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AHA-2940/2940W Installation Guide
Part Number: 510881-00, Rev. A
Print Spec Number: 493890-00
Current Date: 7/5/95

ECN Date: 7/11/95

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AHA-2940/2940W

PCI-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter
with SCSISelect

Installation Guide

Summary of Contents for AHA-2940 - SCSI Card

Page 1: ...R AHA 2940 2940W PCI to Fast SCSI Host Adapter with SCSISelect Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...erred to as the AHA 2940 2940W The following figures show the major components on the AHA 2940 and AHA 2940W 1 Host Adapter BIOS 50 pin 8 bit Internal SCSI Connector Host Adapter LED AIC 78xx SCSI Pro...

Page 3: ...ansion slot Press it down firmly so that the contacts are securely seated in the slot 5 When the AHA 2940 2940W is firmly seated in the expansion slot secure the metal bracket of the host adapter with...

Page 4: ...o boot your computer from a SCSI device attached to the AHA 2940 2940W set the Boot Target ID setting in the SCSISelect utility to correspond to the SCSI ID of the device you are booting from see Conf...

Page 5: ...connectors on the AHA 2940W or an internal connector and the exter nal connector you must change the termination set ting from the default setting The following table lists the termination configurat...

Page 6: ...internal SCSI devices you must obtain an internal SCSI cable with enough connec tors to accommodate all of your devices Adaptec sells high quality internal and external SCSI cables If your reseller d...

Page 7: ...of the host adapter s connector Pin 1 of the connector is usually desig nated by a small triangle or a 1 on the connector 4 Plug the remaining connectors on the cable into the connectors on the backs...

Page 8: ...les to your computer and peripherals Before turning on your computer and peripherals review the following section Configuring the Host Adapter It may be necessary to configure the host adapter Configu...

Page 9: ...I Termination Automatic1 Low ON High ON2 Boot Device Settings Default Boot Target ID 0 Boot LUN Number3 0 SCSI Device Settings Default Initiate Sync Negotiation Yes Enabled Maximum Sync Transfer Rate...

Page 10: ...lect press Esc until a message prompts you to exit if you changed any AHA 2940 2940W settings you are prompted to save the changes before you exit At the prompt select Yes to exit then press any key t...

Page 11: ...test Adaptec EZ SCSI and Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set software Adaptec EZ SCSI allows you to install software drivers for DOS Windows and several additional utilities Refer to the EZ SCSI User s Gu...

Page 12: ...sk drives are installed then the non SCSI disk drive is always the boot device If the system has only SCSI disk drives do the following 1 Make sure the drive type in your computer s CMOS setup is set...

Page 13: ...d Service BBS provides information on software upgrades answers to common ques tions and other topics The BBS is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week at 408 945 7727 1200 2400 9600 14 400 28 800 bau...

Page 14: ...or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions CAUTION Only equipment certified to comply with Class B computer input output devices terminals printers etc should be attache...