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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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Getting Started
This document explains how to install and config-
ure AHA®-2910 and AHA-2910A Plug and Play
PCI-to-Fast SCSI host adapters. The AHA-2910/
2910A is designed for computers with 5-volt bus
mastering PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
slots. The computer in which you install the host
adapter must be PCI Rev 2.0 compliant.
AHA-2910/2910A host adapters are configured
automatically in computers that have a Plug and
Play BIOS and/or a Plug and Play operating system.
These host adapters are also fully functional in non-
Plug and Play computers.
Host 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 adapters support
the SCAM (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) proto-
col, which assigns SCSI IDs automatically to devices
that recognize SCAM software commands.
Adaptec’s SCSISelect™ configuration utility, which
is included with the host adapter, makes it easy to
change the host adapter configuration without open-
ing the computer case or setting switches.
Supported Operating Systems
Adaptec’s software drivers enable you to use
AHA-2910/2910A host adapters in computers run-
ning DOS/Windows, OS/2, Windows 95,
Windows NT, UNIX, and NetWare.
Software Requirements
You must install software drivers in order to use the
AHA-2910/2910A host adapter and to support SCSI
disk drives and other devices. Adaptec EZ-SCSI™
software provides this software support for DOS and
Windows. Adaptec EZ-SCSI also includes DOS and
Windows utilities and applications that allow you to
get the most use out of your SCSI devices. For more
information about EZ-SCSI software, call Adaptec.
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