Adaptec AHA-2940AU User Guide - Page 11

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s Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set-allows you to install software drivers for NetWare, OS/2, Windows 95/98, Windows NT™, and UNIX. Refer to the 7800 Family Manager Set User's Guide. Contact Adaptec if you need to order EZ-SCSI or the 7800 Family Manager Set. 9 Troubleshooting Checklist If you have a problem during installation, check these items first: s Have you installed the host adapter into a PCI Rev 2.0 compliant computer? s Are all SCSI devices powered? s Are all SCSI bus cables and power cables properly connected? Is pin 1 oriented correctly? s Does the host adapter and all devices on the SCSI bus have unique SCSI IDs? s Are all devices on the SCSI bus terminated properly? s Does your system CMOS setup require you to enable PCI bus parameters? If so, see your computer's documentation. Check that IRQ channel assignment, board, and BIOS settings have been made. s Did you install your host adapter in a bus master PCI slot? Refer to your computer's documentation or try another slot. Computer Will Not Boot from a SCSI Disk Drive If both SCSI and non-SCSI disk drives are installed, then the non-SCSI disk drive will be the default boot device. Most newer systems allow for booting from SCSI devices. Check your system manual for instructions on how to set SCSI as the default boot device. If the system has only SCSI disk drives, do the following: 1 Make sure the drive type in your computer's CMOS setup is set to No Drives Installed. 11

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Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set
—allows you
to install software drivers for NetWare, OS/2,
Windows 95/98, Windows NT
, and UNIX. Refer
to the
7800 Family Manager Set User’s Guide
.
Contact Adaptec if you need to order EZ-SCSI or the
7800 Family Manager Set.
Troubleshooting Checklist
If you have a problem during installation, check
these items first:
Have you installed the host adapter into a PCI
Rev 2.0 compliant computer?
Are all SCSI devices powered?
Are all SCSI bus cables and power cables properly
connected? Is pin 1 oriented correctly?
Does the host adapter and all devices on the SCSI
bus have unique SCSI IDs?
Are all devices on the SCSI bus terminated
properly?
Does your system CMOS setup require you to
enable PCI bus parameters? If so, see your
computer’s documentation. Check that IRQ
channel assignment, board, and BIOS settings
have been made.
Did you install your host adapter in a bus master
PCI slot? Refer to your computer’s documenta-
tion or try another slot.
Computer Will Not Boot from a SCSI Disk Drive
If both SCSI and non-SCSI disk drives are installed,
then the non-SCSI disk drive will be the default boot
device. Most newer systems allow for booting from
SCSI devices. Check your system manual for instruc-
tions on how to set SCSI as the default boot device.
If the system has only SCSI disk drives, do the
following:
1
Make sure the drive type in your computer’s
CMOS setup is set to
No Drives Installed
.
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