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Black Box IC515C User Manual

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AUGUST 1999
IC515C
Ultra Wide SCSI-2 LVD Host Adapter
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Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500)
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  • Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500) SUPPORT FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 INFORMATION Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 FCC/IC STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER DECLARATION OF THE MANUFACTURER The manufacturer hereby certifies that the Ultra Wide SCSI-2 LVD Host Adapter, in compliance with the requirements of BMPT Vfg 243/1991, is RFI suppressed. The normal operation of some equipment (signal generators, for example) might be subject to special restrictions.
  • Page 4 TRADEMARKS TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, of Black Box Corporation. Initio and the “INI-” prefix are registered trademarks, and ISGE and SmartSCSI are trademarks, of Initio Corporation. IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
  • Page 5 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
  • Page 6 NOM STATEMENT 10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor. 11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ..................... 9 2. Introduction ..................... 11 2.1 Features ..................... 11 2.2 The Adapter Illustrated ..............13 3. Before You Install: Getting Started ............14 3.1 The Adapter and the SCSI Bus ............14 3.2 SCSI ID Numbers ................
  • Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents (continued) Chapter Page 5. Driver Installation ..................37 5.1 Installing Drivers for MS-DOS ............37 5.1.1 Installing the ASPI Driver in an Existing MS-DOS System ... 38 5.1.2 Command-Line Options for the ASPI Driver ......38 5.1.3 The ASPI CD-ROM Driver and Its Command-Line Options ............
  • Page 9 5.9.2 Adding the Driver to an Existing UnixWare System ..... 77 5.9.3 Using Multiple Host Adapters ..........78 5.9.4 Removing the Driver from a UnixWare System ....79 6. Troubleshooting ..................80 6.1 Installation-Time Problems .............. 80 6.2 Calling Black Box ................83 6.3 Shipping and Packaging ..............83...

  • Page 10: Specifications

    CHAPTER 1: Specifications 1. Specifications System Hardware Required — IBM PC compatible computer with at least one available PCI slot PCI 2.1 Host Bus — Host Interface — 32-bit, 33-Mhz busmaster DMA Host Data Rate — Data transfer at burst rates up to 133 MB/second Port Used —...
  • Page 11 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER (3) Board-mounted LEDs that indicate attached single- Indicators — ended devices, attached LVD devices, and active vs. passive termination; Adapter can also be connected to one of host PC’s drive- activity LEDs; if it is, it will light the LED whenever there is activity on the attached SCSI bus, no matter which devices are involved Connectors —...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction The Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter (our product code IC515C) is a high- performance Ultra2 SCSI (Low Voltage Differential) PCI-busmastering adapter that functions as the interface between a SCSI bus and a PC’s PCI local bus. The Adapter supports all kinds of peripherals compatible with SCSI-1, SCSI-2, Fast SCSI, Ultra SCSI, or Ultra2 SCSI (LVD), including I/O devices such as SCSI scanners and storage media such as hard-disk, CD-ROM, MO, tape, and removable...
  • Page 13 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER • User-hardwirable, user-programmable, or automatic SCSI termination. You can choose between hardwire-enabling termination on the Adapter, programming the termation through its firmware, or letting the Adapter handle termination automatically, eliminating the need to open up the PC every time you need to make termination changes.

  • Page 14: The Adapter Illustrated

    CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.2 The Adapter Illustrated The Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter and its major components are shown in Figure 2-1 below. You might want to refer to this diagram as you install your Adapter (see Chapter 4). Figure 2-2 below that shows closeups of the Adapter’s two SCSI connectors.

  • Page 15: Before You Install: Getting Started

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 3. Before You Install: Getting Started 3.1 The Adapter and the SCSI Bus Your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter performs busmastering and works with the host computer to provide a means of control for the SCSI bus. By daisychaining peripheral devices together, as many as fifteen devices can be linked to the Adapter on the SCSI bus.
  • Page 16 CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting Started A device’s ID number will reflect the priority it has on the SCSI bus; except for ID 7 (reserved for host adapters), the lower a device’s number, the higher its priority. So you should assign lower numbers to the devices that you will need to access more frequently or at a moment’s notice, and higher numbers to less critical devices.

