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Adaptec AMM-1570 User Manual

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  • Page 1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B FRONT COVER Print Spec. Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 ECN Date: 3/8/94 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 SCSI Audio Host Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 Copyright © 1994, Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are registered trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. Printed in Singapore STOCK NO.: 510526-00 Rev. B RQ 3/94 Information subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 AMM-1570/1572 SCSI Audio Host Adapter AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Copyright Copyright © 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 Finally, any changes or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void the user ’s authority to operate such equipment. Each AMM-1570/1572 host adapter is equipped with an FCC compliance label which shows only the FCC identification number. The full text of the associated label follows: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Termination on the SCSI Bus 2-3 Terminating SCSI Devices 2-6 Terminating the AMM-1570/1572 2-6 SCSI IDs on the SCSI Bus 2-7 Setting the SCSI ID on the AMM-1570/1572 2-8 Setting the SCSI ID on Other SCSI Devices 2-8 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev.
  • Page 8 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Default Settings 2-8 Configuring the AMM-1570/1572 2-10 Installing and Removing Jumper Connectors 2-10 Jumper Block Locations 2-10 Jumper Block J5 2-11 Jumper Block J6 2-15 Jumper Block J7 (AMM-1572 only) 2-17 Jumper Block J8 2-17 Jumper Block J9 2-17...
  • Page 9 Disabling the Host Adapter BIOS C-3 Enabling SCSI Parity Checking C-3 Setting Enable Disconnection C-4 Fast SCSI Operation C-4 DOS/Windows Performance C-4 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 10 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide D Disk Drives Over 1 GByte About This Appendix D-1 Extended Translation (Using MS-DOS 5.0) D-3 The DOS 1 GByte Limit D-3 When to Use Extended Translation D-3 With MS-DOS 5.0 and Above D-3 Drives With Mixed Partitions D-4...

  • Page 11: List Of Figures

    Connecting a Second Floppy Drive 3-15 3-15 SCSI LED Connector 3-16 3-16 Connecting Audio Equipment to the Host Adapter 3-17 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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  • Page 13: Preface

    Preface Inside This User’s Guide This User’s Guide provides complete instructions on how to install and use the Adaptec AMM-1570/1572 SCSI Audio Host Adapter. Introduction Chapter 1 provides an overview of the AMM-1570/1572. The system requirements, board layout, features, and gen- eral information on use are also included.
  • Page 14 Disk Drives Over 1 GByte Appendix D describes Adaptec's extended translation feature which allows you to bypass the DOS 1024 cylinder limit, and supports disk drives up to 8 Gigabytes (GBytes) in size.

  • Page 15: Conventions

    Hexadecimal Numbers Are followed by an ‘h’, e.g., 330h. End Mark symbol marks the end of a chapter or other section. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...

  • Page 16: Advisories

    Note: Text set off in this way presents reminders, tips, or suggestions that may make it easier for you to install, configure, and use Adaptec software products and your host adapter. Caution: Failure to observe this kind of advisory could result in loss of data or dam- age to your system and installed devices.

  • Page 17: Introduction

    Introduction About This Chapter Read this chapter to find out An overview of the AMM-1570/1572 The minimum system requirements needed to install the AMM-1570/1572 The location of the major components on the AMM-1570/1572 The features of the AMM-1570/1572 General information on using the...
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  • Page 19: Overview

    Adapters. The AMM-1572 is identical to the AMM-1570 except that it has an onboard floppy disk controller that supports up to two floppy disk drives. In this user ’s guide, the AMM-1570 and AMM-1572 are referred to jointly as the AMM-1570/1572.

  • Page 20: System Requirements

    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide System Requirements The following minimum requirements are needed to install the AMM-1570/1572: An 80386SX 25 megahertz (MHz) computer or higher An available 16-bit expansion bus slot Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher Four megabytes (MByte) or more of RAM...

  • Page 21: Features

    8-bit internal SCSI devices One external 50-pin SCSI connector for connecting standard 8-bit external SCSI devices Provides easy installation and use with Adaptec EZ-SCSI and Adaptec EZ-Audio software Multiple Device and Applications Support Supports up to seven individually configured SCSI devices, simultaneously Supports any two floppy drives, including 2.88 MByte...

  • Page 22: Audio Module

    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Maximum Off-loading the Host CPU Low SCSI processing overhead Task scheduling and message-based communication 16-bit host ISA bus data transfer 32-bit PIO transfers with 80386 processors and above Advanced Fast SCSI-2 Implementation Concurrent support of Fast SCSI, synchronous, and...

