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PCI-SIU2

Ultra2 PCI SCSI Card

USER’S MANUAL

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Page 1: ...R PCI SIU2 Ultra2 PCI SCSI Card USER S MANUAL ...

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Page 4: ...PCI SIU2 Declaration of Conformance This is to certify that the PCI SIU2 PCI Ultra2 SCSI Bus Master HostAdapter is shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89 336 EEC Article 4a Conformity is de clared by the application of EN 55 9100UW2 1987 Class B CISPR 22 1985 BS 6527 1988 EN50081 1 GENERIC EMISSIONS STANDARD EN50082 1 GENERI...

Page 5: ...ing the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help...

Page 6: ...abling Examples 15 Installation Basics 17 Installing the PCI SIU2 Host Adapter 18 Hard Disk Drive Preparation 22 Low level Format 23 Multiple Initiators Clustering 23 Running the SmartSCSI Setup Utility 25 Main Menu Options 26 Scan Bus 26 Device Setup 26 Adapter Setup 27 BIOS Setup 28 Disk Utility 28 Overview 29 Installation 29 ASPI Manager Command Line Options 30 ASPI Disk Driver Command Line Opt...

Page 7: ...ng ASUS driver to existing Win NT 54 Overview 57 Installation 57 The ReadMe File 57 New IntraNetWare Installation 57 Device driver command line options 60 Driver Config Options 61 Overview 63 Installation 63 New OS 2 installation 64 Adding the driver to an existing OS 2 system 65 Overview 67 Installation 67 Updating interrupts hardware settings 68 Overview 71 Installation 71 Updating interrupts an...

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Page 9: ...the PCI SIU2 into most platforms and with many operating systems The SmartSCSI utility will enhance the installation procedure of the host adapter and allow for complete self integration in those systems that implement the current plug and play standards The PCI SIU2 complies with plug and play applications on systems using PCI bus standards The PCI SIU2 will support asynchronous SCSI bus transfer...

Page 10: ...on FIGURE 1 PCI SIU2 Board Layout FIGURE 1 identifies major components pertaining to your PCI SIU2 host adapter You will find it helpful to refer to this illustration while installing the host adapter and attaching the cables SE LVD TERM ACT ASUS PCI SIU2 ...

Page 11: ...he need to remove system unit covers each time a change is made in SCSI bus configuration Onboard BIOS supports MS DOS Windows 3 1x The PCI SIU2 has the necessary software support on board allowing you to run disk drive operations for MS DOS and Windows 3 1x without any extra drivers Operating System Support Extensively tested and proven reliable the PCI SIU2 guarantees compatibility with DOS Wind...

Page 12: ...mmands SCSI compliant The PCI SIU2 is fully SCSI compliant implement ing advanced features such as Tag Queuing Sync Async Transfers Disconnect Reselect Arbitration Product Specifications Power Requirements 5 0 0 25 V at 0 51 Amps maximum not including bus termination Physical Dimensions 5 25 x 3 80 13 34 cm x 9 96 cm Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 0 to 55 C 32 to 131 F 10 to 90...

Page 13: ...to the SCSI bus The PCI SIU2 is preset to SCSI ID 7 and should not be changed This gives it the highest priority on the SCSI bus Please refer to your peripheral documentation to determine switch or jumper settings for SCSI ID s Here are some general guidelines for SCSI IDs SCSI ID numbers don t have to be sequential as long as the PCI SIU2 and each peripheral has a different number For example you...

Page 14: ...herals between the ends of each cable must have its terminator removed or disabled Since the method for terminating a SCSI peripheral can vary widely refer to the peripheral s documentation for instructions on how to enable or disable termination Here are some general guidelines for termination Internal Ultra2 peripherals are set at the factory with termination dis abled and cannot be changed Prop...

