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Completing the Installation

5

When EZ-SCSI installation is complete, remove the diskette 
and reboot your PC to DOS. A drive letter should now be 
assigned to your CD-ROM drive.

6

Insert the Windows NT installation CD in the CD-ROM drive 
and change to the 

\i386

 directory on the CD.

7

At the DOS prompt, type 

winnt /b

 and press Enter.

8

Install Windows NT by following the instructions that appear 
on the screen.

When Windows NT is installed, continue with the next section, If 
Windows NT Is Installed on Your PC
.

If Windows NT Is Installed on Your PC

You must complete all steps in this section, even though 
Windows NT is already installed on your PC. These steps ensure 
that the required Windows NT registry changes are made.

1

Be sure that the SlimSCSI adapter is inserted in a PC Card slot 
and that the CD-ROM drive is connected to it and is turned 

ON

.

2

Start Windows NT on your PC.

3

Double-click the Windows NT Setup program icon in the Main 
group.

4

Select Options from the Setup menu bar, then select 
Add/Remove SCSI

 Adapters. A list of all currently installed 

SCSI adapters will appear.

Note: 

If Adaptec 151x/152x/AIC-6260/6360 appears 

on the list, select it and click Remove.

5

Click Add, then click OK to verify that you want to add an 
adapter.

6

When the Select SCSI Adapter Option dialog box appears, 
select Other from the Adapter window.

7

Insert the Windows NT/OS2/Windows 95 Driver diskette 
(included with your SlimSCSI adapter) in the PC’s floppy 
drive. Type 

a:\winnt

 in the dialog box and click OK.

Summary of Contents for 1460B - APA Storage Controller Fast SCSI 10 MBps

Page 1: ...User s Guide SLIMSCSI 1460 ADAPTER...

Page 2: ...ulevard Milpitas CA 95035 Copyright 1998 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions Printed in Singapore S...

Page 3: ...R SlimSCSI 1460 Adapter User s Guide...

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Page 5: ...nstallation in Windows NT 8 If Windows NT Is Not Installed on Your PC 8 If Windows NT Is Installed on Your PC 9 Completing the SlimSCSI Installation in OS 2 11 Using the SlimSCSI 1460 13 Hot Plugging...

Page 6: ...iv SlimSCSI 1460 Adapter User s Guide Contacting Adaptec 23 Electronic Support 23 Technical and Product Support 24 Sales and Ordering Information 24...

Page 7: ...er for the operating system you are using Windows 95 page 6 Windows 3 1 page 7 Windows NT page 8 or OS 2 page 11 3 Optional Install Adaptec EZ SCSI software by following the instructions in the Adapte...

Page 8: ...SI 1460 Follow these steps to install the SlimSCSI 1460 and connect your SCSI devices to it 1 Remove the SlimSCSI 1460 from its packaging 2 Determine which of the two 50 pin cables you will use to con...

Page 9: ...cable to the SlimSCSI 1460 as shown below 4 Plug the other end of the cable into the first or only SCSI device as shown below Make sure the SCSI device is not powered PC Card Slots SlimSCSI 1460 Slim...

Page 10: ...e ID change the SCSI ID of one device This is usually done by changing a switch on the back of the device For more information see SCSI IDs on page 15 The diagram below shows a typical SCSI device wit...

Page 11: ...enta tion if you are not sure whether the SCSI device provides termination power 9 Connect all power cables to the SCSI devices Then power up all the devices 10 Insert the SlimSCSI 1460 into one of yo...

Page 12: ...isk drive 3 Double click the My Computer icon and Double click the Con trol Panel icon 4 Double click the Add New Hardware icon The Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears 5 Click Next When the next sc...

Page 13: ...he Program Manager menu 4 When the Run dialog box appears type a setup and click OK 5 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen 6 When EZ SCSI is installed and your PC recognizes the SlimSCSI...

