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9CHAPTER 1: Specifications1. SpecificationsSystem HardwareRequired — IBM PC compatible computer with at least one availablePCI slotHost Bus — PCI 2.1H

10ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERIndicators — (3) Board-mounted LEDs that indicate attached single-ended devices, attached LVD devices, and active vs.pas

11CHAPTER 2: Introduction2. IntroductionThe Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter (our product code IC515C) is a high-performance Ultra2 SCSI (Low Voltage Diff

12ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER• User-hardwirable, user-programmable, or automatic SCSI termination. Youcan choose between hardwire-enabling terminatio

13CHAPTER 2: Introduction2.2 The Adapter IllustratedThe Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter and its major components are shown inFigure 2-1 below. You might

14ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER3. Before You Install: Getting Started3.1 The Adapter and the SCSI BusYour Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter performs busmast

15CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting StartedA device’s ID number will reflect the priority it has on the SCSI bus; except forID 7 (reserved for ho

16ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER3.3 SCSI-Bus LengthBecause of its inherent electrical vulnerability as a high-speed parallel interface,the SCSI bus has

17CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting StartedFigure 3-1. Examples of SCSI-bus termination.Terminated DeviceUp to 25 m (82 ft.)TerminatedDeviceTermi

18ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERBecause the methods for terminating SCSI peripherals can vary widely, you shouldrefer to a given peripheral’s documentat

1FCC/IC STATEMENTSFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ANDINDUSTRY CANADARADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTSClass B Digital Device. This equipment ha

19CHAPTER 3: Before You Install: Getting StartedNOTEIf you mix Wide and Narrow devices on the same side (internal orexternal) of a SCSI bus attached t

20ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER3.5 Attaching Legacy EquipmentYour Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter supports legacy (non-Ultra2) peripheraldevices. However,

21CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration4. Installation and ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to install and configure your Ultra2 LVD SCSI H

22ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER6. Holding the SCSI Host Adapter by the mounting bracket and card edge, withit oriented so that the external connectors

23aCHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationCHAPTERFigure 4-2. The LED connection.9. Most PCI-bus computers will automatically assign the Adapter an I

24ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER4.2 Attaching Other SCSI Devices to the Adapter’s BusYou can connect as many as fifteen internal and external SCSI devic

25CHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationTake these steps to connect internal SCSI devices to the Adapter:1. If you haven’t already done so, turn OF

26ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER6. Inspect your internal cabling one last time to make sure it is attachedcorrectly everywhere, then replace the PC’s co

27CHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationFigure 4-5. An external SCSI daisychain.4.3 Initial StartupOnce you’ve installed your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host

28ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER4.4.1 WHYYOUNEED TODOTHISA new SCSI disk drive is normally low-level formatted at the factory to simplifyinstallation. E

2ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERDECLARATION OF THE MANUFACTURERThe manufacturer hereby certifies that the Ultra Wide SCSI-2 LVD Host Adapter,in complianc

29CHAPTER 4: Installation and Configuration4.5 Multiple Initiators and ClusteringA multiple-initiator environment is one in which the SCSI bus has two

30ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERFigure 4-6. Simple multiple-initiator system.4.6 The Setup Utility4.6.1 THEBOOTOPTIONS, SELECTCHANNELMENU, ANDMAINMENUAm

31CHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationWhen you see this prompt, you can either:• Wait five seconds or press [ESC] to continue with the boot proce

32ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER4.6.2 THESCANBUSSCREENIf you select “Scan Bus” at the Main Menu and press ENTER, the Utility scans theSCSI bus and displ

33CHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationCAUTION!If any hard drive connected to the Adapter already has data stored on it,changing the head mapping

34ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTEREnable Disconnect: When this option (usually referred to as “disconnect/reconnect”) is set to “Yes” (the factory-default

35CHAPTER 4: Installation and ConfigurationSCSI Parity Check ON: You can use this option to enable or disable paritycheckingon the SCSI bus by the Ada

36ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER4.6.6 THEDISKUTILITYMENUIf you select “Disk Utility” at the Main Menu and press ENTER, the Utility displaysa screen much

37CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5. Driver InstallationThis chapter describes how to install the necessary Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterdriver(s) for ea

38ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.1.1 INSTALLING THEASPI DRIVER IN ANEXISTINGMS-DOS SYSTEMThe ASPI driver is on Driver Disk 1. It is important that the

3TRADEMARKSTRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUALBLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, of Black BoxCorporation.Initio and the “INI-” prefix are r

39CHAPTER 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 maximu

40ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER/X: or /x:—Use this option to exclude particular CD-ROM drives from having theirI/O handled by INICD.SYS. Excluded CD-RO

41CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.1.4 THEASPI REMOVABLE-DISKDRIVER ANDITSCOMMANDLINEOPTIONSINIDISK.SYS is a DOS “block” device driver for supporting S

42ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER/X: or /x:—Use this option to exclude particular SCSI drives from having theirI/O handled by INIDISK.SYS. Excluded SCSI

43CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.1.5 THEASPI PARTITION& FORMATUTILITYINIFDISK.EXE is a DOS ASPI partition-and-format utility. It requires theASPI

44ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.2 Installing Drivers for Windows 95NOTEThe procedure for installing drivers in Windows 98 is not the same asthe proced

45CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.2.1 NEWWINDOWS95/95AINSTALLATIONThese instructions (beginning on the next page) will guide you through theinstallati

46ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER9. We highly recommend that you verify that your Windows 95 device driver hasbeen properly installed by starting at the

47CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.2.3 UPDATING THEWINDOWS95 DRIVER INWIDOWS95/95ATake these steps to update the driver if you have an older version of

48ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.2.4 NEWWINDOWS95B(OSR2) INSTALLATIONThese instructions will guide you through the installation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSIH

4ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERNORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM)ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENTINSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD1. Todas las instrucciones de seguri

49CHAPTER 5: Driver InstallationControllers” category, “Initio INI-A100U2W PCI SCSI Controller.” If “Thisdevice is working properly” is displayed on y

50aULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERNAME5.2.6 UPDATING THEWINDOWS95 DRIVER INWINDOWS95B(OSR2)Take these steps to update the driver if you have an older ver

51CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.3 Installing Drivers for Windows 98With an additional software driver, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterwill support

52ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER2. Once a Windows 98 session is established, start from the desktop and use yourinstalled mouse or the appropriate keyst

53CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.3.2 ADDING THEWINDOWS98 DRIVER TO ANEXISTINGWINDOWS98 SYSTEMThese instructions will guide you through the installati

54ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.3.3 UPDATING THEWINDOWS98 DRIVERTake these steps to update the driver if you have an older version of it installed iny

55CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.4 Installing Drivers for Windows NTWith an additional software driver, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterwill support

56ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.4.1 REGULARNEWWINDOWSNT INSTALLATIONThese instructions will guide you through the installation of the Ultra2 LVD SCSIH

57CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.4.2 NEWWINDOWSNT INSTALLATION FROM ABOOTABLECDFor computer systems installing or upgrading to Windows NT from a boot

58ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.4.3 DISKLESSNEWWINDOWSNT INSTALLATIONFor computer systems installing or upgrading to Windows NT using a disklessmethod

5NOM STATEMENT10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calorcomo radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros apar

59CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.4.4 ADDING ORUPDATING THEWINDOWSNT DRIVER TO ANEXISTINGWINDOWSNTSYSTEMFor computer systems using other SCSI host ada

60ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.4.5 ADDING ANEWADAPTER ORREPLACING ANEXISTINGADAPTERAFTERINSTALLING THEDRIVER IN AWINDOWSNT SYSTEMIf you are running W

61CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.5 Installing Drivers for Novell NetWareWith additional software drivers, your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterwill suppo

62ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.5.1 NEWNETWARE4.XX OR5.0 INSTALLATIONDriver Disk 1 contains NetWare drivers for the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter. Inmo

63CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation11. Highlight “Save parameters and continue” and press <ENTER>.12. This will load the Adapter’s HAM driver. Foll

64ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.5.3 UPDATING ORCHANGING THENETWAREDRIVER IN ANEXISTINGNETWARESYSTEMTake these steps to update or replace the Ultra2 LV

65CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.5.4 COMMAND-LINEOPTIONS FOR THEDEVICEDRIVERSThe Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s device drivers support command-line s

66ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER/B:b Scan all the devices on PCI BUS #bThe range for “b” is from 0 to 7 decimal./Q:q Specifies maximum decimal number of

67CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.6 Installing Drivers for IBM OS/2The OS/2 driver for your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterwill support OS/2 3.0 and4.0.

68ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.6.1 NEWOS/2 INSTALLATIONThese instructions will guide you through installing both OS/2 itself and theUltra2 LVD SCSI H

6ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTERContents Chapter Page1. Specifications ...

69CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.6.2 ADDING THEOS/2 DRIVER TO ANEXISTINGOS/2 SYSTEMFor computer systems using other SCSI host adapters or an IDE devi

70ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.6.3 COMMAND-LINEOPTIONS FOR THEDEVICEDRIVERThe Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter’s device drivers support command-line swit

71CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation/B:b Scan all the devices on PCI BUS #bThe range for “b” is from 0 to 7 decimal./A:n Assigns adapter number based on B

72ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.7 Installing Drivers for LinuxDrivers have been developed for the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter for use withmost of the

73CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.8 Installing Drivers for SCO UNIXThe SCO UNIX device driver for your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterwill supportSCO UNI

74ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.8.1 INSTALLING THEDRIVER IN ANEWSCO UNIX SYSTEMTake these steps to install the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterdriver alon

75CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.8.3 ADDING THEDRIVER TO ANEXISTINGSCO UNIX SYSTEM ANDMAKING THEADAPTERBOOTABLETake these steps to install the Ultra2

76ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER5.9 Installing Drivers for SCO UnixWareThe SCO UnixWare device driver for your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapterwillsupport U

77CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation4. Follow the directions on screen until you come to a window titled “LoadingInitio INI-A100U2W Host Adapter.” Select

78ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER3B. If the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter is NOT intended to be the bootable host adapter,these instructions will guide yo

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79CHAPTER 5: Driver Installation5.9.4 REMOVING THEDRIVER FROM AUNIXWARESYSTEM1. Once a UnixWare session is established and a command prompt is ready,

80ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER6. Troubleshooting6.1 Installation-Time ProblemsIf you have difficulty installing your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapter, che

81CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting• Question: Can I use the Adapter with my legacy Ultra SCSI, SCSI-2, and SCSI-1devices?Answer: Yes, as long as they’re sin

82ULTRA2 LVD SCSI HOST ADAPTER• Question: Is it really necessary to terminate the last SCSI device on the cable?Answer: Not if the cable itself is ter

83CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting6.2 Calling Black BoxIf you determine that your Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host Adapteris malfunctioning, do notattempt to alter or r

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