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Configuration Settings

A – Fast!UTIL

A-2

DC8151101-00 C

A.2.1

Host Adapter Settings

From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Host Adapter 
Settings
. Default settings for the QLA12160 host adapter board are listed in 

table A-1

 and described in the following paragraphs.

Host adapter BIOS. When this setting is Disabled, the ROM BIOS on the 
QLA12160 board is disabled, freeing space in upper memory. The RAM 
BIOS and other drivers still recognize the QLA12160 board. Do not disable 
this setting when you are booting from a SCSI disk drive attached to the 
QLA12160 board. The default is Enabled (ROM BIOS on the QLA12160 
board is enabled).

PCI bus DMA burst. When this setting is Enabled, burst transfers are 
performed. When this setting is Disabled, data is transferred in nonburst 
mode, with each cycle initiated by a new address phase. The default is 
Enabled.

CDROM Boot. When this setting is Enabled, the ROM BIOS boots from the 
attached SCSI CD-ROM when a bootable compact disk is installed. If no 
bootable CD-ROM is found, the system boots from the first bootable SCSI 
drive. When this setting is disabled, the ROM BIOS does not boot from the 
CD-ROM. The default is Disabled.

Adapter Configuration

Auto. The ROM BIOS automatically configures the QLA12160 board to 
match any SCSI device attached to the board and selects optimum 
performance. The default is Auto.

Manual. You can control the configuration settings for each SCSI device 
and have the option of running Autoconfigure. 

See section A.2.4

 to have 

Fast!UTIL configure the devices.

NOTE: Changing any value can cause performance problems or 

incorrect device operation.

Table A-1. Host Adapter Settings

Setting

Options

Default

Host adapterBIOS

Enabled, Disabled

Enabled

PCI bus DMA burst

Enabled, Disabled

Enabled

CDROM Boot

Enabled, Disabled

Disabled

Adapter Configuration

Auto, Manual, Safe

Auto

Drivers load RISC code

Enabled, Disabled

Enabled

>4 Gbyte Addressing

Enabled, Disabled

Disabled

Fast Command Posting

Enabled, Disabled

Enabled

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Summary of Contents for QLA12160

Page 1: ...Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA12160 Board 64 Bit PCI Dual SCSI Host Adapter Board for the PCI Bus DC8151101 00 C September 14 2001 Get other manuals https www bkmanuals com...

Page 2: ...thout the express written consent of QLogic Corporation QLogic is a trademark of QLogic Corporation Seagate is a trademark of Seagate Technology Inc Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation A...

Page 3: ...tallation Help 2 5 Section 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Problems After Installation 3 1 3 2 Hardware Problem Checklist 3 1 3 3 System Configuration Problem Checklist 3 1 3 4 SCSI Problem Checklist 3 2 Append...

Page 4: ...cations FIGURES Figure Page 2 1 QLA12160 Board Layout 2 2 B 1 QLA12160 Jumper Termination B 2 TABLES Table Page 1 1 SCSI Data Transfer Rates 1 1 3 1 Maximum Cable Length 3 2 A 1 Host Adapter Settings...

Page 5: ...ripheral component interconnect PCI local bus interface in a single chip solution The QLA12160 board supports bootable devices hard disk drives and CD ROM drives and can be used with tape drives and o...

Page 6: ...ommands to communicate with peripherals adding a variety of peripherals to your computer using one host adapter board is easy 1 2 Features Compliance with Intel PCI version 2 2 specification Complianc...

Page 7: ...parameters on the QLA12160 board and attached drives Active termination Active negation 1 2 1 Mixed Peripheral Support Support for hard disk removable disk optical disk scanner tape drive CD ROM and o...

Page 8: ...Features 1 Introduction 1 4 DC8151101 00 C Get other manuals https www bkmanuals com...

Page 9: ...different SCSI IDs The QLA12160 board contains parts that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge ESD Before handling the QLA12160 board use standard methods to discharge static electricity Keep the...