  • Page 17: Scsi-Bus Length

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 3.3 SCSI-Bus Length Because of its inherent electrical vulnerability as a high-speed parallel interface, the SCSI bus has definite distance limitations. With earlier versions of the SCSI interface, the maximum length of the bus—the total distance from the terminated device at one end to the terminated device at the other end—were normally inversely proportional to the data rate, as shown below: Max.
  • Page 18 CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting Started Terminated INTERNAL Cable ONLY All Devices Unterminated Adapter (Terminated) SINGLE EXTERNAL ONLY Up to 25 m (82 ft.) Adapter (Terminated) Terminated Device MULTIPLE EXTERNAL ONLY Adapter (Terminated) Terminated Unterminated Device Devices INTERNAL/ Terminated Cable EXTERNAL All Devices Unterminated Adapter...
  • Page 19 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER Because the methods for terminating SCSI peripherals can vary widely, you should refer to a given peripheral’s documentation for instructions on how to enable or disable its termination. Here are some general tips about device termination, though: •...
  • Page 20 CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting Started NOTE If you mix Wide and Narrow devices on the same side (internal or external) of a SCSI bus attached to the Adapter, we strongly recommend that all of the Narrow devices be attached to the bus closer to the Adapter than all of the Wide devices.

  • Page 21: Attaching Legacy Equipment

    • A 125-cm (4.1-ft.) 68-pin internal “Wide SCSI” ribbon cable. • Two diskettes containing driver software. • This manual. If anything is missing, contact Black Box right away. If the package has been damaged, contact both Black Box and the shipping carrier.

  • Page 22: Installation And Configuration

    CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration 4. Installation and Configuration This chapter describes how to install and configure your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter. (If you are installing multiple Adapters in a clustered system, refer to Section 4.5.) If you have any difficulty, please refer to Section 6.1. 4.1 Installing the Adapter Itself Follow these instructions to install your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter: NOTE...
  • Page 23 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 6. Holding the SCSI Host Adapter by the mounting bracket and card edge, with it oriented so that the external connectors are facing the right way, insert the Adapter in the PCI slot. Press it down firmly so the contacts are securely seated in the slot.
  • Page 24 aCHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationCHAPTER Cable from Motherboard’s Hard-Drive- Activity LED J3: LED Connector Figure 4-2. The LED connection. 9. Most PCI-bus computers will automatically assign the Adapter an I/O address, IRQ channel, and BIOS address. If this is not the case with your system, you’ll have to do this manually, either by setting jumpers on the PC’s motherboard (which you can do now;...

  • Page 25: Attaching Other Scsi Devices To The Adapter's Bus

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 4.2 Attaching Other SCSI Devices to the Adapter’s Bus You can connect as many as fifteen internal and external SCSI devices to your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter. Follow the directions listed in this section. (If you are connecting SCSI devices to multiple Adapters to form a clustered system, refer to Section 4.5.) 4.2.1 C...
  • Page 26 CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration Take these steps to connect internal SCSI devices to the Adapter: 1. If you haven’t already done so, turn OFF and unplug the PC, disconnect all other devices from it, and remove its cover. 2. If you haven’t already done so, prepare each internal SCSI peripheral for installation: configure the device’s SCSI ID and termination.

  • Page 27: Connecting External Scsi Devices

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 6. Inspect your internal cabling one last time to make sure it is attached correctly everywhere, then replace the PC’s cover. If you are attaching any external SCSI devices to the Adapter, go on to Section 4.2.2; otherwise, reconnect all external devices to the PC and plug the PC back in.

  • Page 28: Initial Startup

    CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration Figure 4-5. An external SCSI daisychain. 4.3 Initial Startup Once you’ve installed your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter and its associated devices, power up its host computer system and all external devices. Interrupt the normal bootup process at this point if you need to change the settings of the PC’s CMOS BIOS in order to assign the Adapter an I/O address, IRQ channel, and/or BIOS address, or if you need to change the drive-type setting for the boot disk (see step 9 in Section 4.1;...

  • Page 29: Hard-Drive Preparation

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 4.4.1 W EED TO A new SCSI disk drive is normally low-level formatted at the factory to simplify installation. Every SCSI hard-disk drive must be physically low-level formatted, partitioned, and logically formatted before it can be used to store data. SCSI hard disks are physically low-level formatted at the factory and do not usually need to be formatted again.

  • Page 30: Multiple Initiators And Clustering

    CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration 4.5 Multiple Initiators and Clustering A multiple-initiator environment is one in which the SCSI bus has two or more host adapters. To work in a cluster, the host adapters must perform properly in such an environment—by not resetting the bus without an explicit host command, for example.

