Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
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9. Verify the SCSI bus is terminated at both ends. By default, HP SCSI controllers are terminated.
When a device is connected to a connector on the controller, bus termination for that connector
is disabled. Verify that the last device on the bus is terminated.
10. Ensure no device is set to SCSI ID7; this is the SCSI ID used by the SCSI controller.
11. Verify all SCSI devices are either single-ended or differential SCSI devices (depending on the
Netserver model), and that any bus does not contain both types.
12. Verify the SCSI hard disk drive that loads the operating system is set to the lowest SCSI
address (usually set to 0).
13. If a second hard disk drive is connected to the SCSI cable, check it for proper SCSI address,
SCSI cable connection, proper power, and jumper settings.
14. Disconnect all SCSI devices except the integrated SCSI adapter and the drive at SCSI address
0, and try again. If this fails, try substituting a known good SCSI adapter board and a good hard
disk drive.
Symptom:
•
The SCSI BIOS has trouble loading
If the Netserver has trouble loading the SCSI BIOS, do the following:
1. Review the
Troubleshooting Checklist
before you continue.
2. If you installed more than one SCSI controller, make sure that the BIOS of all SCSI controllers
are disabled except for the boot controller. This lets the SCSI BIOS for the boot controller load.
3. Determine what the boot device priority is for the Netserver model. Verify that the boot device is
in the right place in the priority.
Symptom:
•
The SCSI subsystem does not work at installation
An incorrect configuration and not faulty hardware cause many SCSI problems. If the SCSI subsystem does
not work after installation, do the following:
1. Review the
Troubleshooting Checklist
and
Mass Storage Guidelines
before you continue.
2. Run the
DiagTools
and verify the integrity of the SCSI buses, and other switch settings on the
external storage devices are correct. Verify that each SCSI device is assigned a unique SCSI
ID.
3. If you don't see the SCSI BIOS banner during Netserver start:
"Symbios, Inc. SDMS(TM)V4.0 PCI SCSI BIOS, PCI Rev. 2.0, 2.1"
"Copyright 1995, 1998 Symbios, Inc."
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Check the cable connections.
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Check the SCSI termination.
4. Run the
Setup Utility
or SCSI Configuration Utility and verify the SCSI host bus adapter (HBA)
is properly configured.
The HBA
is usually SCSI ID 7.
5. If you installed more than one SCSI adapter, verify each adapter is set to a separate BIOS
address; or disable the BIOS on all of the adapters except one.