Black Box SCSI-2 LVD - Manuals

Page 2 - Class B Digital Device.

1 FCC/IC STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed t...

Page 4 - TRADEMARKS; TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL; BLACK BOX and the

3 TRADEMARKS TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, of Black Box Corporation. Initio and the “INI-” prefix are registered trademarks, and ISGE and SmartSCSI are trademarks, of Initio Corporation. IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Busine...

Page 5 - que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.

4 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guard...

Page 6 - NOM STATEMENT

5 NOM STATEMENT 10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendoamplificadores) que producen calor. 11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en ...

Page 7 - ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER; Contents; Chapter

6 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ............................................................................................. 9 2. Introduction ............................................................................................. 112.1 Features ...........

Page 8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; Adding a New Adapter or Replacing an Existing Adapter

7 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents (continued) Chapter Page 5. Driver Installation .................................................................................... 375.1 Installing Drivers for MS-DOS .......................................................... 37 5.1.1 Installing the ASPI Driver in an E...

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8 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER Contents (continued) Chapter Page 5.6 Installing Drivers for IBM OS/2 ...................................................... 67 5.6.1 New OS/2 Installation ............................................................ 685.6.2 Adding the OS/2 Driver to an Existing OS/2 S...

Page 10 - CHAPTER 1: Specifications; IBM PC compatible computer with at least one available

9 CHAPTER 1: Specifications 1. Specifications System HardwareRequired — IBM PC compatible computer with at least one available PCI slot Host Bus — PCI 2.1 Host Interface — 32-bit, 33-Mhz busmaster DMA Host Data Rate — Data transfer at burst rates up to 133 MB/second Port Used — None (does not occupy...

Page 11 - Indicators —; Adapter can also be connected to one of host PC’s drive-; Connectors —; including bus termination) from PC’s PCI bus; Dimensions —

10 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER Indicators — (3) Board-mounted LEDs that indicate attached single- ended devices, attached LVD devices, and active vs.passive termination; Adapter can also be connected to one of host PC’s drive- activity LEDs; if it is, it will light the LED whenever thereis activity...

Page 12 - CHAPTER 2: Introduction; Full SCSI compliance.

11 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction The Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter (our product code IC515C) is a high-performance Ultra2 SCSI (Low Voltage Differential) PCI-busmastering adapterthat functions as the interface between a SCSI bus and a PC’s PCI local bus. TheAdapter supports all kinds of per...

Page 13 - Onboard BIOS supports Microsoft; onboard; Support for all other major operating systems.; NOTE

12 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER • User-hardwirable, user-programmable, or automatic SCSI termination. You can choose between hardwire-enabling termination on the Adapter,programming the termation through its firmware, or letting the Adapterhandle termination automatically, eliminating the need to op...

Page 14 - Chapter 4; SCSI connectors. The Adapter’s other components include:

13 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.2 The Adapter Illustrated The Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter and its major components are shown inFigure 2-1 below. You might want to refer to this diagram as you install yourAdapter (see Chapter 4 ). Figure 2-2 below that shows closeups of the Adapter’s two SCSI connector...

Page 16 - CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting Started; must

15 CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting Started A device’s ID number will reflect the priority it has on the SCSI bus; except for ID 7 (reserved for host adapters), the lower a device’s number, the higher itspriority. So you should assign lower numbers to the devices that you will need toaccess mo...

Page 17 - Standard; single

16 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 3.3 SCSI-Bus Length Because of its inherent electrical vulnerability as a high-speed parallel interface,the SCSI bus has definite distance limitations. With earlier versions of the SCSIinterface, the maximum length of the bus—the total distance from the terminateddevi...

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18 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER Because the methods for terminating SCSI peripherals can vary widely, you shouldrefer to a given peripheral’s documentation for instructions on how to enable ordisable its termination. Here are some general tips about device termination,though: • Internal Ultra2 SCSI ...

Page 20 - closer to the; than all of the Wide devices. If you attach any Narrow devices at; very; to terminate the Wide lines (Pins 51 to 68) of the last Wide device.

19 CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting Started NOTE If you mix Wide and Narrow devices on the same side (internal orexternal) of a SCSI bus attached to the Adapter, we strongly recommendthat all of the Narrow devices be attached to the bus closer to the Adapter than all of the Wide devices. If yo...

Page 21 - • The Adapter card itself.

20 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 3.5 Attaching Legacy Equipment Your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter supports legacy (non-Ultra2) peripheraldevices. However, we recommend that you attach only Ultra2 LVD devices to theAdapter. This is because, if you do attach any other type of SCSI device, the bus willb...