Page 14: ...nue with the instructions in the next section If Windows NT Is Installed on Your PC Follow these steps if you need to install Windows NT from a CD ROM drive connected to your SlimSCSI adapter 1 Insert...

Page 15: ...se steps ensure that the required Windows NT registry changes are made 1 Be sure that the SlimSCSI adapter is inserted in a PC Card slot and that the CD ROM drive is connected to it and is turned ON 2...

Page 16: ...ated list of currently installed host adapter types verify that APA 1425 50 60 SCSI Host Adapter for NT 3 51 appears on the list 11 Click Close and exit Setup then restart your PC when you are prompte...

Page 17: ...le OS 2 is running Follow these steps to complete installation of the SlimSCSI adapter under OS 2 versions 2 x 3 0 or 4 0 Warp 1 Be sure that the SlimSCSI adapter is inserted in a PC Card slot and tha...

Page 18: ...CD ROM from the Selective Install icon 11 When automatic installation completes restart your PC The installation is now complete 12 Continue with Using the SlimSCSI 1460 on page 13 Follow these steps...

Page 19: ...erred on the SCSI bus This is called hot plugging You can tell that data is being transferred if the SCSI device activity light is on Follow these steps to remove the SlimSCSI 1460 while Windows 95 is...

Page 20: ...Boot the PC to DOS and parti tion the drive with the afdisk exe utility This utility is installed in the scsi directory when you install EZ SCSI If you are running Windows 3 1 use the Disk Partitione...

Page 21: ...es and the SCSI adapter and the SCSI bus must be properly terminated SCSI IDs Each device attached to the SlimSCSI 1460 adapter as well as the adapter itself must be assigned a unique SCSI ID number f...

Page 22: ...g a SCSI terminator On some SCSI devices termination is con trolled by setting a switch on the back of the device as shown in the illustration on page 4 Most SCSI devices come from the factory with te...

Page 23: ...The total length of cabling on the SCSI bus should not exceed the maximum lengths listed in the following table Maximum Cable Lengths Maximum Devices Supported Data Transfer Rate Maximum Cable Length...

Page 24: ...ch SCSI device has a different SCSI ID Be sure the last or only SCSI device on the SCSI bus is terminated Be sure at least one SCSI device connected to the SlimSCSI 1460 supplies termination power to...

Page 25: ...normally 1 Start or restart your PC and view the onscreen messages 2 When Starting Windows 95 appears press and release F8 while the text is on the screen 3 From the menu that is displayed select Saf...

Page 26: ...What does this mean It means that the software driver is disabled and is not loading Fol low these steps to enable the driver 1 Double click the SlimSCSI 1460 software driver in Device Manager 2 Unde...

Page 27: ...a resource for example IRQ Memory I O 1 Click the Start button point to Settings then click Control Panel 2 Double click the System icon then click the Device Manager tab 3 Click Computer then click P...

Page 28: ...g on the Startup button 4 Reboot the PC Follow these steps to determine if the SlimSCSI drivers have loaded properly 1 Open Control Panel then open Devices 2 Look at the sparrow device 3 If the sparro...

Page 29: ...ons information on software upgrades and other topics is available electronically through the following Adaptec World Wide Web WWW site at http www adaptec com File Transfer Protocol FTP server at ftp...

Page 30: ...Pacific Time After hours on weekends and on holidays product support is also available for a fee at 800 416 8066 To speak with a product support representative in Europe call French 32 2 352 3460 Eng...

Page 31: ...other countries used under license All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change with out notice Whil...

Page 32: ...ff and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between equipment and re...

Page 33: ...at any time by destroying the Software including the related documentation together with all copies or modifications in any form Adaptec will have the right to terminate your license immediately if yo...

Page 34: ...stand it and that by opening the package you agree to be bound by its terms and conditions You further agree that it is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between Adaptec and you wh...

Page 35: ...ec at 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 800 959 7274 THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT WHICH HAS BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT MISUSE ABUSE OR AS A RESULT OF UNA...

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