Page 15: ... attached to the PCI SIU2 the devices attached will be switched to SE Single Ended mode Then all SE SCSI pa rameters of devices cable length cable impedence will become in effect Cabling Examples 2 Getting Started FIGURE 4 Connecting three external peripheral and four internal peripherals FIGURE 2 Connecting internal peripherals FIGURE 3 Connecting point to point external peripheral and internal p...

Page 16: ... I S C S s e c i v e D n i p 0 5 I S C S s e c i v e D n i p 8 6 I S C S s e c i v e D n i p 0 5 I S C S s e c i v e D 1 X N O N O 2 X N O N O 3 X X F F O F F O 4 X N O N O 5 X N O N O 6 X N O F F O 7 X X N O N O 8 X X N O N O 9 X X X X F F O F F O 0 1 X X N O F F O 1 1 X X N O F F O 2 1 X X X F F O F F O 3 1 X X X F F O F F O 4 1 X X X N O F F O 5 1 X X X N O F F O NOTE When mixing 68 pin and 50 ...

Page 17: ...or and one exter nal 68 pin high density connector for a combined support for 15 SCSI de vices The two connectors are the same except for the screw holes on the sides of the external connector High Density External High Density Internal FIGURE 5 Connector Details NOTE Attaching UltraWide or UltraSCSI peripherals to the Ultra2 SCSI seg ment of the SCSI bus causes the Ultra2 SCSI segment and any att...

Page 18: ...installation This can be accomplished by touching a bare metal chassis rail after you have turned off the power 3 Inserting the host adapter Orient the host adapter for installation so that the external connector is facing the back of the system unit and align the card with the PCI connector on the system unit see FIGURE 6 Holding the adapter by the mounting bracket and the card edge match up the ...

Page 19: ... adapter is keyed for proper orientation and insertion Plug the long end of the cable to the host adapter and the remaining connectors to the target SCSI devices It is important to use the cable with the termina tion on one end of the cable towards the target device side The cable is limited to a total lenghth of 12 meters including external cabling Installation of internal cable must be performed...

Page 20: ...ection NOTE We recommend keeping your Ultra2 peripherals seperate from your non Ultra2 peripherals Connecting a non Ultra2 peripheral to the Ultra2 SCSI connector forces the Ultra2 SCSI segment and any at tached peripherals to drop down to UltraSCSI performance levels 40 MBytes sec To increase the reliability of the cabling being used with the host adapter it is recommended that the following guid...

Page 21: ...tion for the host adapter is now complete 7 Host computer configuration Most computer manufacturers with a PCI bus automatically configure the add on card or host adapter I O Port address IRQ Setting and BIOS address If this is not the case with your computer system you will need to manually configure your system There are two means of configuring the PCI bus from the host com puter system 1 Setti...

Page 22: ...on for your system needs ASUS s SmartSCSI Setup Utility is divided into five segments identified by Scan Bus Device Setup Adapter Setup BIOS Setup and Disk Utility These program functions are accessible by typing CTRL I at the boot up prompt when the message comes to view Hard Disk Drive Preparation A new SCSI disk drive is normally low level formatted at the factory to sim plify installation Ever...

Page 23: ...ters must perform properly in such an environment by not resetting the bus without an explicit host com mand for example ASUS s host adapters are built for multi initiator opera tion and adhere strictly to the SCSI standard FIGURE 11 illustrates the principal components in a cluster s I O system It shows a simple cluster with two servers sharing access to online storage the basic model for Microso...

Page 24: ... regardless of whether power is applied or not The host adapter is shipped without the jumper installed and need not be changed in most cases Visually inspect the configuration you have installed to verify that all cables have been inserted correctly 3 Hardware Installation FIGURE 11 Simple multiple initiator model ASUS PCI SIU2 ASUS PCI SIU2 ...

Page 25: ...ystem begins its on screen power up sequence theASUS banner will be displayed for a brief period During this time the ASUS SmartSCSI Setup Utility is accessible by pressing the Ctrl key and the letter I key at the same time When displayed on your system monitor the following message indicates that the SmartSCSI utility is ready to accept your keyboard input Press Ctrl I for SmartSCSI Setup Utility...

