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Contents

1

About This Guide

What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 10
Terminology Used in this Guide ...................................................................... 10
How to Find More Information....................................................................... 10

2

Kit  Contents  and 
System Requirements

Kit Contents ...................................................................................................... 12
System Requirements........................................................................................ 12

3

About Your SCSI CARD

SCSI Card Features ........................................................................................... 14
About the Adaptec SCSI 29320LPE ................................................................. 14

4

Understanding SCSI

What is SCSI? .................................................................................................... 16
SCSI IDs............................................................................................................. 16
Terminating the SCSI Bus ................................................................................ 16
Using SCSI Devices ........................................................................................... 17

Using SCSI Disk Drives............................................................................ 17
Using Ultra320 and Ultra160 Disk Drives .............................................. 17
Using SCSI Devices .................................................................................. 18

Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices ........................................................ 18
Installing Multiple SCSI Cards......................................................................... 18

Connecting the LED Connector.............................................................. 19

Overriding SCSI Termination Settings ............................................................ 19
Connecting SCSI Devices ................................................................................. 20

Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LPE ................................................................. 20

Maximum Cable Lengths ................................................................................. 21

Summary of Contents for 29320LPE - SCSI Card Storage Controller U320 320 MBps

Page 1: ...Installation and User s Guide Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LPE ...

Page 2: ...er license Novell and NetWare are trademarks of Novell Inc in the US and other countries used under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Adaptec Inc assumes no lia...

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Page 5: ...s device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation European Union Compliance Statement This Information Technology Equipment has been tested and found to comply with EMC Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC in accordance with EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 Emissions EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Immunity EN61000 4 2 1995 Elec...

Page 6: ...s 14 About the Adaptec SCSI 29320LPE 14 4 Understanding SCSI What is SCSI 16 SCSI IDs 16 Terminating the SCSI Bus 16 Using SCSI Devices 17 Using SCSI Disk Drives 17 Using Ultra320 and Ultra160 Disk Drives 17 Using SCSI Devices 18 Combining SCSI and Non SCSI Devices 18 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 18 Connecting the LED Connector 19 Overriding SCSI Termination Settings 19 Connecting SCSI Devices 2...

Page 7: ...g a Driver Disk 28 Installing with Windows 28 Installing with Red Hat Linux 29 Installing with SUSE Linux 29 Installing with NetWare 29 7 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 32 Creating a Driver Disk 32 Installing with Windows 32 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 33 Installing on NetWare 33 8 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect Starting SCSISelect...

Page 8: ...ced Configuration Parameters Using Windows SCSI Parameters 49 Using Driver specific Parameters 50 D Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist 53 General Troubleshooting 53 Troubleshooting Windows 54 Troubleshooting NetWare 54 Error Messages 56 Common Error Messages 57 Driver Error Messages 57 Windows Error Messages 59 Glossary Index ...

Page 9: ... User s Guide provides information about using your Adaptec SCSI 29320LPE and SCSI devices troubleshooting SCSI termination and a basic overview of SCSI technology It explains how to use the built in SCSISelect utility if you need to view or modify your Adaptec SCSI card settings It also explains how to install the software device drivers for your operating system ...

Page 10: ...orage space is used to refer to the disk drives and devices being managed with SCSISelect described in this Guide Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this Guide are known to computer users by multiple names This Guide uses these terms Card also known as Host Bus Adapter or board Disk drive also known as hard disk hard drive or hard disk drive Device also known as a printers tape drives a...

Page 11: ...em Requirements In this chapter Kit Contents 12 System Requirements 12 This chapter lists the contents of your SCSI card kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your SCSI card ...

Page 12: ...rements PC compatible system with Intel Pentium or equivalent processor A motherboard with these features Complies with the PCIe Local Bus Specification Revision 1 0 One of these operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 0 10 0 Note For the latest on Adaptec s support of Linux or to download driver sources visit the Suppo...

Page 13: ...ut Your SCSI CARD In this chapter SCSI Card Features 14 About the Adaptec SCSI 29320LPE 14 This chapter provides an overview of standard SCSI card features and describes the unique features of your SCSI card ...

Page 14: ...le single channel PCIe x1 Ultra320 SCSI card with these features Form factor Low profile PCI compatibility PCIe x1 Channels Single Connectors 1 internal 68 pin high density LVD connector 1 external VHDCI 68 pin LVD connector Disk drives Devices to 15 Active termination Yes Programmable SCSI card BIOS ROM Yes PCIe x1 connector Mounting bracket 68 pin internal LVD connector 68 pin external LVD VHDCI...

