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PCMCIA-to-SCSI Host Adapter
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APA-460 Installation Guide
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- Page 1 Installation Guide APA-460 SlimSCSI PCMCIA-to-SCSI Host Adapter AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: Front Cover Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
- Page 2 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 Copyright © 1993, 1994, Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are registered trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. Printed in Singapore STOCK NO.: TR510070-00, Rev. B CV 4/94 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev.
- Page 3 APA-460 SlimSCSI PCMCIA-to-SCSI Host Adapter Installation Guide AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: i Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
- Page 4 Copyright Copyright © 1993, 1994 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
- Page 5 Adaptec products and services. The Adaptec Interactive FAX Service is available 23 hours a day, seven days a week, at 408-957-7150. Ordering Software and Cables To order Adaptec software and SCSI cables, call 800-442-SCSI (7274), M–F: 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time. Literature Hotline To request additional documentation for Adaptec products, call 800-934-2766, M–F: 5:00 a.m.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Preface Inside This Guide ix Conventions x Advisories xi 1 Introduction About This Chapter 1-1 SlimSCSI Features and Benefits 1-3 Hardware Requirements 1-4 Checklist 1-4 Installation and Operation Overview 1-5 2 SlimSCSI Hardware Installation About This Chapter 2-1 Hardware Installation 2-3 SCSI Connector Pinouts 2-7 3 SlimSCSI Adapter Operation... - Page 8 APA-460 Installation Guide B CardSoft Software Configuration About This Appendix B-1 Configuration Notes B-3 Configuration Utility B-3 Device Line Parameters B-3 Running the Configuration Utility B-4 Accessing Menu Items B-5 Exiting the Configuration Utility B-5 Editing PC Card Configuration Parameters B-5 Saving PC Card Configuration Parameters B-10 Allocating System Resources for Card Services B-10...
- Page 9 List of Figures Figure APA-460 SlimSCSI Adapter 1-3 Installing the SlimSCSI Adapter 2-4 Connecting the SlimSCSI Male SCSI Connector to the SCSI Device 2-5 Connecting Multiple External SCSI Devices 2-6 Female SCSI Device Connector 2-7 Configuration Utility Screen (Option 1) B-4...
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Page 11: Preface
Chapter 1 explains the features and benefits of the APA-460 SlimSCSI host adapter. SlimSCSI Hardware Installation Chapter 2 explains how to install the APA-460 SlimSCSI into a system and connect SCSI devices. SlimSCSI Adapter Operation Chapter 3 ™ explains how to install SCSIworks! software and operate the SlimSCSI host adapter. -
Page 12: Conventions
APA-460 Installation Guide Conventions The following typographic conventions are used in this guide. bold Used for keystrokes (… press the Enter key …). Helvetica Used for operator entry that must be typed exactly as shown (… device=c:aspi2dos.sys …) and for mes- sages on the screen (…... -
Page 13: Advisories
Advisories in this guide can only cover the proce- dures contained here, and not all situations may have been addressed. Adaptec does not claim to have included every condition or situation that might require a Caution or Warning. You must refer to the... - Page 14 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: xii Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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Page 15: Introduction
Introduction About This Chapter Read this chapter to find out about SlimSCSI features and benefits System requirements AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: 1-1 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA... - Page 16 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: 1-2 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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Page 17: Slimscsi Features And Benefits
HP ScanJet II scanners. Figure 1-1 illustrates the SlimSCSI adapter. Figure 1-1. APA-460 SlimSCSI Adapter Some of the important features include the following: High-speed operation Simple installation, just plug the reversible 3-foot cable into your SlimSCSI adapter and connect it to your SCSI device(s) -
Page 18: Hardware Requirements
APA-460 Installation Guide ® Easy-to-use SystemSoft CardSoft Card and Socket Services software to enable plug and play features in your PCMCIA system Easy-to-use SCSIworks! software with SlimSCSI support for most SCSI devices in the DOS and Windows operating sys- ™ tems;... -
Page 19: Installation And Operation Overview
Install Card and Socket Services software if your system did not come with this software already installed. (This software enables PCMCIA slot plug and play features.) Adaptec has supplied CardSoft Card and Socket Services software with your SlimSCSI adapter; see Appendix A, Card and Socket Ser- vices Installation, for complete installation instructions. - Page 20 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: 1-6 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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Page 21: Slimscsi Hardware Installation
SlimSCSI Hardware Installation AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: 2-1 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA... - Page 22 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: 2-2 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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Page 23: Hardware Installation
If your system did not come with Card and Socket Services software installed, you must install CardSoft Card and Socket Services software provided by Adaptec now. If you do not install Card and Socket Services software your system will not recognize the PCMCIA slot(s) or the adapt- ers and devices connected. -
Page 24: Installing The Slimscsi Adapter
APA-460 Installation Guide Connect your SlimSCSI adapter to its proprietary cable connec- tor; the reversible connector allows it to be connected either way (see Figure 2-1). Figure 2-1. Installing the SlimSCSI Adapter Insert the SlimSCSI adapter into the PCMCIA type II, type III, or Toshiba type IV slot (see Figure 2-1). -