Page 26: ...hronous mode and a maximum rate of 10 Mbytes per second in asynchronous mode Use this option to set the synchronous data transfer mode The default setting for this option is for synchronous operation No Maximum Synchronous Transfer Rate This option determines the speed at which data is moved across the SCSI cable PCI SIU2 has the option of run ning from 80 MBytes per second in synchronous mode DOS...

Page 27: ...ertain old CD ROM CD Recordable and tape drives cannot handle a Wide Transfer negotiation request from the PCI SIU2 and may fail to start the system In such cases use SmartSCSI to disable NO check the Wide Negotiation setting for the SCSI ID of the anomalous device Adapter Setup Host Adapter SCSI Bus ID Used to change the adapter s SCSI ID on the SCSI bus The narrow host adapters provides eight ID...

Page 28: ...ult setting will be off No Disk Utility These functions will be displayed when a device has been highlighted Once a menu has been pulled up the host adapter will scan all devices and display all necessary information Selecting a device allows you to perform either of these two following actions Verify Disk This option will verify the media of a successfully formatted device and verify that the dri...

Page 29: ...IU2 DRIVER DISK to the hard drive where it is automatically initialized during the system boot routine The PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK contains one installation program that per form the same task Installing the ASPI drivers to an existing MS DOS system The ASPI driver is found on the PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK It is important that the SCSI bus hardware and operating system are installed correctly before proce...

Page 30: ... use the following format when modifying the device driver switches The standard format for command line switches is Device C INIASPI ASPIA100 SYS Driver Config Option D Verbose Mode provides detailed information about the driver on system command line when the driver is initialized L Driver scan eight LUNs for each SCSI Target Bb dd Scan device only on PCI BUS b PCI DEVICE dd The range for b is f...

Page 31: ... The name specified must also be passed to MSCDEX EXE on it s command line Using the same D or d option The name speci fied must be 8 or less characters in length Valid characters are the A Z a z 0 9 and underscore The name must start with a letter Examples D INICD001 d mscd001 d MYCD01 T t This option is used to specify a Time out value to be used when sending commands to a CDROM drive If a CDROM...

Page 32: ... 2 and ANY lun X0 This will exclude ALL drives on Host Adapter 0 Sample CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT Files These samples assume that the user has loaded the ASUS drivers in the fol lowing directory c iniaspi Config sys DEVICEHIGH c iniaspi aspia100 sys DEVICEHIGH c iniaspi inicd sys D INICD001 Explanation The first line loads the ASPI manager and the second line loads the CDROM driver specifying th...

Page 33: ... media that is present when your system boots However the media may be removed at any time and a new disk may be inserted The new disk may have more or less parti tions then the original disk The R r option is used to reserved drive letters at start up in order to facilitate a disk change to a disk with more partitions than the original disk present at boot time The value after the R r option dete...

Page 34: ...the SCSI disk driver specifying that a minimum of two drive letters be reserved for each MO and removable disk attached to the SCSI bus ASPI Partition Format Utility INIFDISK EXE is a DOS ASPI partition and format utility It requires the ASPIA100 SYS and INIDISK SYS drivers to be loaded in order for it to func tionproperly INIFDISK EXEisinstalledbytheASUSDOSSETUPorSETUP programs Upon invocation th...

Page 35: ...uring the system boot routine and will remain resident on the drive This is accomplished by following one of the three installation procedures listed New Windows 95 and Windows 95B OSR2 installation Adding the ASUS Windows 95 device driver to an existing Windows 95 or Windows 95B OSR2 system Updating INIA100 MPD device driver The procedures described to make changes to the system have distinct dif...