Page 15: ...d Non SCSI Devices 18 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 18 Overriding SCSI Termination Settings 19 Connecting SCSI Devices 20 Maximum Cable Lengths 21 This chapter provides useful information on using the Adaptec SCSI Card and your SCSI devices For more information about a specific SCSI device refer to the documentation for that device ...

Page 16: ...ptec SCSI Card and each device has a different number For example on each of the two SCSI buses you can have an internal SCSI device with ID 0 and an external SCSI device with ID 6 SCSI ID 7 has the highest priority on the SCSI bus The priority of the remaining IDs are in descending order 6 to 0 then 15 to 8 The Adaptec SCSI Card is preset to SCSI ID 7 and should not be changed This gives the card...

Page 17: ...D terminator or a Multi Mode terminator Using SCSI Devices Using SCSI Disk Drives If you connect a SCSI disk drive to an Adaptec SCSI card that was previously connected to a different SCSI card it is recommended that you low level format the drive before you can use it Back up the data on the drive before moving the drive to the new SCSI card and before you format the drive SeeUsing SCSI Disk Util...

Page 18: ... manufacturer After you install the SCSI card and SCSI devices to use different kinds of disk drives in the same system see the following table for recommendations Installing Multiple SCSI Cards You can install multiple SCSI cards in your system you are limited only by the available system resources for example IRQ settings I O port addresses BIOS addresses and so forth Each SCSI card you install ...

Page 19: ... activity light will no longer indicate disk activity on the non SCSI disk drives Overriding SCSI Termination Settings You use SCSISelect to control the termination of the SCSI channel on an Adaptec SCSI Card The default termination setting for a channel is Automatic This setting allows the SCSI card to adjust SCSI termination automatically depending on which connectors have SCSI devices attached ...

Page 20: ...is powered off while the system with the other SCSI card is using the SCSI devices Connecting SCSI Devices Here are some examples of how you can connect internal and external SCSI devices to an Adaptec SCSI Card Attach the first device to the end connector of the cable furthest from the SCSI card attach other devices to the connectors that are closer to the SCSI card Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LPE Her...

Page 21: ...0 SCSI 320 MB sec Ultra160 SCSI 160 MB sec Ultra2 SCSI 80 MB sec 1 12 m 39 4 ft Ultra320 SCSI 320 MB sec 1 Ultra160 SCSI 160 MB sec Ultra2 SCSI 80 MB sec 1 Mixing Fast Ultra devices with Ultra320 Ultra160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices causes the entire SCSI bus to default to Ultra SCSI speeds and cable length requirements 15 3 m 9 8 ft Fast Wide SCSI 20 MB sec 15 3 m 9 8 ft Fast SCSI 10 MB sec 7 3 m 9 8...

Page 22: ... on an Existing Operating System 25 Uninstalling Your Adaptec 29320LPE 25 Replacing a SCSI Card 25 This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your SCSI card and the devices you wish to attach It also describes the options you have for installing your SCSI card and disk drives and other SCSI devices Note Before you begin familiarize yourself with your SCSI cards physical feature...

Page 23: ... driver for an Adaptec SCSI card refer to the section of this User s Guide that describes your specific operating system Selecting Cables This section describes the cable options and requirements for your SCSI card For information about cable lengths see Maximum Cable Lengths on page 21 SCSI Cables One six position Ultra320 SCSI LVD cable with terminator is included in the kit Depending on your re...

Page 24: ...ord 3 Open the cabinet following the manufacturer s instructions 4 Insert the SCSI card into an available PCIe slot compliant with PCIe rev 1 0 and secure the bracket in the PCIe slot using the retention device for instance a screw or lever supplied with your system 5 Install and connect any internal drives using the appropriate cable s then close the computer cabinet Note If you connect non LVD S...

Page 25: ...f your SCSI card has an external connector you can connect external disk drives as well or instead 2 Install the SCSI card driver see page 31 Uninstalling Your Adaptec 29320LPE To uninstall your Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LPE 1 Turn off your system and disconnect the power cord Open the cabinet following the manufacturer s instructions Read the safety information on page 45 2 Remove the SCSI card from...