Page 25: Connecting The Slimscsi Male Scsi Connector To The Scsi Device
SlimSCSI Hardware Installation can only be plugged-in one way; pin-1 orientation is automatic. SCSI Device Terminator SlimSCSI Adapter (male) SCSI Connector Figure 2-2. Connecting the SlimSCSI Male SCSI Connector to the SCSI Device To connect other SCSI devices (up to seven total), obtain addi- tional external cables and daisy-chain each device to the previ- ous device until all SCSI devices have been connected. -
Page 26: Connecting Multiple External Scsi Devices
APA-460 Installation Guide Figure 2-3 shows three SCSI devices in a daisy-chain. SCSI Devices Terminator Figure 2-3. Connecting Multiple External SCSI Devices Terminate the last (or only) SCSI device connected to the SlimSCSI adapter, per manufacturer’s specifications. Most SCSI devices use a jumper or switch near their SCSI connec- tor(s) to control termination. -
Page 27: Scsi Connector Pinouts
SlimSCSI Hardware Installation The SCSI ID on most SCSI devices is set with jumpers or switches. Refer to the SCSI device documentation for informa- tion on changing the SCSI ID. SCSI Connector Pinouts This section documents the SCSI interface connectors on the SlimSCSI adapter cable as well as the typical mating connectors found on SCSI devices. - Page 28 APA-460 Installation Guide Signal Name Pinout Pinout Signal Name Ground -DB(0) Ground -DB(1) Ground -DB(2) Ground -DB(3) Ground -DB(4) Ground -DB(5) Ground -DB(6) Ground -DB(7) Ground -DB(P) Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Open Term Power Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground -ATN Ground...
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Page 29: Slimscsi Adapter Operation
SlimSCSI Adapter Operation About This Chapter Read this chapter to find out about SCSIworks! software installation SlimSCSI operation and use AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: 3-1 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA... - Page 30 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: 3-2 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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Page 31: Notes On Scsiworks! Software Installation
SlimSCSI Adapter Operation Notes on SCSIworks! Software Installation Note: Make sure you have installed CardSoft software (if Card and Socket Services software is not already installed) before you install SCSIworks! software. See Appendix A, Card and Socket Services Installation. Here are a few brief notes on installing SCSIworks! software. Insert SCSIworks! diskette #1 and type a:\install. -
Page 32: Common Error Messages And Remedies
APA-460 Installation Guide Common Error Messages and Remedies The following are error messages or descriptions of problems you may encounter. Be sure to read the Troubleshooting and Error Messages in the SCSIworks! Software User Guide for other software related error messages and remedies. -
Page 33: A Card And Socket Services Installation
Card and Socket Services Installation About This Appendix Read this appendix to find out about Installing Card and Socket Services software AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: A-1 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA... - Page 34 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: A-2 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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Page 35: Introduction
Card and Socket Services Installation Introduction Your SlimSCSI adapter, PCMCIA-compatible system, and SCSIworks! software package require Card and Socket Services to function properly. CardSoft software provided by SystemSoft is the PCMCIA solution enabling the computer to recognize the PCMCIA slots and allocate system resources, providing you with a complete plug and play system for DOS. - Page 36 APA-460 Installation Guide A screen appears stating Press [Esc] to quit, or any other key to continue. Press Escape to quit or any other key to continue. Select First Time Install or Upgrade Install (whichever is appropriate) and press Enter. Follow the instructions on the screen.
- Page 37 Card and Socket Services Installation name, use the Backspace key to delete the directory name, then type in a new name. Press Enter when finished. A screen appears to confirm the drive and directory. Press Y to confirm or N to change the selection. Then press Enter. If you pressed N, you return to the screen described in step 9.
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Page 38: Modem And Memory Card Support Within Windows 3.1
APA-460 Installation Guide Modem and Memory Card Support within Windows 3.1 SystemSoft provides a modified virtual COM device driver (VCD) for use with Windows 3.1. This component permits hot insertion and removal of communications and memory cards while you are running Windows. -
Page 39: Installation Notes
Card and Socket Services Installation The range that you specify must match the ranges specified in the Card Installation Client and memory card drivers. You can exclude more than one range. The above line excludes regions D000h through DFFFh from being used by Windows. -
Page 40: Drivers And Utilities
APA-460 Installation Guide Drivers and Utilities The CardSoft solution consists of the following drivers and utilities: Socket Services Socket Services provides a standard software interface to host con- ® ® troller chips such as the Intel 82365SL PCMCIA, ASCII, Cirrus ®... -
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Card and Socket Services Installation IDE/ATA Support (atadrv.exe and atainit.exe)* atadrv.exe is a block device driver that supports ATA/Type 3 hard drive PCMCIA cards. The atainit.exe utility places a hard disk parti- tion table onto a blank ATA drive. This utility initializes the ATA drive in the same manner as fdisk does with a standard hard drive. - Page 42 APA-460 Installation Guide any key. csalloc then scans the system for available resources, and writes information similar to the following in the csalloc.ini file. mem=c000-cfff,d000-dfff iop=108-16f,178-1ef,1f8-1ff,208-36f,380-3bf, 3e0-3ef riop=170-177,370-377,3f0-3ff irq=3,a-b,f csalloc/g/d Runs csalloc in display mode. When you add the /d switch to the command, csalloc displays a series of messages as it scans system resources, then lists the available resources on the screen (in the same format shown above).
