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AHA-2910/2910A Installation Guide
Part Number: 510874-00, Rev. A
Print Spec Number: 493882-00
Current Date: 7/6/95

ECN Date: 7/11/95

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AHA-2910/2910A

Plug and Play PCI-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
with SCSISelect Utility

Installation Guide

Summary of Contents for AHA-2910

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Page 2: ...Adapter Features AHA 2910 2910A host adapters provide a powerful multitasking interface between your computer s PCI bus and the installed disk drives CD ROM drives and other SCSI devices These host a...

Page 3: ...AAAAAAA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Host Adapter Layout The following diagrams show the main components of the AHA 2910 and the AHA 2910A Note AHA 2910i and AHA 2910Ai host adapters support only inter...

Page 4: ...termine if the PCI slot supports bus mastering Many PCI computers have one pair of ISA and PCI slots very close to each other This saves space and allows you to install either an ISA card or a PCI car...

Page 5: ...f ferential SCSI devices may be damaged if you connect them to the host adapter Most SCSI devices are single ended Read the device documentation Connecting Internal SCSI Devices Use the internal SCSI...

Page 6: ...n the host adapter s external SCSI connector 2 Attach the other end of the external SCSI cable to one of the SCSI connectors on the first external SCSI device 3 Connect other external SCSI devices if...

Page 7: ...es Terminating the SCSI Bus Devices at each end of the SCSI bus must be termi nated so data can be transmitted accurately Termina tion will be correct if you followed the instructions for connecting i...

Page 8: ...us usually assigns IRQs and port addresses automatically However in some cases you may need to manually edit the PCI bus parameters in your CMOS setup See your computer documentation In most cases you...

Page 9: ...ISelect diskette in your computer s floppy disk drive 3 Reboot the computer 4 When the SCSISelect screen appears select Con figure View Host Adapter Settings The Config uration menu appears Note To se...

Page 10: ...wer these questions first if you have problems installing or using your AHA 2910 2910A host adapter Is your computer PCI Rev 2 0 compliant Did you install the host adapter in a 5 volt bus master PCI s...

Page 11: ...which the receiver is powered If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions CAUTION Only equipment certified to comply with...

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