Page 26: ...estart your system 6 Ensure that the new SCSI card is functioning properly then power off your system and disconnect the power cord Open the cabinet following the manufacturer s instructions Read the Safety Information on page 45 7 Disconnect any SCSI devices from the old SCSI card and transfer them to the new SCSI card 8 Remove the old SCSI card from its PCI PCI X or PCIe slot Close the computer ...

Page 27: ...ing a Driver Disk 28 Installing with Windows 28 Installing with Red Hat Linux 29 Installing with SUSE Linux 29 Installing with NetWare 29 This chapter explains how to install your SCSI card driver and an operating system Note To install the driver on an existing operating system see page 31 ...

Page 28: ... the operating system and SCSI card driver as described in the remainder of this chapter Installing with Windows To install the SCSI card driver while installing Windows 1 Insert your Windows CD then restart the system 2 Follow the on screen instructions to begin the Windows installation 3 When prompted to install a third party driver press F6 Note When F6 is active a prompt appears at the bottom ...

Page 29: ... installation selection screen appears choose the type of installation you want then For SLES 9 0 Press the F6 key to indicate the use of a driver disk If F6 is not shown on the screen you may have an older version of SUSE press the Alt key instead For SLES 10 0 Press the F5 key and select Yes to indicate the use of a driver disk 4 When prompted insert the driver disk then press any key to continu...

Page 30: ...drivers are displayed 7 Insert the driver floppy disk 8 Press the Insert key then press Enter to scan the floppy disk drive 9 Once the driver is selected the new Device Driver is displayed 10 Select Return to Driver Summary then press Enter 11 From the lower window menu select Continue then press Enter 12 Follow the instructions in the NetWare manual to complete the installation ...

Page 31: ...ou Begin 32 Creating a Driver Disk 32 Installing with Windows 32 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 33 Installing on NetWare 33 This chapter explains how to install your SCSI card driver on an existing operating system Note To install the driver and an operating system see page 27 ...

Page 32: ... prompted insert the floppy disk then click OK The system creates the driver disk 7 Remove and label the driver disk 8 Continue with the installation of the operating system and SCSI card driver as described in the remainder of this chapter Installing with Windows To install the driver on Windows 1 Start or restart Windows The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver 2 Insert th...

Page 33: ...aded to the minimum patch level specified by Novell Refer to the Novell Web site for more information To install the driver on NetWare 1 Start your system 2 At the NetWare server console prompt type load hdetect then press Enter if it has not be loaded automatically 3 At the Device types menu select Continue then press Enter 4 At the Device type option select Modify then press Enter 5 Select Stora...

Page 34: ...ing SCSISelect Settings 36 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 43 SCSISelect which is included with the Adaptec SCSI Card enables you to change SCSI settings without opening the computer or handling the card SCSISelect also enables you to low level format or verify the disk media of your SCSI disk drives ...

Page 35: ...ice Configuration Options Sync Transfer Rate MB sec 320 160 80 0 66 6 40 0 33 3 20 0 10 0 ASYN 320 Packetized Yes No Yes Enabled QAS Yes No Yes Enabled Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes No Yes Enabled Enable Disconnection Yes No Yes Enabled Send Start Unit Command Yes No Yes Enabled BIOS Multiple LUN Support 1 Yes No No Disabled Include in BIOS Scan 1 Yes No Yes Enabled Advanced Configuration Reset SC...

Page 36: ...n press Enter In some cases selecting an option displays another menu You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc To restore the original SCSISelect default values press F6 from the main SCSISelect screen SCSI Bus Interface Options SCSI Card ID Default 7 Sets the SCSI ID for the SCSI card The Adaptec SCSI Card is set at 7 which gives it the highest priority on the SCSI bus Adap...

Page 37: ...on Default Yes When set to Yes Enable Disconnection allows the SCSI device to disconnect from the SCSI bus When set to No the SCSI device cannot disconnect from the SCSI bus Leave the setting at Yes if two or more SCSI devices are connected to the SCSI card When Enable Disconnection is set to No the SCSI device cannot disconnect from the SCSI bus packetized transfers cannot occur and transfer rate...

Page 38: ...Default Verbose During POST the amount of information displayed depends on the mode The following modes are available Verbose The results of the SCSI bus scan are displayed but the results of the PCIe bus scan are not displayed Silent Nothing is displayed about POST not even the Adaptec banner However error messages are displayed if there is a problem on the SCSI bus or SCSI devices Caution Settin...

