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Literature Hotline To request additional documentation for Adaptec products, call 800-934-2766, M–F: 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time. FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
About This Chapter 1-1 Overview 1-3 System Requirements 1-3 Features 1-4 SCSI Features 1-4 IDE Features 1-5 Audio Features 1-5 Adaptec Software 1-6 Types of Cables Required 1-6 Product Specifications 1-7 Physical Dimensions 1-7 Power Requirements 1-7 Temperature Requirements 1-7 2 Installation...
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Connecting Audio Equipment 2-20 Audio Input/Output Jacks 2-20 Using Audio with Internal CD-ROM Drives 2-21 Using Audio with External CD-ROM Drives 2-23 Running the Adaptec Installation Manager 2-24 Adaptec DeMucker 2-25 Adaptec EZ-SCSI 2-25 Install ATAPI CD-ROM Driver 2-25 Adaptec EZ-Audio 2-25...
List of Figures Figure AMM-1525M/1510M/525M Layout 2-4 Unused Expansion Bus Slot 2-9 Installing the Host Adapter 2-10 50-pin SCSI Ribbon Cable to Host Adapter 2-12 50-pin SCSI Ribbon Cable to Internal SCSI Device 2-13 Connecting a Second Internal SCSI Device 2-13 Termination With Internal Devices Only 2-14 Connecting the IDE Ribbon Cable to the Host Adapter 2-17...
Preface Inside This Document This document provides complete instructions on how to install and use the Adaptec AMM AMM-1510M, and AMM-525M SCSI Audio Host Adapters and Sound Cards in your computer. Introduction Chapter 1 provides general information about and lists the fea- tures of the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M.
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Conventions The following typographic conventions are used in this document. bold Used for keystrokes (… press the Enter key …), and screen selection fields (… select Advanced Configu- ration Options …) Helvetica Used for operator entry that must be typed exactly as shown (…...
Advisories in this document 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...
Introduction About This Chapter Read this chapter to find out An overview of the AMM-1525M/1510M/ 525M The minimum system requirements needed to install the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M The features of the AMM-1525M/1510M/ 525M General information on using the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Stock Number: 510660-00, Rev.
In addition, the AMM-1525M allows you to connect up to seven internal SCSI devices, and up to two IDE devices (IDE hard disk and/or ATAPI CD-ROM drive); the AMM-1510M allows you to con- nect up to seven internal SCSI devices; and the AMM-525M allows you to connect up to two IDE devices.
SCSI Features Configuration Flexibility One internal 50-pin SCSI connector for connecting standard 8-bit internal SCSI devices Provides easy installation and use with Adaptec Installation Manager software Multiple Device and Applications Support Supports up to seven individually configured SCSI devices, simultaneously...
IDE hard disk and ATAPI CD-ROM drives Supports up to two IDE devices Supports primary or secondary IDE port address Provides ATAPI CD-ROM device driver through Adaptec Installation Manager Audio Features Digital audio recording and playback with compression...
The AMM-1525M/1510M/525M kit is shipped with the Adaptec Installation Manager software utility. The Installation Manager allows you to easily run and install all of the Adaptec Software needed to provide your host adapter with audio and SCSI capabili- ties. Refer to Running the Adaptec Installation Manager on page 2-24 and the Installation Manager User’s Guide for more information.
Product Specifications The basic technical specifications of the host adapter are described below. If you need more detailed information, contact Adaptec’s Literature Department at the phone number listed on page ii. Physical Dimensions Length: 9.85-inches Width: 0.44-inches Height: 4.50-inches Power Requirements +5.0 +/- 0.25 Volts at 2.0 Amps maximum...
The default settings of the host adapter Jumper settings and how to change them Instructions for installing the host adapter, SCSI devices, IDE devices, and audio equipment Instructions for installing the Adaptec software necessary for SCSI and audio operation AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Stock Number: 510660-00, Rev.
