and send in the AdvanSys Registration Card included with your Host Adapter Advanced System Products Inc 3 1 Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter User Manual Hardware Requirements Before you install and configure your host adapt
66. re Factory Defaults Restore Previous Settings Save Changes amp Continue Discard Changes amp Continue y1 Cursor m Spacebar Select Figure 6 2 The Main Menu 6 2 Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Adapter Configuration When you select Adapter Configuration from the Main Menu the Adapter Configuration menu appears This menu allows you to configure the peripheral startup speed termination data rate capacity bootability error scanning and command queue e Press the Spacebar to scroll through the menu list e Use the up down Arrow keys to toggle or scroll through the values e Press Esc to return to the Main Menu a AdvanSCSI PCI Ultra Adapter Setup Copyright c 1998 Port D000 IRQ 12 SCSI ID 7 BIOS C800 Rev C Adapter Configuration HO Sano C Sul aeleb T Start up Delay Time a SCSI Bus Termination Automatic PCI Burst Mode Enabled Multi Drive Support Enabled Removable Media Support Disabled CD Bootability Enabled S Comime auaisey Enabled Ultra SCSI Feature Enabled Host Queue Size 16 Device Queue Siz 8 yN Cursor m Spacebar Selectm Esc Return d Figure 6 3 The Adapter Configuration Menu Advanced System Products Inc 6 3 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual 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 v
67. ring mnt DU sol_26 i86pc Tools install sh i Unmount the diskette if the install sh script already exists umount mnt Reboot the Solaris system and use the boot command b lt r at the boot prompt to reconfigure the system the r option will cause the devices and dev directories to be rebuilt Changing ASC Driver Options Enabling LUN Scanning LUN scanning is disabled by default You can enable it by changing the driver variable adv_lunscan in the file etc conf pack d adv space c int adv_lunscan 0 LUN scanning disabled int adv_lunscan 1 LUN scanning enabled Advanced System Products Inc 1 9 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Quick Installation Hardware Host Adapter Cards The following are steps for installing a Host Adapter Card in a PCI slot 1 2 Shut down the computer Turn the computer power off Remove 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 host adapter card with the available slot Carefully insert the Host Adapter Card into the slot Attach the bracket to the PC chassis with the expansion slot cover screw Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Connecting Internal SCSI Devices Follow the steps listed below to connect SCSI devices mounted inside your P
68. several panes that permit you to see how your SCSI devices are organized and functioning These panes will link you to all kinds of useful and detailed information for which you would otherwise have to search throughout your system At the click of a mouse you can go to a list of drivers registered in the Device Manager a list of IRQs used by attached devices details on Windows 95 error codes and other troubleshooting aids You can access everything from general information about SCSI to highly specific data on a given SCSI device The window panes for Normal Mode are shown in Figure 4 4 Advanced Mode additions to the main program window are discussed later in this chapter sta Ouper iew Sessioni OF x File Edit View Window Goto Links Help a x Double click on a question to get answers 7 If you have any or additional problems double cl How do add new SCSI devices to this SCSI ha How do change the SCSI ID for this host adap Select a device for Guided Assistance SuperView displays additional diagnostic data here wi Thursday September 25 97 12 47 PM 4 NUM Figure 4 4 SuperView Main Program Window in Normal Mode Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual The SCSI Tree pane in the middle left side of the program window shows how all of the SCSI devices are connected to your computer If SuperView detects a problem at a
69. ter your device s are connected make certain that the last device on the cable is properly terminated See Chapter 3 for detailed termination instructions or consult the documentation that came with your SCSI device 6 Replace the chassis cover before powering up the computer Advanced System Products Inc 1 11 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual Connecting External SCSI Devices Use the following steps when connecting external SCSI devices to your host adapter 1 Attach the external SCSI cable connector to the external SCSI connector of the host adapter pin 1 orientation is predetermined since external 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 passthrough terminator plug into the SCSI connector on the last external SCSI device See instructions in your device documentation if necessary Power up the system after all the devices are properly connected Advanced System Products Inc Chapter 2 Host Adapter Specifications This chapter lists the features of the AdvanSys ABP 940UW ABP 940UW 68 and ABP 940UW 68 ultra wide SCSI Single ended bus host adapter card and the ABP 940UW D and ABP 970UW D ultra wide differential host adapter cards Hardware Features e 8 bit Ultra SC
70. the AdvanSys SuperSCSI CD SuperInstall the installation program for Windows 95 automatically installs the SuperView application at the same time that it installs the AdvanSys drivers The SuperView program is described later in this chapter The final sections of this chapter provide instructions on printing the user manual for SuperView and for uninstalling AdvanSys driver software and the SuperView program After completing SuperSCSI installation refer to Chapter 3 Hardware Installation for instructions on installing the AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter card on your computer motherboard Advanced System Products Inc 4 1 AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual SuperInstall Instructions Auto Insert Notification Windows 95 comes with Auto insert notification activated If you have disabled it make certain that it is activated before attempting installation by performing the following steps 1 2 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 checkbox next to Auto insert notification Reboot your system Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual SuperSCSI Installation 1 Insert the AdvanSys Super SCSI CD into your CD ROM drive and wait for the AutoRun window for the Supe
71. witch to the Advanced User Mode perform the following steps 1 2 3 4 Go to the File menu Click on Operating Mode to call up the window shown in Figure 4 7 Select Advanced User Mode Click OK We recommend that you switch to Advanced User Mode only if you are an expe rienced user and can use the kinds of registry information available there Operating Mode x C Normal Mode q Recommended OS o This mode gives you access to more detailed technical information about Ys your devices We recommend you Of switch to this mode only if you are an experienced user caresi Figure 4 7 Operating Mode Selection Window Additional Window Panes The Devices pane replaces the SCSI Tree and Supplementary Data panes in the left half of the program window see Figure 4 8 It displays a list of every device on your computer including the SCSI host adapter card and its attachments You can go here to locate problems associated with these devices The Devices pane is not available in Normal Mode Open the devices pane by selecting it from the Goto menu or by clicking on its toolbar button from within Advanced User Mode Advanced System Products Inc AdvanSys Ultra Wide SCSI User Manual The Registry Data pane replaces the Guided Assistance pane in the right half of the program window see Figure 4 8 It displays registry data for all devices on your computer The Registry Data pane is independent

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