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Summary of Contents for BusLogic BT-440C
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Unpacking ..................terial, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of mer- Warranty Information .............. 2-2 chantability and fitness for a particular purpose. BusLogic is not liable for any errors contained herein or incidental or consequential Installation Tools ................2-2 damages in connection with furnishing, performance or use of this Powering Down the System ............ -
Page 3: Hardware Requirements
Installing Device Drivers ..............4 5 The BusLogic BT-440C/445C VESA Host Adapter is an intelligent VL-Bus... -
Page 4: Software Requirements
Hard Drive Setup Floppy connector Internal SCSI connector configuration (see the AutoSCSI m description in Section 3). You can use this utility if your hard drive has not been previously formatted or requires a low-level format as indicated by error conditions. In addition, you need partitioning and high-level formatting tools which are used to prepare the hard drive for operating system installation. -
Page 5: Reference Documents
The installation and set-up guide for your computer The installation guide for your SCSI peripherals (e.g., hard drive, CD-ROM or tape drive) Operating system installation and user’s guide Installation guide for BusLogic or third-party device drivers (if applicable) Installation Checklist Specifications... -
Page 6: Unpacking
Each SCSI device is assigned a unique SCSI ID ranging from 0 through 7. Before handling the BT-445C, take precautions to avoid damage from elec- Your BusLogic adapter is by default set to SCSI ID 7. trostatic discharge: either use a grounding strap, or, touch your computer on a metal part to discharge static electricity before handling the board. -
Page 7: Configuring Switch Settings
The Port Address must be unique. The adapter is factory-shipped with Port Address 330. Be sure that this value does not conflict with other in- SCSI stalled cards. Host Adapter Device One card in the system must have BIOS enabled. By default the BT- 445C’s BIOS is enabled at addressDCOOOH. -
Page 8: Installing The Adapter
Before plugging in cable connectors, check that the ‘7” mark molded Installing the Adapter on the connector or the colored stripe on the cable (indicating the loca- tion of Pin 1) matches Pin 1 of the connector on the BT-445C board. To install the adapter, remove the mounting screw and the existing bracket from the rear panel behind the selected 32-bit VL slot. -
Page 9: Updating System Cmos
Read Only Memory (ROM). AutoSCSI is a menu-based tool sembled, power up the system. for configuring BusLogic SCSI host adapters. You can use AutoSCSI to set or Run SETUP and configure the host CMOS RAM options. Set the drive change SCSI and BIOSrelated parameter configuration. -
Page 10: Reboot Upon Exiting Au Toscs1
Adapter Type. This field identifies the model of the BusLogic host adapter. BIOS Address. This field displays the SCSI host adapter BIOS starting ad- dress in host memory. -
Page 11: Select Adapter
DOS Space > 1GB. This field displays whether this option is turned on or off. How this value is set depends on DOS size requirements and the boot 134h 330h 334h 230h Adapter IO Port 234h requirements of other operating systems. See the detailed description of Adapter Type BT-445C this option under Advanced Configuration later in this section. - Page 12 ISA DMA Channel Emulation. Use this option to change the DMA chan- To change a value for any of the options, first move to the desired param- nel. While only ISA platform host adapters actually use the DMA channel eter using the Up and Down arrow keys and press <ENTER>. A pop-up for system memory data transfers, a channel selection may be needed menu listing possible values for this parameter appears.
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Page 13: Configure Device
SCSI bus. The SCSI protocol determines the REQ/ ACK offset and the data transfer rate for synchronous data transfers be- tween an initiator and a target on the SCSI bus. BusLogic host adapters are capable of up to 10 MBytes/set SCSI data transfers. However, the actual data transfer rate is determined by the SCSI target device if the device has a transfer rate lower than that of the adapter. -
Page 14: Advanced Options
Advanced Options Host Adapter BIOS Uses INT 19 for System Boot. This option allows you Advanced Options allow you to configure advanced BIOSrelated options. to include or exclude the adapter onboard BIOS in the DOS boot process. When selected, the following appears: This option is irrelevant if an IDE drive is present in the system as DOS will boot from IDE. -
Page 15: Testing Adapter Connectivity
BIOS reports a media change. If the device must be removable, dis- able this option and use a DOS driver (such as BusLogic’s DOS Manager) to access removable disks. -
Page 16: Section 4: Hard Drive Setup
Upon selecting this option, you will see a display of I/O port addresses for installed BusLogic adapters. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move to the desired adapter port address and press <ENTER> to start the test. Hard Drive Setup... -
Page 17: Using The Autoscsi Utilities Menu
Select the desired device and press <ENTER>. When you have selected the Using the AutoSCSl Utilities Menu Disk or the Verify Disk option, the following is displayed for con- Format firmation: The Utilities Menu offers disk format and verification of SCSI disk devices connected to a selected adapter. -
Page 18: Verify Disk
The SCSI Device Information option lets you display information about a specified device. When you select this option, it displays a list of attached When you install the device drivers available from BusLogic, you will have SCSI devices. Select the desired device and press <ENTER>. For example:... -
Page 19: Section 5: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting If you experience a problem with adapter operation when all the installa- tion steps are completed, check for the following: Check that the installation procedures were followed correctly. Be sure all connectors are firmly seated. Check the orientation of the SCSI cable. Be sure that Pin 1 on the cable matches Pin 1 on the adapter/SCSI device connector. -
Page 20: Appendix A: Bt-445C Switch Settings
The system automatically assigns an IRQ value to the board. While there may be no conflicts among BusLogic adapters, there could be a conflict with third-party cards in the system. Verify that each card has a unique IRQ assignment. figuration Menu to return the board to factory set defaults (see Section with those of other installed adapters before re-entering your changes. - Page 21 0 parity bits. Once connected, logon with your name and a password of your choosing. FAX requests to 408-492-9118. Please include a completed Product Support Record (on the back of this page). To order BusLogic software or additional manuals, call 408- 492-9090. BT-445C Switch Settirgs...
- Page 22 Product Support Record The information on this page should be compiled and provid- ed to your supplier in writing to obtain technical support assis- tance. This will enable your supplier to respond more rapidly and more appropriately to your problem. Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Firmware Version Number:...
- Page 23 BusLogic for a period of one year from the date of delivery. This warranty shall not apply if the Products have been subject to misuse by Customer or any other party;...