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- Page 1 PCI Ultra160 SCSI Adapter AEC-67162M User’s Manual Version:1.1 Copyright © 2004 ACARD Technology Corp. Release: January 2004...
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Page 2: Copyright And Trademarks
ACARD and SCSIDE are the trademarks of ACARD Technology Corp. Apple logo is the registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.3 Connect Internal Devices ........7 2.4 Connect External Devices ........8 Chapter 3 System Installation ......9 3.1 Install AEC-67162M into the New OS ....9 3.1.1 In Mac OS 9 ............... 9 3.1.2 In Mac OS X 10.3 ............. 10 3.2 Install AEC-67162M into the Existing OS .. -
Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview ACARD AEC-67162M is a high-performance, 2-channel, PCI-to-Ultra160 SCSI adapter. It has the full features of PCI 64-bit bus master transfer capability and PCI enhanced data transfer commands. It is fit for Macintosh workstations and servers. -
Page 5: Os Compatibility
1.5 Power Mac Compatibility Power Mac G3 Blue & White Power Mac G4 Series Power Mac G5 Series AEC-67162M doesn’t support the upgraded mode of Power Mac. 1.6 Package When you open the package, please examine the following items. ×... -
Page 6: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Channel A (CN2): 68-pin Ultra160 LVD SCSI internal connetor Channel B (CN3): 68-pin Ultra160 LVD SCSI internal connector 2.2 Install the Adapter Please follow the steps below to install the adapter AEC-67162M. (1). Power off the Mac computer. (2). Unplug the power cord of the Mac computer. -
Page 7: Connect Internal Devices
AEC-67162M Manual 2.3 Connect Internal Devices Connect internal devices to the adapter according to the following steps. (1). Connect one end of the internal SCSI cable to any one of the adapter’s 2 inter- nal connectors. (2). Find an unused connector on the other end of the cable, and connect it to your SCSI device. -
Page 8: Connect External Devices
AEC-67162M Manual 2.4 Connect External Devices Connect one external device to the adapter according to the following steps. (1). Connect one end of the external SCSI cable to the adapter’s external connec- tor. (2). Connect another end of the SCSI cable to the first connector of your SCSI device. -
Page 9: Chapter 3 System Installation
The first one is to install the driver into a new OS that is in the hard drive connected to AEC-67162M as stated in 3.1. The second one is to install the driver into an existed OS as stated in 3.2. -
Page 10: In Mac Os X 10.3
AEC-67162M Manual 6. Double click “Drive Setup”. 7. Choose the hard drive connected to AEC-67162M, then click “Initialize”. For de- tailed information of “Drive Setup”, please refer to Mac OS manual. 8. Start to install OS 9 onto the hard drive. - Page 11 7. After partitioning or erasing the volume, you can click “First Aid” to verify the disk partition into which you are about to install OS X 10.3. 8. Quit “Disk Utility” and start the OS X 10.3 installation. 9. Refer to Appendix for updating the driver of AEC-67162M.
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Page 12: Install Aec-67162M Into The Existing Os
AEC-67162M Manual 3.2 Install AEC-67162M into the Existing OS We are going to install AEC-67162M into the existing OS 9 and OS X 10.3. 3.2.1 In Mac OS 9 1. Be sure that the hardware is installed correctly. 2. Power on. -
Page 13: In Mac Os X 10.3
3. Double click “Disk Utility” under OnBoard\Applications\Utilities (OnBoard repre- sents the OnBoard Mac hard drive). 4. Initialize the newly installed hard drive by clicking “Partition”. 5. You can see the partitioned or erased volume on the desk. 6. Refer to Appendix for updating the driver of AEC-67162M. -
Page 14: Verify System Profiler
After you initialize the hard drive successfully, a new “Untitled” hard drive icon will appear on the Mac window. Of course you can give the hard drive a name. You can find the information of AEC-67162M under the Apple Logo. Please follow the instructions below to read the system information. - Page 15 And choose “PCI” to find the SCSI adapter and hard drives. In Mac OS X 10.3 Basically if you have installed the hard drive and AEC-67162M successfully, and have partitioned or erased the hard drive, one or more hard drive icons will appear on the desktop.
- Page 16 AEC-67162M Manual You can find the information of AEC-67162M under the Apple Logo. Please click “About This Mac” and then “More Info”. Another way of finding the system information is described below. 1. Click “Finder” at the bottom of the Mac OS screen.
- Page 17 AEC-67162M Manual 5. Under “Apple System Profiler” click “PCI/AGP Cards” to read the detailed infor- mation of AEC-67162M. 6. Click “Extensions” to see the version of AEC-67162M’s driver.
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Page 18: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
AEC-67162M Manual Chapter 4 Troubleshooting After installing AEC-67162M, if it cannot work normally, please follow the checklist given below to solve the problems. 1. Power status Check if the power is strong enough for all connected devices. For external SCSI devices you need to power them on before booting the system. -
Page 19: Appendix Update The Driver
The update of AEC-67162M’s driver is good for system stability and reliability. Please follow the steps below to update the driver. 1. Find the newest driver from ACARD support CD, or download the driver from the web site. The path is as follows: SCSI Card\AEC67162M\OSX\AEC67162.1.0.2. - Page 20 AEC-67162M Manual 3. Restart the system. 4. Go to the Apple Logo, click “About This Mac” and then “More Info”. Under “Sys- tem Profile” click “Extensions” to see the updated version of AEC-67162M’s driver.
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Page 21: Technical Support Form
AEC-67162M Manual Technical Support Form Email: support@acard.com http://www.acard.com Model F/W Version AEC-67162M System Configuration Mainboard Firmware SCSI adapter Chipset Memory Display card Other I/O card OS version Hard Disk Configuration Hard Disk Model/type Capacity Firmware version Others Problem Description...
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