Adl Operation; List Of Adapters; Main Menu - Adaptec AHA-1740A Technical Reference Manual

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Adaptec's AHA-1740/1744 adl utility is used for three main features:
Download firmware (AHA-1740/1744 only)
Firmware information
Low-level disk format

ADL Operation

Insert the ASW-C174 configuration diskette into drive A. Change to the download di-
rectory on the diskette by entering:
a:\cd download
At the DOS prompt, enter adl to bring up Adaptec's AHA-1740/1744 download utility.
The following will describe the procedures and the screen display. During the opera-
tion, F1 can be pressed to display help messages and Esc to exit the current message
box and the utility. If using a monochrome or gray-scale monitor, enter
adl -m to improve viewing contrast.

List of Adapters

When the utility is first loaded, a list of installed host adapter(s) is displayed at the
upper left corner of the screen. Along with each installed host adapter is its config-
ured mode. (Note that the user must run the System Configuration utility in order to
change the mode in which the host adapter is selected to operate). If more than one
host adapter is installed, use the up and down arrow key to choose the host adapter.
When the host adapter to be selected is highlighted, press Enter to select.
The Esc key can be used to exit the utility. When using other parts of the utility, re-
turn to this screen to exit. If either the Download Firmware or Low-level Format utility
has been used, the system will reboot automatically to allow correct configuration.

Main Menu

After selecting the host adapter, a main menu will appear. The following three op-
tions are provided:
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