  • Page 31: The Setup Utility

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER LANs for client access and cluster communication Shared CD-ROMS Shared I/O Bus Shared Database Server Apps Server I/O Bus with Adapter with Adapter installed installed Figure 4-6. Simple multiple-initiator system. 4.6 The Setup Utility 4.6.1 T PTIONS ELECT HANNEL...
  • Page 32 CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration When you see this prompt, you can either: • Wait five seconds or press [ESC] to continue with the boot process; • Press [CTRL] [B] to boot from a SCSI CD-ROM attached to the Adapter (if this capability has been firmware-enabled—see Section 4.6.5);...

  • Page 33: The Scan Bus Screen

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 4.6.2 T CREEN If you select “Scan Bus” at the Main Menu and press ENTER, the Utility scans the SCSI bus and displays a screen that lists, in the order of their SCSI IDs, the devices it has found, as well as the IDs without any devices assigned to them.
  • Page 34 CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration CAUTION! If any hard drive connected to the Adapter already has data stored on it, changing the head mapping will corrupt or erase that data and could cause other unexpected problems. If you want to keep the data on a drive, please back it up before changing the “DOS Space >...

  • Page 35: The Adapter Setup Menu

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER Enable Disconnect: When this option (usually referred to as “disconnect/ reconnect”) is set to “Yes” (the factory-default setting), devices can temporarily disconnect from the SCSI bus to allow the Adapter to perform other functions on the bus.

  • Page 36: The Bios Setup Menu

    CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration SCSI Parity Check ON: You can use this option to enable or disable parity checking on the SCSI bus by the Adapter. The default setting for this option is “Yes”—if you leave it set this way, make sure that all of your peripherals on which parity checking can be user-enabled or -disabled have it enabled.

  • Page 37: The Disk Utility Menu

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 4.6.6 T TILITY If you select “Disk Utility” at the Main Menu and press ENTER, the Utility displays a screen much like the Scan Bus screen (see Section 4.6.2) that lists the devices on the SCSI bus. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select a device; if you highlight a SCSI hard drive and press ENTER, a small window showing the “Format Disk”...

  • Page 38: Driver Installation

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation This chapter describes how to install the necessary Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter driver(s) for each of the operating systems that the Adapter supports. As you read these instructions, please keep in mind that any text enclosed by <angle brackets> is actually the name of a keyboard key: For example, if you are instructed to type “<ENTER>”, that means you should press the ENTER key on your PC keyboard.

  • Page 39: Installing The Aspi Driver In An Existing Ms-Dos System

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.1.1 I ASPI D MS-DOS S NSTALLING THE RIVER IN AN XISTING YSTEM The ASPI driver is on Driver Disk 1. It is important that the SCSI hardware and the operating system are installed correctly before proceeding further. If you need help installing the MS-DOS operating system, please refer to the MS-DOS manual before proceeding.

  • Page 40: Command-Line Options

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation /Sdd Scan device only on PCI BUS #0 and device #dd The range for “dd” is from 0 to 20 decimal. /CCBSx Defines the maximum number of concurrent I/O operations that driver supports. The range for “x” is from 1 to 16 decimal. 5.1.3 T ASPI CD-ROM D RIVER AND...
  • Page 41 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER /X: or /x:—Use this option to exclude particular CD-ROM drives from having their I/O handled by INICD.SYS. Excluded CD-ROM drives are identified by specifying the host adapter, target ID, and LUN (logical unit number). These values are separated by a colon.

  • Page 42: The Aspi Removable-Disk Driver And Its Command-Line Options

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.1.4 T ASPI R EMOVABLE RIVER AND OMMAND PTIONS INIDISK.SYS is a DOS “block” device driver for supporting SCSI fixed disks, removable disks, and MO (magneto-optical) devices. INIDISK.SYS requires that the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s ASPI Manager be loaded. A “DEVICE=” or “DEVICEHIGH=”...
  • Page 43 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER /X: or /x:—Use this option to exclude particular SCSI drives from having their I/O handled by INIDISK.SYS. Excluded SCSI drives are identified by specifying the host adapter, target ID, and LUN (logical unit number). These values are separated by a colon.

  • Page 44: The Aspi Partition-And-Format Utility

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.1.5 T ASPI P & F ARTITION ORMAT TILITY INIFDISK.EXE is a DOS ASPI partition-and-format utility. It requires the ASPIA100.SYS and INIDISK.SYS drivers to be loaded in order for it to function properly. INIFDISK.EXE is installed by the DOSSETUP program. It can partition and format any SCSI storage device that is not being controlled by the BIOS;...