Page 36: ...are installing from floppy diskette insert the Windows 95 Setup Disk 1 in your floppy disk drive and boot your system Follow the instructions on your screen 2 Once a Windows 95 session is established use your installed mouse or the appropriate key strokes to select MY COMPUTER from the MAIN DESKTOP Execute the following steps Select CONTROL PANEL from within the MY COMPUTER icon Select SYSTEM from...

Page 37: ...n of the ASUS PCI SIU2 Windows 95 driver for all channels reboot your system to activate the SCSI device driver 6 It is highly recommended that the ASUS Windows 95 device driver has been properly installed by selecting MY COMPUTER from the desktop Then select CONTROL PANEL Select SYSTEM from within the CONTROL PANEL group Select DEVICE MANAGER from within the SYSTEM group Select SCSI CONTROLLERS f...

Page 38: ... will be highlighted Select DRIVER FROM DISK PROVIDED BY HARDWARE MANUFACTURER then OK Select SCSI CONTROLLER from the list of available devices then select HAVE DISK 2 In the INSTALLFROM DISK window that is displayed enter theASUS Driver path name Insert PCI SIU2 Driver Disk 1 into drive A Type A WIN95 select OK 3 Select PCI SCSI Host Adapter select OK then OK again to install the INIA100 MPD dri...

Page 39: ...the desk top Then select CONTROL PANEL Select SYSTEM from within the CONTROL PANEL group Select DEVICE MANAGER from within the SYSTEM group Select SCSI CONTROLLERS from within the DEVICE MAN AGER listing and Select the PCI SCSI Host Adapter from within the SCSI CON TROLLER listing If This device is working properly is dis played under Device Status the driver has been correctly installed ...

Page 40: ...g or select any other PCI SIU2 class of drivers if you are using an older ASUS board In the SCSI HOST ADAPTER PROPERTIES window select the DRIVER tab then select CHANGE DRIVER In the SELECT DEVICE window select HAVE DISK 3 In the INSTALL FROM DISK window enter the ASUS Driver path name Insert the PCI SIU2 Driver Disk 1 into drive A Type A WIN95 select OK 4 Select PCI SCSI Host Adapter select OK to...

Page 41: ...been installed successfully before pro ceeding further If installing from a SCSI CD ROM drive it is important that the ASUS ASPI driver and CD ROM driver be installed before proceeding further 1 Access theWindows 95B CD ROM from the DOS prompt Since OSR2 is never an upgrade version you must do a new install from a DOS prompt Execute the SETUP EXE program and follow the instruc tions on your screen...

Page 42: ...ne more than once 3 Following installation of the ASUS PCI SIU2 Windows 95 driver re boot your system to activate the SCSI device driver 4 It is highly recommended that you verify Initio s Windows 95 device driver by selecting MY COMPUTER from the desktop Then select CONTROL PANEL Select SYSTEM from within the CONTROL PANEL group Select DEVICE MANAGER from within the SYSTEM group Select SCSI CONTR...

Page 43: ...INISH At window Insert Disk labled PCI SIU2 Driver Disk 1 select OK At window titled Copying file replace the highlighted direc tory path with A Win95 then select OK this will complete load ing the INIA100 MPD driver onto your hard disk drive Restart your computer This step may need to be done more than once 3 It is highly recommended that you verify the ASUS PCI SIU2 Win dows 95 device driver by ...

Page 44: ...DRIVER Select Next Select the OTHER LOCATION Type A WIN95 then select OK Select FINISH At prompt Insert Disk labled PCI SIU2 Driver Disk 1 select OK At prompt Copying file replace the highlighted directory path with A win95 then select OK This will complete loading the INIA100 MPD driver onto your hard disk drive This completes updating the HostAdapter Driver Follow the on screen direc tions to re...

Page 45: ...100 INF Windows 95 installation information file NOTE The PCI SIU2 Windows 95 and Windows 98 drivers are identical Installation The PCI SIU2 driver developed for Windows 98 is loaded during the system boot routine and will remain resident on the drive This is accomplished by following one of the three installation procedures listed New Windows 98 installation Adding the ASUS Windows 98 device driv...

