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Windows Me

Windows Me has embedded driver support for a SCSI card as part of the 
installation software. When the SCSI Card 2930CU is installed and you 
have restarted your computer, the Add New Hardware Wizard window 
appears to guide you through the final steps.

1

When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears, select the top radio 
button to launch an automatic search for the most suitable driver, 
and click 

Next

.

Windows locates the appropriate driver for the newly-detected SCSI 
card and automatically processes the installation.

The SCSI Card 2930CU is detected as 

PCI SCSI AHA-2930CU

.

Note: 

If Windows is unable to find the driver, insert the 

SCSI Card 2930 CD into the CD-ROM drive and direct 
Windows to search the CD for the driver.

2

Click 

Finish

 to complete the installation.

Windows 95/98

This section explains how to install the driver for Windows 95/98. The 
driver is detected as

 

PCI SCSI AHA-2930CU

. The driver file on the SCSI 

Card 2930 CD is 

aic78xx.mpd

.

If you are performing a first-time Windows 95/98 installation, see 

Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 95 or 98

 on page 13

.

Summary of Contents for AHA-2930CU

Page 1: ...R SCSI Card 2930CU Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...CSI Card 2930 package includes SCSI Card 2930CU adapter Standard 50 pin internal SCSI cable SCSI Card 2930 CD containing drivers online documentation and other useful tools and information Adaptec SCSI Card 2930CU Installation Guide If you plan to connect more than two internal SCSI devices or one or more external SCSI devices to your computer you will need additional cables not included in this p...

Page 3: ...ct the power cord 3 Open the computer cabinet following the manufacturer s instructions 4 Find an unused PCI expansion slot typically white or ivory in the computer Unscrew the expansion slot cover screw and remove the slot cover to provide an opening as shown Save the slot cover screw for use in Step 7 PCI expansion slots Expansion slot cover ...

Page 4: ...ector or any components on the card 6 Place the SCSI Card 2930CU in the slot and press it down firmly until the connector fingers are fully seated 7 Secure the card bracket with the screw you removed in Step 4 Do not close the computer cabinet or reconnect the power cord yet Continue with the next section Installing Internal SCSI Devices Card bracket ...

Page 5: ...ur computer Refer to the documentation for your computer and SCSI devices for installation instructions Note If space is limited inside your computer you may have difficulty connecting SCSI and power supply cables to your SCSI devices once they re installed Consider completing these connections starting with Step 3 before installing the devices 3 Connect one end of the 50 pin internal SCSI cable t...

Page 6: ...g one internal SCSI device only you must terminate this device then skip to Step 8 on page 7 Refer to your SCSI device s documentation for termination instructions Blue or red stripe denotes Pin 1 Pin 1 marking Internal SCSI connector Key Standard 50 pin internal SCSI cable included in kit ...

Page 7: ... SCSI device s documentation for instructions 8 Connect a power cable from your computer s power supply to the power input connector on the SCSI device as shown Repeat this step for each SCSI device Terminated internal SCSI device Unterminated internal SCSI device Internal SCSI cable Power input connector Power cable Power supply ...

Page 8: ... system See Installing Drivers on page 11 for more information Refer to the SCSI Card 2930CU User s Guide on the SCSI Card 2930 CD for useful information on SCSI SCSI devices and using SCSISelect Connecting External SCSI Devices The SCSI Card 2930CU has one 50 pin high density external connector You will need a high quality 50 pin high density external SCSI cable for each external SCSI device you ...

Page 9: ... SCSI devices the SCSI ID is set with a switch on the back of the device as shown Refer to the SCSI device s documentation for instructions on setting the SCSI ID Note Each device connected to your SCSI Card 2930CU both internal and external must have a unique SCSI ID from 0 to 6 You cannot use the same SCSI ID twice SCSI ID ...

Page 10: ...Connect the other end of the cable to a SCSI connector on the back of the SCSI device 4 If you are installing only one external SCSI device terminate the device Refer to your SCSI device s documentation for termination instructions 5 Connect other external SCSI devices by cabling each device to the previous one as shown Only terminate the SCSI device at the end of the chain Terminated Unterminated...

Page 11: ... NT 4 0 driver installation instructions refer to the SCSI Card 2930CU User s Guide on the SCSI Card 2930 CD Note For more detailed driver installation instructions and for instructions on verifying the driver installation refer to the SCSI Card 2930CU User s Guide on the SCSI Card 2930 CD Install the SCSI Card 2930CU driver by following the instructions appropriate to your computer s operating sy...

Page 12: ...iver for the newly detected SCSI card and automatically processes the installation The SCSI Card 2930CU is detected as PCI SCSI AHA 2930CU Note If Windows is unable to find the driver insert the SCSI Card 2930 CD into the CD ROM drive and direct Windows to search the CD for the driver 2 Click Finish to complete the installation Windows 95 98 This section explains how to install the driver for Wind...

Page 13: ...letter for your CD ROM drive Then follow the on screen instructions Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 95 or 98 The Ultra SCSI driver is embedded in the Windows 95 98 CD During a normal Windows 95 98 installation the SCSI Card 2930CU is detected in your system and the embedded driver is automatically installed Note If Windows cannot detect the SCSI Card 2930CU installed in your computer...

Page 14: ...click Update Driver 4 Insert the SCSI Card 2930 CD into your CD ROM drive Ensure that Yes is selected then click Next 5 Click Other Locations 6 Browse to the location of the driver on the CD The driver file is aic78xx mpd Then click OK 7 Click Finish This message appears Please insert the disk labeled 7800 Family Manager Set Installation Disk and then click OK 8 Click OK to clear the message 9 Bro...

Page 15: ...4 Click Next Click Next again Insert the SCSI Card 2930 CD into your CD ROM drive 5 Select CD ROM drive and deselect Floppy disk drive by clicking in the check boxes Select Specify a location then browse to the location of the driver on the CD The driver file is aic78xx mpd Then click Next 6 Click Next 7 Click Finish to complete the installation Click Yes to restart your computer You must restart ...

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