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AHA-1530P/1532P Installation Guide
Part Number: 510484-00, Rev. B
Print Spec Number: 492211-00
Current Date: 4/27/94

ECN Date: 5/3/94

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Select Advanced Configuration Options to view a 
menu of the following options: Host Adapter BIOS 
Enable/Disable, Support Removable Disks under 
BIOS as Fixed Disks, and Extended BIOS Transla-
tion for DOS Drives > 1 GByte. Do not change these 
options unless absolutely necessary.

SCSI Disk Utilities

When you select SCSI Disk Utilities from the Main 
Menu, a list of installed SCSI devices appears. When 
you select a device, the Utilities menu appears.

Format Disk

 

runs the Adaptec SCSI low-level for-

mat utility. Verify Disk Media scans the selected 
device's media for defects. If it finds bad blocks, it 
prompts you to reassign them.

I/O Operating Environment Software

DOS/Windows

You can connect up to two SCSI hard disk drives to 
the AHA-1530P/1532P without installing additional 
software. Adaptec EZ-SCSI

 provides the additional 

software you need if you want to

Install more than two SCSI hard disk drives

Install CD-ROM drives

Remove and insert CD-ROMs and other remov-
able media while your PC is running

Use a scanner or a SCSI tape drive

To order EZ-SCSI and other Adaptec software prod-
ucts, call the Adaptec software and cables telephone 
number listed on page 10 of this Installation Guide.

Other Operating Environments

Contact Adaptec or your operating system vendor 
for information on the availability of AHA-1530P/
1532P drivers for other operating environments.

Troubleshooting Checklist

Do this if you have a problem during installation:

Make sure all SCSI cables and power cables are 
properly connected and all devices are powered.

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Summary of Contents for AHA-1530P

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Page 2: ... Installation Guide explains how to physically install and configure Adaptec AHA 1530P 1532P Plug and Play SCSI host adapters AHA 1530P 1532P host adapters can be installed in Plug and Play ready PCs with little or no manual configuration The steps needed to make your PC Plug and Play ready depend on how the PC is configured Does it have a Plug and Play BIOS Are you using an oper ating system that...

Page 3: ...2P only 1 AHA 1532P only Label Description Label Description DS1 Termination Indicator S1 Switch Block J1 Floppy Drive Connector1 U1 Floppy Drive Controller1 J2 External LED Connector U5 AIC 3350 Plug and Play Interface Chip J3 Internal SCSI Connector U6 AIC 6360 SCSI Protocol Chip J4 External SCSI Connector U7 Host Adapter BIOS Chip Parameter Default Setting Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 Interrupt Chann...

Page 4: ...emove the PC chassis cover to expose the expan sion slots and external access covers 2 Identify an empty expansion slot 3 Remove the corresponding external access cover from the rear opening on the PC chassis 4 Align the bus connector on the bottom of the host adapter with the slot and carefully insert it into the slot Attach the host adapter bracket to the PC chassis with the expansion slot cover...

Page 5: ... by switches sw1 sw2 and sw3 on switch block s1 Getting Started explains the possible configuration scenarios Section 9 of this Installation Guide lists the values of all the available switch settings Connecting Peripheral Devices Assigning SCSI IDs You can connect up to seven internal and or external SCSI devices to your host adapter Each SCSI disk drive CD ROM drive or other peripheral device mu...

Page 6: ...elf is controlled by software commands via the SCSISelect utility The default setting is Automatic which works like this The host adapter terminates itself if only external or only internal peripherals are connected to it that is if the host adapter is the last device on the bus The host adapter disables its termination if both internal and external peripherals are connected to it that is if the h...

Page 7: ...to do this 2 Plug the 50 pin female connector on one end of the internal cable into the host adapter s internal SCSI connector This is the end of the cable that does not have a terminator attached to it Be sure to match pin 1 on the cable with pin 1 on the host adapter s internal SCSI connector Pin 1 is marked with a contrasting color on one edge of the ribbon cable A small triangle marks pin 1 on...

Page 8: ...SI device insert a terminator plug into the device s other SCSI con nector to terminate this end of the SCSI bus or 3b If you have more than one external device plug an external cable into the first device s other SCSI connector Plug the other end of this cable into a SCSI connector on the next external device Link all external devices like this Insert a terminator plug into the other SCSI connect...

Page 9: ...e number is listed on page 10 of this Installation Guide Use the and Enter keys to make selections Press Esc to return to the previous menu Press F6 to restore the original SCSISelect default values To abandon changes made in the Configure View Host Adapter Settings menu press Esc and select No when asked if you want to save the changes SCSISelect Main Menu Options Configure View Host Adapter Sett...

Page 10: ... SCSI low level for mat utility Verify Disk Media scans the selected device s media for defects If it finds bad blocks it prompts you to reassign them I O Operating Environment Software DOS Windows You can connect up to two SCSI hard disk drives to the AHA 1530P 1532P without installing additional software Adaptec EZ SCSI provides the additional software you need if you want to Install more than t...

Page 11: ...table shows all the possible settings of the switches on switch block s1 Default settings are marked with an asterisk Off Open Adaptec Customer Support Services For information on software upgrades new releases technical advice and other topics call the Adaptec Electronic Bulletin Board Service BBS 24 hours a day at 408 945 7727 1200 2400 9600 14400 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity For the la...

Page 12: ...nterference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off 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 Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is powered I...

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