  • Page 23: Adaptec Software

    Before handling the host adapter, always ground yourself by touch- ing an unpainted surface on the system chassis of your computer. Number and Types of SCSI Devices Each AMM-1570/1572 allows you to connect up to a total of seven internal and/or external SCSI devices. Types of Audio Equipment...

  • Page 24: Types Of Cables Required

    Maximum Cable Lengths When the SCSI bus contains a Fast SCSI host adapter, such as the AMM-1570/1572, and one or more Fast SCSI devices, the total length of all cables (internal and external) connected to the bus should not exceed 3 meters to ensure reliable operation. If no Fast SCSI devices are connected, the total length of all cables should not exceed 6 meters.

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    AMM-1570/1572 The importance of SCSI IDs on the SCSI bus and how to configure it on the AMM-1570/ 1572 The default settings of the AMM-1570/1572 How to configure the jumper block settings...
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  • Page 27: Termination On The Scsi Bus

    SCSI IDs to each SCSI device (including the host adapter) con- nected to the SCSI bus. In addition, this chapter describes in detail how to configure each of the jumper blocks on the AMM-1570/1572. Termination on the SCSI Bus...

  • Page 28: Termination With Internal And External Devices

    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Internal and External Devices When both internal and external SCSI devices are connected to the host adapter, the last external device and the last internal device cabled to the host adapter is terminated. Since the host adapter is sit- uated in the middle of the SCSI bus, and does not form a physical endpoint, host adapter termination is disabled.

  • Page 29: Termination With Internal Devices Only

    Termination Termination Termination Figure 2-3. Termination With External Devices Only AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...

  • Page 30: Terminating Scsi Devices

    SCSI devices should be disabled. Terminating the AMM-1570/1572 Host adapter termination is determined by the types (internal and/or external) of SCSI devices connected to the AMM-1570/1572. The table below describes the possible configurations for host adapter termination.

  • Page 31: Pin 1 Orientation On The Terminators

    A device's SCSI ID should be changed only if it conflicts with the SCSI ID of another device or another host adapter (assum- ing they are on the same SCSI bus). AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94...

  • Page 32: Default Settings

    Default Settings In most cases, you will never have to change the default settings of the AMM-1570/1572; however, if you need to change any of the set- tings, do it before you install the AMM-1570/1572 in your system. The following table lists the AMM-1570/1572 default settings and the jumper blocks used to configure the settings.
  • Page 33 J6 and J9 must be configured to the same IRQ. Note: Always refer to the documentation provided with your system for instructions on adding and configuring adapter boards. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...

  • Page 34: Installing And Removing Jumper Connectors

    (Off). Jumper Block Locations The AMM-1570/1572 has several configurable jumper blocks. The following figure shows the location and designation of each jumper block.

  • Page 35: Jumper Block J5

    (e.g., IDE drive). Note: In the default setting the host adapter BIOS per- forms the booting function. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 36 Fast SCSI Operation. The available settings are = Fast SCSI Operation Disabled * * = Default Fast SCSI devices, including the AMM-1570/1572, are capable of transferring data to and from the SCSI bus at speeds ranging from 5 to 10 MBytes/sec.
  • Page 37 Some older SCSI-1 devices may have trouble han- dling Synchronous Negotiation, which may result in erratic behavior or a hang condition. For these devices, leave Synchronous Negotiation disabled. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 38 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide SCSI Disconnection Pin pair DN allows you to enable or disable SCSI Disconnection. The default setting is enabled. The available settings are = SCSI Disconnection Enabled * * = Default SCSI Disconnection (sometimes referred to as Disconnect/Recon-...

  • Page 39: Jumper Block J6

    SCSI Parity Checking. The default configuration is Extra Jumpers SD SD SD IC IC DC DC SP SCSI ID Interrupt Channel (IRQ) Reserved AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 40 Interrupt Channel (IRQ) Pin pairs IC and IC allow you to configure an IRQ for the host adapter. Each AMM-1570/1572 and expansion board installed in your system must be assigned a unique IRQ. The IRQ channel selected here must match the IRQ channel selected using pin pairs I2, I1, I0, and I9 on Jumper Block J9.

  • Page 41: Jumper Block J7 (Amm-1572 Only)

    = Floppy Enabled (Default) Jumper Block J8 Jumper block J8 is reserved for Adaptec use. Jumper Block J9 Jumper block J9 configures the IRQ channel and I/O Port and BIOS Base Address. The default configuration is: Extra Jumper...
  • Page 42 Interrupt Channel (IRQ) Pin pairs I2, I1, I0, and I9 allow you to configure the IRQ for the host adapter. Each AMM-1570/1572 and expansion board installed in your system must be assigned a unique IRQ. The IRQ channel selected here must match the IRQ channel selected using pin pairs IC and IC on jumper block J6.