Setting SCSI IDs—see Setting SCSI IDs on page 2-15. Connecting IDE devices—see Connecting IDE Devices (AMM-1525M/525M Only) on page 2-16. Installing Adaptec software—see Running the Adaptec Installa- tion Manager on page 2-24. Configuring the computer to use IDE devices—see Chapter 3, IDE Configuration.
Host Adapter SCSI ID Host adapter termination is always enabled and cannot be changed. Setting configured through the aspi2dos.sys command line; see The aspi2dos.sys ASPI Manager in your Adaptec EZ-SCSI User’s Guide. Note: Always refer to the documentation provided with your system for instructions on adding and configuring adapter boards.
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Setting Jumpers In most cases, you do not need to change any of the default jumper settings; however, if you need to change any of them, do it before installing your host adapter. Installing and Removing Jumper Connectors Configuring a jumper setting on the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M involves installing or removing a small plastic jumper connector on the pins of the jumper blocks.
I/O Port Address (AMM-1525M/1510M Only) Pin pair PRI on jumper block J10 configures the I/O port address range of the host adapter. Each AMM-1525M/1510M and expansion board installed in your system must be assigned a unique I/O Port Address range. The available settings are = I/O Port Address 140h-15Eh * = Default Sound Chip Base Address...
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide IDE Port Enable (AMM-1525M/525M Only) Jumper block J4 enables or disables the IDE port address. The avail- able settings are Enabled (Default) If you are using the IDE controller on the host adapter, leave this set- ting enabled. If you are not using the IDE controller on the host adapter, disable this setting.
Locate an unused expansion bus slot in your system and remove the corresponding slot screw and cover. Unused Expansion Bus Slot Figure 2-2. Unused Expansion Bus Slot Carefully remove the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M from the antistatic bag. Place the host adapter on top of the bag if you need to set it down.
Fast SCSI data transfer rates. Adaptec sells high-quality internal SCSI-2 cables. If your reseller does not stock these cables, call Adaptec directly at the number listed in the front of this document. The AMM-1525M/1510M has a single SCSI connector for connect- ing up to seven internal SCSI devices.
Caution: Only single-ended internal SCSI devices are sup- ported by the AMM-1525M/1510M. Differential SCSI devices may be damaged if connected to the host adapter bus. Most SCSI devices currently produced are single-ended SCSI devices. Consult your SCSI device documentation. Connecting Internal SCSI Devices Internal SCSI devices use a 50-pin flat SCSI ribbon cable with a 50-pin header internal connector.
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AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Note: When cabling the 50-pin internal SCSI ribbon cable to both the host adapter and internal SCSI device(s), make sure that pin-1 orientation is main- tained throughout the bus. Pin 1 of the SCSI ribbon cable is designated by a colored stripe on one edge of the ribbon cable.
Connect the connector at the other end of the 50-pin SCSI rib- bon cable to the SCSI connector on the internal SCSI device. Pin 1 Internal SCSI Device Figure 2-5. 50-pin SCSI Ribbon Cable to Internal SCSI Device To connect a second internal SCSI device, plug the middle connector of the SCSI ribbon cable to the SCSI connector on the second internal SCSI device.
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Terminating the SCSI Bus To reduce signal reflections on the SCSI bus, the first and last physi- cal SCSI devices (including the host adapter) must have a set of resistors called terminators either installed or enabled. If the termina- tors on the first and last SCSI device are not installed or enabled, the signal may echo when it reaches the end of the cable;...
Setting SCSI IDs Each SCSI device (including the host adapter) located on the SCSI bus must be set to a unique SCSI ID. The SCSI ID serves two pur- poses: it uniquely defines each SCSI device’s address on the bus, and it determines the device’s priority on the bus during the Arbitration phase.
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Connecting IDE Devices (AMM-1525M/525M Only) IDE devices (standard IDE hard disk drives and/or ATAPI CD-ROM drives) are connected to the host adapter by a 40-pin IDE ribbon cable with a 40-pin header connector. The host adapter has a single IDE connector for cabling up to two IDE devices.
