HP P3413A, Installation And Configuration Manual

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Troubleshooting Checklist
Most problems that occur with your host adapter result from errors in preparing and
connecting devices on the SCSI bus. If you have problems when using your host
adapter, check these items first:
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Are all SCSI devices powered?
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Are all SCSI bus cables and power cables properly connected?
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Is the host adapter firmly seated and secured in a PCI slot that is capable of bus
mastering?
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Is pin-1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus?
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Do the host adapter and all devices on the SCSI bus have unique SCSI IDs?
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Are all devices on the SCSI bus terminated properly?
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Are the PCI configuration parameters set correctly in your HP Servers setup
program?
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Is parity checking consistently enabled or disabled on all devices on the SCSI
bus?
If your problems persist, continue with the following sections.
Common Error Messages
If the host adapter BIOS is enabled, but fails to initialize, the system displays a
specific error message followed by a BIOS Installation Failure message. Here are
some of these error messages and their meanings:
Device connected, but not ready.
The host adapter received no answer when it requested data from an installed SCSI
device. Try setting the Send Start Unit Command to yes for the host adapter.
If the message still appears, follow the drive manufacturer's instructions to make
sure the drive is set to spin up when the power is switched ON.
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