  • Page 45: Installing Drivers For Windows 95

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.2 Installing Drivers for Windows 95 NOTE The procedure for installing drivers in Windows 98 is not the same as the procedure used for Windows 95. If you are running Windows 98, skip to Section 5.3. With an additional software driver, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will support Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 95b (OSR2).
  • Page 46 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.2.1 N 95/95 INDOWS NSTALLATION These instructions (beginning on the next page) will guide you through the installation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s Windows 95 driver while installing Windows 95 or 95a itself. Windows 95/95a will be installed from either a CD-ROM or floppy diskettes.

  • Page 47: Adding The Windows 95 Driver To An Existing

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 9. We highly recommend that you verify that your Windows 95 device driver has been properly installed by starting at the desktop and selecting these items one after the other (each item contains the next in sequence): “My Computer,”...

  • Page 48: Updating The Windows 95 Driver In Windows 95/95A

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.2.3 U 95 D 95/95 PDATING THE INDOWS RIVER IN IDOWS Take these steps to update the driver if you have an older version of it installed in your Windows 95 or 95a system: 1. Once a Windows 95 session is established, start from the desktop and use your installed mouse or the appropriate keystrokes to select these items one after the other (each item contains the next in sequence): “My Computer,”...

  • Page 49: New Windows 95B (Osr2) Installation

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.2.4 N (OSR2) I INDOWS NSTALLATION These instructions will guide you through the installation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s Windows 95 driver while installing Windows 95b (OSR2) itself. Windows 95b will be installed from either a CD-ROM or floppy diskettes. It is important that the hardware and DOS 4.01 or higher have been installed successfully before proceeding further.

  • Page 50: Adding The Windows 95 Driver To An Existing

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation Controllers” category, “Initio INI-A100U2W PCI SCSI Controller.” If “This device is working properly” is displayed on your screen, the driver has been correctly installed. 5.2.5 A 95 D (OSR2) S DDING THE INDOWS RIVER TO AN XISTING INDOWS YSTEM...

  • Page 51: Updating The Windows 95 Driver In Windows 95B (Osr2)

    aULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERNAME 5.2.6 U 95 D (OSR2) PDATING THE INDOWS RIVER IN INDOWS Take these steps to update the driver if you have an older version of it installed in your Windows 95b system: 1. Once a Windows 95 session is established, start from the desktop and use your installed mouse or the appropriate keystrokes to select these items one after the other (each item contains the next in sequence): “My Computer,”...

  • Page 52: Installing Drivers For Windows 98

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.3 Installing Drivers for Windows 98 With an additional software driver, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will support Microsoft Windows 98. The installation procedure described here requires some experience in Windows 98 system setup and administration. The device driver is transferred from Driver Disk 1 to the hard drive, from which it is automatically loaded during the system-boot routine.
  • Page 53 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 2. Once a Windows 98 session is established, start from the desktop and use your installed mouse or the appropriate keystrokes to select these items one after the other (each item contains the next in sequence): “My Computer,” “Control Panel,”...

  • Page 54: Adding The Windows 98 Driver To An Existing

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.3.2 A 98 D 98 S DDING THE INDOWS RIVER TO AN XISTING INDOWS YSTEM These instructions will guide you through the installation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s Windows 98 driver in an existing Windows 98 system. Windows 98 will automatically detect the presence of new hardware in Plug-and-Play compliant systems.

  • Page 55: Updating The Windows 98 Driver

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.3.3 U 98 D PDATING THE INDOWS RIVER Take these steps to update the driver if you have an older version of it installed in your Windows 98 system: 1. Once a Windows 98 session is established, start from the desktop and use your installed mouse or the appropriate keystrokes to select these items one after the other (each item contains the next in sequence): “My Computer,”...

  • Page 56: Installing Drivers For Windows Nt

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.4 Installing Drivers for Windows NT With an additional software driver, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will support Windows NT 3.5x or 4.0. With such a software driver, the host computer can transfer data over the SCSI bus. The Adapter’s device driver for Windows NT is copied from Driver Disk 1 to your hard drive, from which it is automatically loaded during the system boot routine.

  • Page 57: Regular New Windows Nt Installation

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.4.1 R NT I EGULAR INDOWS NSTALLATION These instructions will guide you through the installation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s Windows NT driver while installing Windows NT 4.0 itself, either from floppy diskettes or CD-ROM. The Windows NT driver will be found on Driver Disk 1.