Page 39: ...ed by the SCSI card BIOS while the drive is on If you want to be able to remove the media while the drive is on install the removable media software driver and set Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks to Disabled Boot Only Only the removable media drive designated as the boot device is treated as a disk drive All Disks All removable media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as di...

Page 40: ... modified Note Text displayed in yellow is for information only and cannot be selected From the Configuration menu you can access the following settings Boot Device Configuration SCSI Device Configuration Advanced Configuration Options Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility v4 31 0 Arrows move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default 29320LPE 06 04 00 Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility v4 31 0 Arrows m...

Page 41: ...n BBS systems only the Master Boot SCSI card Selection menu appears The asterisk indicates the default master or boot SCSI card and channel Note Default settings are always marked with an asterisk You can press F6 to return all settings to the defaults If you select SCSI Device Configuration the SCSI Device Configuration menu appears This menu lists the current device settings for each SCSI ID inc...

Page 42: ...To abandon the changes then select No 6 Press Esc until prompted to exit the utility then select Yes The system prompts you if a restart is needed for your new settings to take effect Changing the Boot SCSI card setting or running the standalone SCSI utility forces an automatic restart Otherwise your new settings take effect immediately H o s t A d a p te r In te rfa c e D e fin itio n s H o s t A...

Page 43: ...ber and PCI address for each SCSI card and channel 2 Select the SCSI card and channel that has the devices you want to list The Options menu appears 3 Select SCSI Disk Utilities SCSISelect scans the SCSI bus to determine the devices installed and displays a list of all SCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each ID If a device does not show up in SCSISelect check these items first Is the device atta...

Page 44: ...try to stop the low level format as this can destroy the disk drive and render it unusable When the drive has completed its low level format it will send a command to the SCSI card and allow the user to exit the utility To use SCSISelect to format or verify a disk 1 Start SCSISelect See Starting SCSISelect on page 36 SCSISelect detects all Adaptec SCSI cards and displays the model number channel l...

Page 45: ...ankle strap and ensure that it makes skin contact Connect the equipment end of the strap to an unpainted metal surface on the chassis If a wrist strap is not available ground yourself by touching the metal chassis before handling the SCSI card or any other part of the system Avoid touching the SCSI card against your clothing The wrist strap protects components from ESD on the body only Handle the ...

Page 46: ...B Technical Specifications In this appendix Environmental Specifications 47 DC Power Requirements 47 Current Requirements 47 ...

Page 47: ...ments Current Requirements Operating temperature 0 C to 55 C Relative humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Recommended Op Humidity 40 to 60 22 C Altitude 3 000m operating 4 500m non operating Ripple and noise 50 mV peak to peak max DC Voltage 3 3 V 10 12 V 10 Adaptec Model Maximum Current A Adaptec SCSI 29320LPE 1 0 A 3 3 VDC 20 A 12 0 VDC ...

Page 48: ...configuration of the Windows device drivers supplied by Adaptec All Windows configuration information is stored in a data structure supplied by Windows called the Registry You can edit this information through a tool called the Registry Editor Caution Do not edit your Registry unless it is absolutely necessary If there is an error in your Registry your system may become nonfunctional ...

Page 49: ...re 2 255 The data type for this value is REG_DWORD NumberOfRequests specifies the maximum number of commands that can be delivered to an SCSI card Valid values are 16 255 The data type for this value is REG_DWORD To enter Windows parameters 1 Select Run from the Start button 2 Type regedt32 then press Enter 3 Open the registry list to the following location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE System CurrentControl...

Page 50: ...of valid parameters follows Note The following parameters are case sensitive and must be entered exactly as shown When entering multiple parameters each parameter must be separated by a space MAXTAGS nnn specifies the tagged command queue depth per target If a number is not specified the tagged queue depth defaults to 32 Valid values are 1 255 The data type for this value is REG_SZ INSTR_ERRLOG_Z ...

Page 51: ...nd etc If you omit the SCSI card number the configuration information applies to all Ultra320 SCSI cards 8 Click the Device key 9 Select Add Value from the Edit menu and type DriverParameters in the Value Name edit box Enter REG_SZ as the data type then press Enter 10 A String Editor text box appears Enter valid parameters in the text box When entering multiple parameters each parameter must be se...

Page 52: ...ter Troubleshooting Checklist 53 General Troubleshooting 53 Troubleshooting Windows 54 Troubleshooting NetWare 54 Error Messages 56 This chapter provides troubleshooting information for your Adaptec SCSI card and its device drivers ...

