Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting Checklist - Adaptec 2940U2W User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Most problems can be resolved by following the recommendations

in Troubleshooting Checklist below. If you still experience problems

after following the recommendations, continue with the remainder

of this section.

Most problems with using the SCSI Card 2940U2W result from

errors in preparing and connecting peripherals on the SCSI bus. If

you have problems, check these items first.

Note:

If you have problems with a specific SCSI peripheral

when other connected SCSI peripherals are working cor-

rectly, please contact the manufacturer of the problem

peripheral for troubleshooting information.

Are all SCSI peripherals turned on?

Are all SCSI cables and power cables properly connected?

Is the SCSI Card 2940U2W firmly seated and secured in the

PCI expansion slot?

Is the PCI expansion slot PCI Rev. 2.1 or higher compliant and

does it support Bus Mastering?

Are all SCSI peripherals and the SCSI Card 2940U2W assigned

unique SCSI IDs? (See Setting Up SCSI Peripherals on page 3.)

Are all SCSI peripherals terminated properly? (See Setting Up

SCSI Peripherals on page 3.)

If your computer allows you to set up configuration options

when the computer first boots up (that is, through CMOS

setup), are the following options set up as specified?

If there is an Interrupt Type or Interrupt Line option in the

Setup program, select Int-A or Interrupt Type = A (you

may also be required to change a motherboard jumper set-

ting).

If there is a Triggering Interrupt option, select Level.

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