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PCI Ultra160 SCSI Adapter

for PC

AEC-67160 Ultra160

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Copyright  ACARD Technology Corp.

User’s Manual

Ver:1.0

Ver:1.0.20010723.67160

Summary of Contents for AEC-67160 Ultra160

Page 1: ...PCI Ultra160 SCSI Adapter for PC AEC 67160 Ultra160 Copyright ACARD Technology Corp User s Manual Ver 1 0 Ver 1 0 20010723 67160 ...

Page 2: ...11 3 1 1 FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION 11 3 1 1 1 SCSI DEVICE 11 3 1 1 2 ADAPTER SETUP 12 3 1 2 2 1 SCSI Speed Setup 13 3 1 2 2 2 Addtional Setup Functions 13 3 1 1 3 DIAGNOSTICS 14 3 1 1 4 UTILITY 14 3 1 1 4 1 Preformat 14 3 1 1 4 2 Verify 15 3 1 1 4 3 Quick Erase HDD 15 3 1 1 5 LOAD DEFAULTS 16 3 1 1 6 EXIT SETUP 16 Chapter 4 Software Configuration 17 4 1 Introduction 17 4 2 Device Driver Installation 1...

Page 3: ...DE are the trademarks of ACARD Technology Corp IBM is a trademark of the International Business Machine Corporation Apple and the PowerMac Logo are registered trademarks of Apple Corporation All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced...

Page 4: ... Gather function to improve performance for multi tasking OS The AEC 67160 supports peripheral devices which conform with SCSI 1 SCSI 2 and SCSI 3 For the bootable SCSI adapter AEC 67160 the biggest advantage the adapter is a new generation of SCSI technology that expands SCSI performance from 40 MB sec to 160 MB sec In addition to providing much greater performance Ultra160 SCSI increases the max...

Page 5: ... Terminator Active Those devices may be supported by other 3rd party driver and or utility 1 2 Features PCI Bus Master frees CPU from I O task loading Synchronous transfer rate up to 160MB Sec Supports low profile for Rackmount IPC Powerful advanced setup function Supports multi threaded and multi tasking O S Supports Scatter Gather operation Automatic FIFO threshold selection Auto termination con...

Page 6: ...n Ultra160 SCSI flat cable to connect the SCSI devices CN2 Connect to the 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI round cable to connect the SCSI devices CN2 68 pin Ultra160 LVD SCSI external connector CN1 68 pin Ultra160 LVD SCSI internal connector 1 4 Board layout AEC 67160 Board Layout ...

Page 7: ...with care on the bottom of edge Then fit the adapter bracket on case frame just like a slot cover 2 2 Installing Internal Drives Power Connection For internal devices connect DC core power directly from power supply to device Cable Connection For internal connector Step 1 Identify number of pins on the connectors either adapter or device Then prepare a ribbon cable whose connectors match your need...

Page 8: ...eed to connect the power core to turn on your external device Cable Connection There are two different ways to make external cable connection when connecting to only one device or connecting to more than one devices 1 Connecting to only one device Step 1 Identify number of pins on the connectors either adapter or device Then prepare an external cable whose connectors match your need e g 50 pin to ...

Page 9: ... cable into one of the connectors on the SCSI device that you wish to connect Step 4 Take another external SCSI cable and plug it into the connector of previous device Connect the other end of the external cable to the next SCSI device that you wish to connect Step 5 Repeat Step 4 as number of devices is required to be connected Step 6 Disable all SCSI devices terminators except leave the end one ...

Page 10: ...Reserved ACARD PCI MASTER Ultra160 LVD SE SCSI Model AEC 67160 Ver 1 01 Press F1 or F10 to issue setup utility ROM Address C8000h I O Ports 6000 IRQ Number 10 Level SCANNING SCSI DEVICE ID2 QUANTUMXXXX VER X XXXMB ID7 Host Adapter Shadow INT13H Installed If power on message show the IRQ Number 10 ERROR tested UNMATCHED please aware that the PCI slot has not been assigned IRQ You need to choose ano...

