Adaptec AHA-3980 Quick Reference Installation Manual Download Page 10

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Document Title: AHA-3980/3980W/3985/3985W Quick 
Reference: Hardware Installation 
Part Number: 510673-00, Rev. D
Print Spec Number: 492990-00
Current Date: 10/3/95

ECN Date:10/10/95 

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Note: 

In the remaining steps, you are 

instructed to select items. To select an item, use 
the 

↑ 

and 

 keys to move the cursor to the 

item, then press the Enter key.

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Select the channel you want to configure.

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Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings.

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The Configuration menu appears, listing the basic 
settings for the SCSI bus interface. To display the 
individual device settings, select SCSI Device 
Configuration

 from the Configuration menu.

Note: 

If you do not know the SCSI ID of a 

device you want to configure, press Esc until 
the Options menu appears, then select SCSI 
Disk Utilities

. A list of SCSI devices and their 

IDs appears. Write down the ID of the device. 
Press Esc to redisplay the Options menu, 
then reselect SCSI Device Configuration

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To change a setting, select it. From the pop-up 
menu that appears, select a new setting.

Note: 

You can press F6 to restore the original 

default settings.

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When finished changing settings, press the Esc 
key until an onscreen message prompts you to 
save the changes. To save the changes, select Yes
To cancel the changes, select No.

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Press the Esc key until an onscreen message 
prompts you to exit the utility, then select Yes.

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Press any key to reboot the computer. The 
changes take effect after the computer reboots.

Summary of Contents for AHA-3980

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Page 2: ...rboard chipset and system BIOS must support PCI to PCI bridges A 64 KByte BIOS Multiple interrupts at least one full length PCI slot To determine whether your motherboard pro vides this support contac...

Page 3: ...Used when sharing devices between two computers See AHA 3980 3980W 3985 3985W User s Guide for details Location Description J1 External SCSI connector Channel A J2 Multiple computer termination jumpe...

Page 4: ...puter chassis Keep the screw that held the cover in place Note We recommend that you leave the PCI interrupt jumper in place see the AHA 398x layout diagrams on page 2 This is the default setting for...

Page 5: ...ices to the external connector a total of seven devices on the channel On an AHA 3980W or AHA 3985W each channel supports up to 15 devices either 16 bit devices alone or a combination of 16 bit and up...

Page 6: ...the cables do not have enough con nectors for all SCSI devices you can purchase additional cables from Adaptec at the number on page 12 To attach the internal devices follow these steps 1 Attach the...

Page 7: ...on the SCSI device 3 Connect other external SCSI devices sequentially from one device to the next with no branching see the following figure Terminating the SCSI Bus Each end of the SCSI bus must be...

Page 8: ...RAID adapter ID at the default 7 If another adapter is attached to the channel make sure its ID is not also 7 If it is change either the channel ID or the adapter ID to 6 If you are booting from a SCS...

Page 9: ...settings shown in the following table These settings are cor rect for most computers You can change the settings with SCSISelect the configuration utility that is built into the AHA 398x To do so fol...

Page 10: ...ic settings for the SCSI bus interface To display the individual device settings select SCSI Device Configuration from the Configuration menu Note If you do not know the SCSI ID of a device you want t...

Page 11: ...ments listed on page 1 If not contact your vendor for a motherboard upgrade Does NetWare display several errors when aruadmin is loading for the first time If the errors include Loader cannot find pub...

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Page 13: ...and on holidays product support is also available for a fee at 800 416 8066 For sales information call 800 959 SCSI 7274 or 408 945 2550 M F 6 00 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific Time The Adaptec Electronic Bu...

Page 14: ...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 If necessary th...

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