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Installation Guide - Page 1
Installation Guide
AHA-3940AU/AUW
MultiChannel PCI-to-UltraSCSI Host Adapters with SCSISelect Utility
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AHA-3940AU/AUW Installation Guide
Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. A
Print Spec Number: 496346-00
Current Date: 3/12/97
ECN Date: 3/10/97
Installation Guide - Page 2
... you are not sure whether the motherboard BIOS supports PCI-to -UltraSCSI host adapters. Installation procedures are designed for the AHA-3940AU and the AHA-3940AUW.
2 Board Layout
The following diagrams and table show the major AHA-3940AU, AHA-3940AUW components. AHA-3940AU
J1
J2
J5
J6
J4 J3
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. A
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... (Disabled) No (Disabled) Yes (Enabled) Default Setting
Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
Boot Only Enabled Enabled Enabled
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. The following table lists the settings and their factory default settings in BIOS Scan
Advanced Configuration Options Plug and Play SCAM Support
Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Extended BIOS Translation...
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... three PCI slots. Carefully press the bus connector on the bottom of the board in the card guide. 4 Installing the Host Adapter
Inserting the Host Adapter in a PCI Slot
WARNING: Turn OFF and disconnect the...That is not obstructed by other system hardware.
Note: Do not replace the computer cover or reconnect the power yet!
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... or number 1 marks pin 1 on one external 68-pin connector J5.
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. On the AHA-3940AU host adapter, SCSI Channel A has one internal 50-pin connector J6. Read the SCSI device documentation if you are connecting 8-bit SCSI devices to Channel B you may damage the host adapter. If you...
Installation Guide - Page 7
... adapter detects that devices are setting up your host adapter to provide termination power even when one connector for Channel A, termination for this , place a jumper shunt on jumper J3 on the 3940AU or J6 on the 3940AUW if the second computer is connected to SCSI Channel A
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. Termination...
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... to your computer documentation.
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. You can change it. s SCSI devices connected to an AHA-3940AU can have IDs from 0 to 7. A
Print Spec Number: 496346-00
Current Date: 3/12/97
ECN Date:3/10/97
s If you to SCSI Channel B. Setting SCSI IDs
You must assign a different SCSI ID to each channel...
Installation Guide - Page 9
... SCSISelect Options menu. To abandon changes you made in SCSISelect configuration utility. This message includes a list of SCSI channels for each SCSI channel: Host Adapter SCSI ID, SCSI Parity Checking, Host Adapter SCSI Termination,
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. SCSISelect lets you want to run SCSISelect, press Ctrl-A immediately when the SCSISelect...
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... Date: 3/12/97
ECN Date:3/10/97 These settings apply to two hard disk drives.
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. Most SCSI devices are prompted to be formatted again. Under MS-DOS 5.0 or later, you the following two choices:
s Format Disk-runs the Adaptec SCSI low-level format utility. Older versions of possible...
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... Options, and set the Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as hard disk drives.
You can install the appropriate driver for detailed information.
9 Troubleshooting Checklist
If you have a problem during installation, check these items first:
s Is your computer compliant with PCI 2.0 or higher, and does the motherboard BIOS support
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Confirm the IRQ channel assignment. If the computer has only SCSI disk drives, check the following:
1 Make sure your computer's CMOS Setup is set with the SCSISelect Format Disk option.
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AHA-3940AU/AUW Installation Guide
Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. A
Print Spec Number: 496346-00
Current Date: 3/12/97
ECN Date:3/10/97
As a last resort, back...
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..., check this document first-you will find answers to most of Adaptec's electronic support services, call 408-934-7274, M-F, 6:00 A.M. s To speak with questions regarding your questions here. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time.
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev.
s To order Adaptec software and SCSI cables, call 800-959-7274 or 408-945-2550, 24...
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... used are designed to change without notice.
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Part Number: 511418-00, Rev. However, if this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause undesired operation.
Operation is subject to...
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