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© 1997, Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved.

Printed in Singapore

Stock No.: 511494-00, Rev. B  BKB 12/97

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Thank you!

Thank you for purchasing an Adaptec product,

a great investment to improve your system's

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Summary of Contents for AVA-1505A

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION GUIDE SCSI CARD 1505 A D A P T E C ...

Page 2: ...SI Card 1505 User s Reference included in this package for additional information on using the SCSI Card 1505 Discharge any static electricity build up before handling the SCSI card by touching a grounded metal object like the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer After you turn off your computer and unplug the power cord remove the cover from the computer Refer to your computer manual ...

Page 3: ...ckaging Always handle the card by its edges The hardware included in your package is shown below To connect more than two internal SCSI peripherals or more than one external SCSI peripheral you need additional cables not included in this package For a description of these cables see the SCSI Card 1505 User s Reference page 17 Obtaining SCSI Cables NOTE ISA Expansion Slots Typically Black STEP 3 ST...

Page 4: ...at peripheral If you have two or more internal peripher als terminate one peripheral only the remaining peripherals must not be terminated The terminated peripheral must be connected to the end of the cable as explained in Step 5 below The termination setting usually is controlled by setting a jumper or a switch or by physically removing or installing a terminator module s Refer to the peripheral ...

Page 5: ...the PIN1 location Align the dot or arrow of the resistor pack with the marking on the board as shown Be sure all pins of the resistor pack are aligned with a hole of the socket Press down evenly until the resistor pack pins are no longer visible the resistor pack is seated in the socket Repeat for the remaining resistor modules 4 Termination Resistors If the resistor packs are being removed for th...

Page 6: ...structions on installing peripherals inside your computer Connect one end of the internal SCSI cable to the SCSI Card 1505 s internal SCSI connector To connect more than two internal SCSI peripherals to the SCSI Card 1505 you will need an internal SCSI cable with enough connectors to accommodate all of your peripherals See the SCSI Card 1505 User s Reference page 9 Hard Disk Drives and page 17 Obt...

Page 7: ...must not be terminated see Step 2 above Connect the other end of the cable to the last internal peripheral this peripheral must be terminated see Step 2 above 6 STEP 6 STEP 7 Terminated Internal SCSI Peripheral Terminated Internal SCSI Peripheral Unterminated Internal SCSI Peripheral Internal SCSI Cable ...

Page 8: ... Reference page 2 SCSI IDs for additional information on SCSI IDs The SCSI ID is usually set with a switch on the back of the peripheral 7 Connect a power cable from your computer s power supply to the power input connector on each SCSI peripheral Replace your computer cover If you are installing external SCSI peripherals continue with the next section otherwise skip to Installing the SCSI Card 15...

Page 9: ...a tion See the SCSI Card 1505 User s Reference page 3 Terminating the SCSI Bus for additional information on termi nation STEP 3 SCSI Termination Switch DB25 pin External SCSI Cable Included in Package Connect one end of the external SCSI cable to the SCSI Card 1505 s external SCSI connector Secure the cable to the connec tor on the SCSI Card 1505 by tightening the thumb screws on the cable s conn...

Page 10: ...d 1505 software driver for your operating system INSTALLING THE SCSI 4 2 3 9 STEP 5 Connect other external SCSI peripherals by connecting each peripheral to the previous one until all peripherals are connect ed The peripheral at the end of the chain must be the only peripheral terminated Terminated SCSI Peripheral STEP 4 ...

Page 11: ...tions If prompted restart your computer to finish setting up your new hardware Click the Start button point to Settings then click Control Panel Double click the System icon Click the Device Manager tab If you have installed a new SCSI hard drive you will need to partition and format the drive with the DOS Fdisk and Format commands before it can be used Refer to your Windows and DOS documentation ...

Page 12: ...side a red circle the driver is disabled and isn t loading If the SCSI Controller icon or the SCSI Card 1505 driver is not listed reinstall the driver STEP 6 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 1 STEP 2 If the driver is not listed or is not loading properly see the SCSI Card 1505 User s Reference for troubleshooting information NOTE Computers with Windows 3 1 Turn on all external periph...

Page 13: ...ipheral when other SCSI peripherals are working correctly contact the manufacturer of the problem peripheral for troubleshooting information NOTE Are all SCSI peripherals turned on Are all SCSI cables and power cables properly connected Is the SCSI Card 1505 firmly seated and secured in the ISA expansion slot Are all SCSI peripherals and the SCSI Card 1505 assigned unique SCSI IDs See Step 1 in ei...

Page 14: ...ed Printed in Singapore Stock No 511494 00 Rev B BKB 12 97 We move the information that moves your world R Thank you Thank you for purchasing an Adaptec product a great investment to improve your system s performance Enjoy your SCSI system ...

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