Note: On IDE ribbon cables, pin 1 is usually marked with a contrasting color on one edge of the cable; a small arrow, a delta symbol ( ), or a “1” usually marks pin 1 on the IDE connector. IDE Ribbon Colored Stripe IDE Connector...
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Attach the connector at the other end of the cable to the con- nector on the first IDE device; maintain pin-1 orientation. IDE Disk Drive Figure 2-9. Connecting the IDE Ribbon Cable to the First IDE Drive 2-18 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide...
To connect a second IDE device, plug the middle connector of the cable to the connector on the second IDE device; maintain pin-1 orientation. 2nd IDE Disk Drive Figure 2-10. Connecting a Second IDE Drive AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Stock Number: 510660-00, Rev. A Print Spec Number: 492932-00 Current Date: 9/20/94 AAAA AAAA...
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Connecting Audio Equipment You can connect a variety of audio equipment to the AMM-1525M/ 1510M/525M, such as headphones, powered or nonpowered external speakers, tape decks, CD players, game and MIDI connector, etc. With the exception of the game and MIDI connector, any audio equipment connected to the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M must be equipped with a 1/8-inch plug (miniphone) to plug into the audio jacks on the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M.
tape decks. Use an RCA-to-stereo miniphone cable to plug your equipment into the jack. Line-in (IN) Jack jack allows you to connect audio equipment for audio input to the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M. Typical equipment includes ste- reo receivers, amplifiers, tape decks, and CD players. Use an RCA- to-stereo miniphone cable to plug your equipment to the Microphone (MIC) Jack jack allows you to connect any standard microphone with a...
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Connect the Sound Blaster compatible connector on the cable to the CD Audio input connector on the AMM-1525M/ 1510M/525M. Connect the CD-ROM connector (that is compatible with your CD-ROM manufacturer) on the cable to the line-level output connector on the CD-ROM drive.
To have a customized cable made, pinouts for connector J3 on the AMM-1525M/1510M/525M are as follows: Signal Name Ground Right Ground Left Using Audio with External CD-ROM Drives To use the audio capabilities of an external CD-ROM drive with your AMM-1525M/1510M/525M, use the appropriate cable recom- mended by your drive manufacturer and connect it to the line-in (IN) jack located on the bracket of your AMM-1525M/1510M/525M.
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Running the Adaptec Installation Manager The Adaptec Installation Manager is a software utility (available in a Windows or MS-DOS version) that runs and installs the following Adaptec software needed to operate your host adapter (see the Adaptec Installation Manager User’s Guide for more information): ™...
Install ATAPI CD-ROM Driver The Install ATAPI CD-ROM Driver option allows you to install either the Adaptec ATAPI CD-ROM device driver ( adatapi.sys ) or a third party ATAPI CD-ROM device driver. To install a third party driver, you will need the disk that came with your CD-ROM drive.
IDE Configuration About This Chapter Read this chapter to find out How to configure your IDE devices with your host adapter How to configure your computer’s CMOS setup to recognize standard IDE hard disk drives AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide Stock Number: 510660-00, Rev. A Print Spec Number: 492932-00 Current Date: 9/20/94 AAAA AAAA...
If your computer has an ATAPI CD-ROM drive, be sure the ATAPI CD-ROM driver ( adatapi.sys ) is installed by running the Adaptec Installation Manager. Multiple IDE Controllers Up to four IDE devices can be installed in your computer by utiliz- ing two IDE controllers.
AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide For each IDE controller, the first IDE device must be config- ured as the master device, and the second (if any) as the slave device. See your IDE device documentation for details. Configuring the Computer’s CMOS Setup Use the computer’s CMOS setup to recognize each IDE hard disk drive installed: Enter the CMOS setup for your computer.