  • Page 43: Jumper Block J17

    BIOS Base Address Pin pairs J6 and J4 configure the host adapter BIOS Base Address range. Each AMM-1570/1572 and expansion board installed in your system must be assigned a unique BIOS Base Address range. The available settings are = C8000h-...
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  • Page 45: Installing The Amm-1570/1572

    AMM-1570/1572 About This Chapter Read this chapter to find out The instructions an experienced user can use to quickly install the AMM-1570/1572, connect SCSI devices, and connect audio equipment The instructions a user who is new to SCSI, or has limited experience, can use to install...
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  • Page 47: Installation Overview

    3-5. Quick Installation The following sections are intended to help experienced users quickly install the AMM-1570/1572 into the computer. If you are new to computer peripheral installation or would like more information, refer to the more comprehensive instructions and illustrations found in Detailed Installation on page 3-5.
  • Page 48 (drive B). To connect audio devices, plug your devices into the appropri- ate jacks on the mounting bracket of the AMM-1570/1572. Any audio equipment, with the exception of the joystick and MIDI connector, connected to the AMM-1570/1572 must be equipped with a 1/8-inch plug (miniphone plug).

  • Page 49: Detailed Installation

    To completely install all the software necessary to operate the AMM-1570/1572, run the Adaptec EZ-SCSI program; a series of screens guide you through SCSI and audio configuration. See Installing Adaptec Software on page 3-19, for information on software available for the AMM-1570/1572. Detailed Installation...

  • Page 50: Installing The Host Adapter

    To install the host adapter in your computer, the chassis cover must be removed and the motherboard exposed. Always refer to your sys- tem documentation for instructions on removing the chassis cover and adding option boards, such as the AMM-1570/1572. WARNING: Ground yourself by touching an unpainted...

  • Page 51: Installing The Host Adapter

    Carefully remove the AMM-1570/1572 from the antistatic bag. Place it on top of the bag if you need to set it down. Align and insert the host adapter in the expansion slot. Secure the host adapter in your system. Make sure the host adapter is fully seated in its slot.

  • Page 52: Installing The External Scsi Connector Mounting Bracket

    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Installing the External SCSI Connector Mounting Bracket If you are connecting external SCSI devices to the AMM-1570/1572, you will need to install the external SCSI connector mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is available from Adaptec and is nor- mally included with all AMM-1570/1572 kits.

  • Page 53: Cabling The Host Adapter

    Secure the bracket in your system. Cabling the Host Adapter The AMM-1570/1572 has two connectors for connecting SCSI devices: one for connecting internal SCSI devices, and one for con- necting external SCSI devices. In addition, the AMM-1572 has a con- nector that allows you to connect up to two floppy disk drives.
  • Page 54 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide cable is attached to the internal 50-pin SCSI connector on the host adapter, and the internal SCSI devices are attached to the remaining connectors. Up to seven internal SCSI devices can be connected to the 50-pin internal SCSI connector.

  • Page 55: Connecting A Second Internal Scsi Device

    To connect three or more internal SCSI devices to a SCSI bus, obtain a 50-pin SCSI ribbon cable with enough connectors to accommodate all of your internal SCSI devices. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94...

  • Page 56: External Cable To Host Adapter

    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Connecting External SCSI Devices To install external SCSI devices, make sure the external SCSI connec- tor mounting bracket is installed as explained on page 3-8. External devices are usually daisy-chained to the host adapter. This means that a simple two-ended cable runs from the host adapter to the connector on the first external device.

  • Page 57: External Cable To External Scsi Device

    SCSI devices have been connected. 50-pin External SCSI Cables Figure 3-11. Connecting Multiple External SCSI Devices AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 58 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Connecting Floppy Drives (AMM-1572 only) Floppy disk drives are connected to the host adapter by a 34-pin floppy ribbon cable with a 34-pin header connector. Up to two floppy disk drives can be connected to the host adapter.

  • Page 59: Connecting A Second Floppy Drive

    Pin 1 2nd Floppy Diskette Drive To 1st Floppy Drive Figure 3-14. Connecting a Second Floppy Drive AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...

  • Page 60: Connecting The Scsi Bus Activity Led

    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Connecting the SCSI Bus Activity LED Most computers have a disk drive activity light, usually an LED (Light Emitting Diode) on the front panel. If you connect your sys- tem's LED cable to the host adapter, the LED will light to indicate SCSI bus activity.