Page 46: ...you are install ing from floppy diskette insert the Windows 95 Setup Disk 1 in your floppy disk drive and boot your system Follow the instructions on your screen 2 Once a Windows 98 session is established use your installed mouse or the appropriate key strokes to select MY COMPUTER from the MAIN DESKTOP Execute the following steps Select CONTROL PANEL from within the MY COMPUTER icon Select SYSTEM...

Page 47: ...8 driver for all channels reboot your system to activate the SCSI device driver s 7 It is highly recommended that the ASUS Windows 98 device driver has been properly installed by selecting MY COMPUTER from the desktop Then select CONTROL PANEL Select SYSTEM from within the CONTROL PANEL group Select DEVICE MANAGER from within the SYSTEM group Select SCSI CONTROLLERS from within the DEVICE MAN AGER...

Page 48: ...path name Insert PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 1 into drive A Type A WIN95 select OK 3 Select PCI SCSI Controller select OK then OK again to install the INIA100 INF driver onto your hard disk drive It may be necessary to direct Windows to look for the driver in A win95 before the driver can be copied This step may need to be repeated more than once 4 This completes loading the Host Adapter Driver You must ...

Page 49: ...ES window select the DRIVER tab then select UPDATE DRIVER In the SELECT DEVICE window select HAVE DISK 3 In the INSTALL FROM DISK window enter the ASUS Driver path name Insert the PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 1 into drive A Type A win95 select OK 4 Select PCI SCSI Controller select OK to install the INIA100 INF driver onto your hard disk drive It may be necessary to direct Windows to look for the driver i...

Page 50: ...om within the DEVICE MANAGER listing and Select the PCI SCSI HostAdapter from within the SCSI CONTROL LER listing If This device is working properly is displayed on your screen the driver has been correctly installed 7 Microsoft Windows 98 Driver Installation ...

Page 51: ...ng the text setup phase WINNT OEMSETUP INF Script file for installing INIA100 SYS during the windows phase Installation The PCI SIU2 driver developed for Windows NT will be installed on the hard drive used for system initialization The driver is loaded during the system boot routine and will remain resident on the drive This is accomplished by following one of the two installation procedures liste...

Page 52: ...ows NT Setup disk into drive A and turn on your computer 4 Follow the instructions on the screen until you come to a window titled WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION SETUP for servers it will read WINDOWS NT SERVER SETUP Press ENTER to continue setting up Windows NT Select S to skip mass storage detection Select S to configure additional SCSI adapters 5 When prompted by the Windows NT installation scroll down...

Page 53: ... Installation 2 Shut down the computer 3 Install the PCI SIU2 card in a slot other than that of the currently oc cupied PCI SCSI slot 4 Reboot the computer 5 Shut down the computer again this allows the drivers to recognize the card 6 Attach all cables devices from previous SCSI card to Initio s PCI SIU2 7 If replacing go into SCSI properties and remove drivers of old SCSI card 8 It is highly reco...

Page 54: ...within the CONTROL PANEL group 2 Select the DRIVERS tab from within the SCSI ADAPTERS group In the DRIVERS window select ADD 3 In the INSTALL DRIVER window select HAVE DISK 4 In the INSTALLFROM DISK window that is displayed enter theASUS Driver path name Insert PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 1 into drive A Type A WINNT select OK 5 Select PCI SCSI Host Adapter select OK to install the INIA100 SYS driver onto...

Page 55: ...successfully before proceeding further 1 Execute a floppyless setup as described by the Windows NT System Administrator s Guide 2 When SETUP begins to load the screen will turn from black to blue with the text SETUP IS INSPECTING YOUR COMPUTER S HARDWARE CONFIGURATION at the top Press the F6 key to interrupt this process You will have two sec onds in which to press this key Follow the instructions...