Page 22 - CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration; Installation and Configuration; Installing the Adapter Itself; Remove the cover from the computer case.

21 CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration 4. Installation and Configuration This chapter describes how to install and configure your Ultra2 LVD SCSI HostAdapter. (If you are installing multiple Adapters in a clustered system, refer to Section 4.5 .) If you have any difficulty, please refer to Sec...

Page 23 - with the screw you removed in step 3.

22 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 6. Holding the SCSI Host Adapter by the mounting bracket and card edge, with it oriented so that the external connectors are facing the right way, insert theAdapter in the PCI slot. Press it down firmly so the contacts are securelyseated in the slot. See Figure 4-1 on...

Page 24 - aCHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationCHAPTER; ). (If the PC will be booting from a SCSI drive attached to the

23 aCHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationCHAPTER Figure 4-2. The LED connection. 9. Most PCI-bus computers will automatically assign the Adapter an I/O address, IRQ channel, and BIOS address. If this is not the case with your system, you’llhave to do this manually, either by setting jumpers on t...

Page 25 - SCSI D; devices attached to the bus and any of

24 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 4.2 Attaching Other SCSI Devices to the Adapter’s Bus You can connect as many as fifteen internal and external SCSI devices to yourUltra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter. Follow the directions listed in this section. (If youare connecting SCSI devices to multiple Adapters to fo...

Page 26 - Take these steps to connect internal SCSI devices to the Adapter:; Figure 4-4. Plugging a narrow internal cable into the Adapter.

25 CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration Take these steps to connect internal SCSI devices to the Adapter: 1. If you haven’t already done so, turn OFF and unplug the PC, disconnect all other devices from it, and remove its cover. 2. If you haven’t already done so, prepare each internal SCSI peri...

Page 27 - reconnect all external devices to the PC and plug the PC back in.

26 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 6. Inspect your internal cabling one last time to make sure it is attached correctly everywhere, then replace the PC’s cover. If you are attaching anyexternal SCSI devices to the Adapter, go on to Section 4.2.2 ; otherwise, reconnect all external devices to the PC and...

Page 32 - When you see this prompt, you can either:; Scan Bus Device Setup Adapter Setup BIOS Setup Disk; Utility to display a corresponding submenu see

31 CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration When you see this prompt, you can either: • Wait five seconds or press [ESC] to continue with the boot process; • Press [CTRL] [B] to boot from a SCSI CD-ROM attached to the Adapter (if this capability has been firmware-enabled—see Section 4.6.5 ); or • P...

Page 33 - Asynchronous Transfer:; Set this value to “Yes” or “No” (the factory-default; Maximum Synchronous Transfer Rate:; Set this value to the maximum sync data

32 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 4.6.2 T HE S CAN B US S CREEN If you select “Scan Bus” at the Main Menu and press ENTER, the Utility scans theSCSI bus and displays a screen that lists, in the order of their SCSI IDs, the devicesit has found, as well as the IDs without any devices assigned to them. W...

Page 35 - not; Enable Wide Negotiation:; Host Adapter SCSI ID:

34 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER Enable Disconnect: When this option (usually referred to as “disconnect/ reconnect”) is set to “Yes” (the factory-default setting), devices can temporarilydisconnect from the SCSI bus to allow the Adapter to perform other functions onthe bus. The device and the Adapte...

Page 36 - SCSI Parity Check ON:; any; BIOS S; Enable Host Adapter BIOS:; including all of the other features normally; BIOS Treat Removable Disk as Fixed Disk:

35 CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration SCSI Parity Check ON: You can use this option to enable or disable parity checking on the SCSI bus by the Adapter. The default setting for this option is“Yes”—if you leave it set this way, make sure that all of your peripherals on whichparity checking can...

Page 37 - ) that lists the devices on

36 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 4.6.6 T HE D ISK U TILITY M ENU If you select “Disk Utility” at the Main Menu and press ENTER, the Utility displaysa screen much like the Scan Bus screen (see Section 4.6.2 ) that lists the devices on the SCSI bus. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select a device; i...

Page 38 - CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation; Driver Installation; to install the MS-DOS drivers on your system, they will; can’t; support; strongly; recommend that you

37 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation This chapter describes how to install the necessary Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterdriver(s) for each of the operating systems that the Adapter supports. As you readthese instructions, please keep in mind that any text enclosed by <angle brack...

Page 39 - Insert Driver Disk 1 in your floppy drive.; ASPI D; Scan all the devices on PCI BUS #b

38 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.1.1 I NSTALLING THE ASPI D RIVER IN AN E XISTING MS-DOS S YSTEM The ASPI driver is on Driver Disk 1. It is important that the SCSI hardware and theoperating system are installed correctly before proceeding further. If you needhelp installing the MS-DOS operating sys...