Page 10: ...section A 2 3 Termination for the QLA12160 board also can be set using jumpers see section B 2 2 4 SCSI Termination Power The QLA12160 board supplies termination power to itself and to the SCSI bus Th...

Page 11: ...s triggering use level triggering for the QLA12160 board See the documentation supplied with your computer or contact your computer dealer to determine whether or notyour motherboard requires configur...

Page 12: ...al SCSI devices then power up the PC and observe the monitor The BIOS lists all SCSI devices attached to the QLA12160 board For example Write down and store the SCSI device information for future use...

Page 13: ...n table A 1 If the boot device is a disk see section A 2 5 about selectable boot settings SCSI ID numbers must be unique otherwise the BIOS list of SCSI devices displayed on your monitor is not correc...

Page 14: ...Installation Help 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 BC8151101 00 C Get other manuals https www bkmanuals com...

Page 15: ...external peripherals properly powered up See section A 3 for information about displaying attached devices 3 3 System Configuration Problem Checklist Is the motherboard configured properly see sectio...

Page 16: ...e the cable lengths within limits Be sure that the total length for cables connected to the QLA12160 board does not exceed the length listed in table 3 1 Table 3 1 Maximum Cable Length Board and Mode...

Page 17: ...ast UTIL To access Fast UTIL press ALT Q during the QLA12160 board BIOS initialization it may take a few seconds for the Fast UTIL menu to appear If you have more than one QLA12160 board Fast UTIL pro...

Page 18: ...OS boots from the attached SCSI CD ROM when a bootable compact disk is installed If no bootable CD ROM is found the system boots from the first bootable SCSI drive When this setting is disabled the RO...

Page 19: ...setting is Enabled command execution time is decreased by minimizing the number of interrupts The default is Enabled A 2 2 SCSI Device Settings After changing the host adapter settings for the QLA121...

Page 20: ...d for CD ROM changers or RAID boxes that use LUNs to map drives The default is Yes Enable PPR When set to Yes the QLA12160 board attempts to negotiate for parallel protocol request PPR transfers When...

Page 21: ...mber of commands executing on any one port When a port s execution throttle is reached no new commands are executed until the current command finishes Valid values for this field are 1 4 8 16 32 64 12...

Page 22: ...ne is at the end of the SCSI bus and enables termination for port one If you have devices connected to both port one connectors the Auto setting disables termination for port one Enabled This setting...

Page 23: ...Enable Device Negotiate Wide Negotiate Synchronous Tagged Queuing Sync Period The settings are displayed in the SCSI Device Settings window Use the arrow keys to change settings See section A 2 2 for...

Page 24: ...revision This information is useful when configuring your QLA12160 board and attached devices A 4 SCSI Disk Utility This option scans the SCSI bus and lists all the connected devices by SCSI ID You c...

Page 25: ...ce a Negotiate Synchronous b Check Parity c Enable LUNs d Disconnects OK When the system operates correctly do not change more parameters If you ve changed all parameters in steps 3 and 4 and your sys...

Page 26: ...Using SCSI 1 Devices A Fast UTIL A 10 DC8151101 00 C Get other manuals https www bkmanuals com...

Page 27: ...en daisy chaining narrow and wide SCSI devices always have a wide SCSI device at the end of the chain NOTE QLogic recommends using external termination in system configurations with multiple initiator...

Page 28: ...Use this configuration for wide devices daisy chained to J2 with a single cable and J2 is not at the end of the cable Termination enabled Putting jumpers on pins 2 3 of J5 and J6 enables termination...

Page 29: ...formation Technology SCSI 3 Parallel Interface SPI ANSI T10 project 1142D Information Technology SCSI Parallel Interface 2 SPI 2 ANSI T10 project 1302D Information Technology SCSI Parallel Interface 3...

Page 30: ...high density internal SCSI 2 connector port one Two 68 pin external VHDCs Form factor 17 78cm 10 67cm 7 0 4 2 Operating power 5 volts 3 ampere Table C 2 QLA12160 Board Specifications Continued Type Sp...

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