Page 56: ...ack and white screen prior to blue screen shows the message Setup is inspecting your computers hardware con figuration press F6 3 A setup screen will appear asking which drivers you wish to use 4 Press the appropriate key to add driver and select other 5 Windows NT will prompt you for a manufacturer s supplied disk 6 Insert the ASUS manager set floppy marked PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 1 and press ENTER ...

Page 57: ...at the selected procedure be read and understood before continuing with the system configuration or change Please read the instructions carefully The ReadMe File The Novell Netware ReadMe txt file on the PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 1 contains important updated information and corrections to this chapter The successful installation of the ASUS driver will likely depend on the instruc tions given on the Re...

Page 58: ...is hardware PCI XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX Press Enter for a list of drivers to choose From or F3 to continue without selecting Press F3 to continue Repeat if this screen is shown again 9 At the Server Driver Summary Screen choose Select Edit Disk or LAN Drivers 10 Highlight Disk CD ROM Drivers and press Enter 11 Press INS followed by F3 12 Place the PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 1 in drive A and press Enter 1...

Page 59: ...sert PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 1 into the A drive and press Enter Upgrading Changing Driver on Existing IntraNetWare 1 To begin the you will need to change the directory to the location of the server and initialize the network server e g Type CD NWSERVER ENTER Type SERVER ENTER 2 At the NetWare prompt Type LOAD INSTALL ENTER 3 Select Driver Options from the window by highlighting it using the UP or DOW...

Page 60: ...e driver command line options The ASUS device drivers support command line switches to optimize driver performance However in certain situations some driver optimization may be advantageous to system performance NetWare offers two means of entering command line switches One method is for session usage and needs to be entered each time the system is rebooted Load Pathname INIA100 Driver Config Opti...

Page 61: ... 0 default T xxxx Target enable mask WORD Default scan all targets B b dd Scan device only on PCI BUS b PCI DEVICE dd B b Scan all the devices on PCI BUS b from 0 to 7 Q q Specifies maximum number of tag commands per target default 4 Q No tag WR Read after write hardware verify WR Not verified default R Support removable media default R Will not support removable media D Enable support for fixed d...

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Page 63: ...chapter Successful installation of the ASUS driver will likely depend on the instructions given in the ReadMe text file Installation The PCI SIU2 driver developed for OS 2 will be installed on the disk drive used for system initialization The driver is loaded during the system boot routine and will remain resident on the drive Installation of the drivers can be accomplished by following one of the...

Page 64: ... 2 sub directory to the root directory on the OS 2 diskette 1 for PCI SIU2 3 Using an appropriate text editor modify the CONFIG SYS on the OS 2 Diskette 1 for PCI SIU2 to include the new ASUS driver Enter BASEDEV INIA100 ADD and save the file note place lines after set os2_shell cdint exe BASEDEV INIA100 ADD set copyfromfloppy 1 4 Insert the Installation Diskette into drive A and turn on your com ...

Page 65: ...ead as the root directory 4 Select OS2 and select SET 5 Select DESTINATION DIRECTORY 6 Select CHANGE destination directory to any existing OS 2 directory or accept the default 7 Select SET 8 From the DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION GROUP select IN STALL 9 Select PCI SCSI Device Driver for OS 2 select OK 10 Select EXIT to install the OS 2 device driver Exit and reboot the sys tem to activate the device ...

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Page 67: ...e Reference Documentation SCO UNIX documentation installation and user s guide The systems setup and installation guide The documentation for system peripherals ASUS documentation for the SCSI host adapter The ReadMe txt file on the PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 2 contains important updated information not mentioned in this chapter Successful installation of the ASUS driver will likely depend on the instru...