Page 40 - The range for “x” is from 1 to 16 decimal.; or

39 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation /Sdd Scan device only on PCI BUS #0 and device #ddThe range for “dd” is from 0 to 20 decimal. /CCBSx Defines the maximum number of concurrent I/O operations thatdriver supports. The range for “x” is from 1 to 16 decimal. 5.1.3 T HE ASPI CD-ROM D RIVER AND I TS C OMM...

Page 42 - ASPI R

41 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.1.4 T HE ASPI R EMOVABLE -D ISK D RIVER AND I TS C OMMAND L INE O PTIONS INIDISK.SYS is a DOS “block” device driver for supporting SCSI fixed disks,removable disks, and MO (magneto-optical) devices. INIDISK.SYS requires that theUltra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s ASPI ...

Page 44 - ASPI P

43 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.1.5 T HE ASPI P ARTITION & F ORMAT U TILITY INIFDISK.EXE is a DOS ASPI partition-and-format utility. It requires theASPIA100.SYS and INIDISK.SYS drivers to be loaded in order for it to functionproperly. INIFDISK.EXE is installed by the DOSSETUP program. It can...

Page 46 - If you’re installing from floppy diskette:

45 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.2.1 N EW W INDOWS 95/95 A I NSTALLATION These instructions (beginning on the next page) will guide you through theinstallation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s Windows 95 driver whileinstalling Windows 95 or 95a itself. Windows 95/95a will be installed from e...

Page 48 - Reboot the system to activate the updated driver.

47 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.2.3 U PDATING THE W INDOWS 95 D RIVER IN W IDOWS 95/95 A Take these steps to update the driver if you have an older version of it installed inyour Windows 95 or 95a system: 1. Once a Windows 95 session is established, start from the desktop and use your installed ...

Page 49 - Access the Windows 95b CD-ROM either from

48 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.2.4 N EW W INDOWS 95 B (OSR2) I NSTALLATION These instructions will guide you through the installation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSIHost Adapter’s Windows 95 driver while installing Windows 95b (OSR2) itself.Windows 95b will be installed from either a CD-ROM or floppy disk...

Page 51 - aULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERNAME

50 aULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERNAME 5.2.6 U PDATING THE W INDOWS 95 D RIVER IN W INDOWS 95 B (OSR2) Take these steps to update the driver if you have an older version of it installed inyour Windows 95b system: 1. Once a Windows 95 session is established, start from the desktop and use your installe...

Page 52 - Access the Windows 98 CD-ROM either from

51 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.3 Installing Drivers for Windows 98 With an additional software driver, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will supportMicrosoft Windows 98. The installation procedure described here requires someexperience in Windows 98 system setup and administration. The device ...

Page 53 - “Install from Disk” window. Click “Next” to install the driver.

52 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 2. Once a Windows 98 session is established, start from the desktop and use your installed mouse or the appropriate keystrokes to select these items one afterthe other (each item contains the next in sequence): “My Computer,”“Control Panel,” “System,” “Device Manager”...

Page 56 - In addition, if you are installing the Adapter’s Windows NT driver

55 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.4 Installing Drivers for Windows NT With an additional software driver, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will supportWindows NT 3.5x or 4.0. With such a software driver, the host computer cantransfer data over the SCSI bus. The Adapter’s device driver for Windows...

Page 57 - NT I; If you are installing Windows NT from floppy diskettes,

56 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.4.1 R EGULAR N EW W INDOWS NT I NSTALLATION These instructions will guide you through the installation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSIHost Adapter’s Windows NT driver while installing Windows NT 4.0 itself, eitherfrom floppy diskettes or CD-ROM. The Windows NT driver will be...

Page 58 - CD; Boot your system from a Windows NT CD.

57 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.4.2 N EW W INDOWS NT I NSTALLATION FROM A B OOTABLE CD For computer systems installing or upgrading to Windows NT from a bootable CD,these instructions will guide you through the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’sWindows NT driver installation. The Windows NT driver i...

Page 59 - Execute a diskless setup as described by the

58 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.4.3 D ISKLESS N EW W INDOWS NT I NSTALLATION For computer systems installing or upgrading to Windows NT using a disklessmethod such as network downloading, these instructions will guide you throughthe Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s Windows NT driver installation. Th...