  • Page 58: New Windows Nt Installation From A Bootable Cd

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.4.2 N NT I INDOWS NSTALLATION FROM A OOTABLE For computer systems installing or upgrading to Windows NT from a bootable CD, these instructions will guide you through the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s Windows NT driver installation. The Windows NT driver is on Driver Disk 1. It is important that the hardware has been installed successfully before proceeding further.

  • Page 59: Diskless New Windows Nt Installation

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.4.3 D NT I ISKLESS INDOWS NSTALLATION For computer systems installing or upgrading to Windows NT using a diskless method such as network downloading, these instructions will guide you through the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s Windows NT driver installation. The Windows NT driver is on Driver Disk 1.

  • Page 60: Adding Or Updating The Windows Nt Driver To An Existing Windows Nt System

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.4.4 A NT D DDING OR PDATING THE INDOWS RIVER TO AN XISTING INDOWS YSTEM For computer systems using other SCSI host adapters or an IDE drive to provide the system boot routine, these instructions will guide you through the INI-9XXX Adapter driver installation.

  • Page 61: Adding A New Adapter Or Replacing An Existing Adapter

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.4.5 A DDING A DAPTER OR EPLACING AN XISTING DAPTER FTER NSTALLING THE NT S RIVER IN A INDOWS YSTEM If you are running Windows NT and you choose to install the driver for the Adapter before you physically install the Adapter itself, take these steps when you install the Adapter hardware: 1.

  • Page 62: Installing Drivers For Novell Netware

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.5 Installing Drivers for Novell NetWare With additional software drivers, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will support Novell NetWare 386, v3.1x, v4.1x, or v5.0. (Note, however, that users of versions of NetWare earlier than v5.0 must upgrade their systems with the NWPA [NetWare Peripheral Architecture] in order to be able to use the Adapter, because there are no .DSK drivers for it—see the README.TXT file on Driver Disk 1 for more information.) The installation procedure described here requires some experience...

  • Page 63: New Netware 4.Xx Or 5.0 Installation

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.5.1 N 5.0 I XX OR NSTALLATION Driver Disk 1 contains NetWare drivers for the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter. In most cases you will load the drivers during a new installation of NetWare from CD-ROM.

  • Page 64: Adding The Netware Driver To An Existing Netware System

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 11. Highlight “Save parameters and continue” and press <ENTER>. 12. This will load the Adapter’s HAM driver. Follow the on-screen directions to complete the Novell NetWare installation. (Even if you already have an an updated version of the HAM driver to install, we recommend that, instead of trying to load it now, you wait until you finish the initial system installation and then load it using the NetWare Install utility—see the next two sections.) 5.5.2 A...

  • Page 65: Updating Or Changing The Driver In An Existing Netware System

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.5.3 U PDATING OR HANGING THE RIVER IN AN XISTING YSTEM Take these steps to update or replace the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter drivers in an existing NetWare system: 1. To start, you will need to change to the directory where the server software is located and reinitialize it;...

  • Page 66: Command-Line Options For The Device Drivers

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.5.4 C OMMAND PTIONS FOR THE EVICE RIVERS The Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s device drivers support command-line switches to optimize driver performance. Device drivers normally require no additonal information to work effectively, but for your system or applications you might need to turn certain features ON or OFF.
  • Page 67 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER /B:b Scan all the devices on PCI BUS #b The range for “b” is from 0 to 7 decimal. /Q:q Specifies maximum decimal number of tag commands per target (default 4) No tag Read after write, hardware-verify /!WR Don’t verify (default) Support removable media (default)

  • Page 68: Installing Drivers For Ibm Os/2

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.6 Installing Drivers for IBM OS/2 The OS/2 driver for your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will support OS/2 3.0 and 4.0. The device driver for OS/2 is copied from Driver Disk 1 to your hard drive, from which it is automatically loaded during bootup.

  • Page 69: New Os/2 Installation

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.6.1 N OS/2 I NSTALLATION These instructions will guide you through installing both OS/2 itself and the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s OS/2 device driver at the same time. The OS/2 operating system can be installed from floppy diskettes or from CD-ROM. The Adapter’s OS/2 driver is on Driver Disk 1.

  • Page 70: Adding The Os/2 Driver To An Existing Os/2 System

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.6.2 A OS/2 D OS/2 S DDING THE RIVER TO AN XISTING YSTEM For computer systems using other SCSI host adapters or an IDE device to provide the system boot routines, these instructions will guide you through Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter driver installation.