Page 53: ...d or resolve existing IRQ conflicts Verify that all on board devices not being used are disabled so that the resources they are being allocated can be freed up for allocation to another device This is accomplished through the motherboard CMOS BIOS setup utility For example if you are not using the onboard sound port on your motherboard you can usually disable this chipset and free up the resource ...

Page 54: ...indows I made changes to the SCSI card configuration and Windows no longer boots The boot manager for Windows contains recovery logic to allow you to return to the last known good configuration If you have changed your SCSI card configuration and Windows no longer starts 1 Undo any hardware changes you have made to the system since it was last operational 2 Restart the system Watch the display car...

Page 55: ...An error has occurred while the driver was setting up its internal data structures Try installing the most up to date version of the driver available from the Adaptec Web site www adaptec com xxxxx088 SCSI card software initialization failure An error has occurred while the driver was setting up its internal data structures Try installing the most up to date version of the driver available from th...

Page 56: ...cumentation for instructions on setting and changing IRQs xxxxx0c9 Invalid command line parameter A command line option for the driver is invalid See your operating system manual for valid command line options xxxxx0ca Invalid command line syntax xxxxx0cb Invalid command line syntax xxxxx0cc Invalid command line syntax The command line syntax for the driver is incorrect See your operating system m...

Page 57: ...lled SCSI device Run SCSISelect and set the Send Start Unit Command to Yes for the particular SCSI device ID See Starting SCSISelect on page 36 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 refer to the documentation for the device Start unit request failed This message can appear if the option to send Start Unit Command is s...

Page 58: ... this indicates a faulty or noncompliant target device xxxxx022 SCSI card or target device protocol error The SCSI card or target device has broken the communication protocol A badly behaving device could cause this message to appear Normally this is not a serious problem If you get this message frequently over a short period of time it could indicate that the device or system is malfunctioning Un...

Page 59: ...ry required by your operating system xxxxx0af Unable to de allocate memory that was allocated for a target device Normally this is not a serious problem unless you get this message frequently over a short period of time The memory can be reclaimed by rebooting the system xxxxx0ce Scatter Gather limit exceeded An I O request packet from the system contained a Scatter Gather element list that contai...

Page 60: ...tions of the system such as the keyboard monitor etc The BIOS on a SCSI card is used to control SCSI disk drives and perform the disk drive boot function bus A pathway for data in a system bus mastering The ability to process SCSI commands on the SCSI card due to its built in processor without using the system s CPU C channel Any path used for the transfer of data and control information between s...

Page 61: ...SI card and one or more SCSI peripherals connected by cables in a linear chain configuration The SCSI card may exist anywhere on the chain allowing connection of both internal and external SCSI devices A system may have more than one SCSI bus by using multiple SCSI cards SCSI card An adapter card that includes all of the I O logic software and processing to manage the transfer of information betwe...

Page 62: ...Glossary 62 throughput A term used to describe the amount of data which can be processed by a system in a given amount of time W Wide SCSI A SCSI protocol that allows 16 and 32 bit data transfers ...

Page 63: ...5 bus terminating 16 C cables selecting 23 configuration options SCSI devices 35 connectors internal external 14 creating driver disk 28 D devices combining SCSI and non SCSI 18 using 17 disk drives Ultra320 17 disk drives devices supported 14 disk media verifying 44 domain validation 39 driver disk creating 28 E electrostatic discharge 45 error messages 56 common 57 driver 57 Windows 59 existing ...

Page 64: ...ation for DOS drives 38 Ultra320 17 using devices 17 what is 16 Windows driver specific parameters 50 Windows parameters 49 SCSI bus 16 diagnostics 38 interface definitions 35 interface options 36 reset 38 scan 38 silent 38 SCSI cables types 23 Ultra320 SCSI LVD cable 23 SCSI card 61 SCSI card BIOS BIOS scan 37 multiple LUN support 37 SCSI card driver installing with an operating system 27 SCSI ca...

Page 65: ...SUSE Linux creating a driver disk 29 system requirements 12 T Technical Support Identification TSID number 3 terminating the SCSI bus 16 termination settings overriding 19 terminology 10 troubleshooting 52 checklist 53 general 53 NetWare 54 to 55 Windows 54 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U Ultra 160 17 uninstalling Adaptec SCSI 29320LPE 25 V verifying or formatting a disk ...

Page 66: ...Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 USA 2006 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions Part Number CDP 00205 01 A Rev B JB 02 07 ...

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