Page 60 - NT D; Select “Initio INI-A100U2W PCI SCSI Host Adapter”, then select “OK” to

59 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.4.4 A DDING OR U PDATING THE W INDOWS NT D RIVER TO AN E XISTING W INDOWS NT S YSTEM For computer systems using other SCSI host adapters or an IDE drive to providethe system boot routine, these instructions will guide you through the INI-9XXXAdapter driver install...

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60 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.4.5 A DDING A N EW A DAPTER OR R EPLACING AN E XISTING A DAPTER A FTER I NSTALLING THE D RIVER IN A W INDOWS NT S YSTEM If you are running Windows NT and you choose to install the driver for theAdapter before you physically install the Adapter itself, take these ste...

Page 63 - Novell NetWare Installation and Upgrade Manual

62 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.5.1 N EW N ET W ARE 4. XX OR 5.0 I NSTALLATION Driver Disk 1 contains NetWare drivers for the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter. Inmost cases you will load the drivers during a new installation of NetWare fromCD-ROM. The driver is loaded during the NetWare Server Install...

Page 64 - then

63 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 11. Highlight “Save parameters and continue” and press <ENTER>. 12. This will load the Adapter’s HAM driver. Follow the on-screen directions to complete the Novell NetWare installation. (Even if you already have an anupdated version of the HAM driver to instal...

Page 65 - Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each instance of the driver.

64 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.5.3 U PDATING OR C HANGING THE N ET W ARE D RIVER IN AN E XISTING N ET W ARE S YSTEM Take these steps to update or replace the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter drivers inan existing NetWare system: 1. To start, you will need to change to the directory where the server s...

Page 66 - Driver assumes that all targets only have LUN 0 (default)

65 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.5.4 C OMMAND -L INE O PTIONS FOR THE D EVICE D RIVERS The Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s device drivers support command-line switchesto optimize driver performance. Device drivers normally require no additonalinformation to work effectively, but for your system or...

Page 69 - something like “OS/2 Diskette 1 for SCSI Adapter”.

68 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.6.1 N EW OS/2 I NSTALLATION These instructions will guide you through installing both OS/2 itself and theUltra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s OS/2 device driver at the same time. The OS/2operating system can be installed from floppy diskettes or from CD-ROM. TheAdapter’s ...

Page 70 - “Device Driver Install” from the “System Setup” group.

69 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.6.2 A DDING THE OS/2 D RIVER TO AN E XISTING OS/2 S YSTEM For computer systems using other SCSI host adapters or an IDE device to providethe system boot routines, these instructions will guide you through Ultra2 LVDSCSI Host Adapter driver installation. The OS/2 d...

Page 74 - • SCO UNIX documentation, installation and user’s guide

73 CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation 5.8 Installing Drivers for SCO UNIX The SCO UNIX device driver for your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter will supportSCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2v4.0 or later; SCO Open Desktop v2.0, 3.0, orlater; and SCO Open Server Releases 3.0 and 5.0.x. The device drivers aretr...

Page 75 - SCO UNIX S; Insert Driver Disk 2 in your floppy drive.

74 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.8.1 I NSTALLING THE D RIVER IN A N EW SCO UNIX S YSTEM Take these steps to install the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter driver along with yournew SCO UNIX operating system: 1. Insert the SCO UNIX N1 boot disk into the floppy drive and turn on the system. At the SCO UNIX...

Page 77 - SCO UnixWare Installation Handbook

76 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 5.9 Installing Drivers for SCO UnixWare The SCO UnixWare device driver for your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter willsupport UnixWare 2.1x. The device driver is transferred from Driver Disk 2 to thehard drive, from which it is loaded during system initialization. The Adap...

Page 79 - device driver to control the Adapter.

78 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 3B. If the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter is NOT intended to be the bootable host adapter, these instructions will guide you through changing the current softwaresettings for UnixWare to establish the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter as a non-bootable host adapter for your ...

Page 81 - Do the Adapter and all devices on the SCSI bus have unique IDs?

80 ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER 6. Troubleshooting 6.1 Installation-Time Problems If you have difficulty installing your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter, check thesethings first: 1. Have you installed the Adapter in a PCI Rev. 2.0 compliant computer? 2. Are all SCSI devices powered? 3. Are all SCSI bus...

Page 82 - CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting

81 CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting • Question: Can I use the Adapter with my legacy Ultra SCSI, SCSI-2, and SCSI-1 devices? Answer: Yes, as long as they’re single-ended; but the Adapter’s SCSI bus will become limited to (a) the top speed supported by your slowest device and(b) the maximum length supporte...

Page 84 - do not; Shipping and Packaging; If you need to transport or ship your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter:

83 CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting 6.2 Calling Black Box If you determine that your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit . It has no user-serviceable components. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. Before you do, make a record of the ...

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