Page 68: ...tem At the SCO UNIX boot prompt type link ENTER 2 The system will ask you what packages you want linked to the system type a10 ENTER The system at this point will boot into SCO UNIX Please refer to the SCO UNIX Documentation for additional information When prompted by the installation insert the PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 2 diskette into your floppy drive Press ENTER 3 Please refer to the SCO UNIX Docum...

Page 69: ...ackages you want to install Type a10 ENTER 3 Change the mscsi file cd etc conf cf d ENTER cp mscsi mscsi bak ENTER vi mscsi ENTER In the example below The XXXX would be replaced with a10 ha attach number ID lun bus XXXX Stp 0 2 0 0 XXXX Sdsk 0 0 0 0 XXXX Srom 0 5 0 0 4 Rebuild the UNIX kernel link_unix ENTER 5 You have completed the link procedure for the ASUS device driver Exit and reboot the sys...

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Page 71: ...Me text file Installation The SCO UnixWare drivers developed by ASUS will be installed on the disk drive used for system initialization It is strongly suggested that the selected procedure be read and understood before continuing with the system configu ration or change Please read the instructions carefully Updating interrupts and hardware settings The following interrupt configuration settings a...

Page 72: ...reference 1 Insert the SCO UNIXWARE INSTALLATION DISKETTE into the floppy drive and turn on the computer Follow the on screen installa tion instructions 2 When prompted to INSTALL HOST BUS ADAPTER DRIVERS insert the PCI SIU2 DRIVER DISK 2 into drive A press Enter 3 When prompted to INSTALL ANOTHER HBA DISKETTE press ENTER to continue 4 Follow the directions on screen until you come to a window tit...

Page 73: ...mpt type cd etc conf sdevice d Use vi or another editor to modify the file a100 by adding a line locate the line version2 edit the file by adding the line static immediately following ver sion2 Rebuild the UnixWare kernel by completing the following steps at the command prompt etc conf bin idbuild B ENTER cp etc conf cf d unix stand unix ENTER cd ENTER shutdown g0 0 is Zero ENTER Y ENTER 4 If the ...

Page 74: ...h PCI SIU2 in the system UnixWare will automatically rebuild the kernel when an additional PCI SIU2 is detected Removing the ASUS driver from a UnixWare system 1 Once a UnixWare session is established and a command prompt is ready type recall that UnixWare is case sensitive Type etc conf bin idinstall d a100 ENTER to delete the following files etc conf mdevice d a100 etc conf sdevice d a100 etc co...

Page 75: ...to your peripheral manual for information regarding chang ing SCSI ID s Verify the SCSI Termination is set correctly Make sure the last peripheral on the SCSI bus has termination See the peripheral manual for proper termination information After the above steps are executed if you are still not recogniz ing all attached peripherals configure the host adapter to operate in an Asynchronous Transfer ...

Page 76: ...SI ID s In order to boot from the old UnixWare kernel reboot the system and execute the following steps Begin an interactive boot session by pressing the SPACEBAR at the BOOTING UNIXWARE prompt Atthesystem boot prompt typeKERNEL unix org ENTER Type go ENTER Consult the SCO UnixWare Installation Handbook Troubleshoot ing section to help isolate the problem If it becomes necessary to remove the ASUS...

Page 77: ...fer to your PC user manual Question On boot up I get a message Missing Operating System dis played The boot drive is greater than 1 gigabyte Answer Verify the DOS SPACE 1 GB is enabled in the PCI SIU2 SmartSCSI Setup Utility B DOS Space 1GB The default disk head mapping for ASUS SCSI host adapter is 255 heads and 63 sectors This translates to a maximum accessible capacity of 8 GBytes per drive und...

Page 78: ... is greater than 1 GByte or the location of root file system is beyond 1 GByte you should enable the DOS Space 1GB option SCO UNIX can not support different head mappings for each disk drive under the same host adapter The head mapping will be based on the setting repre sented by target ID 0 Drives with Multiple Operating Systems It is mandatory that the same head mapping be used across multiple o...

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