  • Page 71: Command-Line Options For The Device Driver

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.6.3 C OMMAND PTIONS FOR THE EVICE RIVER The Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s device drivers support command-line switches to optimize driver performance. Device drivers normally require no additonal information to work effectively, but for your system or applications you might need to turn certain features ON or OFF.
  • Page 72 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation /B:b Scan all the devices on PCI BUS #b The range for “b” is from 0 to 7 decimal. /A:n Assigns adapter number based on BIOS address /DM:t,t,... Enable direct-access-storage-device (DASD) manager support The “t”s here and in the next three options stand for the SCSI target IDs of the affected devices;...

  • Page 73: Installing Drivers For Linux

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.7 Installing Drivers for Linux Drivers have been developed for the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter for use with most of the major distributions of Linux. However, the procedures for installing these drivers and recompiling the operating system vary from distribution to distribution and change frequently.

  • Page 74: Installing Drivers For Sco Unix

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.8 Installing Drivers for SCO UNIX The SCO UNIX device driver for your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will support SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2v4.0 or later; SCO Open Desktop v2.0, 3.0, or later; and SCO Open Server Releases 3.0 and 5.0.x. The device drivers are transferred from the floppy diskette to the hard drive, from which they are loaded during system initialization.

  • Page 75: Installing The Driver In A New Sco Unix System

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.8.1 I SCO UNIX S NSTALLING THE RIVER IN A YSTEM Take these steps to install the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter driver along with your new SCO UNIX operating system: 1. Insert the SCO UNIX N1 boot disk into the floppy drive and turn on the system.

  • Page 76: Adding The Driver To An Existing Sco Unix System

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.8.3 A SCO UNIX S DDING THE RIVER TO AN XISTING YSTEM AND AKING THE DAPTER OOTABLE Take these steps to install the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter driver in an existing SCO UNIX system and make the Adapter you just installed bootable: 1.

  • Page 77: Installing Drivers For Sco Unixware

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.9 Installing Drivers for SCO UnixWare The SCO UnixWare device driver for your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will support UnixWare 2.1x. The device driver is transferred from Driver Disk 2 to the hard drive, from which it is loaded during system initialization. The Adapter drivers for SCO UnixWare will be installed on the disk drive used for system initialization.

  • Page 78: Adding The Driver To An Existing Unixware System

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 4. Follow the directions on screen until you come to a window titled “Loading Initio INI-A100U2W Host Adapter.” Select “Continue Installation.” Select “Continue Installation” again. 5. This completes loading the Adapter driver. Follow the on-screen directions to complete the SCO UnixWare installation.

  • Page 79: Using Multiple Host Adapters

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 3B. If the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter is NOT intended to be the bootable host adapter, these instructions will guide you through changing the current software settings for UnixWare to establish the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter as a non- bootable host adapter for your device.

  • Page 80: Removing The Driver From A Unixware System

    CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.9.4 R EMOVING THE RIVER FROM A YSTEM 1. Once a UnixWare session is established and a command prompt is ready, type “/etc/conf/bin/idinstall -d a100 <ENTER>” (recall that UnixWare is case- sensitive) to delete these files: /etc/conf/mdevice.d/a100 /etc/conf/sdevice.d/a100 /etc/conf/pack.d/a100/driver.o...

  • Page 81: Troubleshooting

    ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 6. Troubleshooting 6.1 Installation-Time Problems If you have difficulty installing your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter, check these things first: 1. Have you installed the Adapter in a PCI Rev. 2.0 compliant computer? 2. Are all SCSI devices powered? 3.
  • Page 82 CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting • Question: Can I use the Adapter with my legacy Ultra SCSI, SCSI-2, and SCSI-1 devices? Answer: Yes, as long as they’re single-ended; but the Adapter’s SCSI bus will become limited to (a) the top speed supported by your slowest device and (b) the maximum length supported by your shortest-distance device.
  • Page 83 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER • Question: Is it really necessary to terminate the last SCSI device on the cable? Answer: Not if the cable itself is terminated. But if the cable is not terminated, you must make sure that the device is terminated. Improper termination at either end of the SCSI bus will cause the Adapter not to work properly, or even not to initialize at all (the driver will fail to load).

  • Page 84: Calling Black Box

    • Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container. • If you are returning the unit, include everything you received with it. Before you ship the unit back to Black Box for repair or return, contact us to get a Return Authorization (RA) number.
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