- Page 43 Client Information for handle 738E: Client Revision = 1.18 CS Support Level = 2.01 Revision Date = 09-30-1993 Client Name = “SCSIMGR$” Vendor Name = “Adaptec, Inc.” Slot 1: Memory card, or unknown I/O card [Configuration Info] Configuring client handle is 738E...
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Page 45: B Cardsoft Software Configuration
CardSoft Software Configuration About This Appendix Read this appendix to find out about CardSoft configuration parameters and changing these parameters CardSoft software utilities and options Using other PC Cards in your notebook AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: B-1 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94... - Page 46 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA APA-460 Installation Guide Stock Number: TR510070-00, Rev. B Page: B-2 Print Spec Number: TR490120-00 Current Date: 3/25/94 ECN Date: 4/5/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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Page 47: Configuration Notes
CardSoft Software Configuration Configuration Notes CardSoft components have various parameters that can be modified to suit your particular configuration. Parameters can be modified using either of the following methods: Running the Configuration Utility Adding or modifying the device line parameters associated with the device drivers in config.sys file Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is an easy-to-use program for changing... -
Page 48: Running The Configuration Utility
APA-460 Installation Guide entered as ASCII hexadecimal or ASCII decimal. For example, in the example above the /sirm is the required idstring and ffff is the value. Running the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility interface uses windows with pull down menus. -
Page 49: Accessing Menu Items
CardSoft Software Configuration Accessing Menu Items Each menu bar item contains a pull down menu with various selec- tions. To access each pull down menu, click the left mouse button on the desired item or press Alt + the highlighted key. For example, to access the File menu, click on the word File or press Alt + F. -
Page 50: Edit Configuration Menu
APA-460 Installation Guide Select Edit Configuration from the File pull down menu. The Edit Configuration menu appears (see Figure B-2). CardSoft (TM) Configuration Utility File Edit Utility Options Help Current File Card Library Untitiled (Card Library) Edit Configuration <Modem Card Configuration> <Network Card Information>... -
Page 51: Card Insertion Parameters Menu
CardSoft Software Configuration When you are finished configuring the port information for the card, select Card Insertion Parameters. The Card Insertion Parameters screen appears (see Figure B-3). CardSoft (TM) Configuration Utility File Edit Utility Options Help Current File Card Library Untitiled (Card Library) Card Insertion Parameters [X] Beep in DOS... -
Page 52: Modem Card Configuration Menu
APA-460 Installation Guide Modem Card Configuration The Modem Card Configuration screen is where you define the behavior of Modem and Fax/Modem cards. You can define I/O ports and IRQ values for as many as four COM ports and the COM Port Assignment Order (the order in which the ports will be selected for configuring Modem or Fax/Modem cards). -
Page 53: Network Card Information Menu
CardSoft Software Configuration Network Card Information The Network Card Information screen is where you specify the base I/O address, the IRQ, and up to two memory windows for use with a LAN card. The base I/O address is specified in hexadecimal. Except for rare cases, the value should be between 100h and 3FFh. -
Page 54: Saving Pc Card Configuration Parameters
APA-460 Installation Guide address, unless you are certain there is no disk installed on your computer that uses that address (see Figure B-6). CardSoft (TM) Configuration Utility File Edit Utility Options Help Current File Card Library Untitiled (Card Library) ATA Parameters [X] Try Primary ATA Address [X] Try Secondary ATA Address [X] Try Any Linear ATA Address... -
Page 55: Resource Allocation Menu
CardSoft Software Configuration To access the Resource Allocation screen, select Resource Allocation from the Utility menu, then select Open from the dialog box that appears. A screen similar to Figure B-7 appears. CardSoft (TM) Configuration Utility File Edit Utility Options Help Current File Card Library... -
Page 56: Add A New Resource Screen
APA-460 Installation Guide Adding/Appending a New Resource To add or append a new resource to a resource list, follow these steps: Highlight the resource before which (or after which) you want to add another resource. Click on Edit (or press Alt + E). An Edit Options screen appears. - Page 57 CardSoft Software Configuration Deleting a Resource To delete a resource from a resource list, follow these steps: Highlight the resource that you want to delete, or that contains the range of values you want to delete. For example, if you want to delete the I/O port range 3A0-3AF, highlight 380-3BF.
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Page 58: Changing The Configuration Utility Display Mode
APA-460 Installation Guide If you want to reserve/unreserve part of the selected resource range, type in the value range you want to change. For example, if resource range 380-39F is reserved, and you want to unreserve the range from 380-38F, type 380-38F in the fields provided.
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