Troubleshooting About This Appendix Read this appendix to find out How to use the troubleshooting checklist to solve some of the more common problems you may encounter How to fix specific operating problems The ASPI manager error messages and the conditions in which they occur AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide...
The following sections should help you to solve any problems that you may encounter. If you need additional help in getting the host adapter running properly, information on contacting Adaptec Tech- nical Support is included on page ii. Troubleshooting Checklist If problems occur, check these items first: Be sure all cables are properly connected.
Be sure that SCSI parity is consistently enabled or disabled on all devices on the SCSI bus. See The aspi2dos.sys ASPI Manager in your Adaptec EZ-SCSI User’s Guide for information on setting SCSI parity on the host adapter. If your problem is still not resolved, continue with the next section.
This section list error messages associated with the aspi2dos.sys ASPI manager. For more information, see The aspi2dos.sys ASPI Manager in your Adaptec EZ-SCSI User’s Guide. Failed to initialize Host Adapter at I/O Port xxxh Check the host adapter and reinstall if necessary. Check jumpers and cables.
Reinstall the host adapter. Reinstall Adaptec EZ-SCSI. Check cables and jumpers. Check for I/O port address and IRQ channel conflicts. Failed scanning for SCSI devices.
IDE Problems and Solutions I connected two IDE drives to the AMM-1525M/525M and the system only sees one. The first IDE drive must be set up as the master drive and the sec- ond (if any) as the slave drive. The master drive must be assigned drive C in the CMOS setup.
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AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide While playing audio CDs from your CD-ROM drive, you can not hear any sound while plugged into the SPKR jack on the AMM-1525M/ 1510M/525M, but if you plug into the audio/headphone jack on the CD-ROM drive it works fine. A separate audio cable provided by the CD-ROM manufacturer must be connected from the line-level output (Audio Out) con- nector on the CD-ROM drive to the CD Audio input connector...
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Advanced SCSI Programming Interface See ASPI AIC-6360 Adaptec’s single-chip Fast SCSI host adapter. AMM-1525M/1510M/525M The Adaptec SCSI Audio Host Adapters and Sound Cards. ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface. A standard SCSI soft- ware interface that acts as a liai- son between host adapters and SCSI device drivers.
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(expan- sion) devices, such as modems, adapter boards, and video adapters. Expansion devices use the bus to send data to and receive data from the PC's CPU or memory. ISA, EISA, Micro ®...
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External SCSI devices are con- nected to the SCSI bus with round cables that have layered twisted pair assemblies with electrical shielding. EZ-Audio See Adaptec EZ-Audio EZ-SCSI See Adaptec EZ-SCSI FIFO First In/First Out. A queuing order in which items are...
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AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide that each byte placed in the buffer is removed from the buffer in the same order. Firmware The software that controls and manages the host adapter. It is firm as opposed to soft because it is designed into the host adapter and cannot be modified by the user.
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A type of com- puter bus used in most PCs. ISA enables expansion devices like network cards, video adapters, and modems to send data to and receive data from the PC's CPU and memory 16 bits at a time.
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The AMM-1525M/ 1510M/525M and all other Adaptec host adapters fully sup- port multithreaded I/O. PC-AT A family of small computers sold by IBM, also called the Per- sonal Computer/AT family of computers.
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cal characteristics for hardware devices. SCSI provides a stan- dard interface that enables many different kinds of devices, such as disk drives, magnet-optical disks, CD-ROM drives, and tape drives to interface with the host computer. SCSI Bus One or more SCSI peripheral devices and a host adapter, con- nected by cables in a daisy-chain configuration.
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AMM-1525M/1510M/525M User’s Guide the SCSI bus. It cannot be used for Command, Message, and Status transmission. Synchronous Data Transfer Negotiation The message exchange between the initiator and the target that allows the negotiation of the data transfer frequency and delay between requests and acknowledgments required for synchronous data transfer.
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