Page 11: ...11 AEC 67160 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 3 1 The setup utility screen 3 1 1 FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION 3 1 1 1 SCSI DEVICE This message shows whether the SCSI device has been mounted or not ...

Page 12: ...s Automatic Support removable disk as a fixed disk This function is for removable disk select as Fixed disk Default is Disable Support multiple LUN Select use of multiple LUN or not Default is 0 SCSI parity check Choose whether to support SCSI parity check or not SCSI device disconnection Select support SCSI device disconnection Extended BIOS transfer for Drivers 1GB The Disable backward compatibl...

Page 13: ...13 AEC 67160 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 3 1 1 2 2 ADDITIONAL SETUP FUNCTIONS 3 1 1 2 1 SCSI SPEED SETUP SCSI speed setup Select this item then press Enter to select the SCSI speed ...

Page 14: ...14 AEC 67160 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 3 1 1 4 UTILITY 3 1 1 4 1 Preformat 3 1 1 3 DIAGNOSTICS The Diagnostic function is used to test the protocol in this card The message appears as below ...

Page 15: ...15 AEC 67160 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 3 1 1 4 3 Quick Erase HDD 3 1 1 4 2 Verify If met the verify error the message would shown as below and ask whether to reassign or not ...

Page 16: ... SETUP When you press ESC to quit the setup utility the messages appear as the picture below You can choose the Update Data or No Update Date to EXIT 3 1 1 5 LOAD DEFAULTS It provides a defaults set function when the input data confuse or conflicted ...

Page 17: ...exe file Setup32 Automatic setup program TXTSETUP OEM Install Information Windows 95 98 ME Directory Directory of Win9X AEC67160 MPD For Windows 95 98 ME SCSI device driver AEC67160 INF Install Information Windows NT Directory Directory of Winnt AEC67160 SYS For Windows NT SCSI device driver AEC67160 INF Install Information Windows 2000 Directory Directory of Win2000 AEC67160 SYS For Windows 2000 ...

Page 18: ...ver 5 Shut down the system After completing software automatic installation plug the SCSI adapter into the system Please refers to Hardware installation procedures Then boots up the computer again The system will setup the configuration automatically Manual Installation Procedure The driver can be installed manually after plug in the AEC 67160 Please refers to the stages at below 1 Turn on the com...

Page 19: ...0 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 4 Windows will tell you that the system has found the driver for it and is going to install the dirver 3 Select the Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Then click on Next ...

Page 20: ...0 SCSI Adapter 6 Please follow the rest of the instructions system will complete the setup automatically 7 Restart the computer 5 Select Specify a location Please insert the directory of AEC67160 inf for it such as a WIN9X ...

Page 21: ...er After the system has boot up follow the instructions below to check the Device Manager and find out whether the AEC 67160 has installed successfully or not The method of entering the Device Manager as below Step 1 Enter My Computer and shows the below message ...

Page 22: ...p 3 Double click on the System Enter the Device Manager then click onthe SCSI controllers to check whether you have installed the ACARD AEC 67160 adapter successfully or not Step 2 Double click on the Control Panel which shows below message ...

Page 23: ...ver to the latest version or are installation may required due to installation failure In the case please go to the Control Panel and follow the procedures to change the driver 1 Go to Device Manager 2 Select on SCSI controller Please aware that the SCSI Adapter has not installed properly when a sign has shown in front of SCSI Controller see graph below ...

Page 24: ...to step 7 to complete the installation If the Windows 95 98 ME system could not identify which device links to the AEC 67160 a yellow question mark will be shown in front of the Other Device instead of the SCSI Controller Then select the Other Device icon to change the driver Please refers to the section of Updating Driver in Windows 95 98 ME Environment ...

Page 25: ...Press S to skip mass storage devices detection 4 Press S to specify additional SCSI adapter 5 Move the highlight bar to the other and press Enter 6 Then insert the AEC 67160 DISK into floppy drive A 7 The ACARD Miniport driver should be highlighted at this stage Press Enter to proceed 8 NT should now recognize the ACARD Miniport driver and the SCSI hardware Please follow the Microsoft Windows NT i...

