ATTO ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC: Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC: Dual-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE - Manuals

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Manual ATTO ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC: Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC: Dual-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE

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Page 3 - Contents

Contents 1 What is ATTO ExpressPCI? ........................................................ 1 FeaturesOperating EnvironmentsPower RequirementsEnvironmental and Physical SpecificationsSCSI Connectors 2 SCSI is a key technology for storage ......................................... 3 Glossary 3 Instal...

Page 4 - What is ATTO ExpressPCI?; The; Features; 8-pin VHDCI external

1 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 1 What is ATTO ExpressPCI? Compatible with virtually all popular SCSI devices, ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters will increase the performance of disk-intensive applications such as digital video, prepress, mult...

Page 6 - SCSI is a key technology for storage

3 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 2 SCSI is a key technology for storage SCSI is a serial communications technology designed to transfer large amounts of data between a variety of hardware systems over long distances. It is a key technology ...

Page 8 - Installing the ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapter; System requirements; A computer with an available PCI slot.; Installation

5 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 3 Installing the ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapter You will need a basic understanding of SCSI before installing the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter. Please refer to Chapter 2 for a list of SCSI-related web sites. F...

Page 9 - The ATTO ExpressPCI PSC SCSI adapter

6 Hardw a re i n stallati o n The ATTO ExpressPCI PSC SCSI adapter The ATTO ExpressPCI DC SCSI adapter Channel 2: 68-pin VHDCI Connector Channel 1: 68-pin VHDCI Connector Channel 1: 68-pin Connector Channel 2: 68-pin Connector 68-pin Internal 16-bit “P” Cable Connector Dedicated 3rd Generation RISC ...

Page 10 - Determining cabling and termination; Cable types; one industry standard 68-

7 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 3.1 Determining cabling and termination Cables and devices must be chosen to maximize performance and minimize the electrical noise from the high-speed data transfers available with the SCSI protocol. Cablin...

Page 11 - Connection considerations; Termination

8 Cables, termination Connection considerations If using a combination of Wide 16-bit devices and Narrow 8-bit devices on the same connector, Wide devices must be connected first (closest to the connector), followed by the Narrow devices. Please refer to the documentation you received with your SCSI...

Page 12 - To set up cabling and termination:

9 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual To set up cabling and termination: 1 Determine whether your ATTO Express PCI adapter is a single channel or dual channel model. One external connector indicates a single channel host adapter; two external co...

Page 13 - host adapters supply

10 Cables, termination Termination power: host adapters supply termination power to the bus at all times and many SCSI devices are also able to supply termination power. SCSI signal quality, particularly with long or marginal quality cables, may be improved if the device supplies the termination pow...

Page 14 - Installing and Updating Device Drivers; To install or upgrade the ExpressPCI driver

11 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 3.2 Installing and Updating Device Drivers After installing the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter, you must configure your system to recognize and use it by installing drivers for your operating system. If you a...

Page 15 - Windows NT Installation; To install/upgrade the Windows NT driver

12 Inst all, up d a te d r iv e r s 9 After all other drivers have been processed, press Enter and proceed with the rest of the Windows Installation procedure. NOTE When Windows begins copying files to your hard disk, you will again be prompted to insert the ExpressPCI installation disk and any othe...

Page 16 - Re-flashing Firmware in Windows; To re-flash the firmware to the latest version:; Linux and Sun Solaris Driver Installation

13 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual To install a new copy of Windows NT onto a SCSI disk attached to your ExpressPCI adapter. 1 Start Windows NT text mode setup as per the instructions provided with Windows NT. 2 Press F6 when the first blue ...

Page 17 - Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS X

14 Inst all, up d a te d r iv e r s Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS X Mac OS X drivers, including installer packages, can be downloaded directly from the ATTO web site, www.attotech.com. The driver installers will automatically unionist existing drivers and properly install the n...

Page 18 - Maximizing Performance with your ExpressPCI HBA; Use the latest ATTO driver; Set registry for large block transfers

15 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 4 Maximizing Performance with your ExpressPCI HBA If you are getting less performance than you expect, there are several things you can do such as making sure you are using the latest ATTO driver, setting t...

Page 19 - Increase transfer size

16 Maxim ize p e rformanc e available in the file Stripe.txt on the CD which has been included with your ATTO ExpressPCI adapters. Increase transfer size If you are writing to an application that uses a lot of sequential disk I/O to a contiguous area on disk, you should use as large a transfer size ...

Page 20 - Troubleshooting

17 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 5 Troubleshooting This chapter contains solutions for the most common problems you might encounter. If you need additional assistance, please refer to the ATTO Technology web site (www.attotech.com) or cont...

Page 22 - Appendix A Standards and compliances; FCC standards: radio and television interference; Canadian standards; This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.; European standards; Usage restrictions

i ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A Standards and compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency energy. The Technical Specification sheet for a particular ATTO ExpressPCI host bus adapter list...

Page 23 - Appendix B SCSI host adapter selection guide; Specific features

ii Appendix B SCSI host adapter selection guide ATTO Technology offers a number of SCSI and Fibre Channel solutions for storage. The following chart compares the features of ExpressPCI SCSI host adapters. Supported platforms: Sun Solaris; Linux; NetWare; SCO Unix; Windows 2000, 95/98, NT, and Macint...

Page 24 - Appendix C Fibre Channel host adapter guide

iii ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Appendix C Fibre Channel host adapter guide ATTO Technology offers a number of SCSI and Fibre Channel solutions for storage. The following chart compares the features of ExpressPCI Fibre Channel host adapt...

Page 25 - Appendix D Contact ATTO Technology, Inc.

iv Appendix D Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. Customer service, sales information and technical support are available by phone Monday through Friday, Eastern Standard Time 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., or by e-mail and web site 24-hours a day.ATTO Technology, Inc.155 CrossPoint ParkwayAmherst, New York 1406...