  • Page 61: Connecting Audio Equipment

    Connecting Audio Equipment You can connect a variety of audio equipment to the AMM-1570/ 1572, such as headphones, powered or nonpowered external speak- ers, tape decks, CD players, joystick and MIDI connector, etc. With the exception of the joystick and MIDI connector, any audio...
  • Page 62 In order to use the AMM-1570/1572 for MIDI recording, you must first obtain a MIDI adapter and MIDI software. The MIDI adapter plugs into the Joystick/MIDI port. Typically the MIDI adapter also includes a separate joystick port that allows you to have both MIDI and joystick capabilities at the same time.

  • Page 63: Installing Adaptec Software

    Two Adaptec software packages are available to configure your operating environment for SCSI and audio operation: Adaptec EZ-SCSI and Adaptec EZ-Audio. Both packages are available from Adaptec and are normally included with all AMM-1570/1572 kits. Adaptec EZ-SCSI If you are running MS-DOS or MS-DOS with Windows, Adaptec EZ-SCSI makes driver installation a simple task.

  • Page 64: Before Restarting Your System

    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Before Restarting Your System Before restarting your system and configuring your host adapter, make sure the following is completed: The SCSI bus is properly terminated. Each SCSI device on the SCSI bus is set to a unique SCSI ID (0-7).

  • Page 65: Troubleshooting

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  • Page 67: Scsi Troubleshooting Checklist

    SCSI Troubleshooting Checklist The AMM-1570/1572 host adapters have been tested for compatibil- ity with popular SCSI devices. Most problems that might occur dur- ing installation can be traced to errors in preparing devices on the SCSI bus. The following suggestions should help you to solve any problems that you may encounter.

  • Page 68: Operating Problems

    Make sure only one floppy controller is enabled in the system. The system does not boot from the SCSI hard disk drive, and the Adaptec logo does not appear on the screen during system bootup. This problem indicates that the host adapter BIOS is not running.
  • Page 69 Make sure SCSI termination is properly set on the host adapter and SCSI devices. If your system is running under DOS, make sure the disk has a DOS partition. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 70 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide The system is having difficulties using a SCSI drive as drive D and another SCSI drive as drive C. Make sure that both standard hard disks are set to Not Installed or No Drive Installed with your CMOS setup program.

  • Page 71: Aspi Manager Error Messages

    While playing audio CDs from your CD-ROM drive, you can not hear any sound while plugged into the SPKR jack on the AMM-1570/1572, 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...

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    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Unable to open ASPI manager! No ASPI manager is loaded. Be sure that aspi2dos.sys is listed before aspidisk.sys in the config.sys file. Be sure that the ASPI drivers are in the root directory of the boot drive. You can also put the drivers in a subdirectory, as long as you specify a correct path in the config.sys...

  • Page 73: About This Appendix

    Specifications About This Appendix Read this appendix to find out Technical specifications of the AMM-1570/ 1572, SCSI interface, and floppy disk interface Pin assignments for the internal and external SCSI connectors Pin assignments for the Audio Input Connector (J4) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide...
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  • Page 75: Technical Information

    Technical Information 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 in Literature Hotline on page iii. Product Specifications Physical Dimensions Length: 10.87 inches (27.6 cm) Width: 1.0 inches (2.54 cm)

  • Page 76: Scsi Interface

    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide SCSI Interface Electrical Interface These are the specifications listed in ANSI X3.131-1986 for single- ended operation. Output Signals All signals use open-collector or three-state drivers. Each signal driven by a SCSI device has the following output characteristics...
  • Page 77 Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 78 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide 50-pin External SCSI Connector The 50-pin external SCSI connector must be a shielded 50-pin high density (Alternative 2) connector. The following table lists the pin assignments for the external connector. Signal Name Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground...

  • Page 79: Floppy Disk Interface

    Audio Input Connector (J4) Pinouts The pinouts for J4 are as follows: Signal Name Ground Right Ground Left AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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  • Page 81: B I/O Operating Environment

    If embedded support for your host adapter is available with your operating system Whether you need additional software for your host adapter in the DOS/Windows environment Information on Adaptec's EZ-SCSI I/O Operating Environment Software AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B...
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  • Page 83: Host Adapter Support

    Host Adapter Support You may not need to install additional environment software in order to use your host adapter. Adaptec is working with major operating system suppliers to provide embedded support in their operating systems. Please contact Adaptec or your operating system vendor for information on the current schedule for I/O Operating Environment Software support.