Page 26: ...se the data transmission it is highly recommended for all Windows NT user to install the newest AEC 67160 driver to the system Add SCSI driver into Windows NT 4 00 1 Double click on My Computer enter Control Panel 2 Double click on SCSI Adapters ...

Page 27: ...27 AEC 67160 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 3 Choose Drivers then click on Add 4 Click on Have Disk to select the right driver for the SCSI adapter ...

Page 28: ...28 AEC 67160 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 5 Key in the directory of driver for Windows NT such as A Winnt 6 Please follow the instructions to complete the installation ...

Page 29: ...ress S to skip mass storage devices detection 4 Press S to specify additional SCSI adapter 5 Move the highlight bar to the other and press Enter 6 Please insert the AEC 67160 DISK into floppy drive A 7 Hightlight the ACARD Miniport driver Press Enter to proceed 8 Windows 2000 should now recognize the ACARD Miniport driver and the SCSI hardware Then Please follow the Microsoft Windows 2000 installa...

Page 30: ...follows the instructions at below 1 Turn on the computer after plug the adapter in The system will search for New Hardware 2 The system will detect the new devices and ask for directory to access the device driver Please select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended Then click Next to move on ...

Page 31: ...160 SCSI Adapter 3 Following the wizard Windows will ask for the driver files locations Please select Specify a location 4 Then select Browse to search for the driver s directory of AEC67160 inf for it such as a Win2000 ...

Page 32: ...32 AEC 67160 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 6 Click on Yes to continue the installation 5 The wizard will find a driver for SCSI adapter Click on Next to install the driver ...

Page 33: ...33 AEC 67160 Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 7 Follow the instructions the system will complete the setup procedures automatically ...

Page 34: ...ify the SCSI Host Adapter After the system has boot up follow the instructions below to check the Device Manager and find out whether your AEC 67160 has installed successfully or not Please enter to the Device Manager by the following procedures Step 1 Enter My Computer ...

Page 35: ...roperties screen choose Hardware first then click on Device Manager Step 4 In the SCSI and RAID controllers item double click on ACARD AEC67160 PCI Ultra160 LVD SE SCSI Adapter to make sure whether the device has connected to AEC 67160 successfully or not ...

Page 36: ...sure pin 1 on the interface cable is aligned with pin 1 on the drive and host adapter 4 SCSI ID conflict In the occassion of multiple SCSI devices please ensure an unique ID has set for each SCSI device By doing that it will reduce the chance to get ID switch malfunction Therefore SCSI devices can be test individually when there is an error occured 5 Problems of poor external cable This might happ...

Page 37: ...k drive CD ROM CD R DVD ROM etc which all can be easily attached to the SCSI bus Specification Environment Temperature Operating 0 o C to 70 o C Storage 20 o C to 85 o C Humidity 15 to 90 Connector 50 pin cable Ultra 68 pin cable Ultra Wide Dimensions 7720U 7720UW Length 12cm 8 8 cm Width 3 8cm 3 8 cm Height 2 5cm 2 5 cm JP1 SCSI ID Switch Connector JP2 TE Jumper CN2 SCSI Connector CN1 IDE Port CN...

Page 38: ...or Activity LED jumper CN2 68 pin SCSI connector CN3 TP jumper default is ON CN4 TE jumper default is ON CN5 4 pin DC power connector CN7 40 pin female IDE port CN1 SCSI ID Switch Connector CN4 TE Jumper CN2 SCSI Connector CN7 IDE Port CN5 Power Connector CN3 TP Jumper CN1 Active LED Left ...

Page 39: ... AEC 67160 F W Version System Configuration Main Board vendor BIOS version SCSI adapter Chipset Memory Dispay card Other I O card OS version Hard Disk Configuration Hard Disk Model type Capacity Firmware version SCSI Device Connect CD ROM model CD R model MO or Removable HDD Others Problem Description MAL67160E00X10 0 ...

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