1394/ultra wide scsi-to-pci card for desktop pcs and macs (2 pages)
Summary of Contents for Adaptec AHA-2910Bi
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AHA-2910Bi Installation Guide Part Number: 511337-00, Rev. A Page 12 of 12 Print Spec Number: 495969-00 Current Date: 10/4/96 Last Modified: October 4, 1996 12:48 pm File Location: d:\mario\aha2910b\2910bi.fm ECN Date: 10/8/96...
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AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAA AAAA AIC-78xx SCSI Protocol Chip Adaptec’s software drivers enable you to use AHA-2910Bi host adapt- ® ers in computers running DOS/Windows , OS/2, Windows 95, MacOS, Windows NT™, UNIX, and NetWare.
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Installation The PCI slot must support 5-volt Bus Master data trans- fers (refer to your computer documentation or contact your vendor). Step 3: Insert the host adapter in the PCI expansion WARNING: Before beginning the installation, slot. Press it down firmly so that the contacts are securely seated in the slot and secure it with the turn OFF power to the computer and peripheral screw that you removed in step 2.
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SCSI devices on the bus and sets its own device documentation for instructions.) termination automatically. AA AA If you purchased your AHA-2910Bi as part of an AA AA Adaptec kit, the kit includes one 50-pin internal SCSI AA AA...
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Make sure that the colored stripe on one side of the cable Step 11: Connect a DC power cable from your is aligned with pin-1 of the host adapter’s connector. computer’s power supply to the power connector on Pin-1 of the connector is usually designated by a small the SCSI device.
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MacOS: MacOS does not have embedded driver sup- AA AA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAA AAAA port for the AHA-2910Bi product, so you must install the Mac driver yourself using the diskette provided with your AHA-2910Bi.
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AA AA end of the cable or by a separate terminating plug. Installing Multiple Adapters AA AA The terminator on the AHA-2910Bi is an active termi- AA AA nator. You can install multiple SCSI host adapters if the sys- AA AA tem resources are available (e.g., I/O port must be...
Using SCSISelect Menus SCSISelect uses menus to list the options you can select. To make sure that your AHA-2910Bi driver software has To select an option, use either the tab key or the up/ been properly installed and is operating under down arrow keys to move the cursor.
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Definitions of SCSISelect Settings If Initiate Sync Negotiation is set to No, then the max- imum synchronous transfer rate is the maximum rate This section defines the SCSI device settings for the host that the host adapter accepts from the device during adapter and for each device on the SCSI bus.
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Did you install your host adapter in a bus master PCI need to be formatted again. slot? Refer to your computer’s documentation for The Adaptec Format Disk utility is compatible with instructions or try another slot. AA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
– If your computer has a combination of ISA (or 05h - Illegal request—The Adaptec formatting EISA) boards and PCI boards, you may need to utility does not support a low-level format of this mark the IRQs used by ISA/EISA boards as Used device;...
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AHA-2910Bi Installation Guide Part Number: 511337-00, Rev. A Page 11 of 12 Print Spec Number: 495969-00 Current Date: 10/4/96 Last Modified: October 4, 1996 12:48 pm File Location: d:\mario\aha2910b\2910bi.fm ECN Date: 10/8/96...
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