10
Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 User’s Reference
Common Error Messages
Here is what you should do if the following messages appear at
bootup:
“Device connected, but not ready”
The host received no answer when it requested data from an
installed SCSI device.
1
Run SCSI
Select
®
and set the Send Start Unit Command to
Yes
for the particular SCSI device ID. See
Starting SCSISelect
on
page 19.
2
Ensure that the device is set to spin up when the power is
switched on. The spin up option is typically set by a jumper.
(See the documentation for the device.)
“Start unit request failed”
The SCSI card BIOS was unable to send a Start Unit Command to
the device. Verify that all cables are properly connected. Run SCSI
Se-
lect
and enable the Send Start Unit Command to the device. If the
error still occurs, the SCSI device may be defective.
“Time-out failure during...”
An unexpected time-out occurred.
1
Verify that the SCSI bus is properly terminated.
2
Verify that all cables are properly connected.
3
Verify that SCSI
Select
’s Device Configuration options are set
correctly. See
SCSI Device Configuration
on page 20.
Try disconnecting the SCSI device cables from the SCSI card and
then starting the computer. If the computer successfully restarts, one
of the SCSI devices may be defective.
Note:
The following error message entries refer to the SCSI
connectors and SCSI segments on the Adaptec SCSI Card
19160. See
Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives
on page 12.