  • Page 84: Adaptec Ez-Scsi

    CD-ROM drives, check the hardware documentation for those devices. If the device requires ASPI support, you first need to run Adaptec EZ-SCSI to install an ASPI manager, and then install any other software provided with the device. If the device is designed to interface directly with the host adapter, no ASPI manager is required.

  • Page 85: C Optimizing Performance

    About This Appendix Read this appendix to find out How to optimize your system's perfor- mance after installing the host adapter AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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  • Page 87: Performance Tips

    Performance Tips The AMM-1570/1572 is designed to maximize the performance of your SCSI devices and computer. The following tips will help you take full advantage of the host adapter's advanced design features. Enabling Synchronous Negotiation Synchronous Negotiation is disabled by default on the AMM-1570/ 1572.

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    3 meters to ensure reliable operation. DOS/Windows Performance Adaptec's EZ-SCSI I/O Operating Environment Software is designed not only to simplify installation of device drivers under DOS, but also includes ASPI management software to provide enhanced Windows support.

  • Page 89: D Disk Drives Over 1 Gbyte

    DOS 1 GByte limit When to use the extended translation feature Questions and answers about extended translation AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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  • Page 91: Extended Translation (Using Ms-Dos 5.0

    Extended Translation (Using MS-DOS 5.0) Adaptec host adapters have always supported the full range of disk drive sizes under all major operating systems. As disk drives have recently grown beyond 1 GByte in formatted capacity, they have run up against the DOS 1024 cylinder limit.

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    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Drives With Mixed Partitions Do not use extended translation on drives formatted with two or more partitions for different operating systems. Use standard trans- lation. The sum of the DOS partitions will be less than 1 GByte.

  • Page 93: About This Glossary

    User’s Guide Definitions of terms commonly used in other documents and publications which discuss the SCSI-to-microcomputer periph- eral connection AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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    Advanced SCSI Programming Interface See ASPI AIC-6360 Adaptec's single-chip Fast SCSI host adapter. AMM-1570/1572 The Adaptec SCSI Audio Host Adapters. 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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    AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide A pathway for data in a com- puter system. All PCs have an expansion bus, which is designed to host add-on (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.
  • Page 97 An integrated circuit that buffers data in such a manner that each byte placed in the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 98 Additional software that may be required in certain operating system environments in order to use some kinds of SCSI devices with the AMM-1570/ 1572. For example, additional software is needed in order to install CD-ROM drives on the SCSI bus in the DOS/Windows environment.
  • Page 99 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA Glossary sending the requested data over the bus, etc. The AMM-1570/ 1572 and all other Adaptec host adapters fully support multithreaded I/O. PC-AT A family of small computers sold by IBM, also called the Per- sonal Computer/AT family of computers.
  • Page 100 Some SCSI devices use a differen- tial grounding scheme. These devices are not supported by the AMM-1570/1572. Differential devices may be damaged if you connect them and the AMM-1570/1572 to the same SCSI bus. Page: Glossary-8 ECN Date: 3/8/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 101 Tagged Queuing A SCSI-2 feature that allows the SCSI device to queue return data commands in a different order AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
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  • Page 103 Index Adaptec EZ-Audio 1-7, 3-5, 3-19 Adaptec EZ-SCSI 3-5, 3-19, B-3, B-4, Amplifiers 3-17, 3-18 Arbitration phase 2-7 ASPI manager 4-7, B-4 aspi2dos.sys 4-5, 4-7 aspidisk.sys 4-7 Audio capabilities 1-7 jacks 3-4 mounting bracket 3-4, 3-17 types of equipment 1-7...
  • Page 104 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Enable disconnection C-4 Error messages 4-7 Expansion slot 1-4, 3-4, 3-6 Extended translation 2-15, D-1–D-4 External SCSI connector mounting bracket 1-8, 2-3 EZ-Audio see Adaptec EZ-Audio EZ-SCSI see Adaptec EZ-SCSI Fast SCSI devices 1-8, 2-12, C-4 maximum cable length 1-8...
  • Page 105 Plotters B-3 Port Address see I/O port address Power requirements A-3 RAM 1-4 Removable disk drive B-3 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Stock Number: 510526-00, Rev. B Print Spec Number: 492379-00 Current Date: 3/7/94 AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA...
  • Page 106 AMM-1570/1572 User’s Guide Tape decks 3-17, 3-18 Tape drives B-3 Temperature requirements A-3 Termination power 2-6 Terminators 2-3, 2-6 see also SCSI termination Transfer rates see Data transfer Translation scheme D-3 Troubleshooting 4-1–4-8 checklist 4-3 Utilities Adaptec EZ-SCSI B-4 format disk D-1...

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