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9160LPRevA.fm Page 1 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM INTRODUCTION The Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP Ultra160 SCSI controller enables you to connect up to 15 SCSI devices—such as hard disk drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives—to any Intel-based computer with 32-bit or 64-bit PCI expansion slots. You can connect newer Ultra160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices to the two 68pin Low Voltage Differential/Single-Ended (LVD/SE) connectors.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 2 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM CHANGING THE CHANGING BRACKET THE BRACKET The Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP chips have a bracket designed to fit in low-profile rack-mount server. If you plan to use this card in a standard-height system, you will need to change the bracket. See the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP Technical Reference for more information.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 3 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM STEP 3 Locate an unused 64-bit PCI expansion slot and remove the expansion slot cover. If the computer does not have a 64-bit slot, you can install the card in a 32-bit PCI slot. Select an expansion slot that is compliant with PCI Rev. 2.1 or higher, and that supports Bus Mastering. Save the slot cover screw for use in Step 4.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 4 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM STEP 4 Insert the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP into the PCI expansion slot. Press down firmly until the card clicks into place; then replace the slot cover screw. When installed properly, the card should appear level with the expansion slot, as shown below. SETTING UP SCSI DEVICES You may need to do several things to your SCSI devices before you connect them to the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP: • Check the SCSI IDs. • Set the termination.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 5 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM NOTE The Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP is preset to SCSI ID 7 and should not be changed. If you want to configure your computer to boot from a SCSI hard disk, make sure the SCSI ID of that hard disk is set to 0. Most SCSI hard disks are preset to SCSI ID 0 at the factory. The SCSI IDs for internal devices are usually set with jumpers; SCSI IDs for external devices are usually set with a switch on the back of the device.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 6 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM Internal SCSI device mounted in drive bay CONNECTING SCSI DEVICES You can connect up to 15 SCSI devices to the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP. Before connecting devices, be sure to review Setting Up SCSI Devices on page 4. Connecting Internal SCSI Devices Connect internal SCSI devices to the internal LVD/SE connector. To do this, use a 68-pin internal LVD cable similar to the one shown in Step 1 below.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 7 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM STEP 2 Plug the nonterminated end of the cable to the internal LVD/SE connector. STEP 3 Plug the internal devices to the other cable connectors, starting with the connector at the terminated end of the cable. Internal SCSI devices Plug first device to this connector Built-in terminator on cable NOTE Internal Ultra2 and Ultra160 SCSI devices come from the factory with termination disabled and cannot be changed.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 8 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM STEP 4 Connect a power cable from your computer’s internal power supply to each internal SCSI device. Power cable (from the power supply inside the com- Power input connector on the back of the Connecting External SCSI Devices Connect external SCSI devices to the 68-pin external VHDCI LVD/SE SCSI connector. Each external device requires a 68-pin external LVD SCSI cable.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 9 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM STEP 2 Connect the other end of the external SCSI cable to a SCSI connector on the back of an external SCSI device. SCSI Terminator 4 4 If you are installing only one external device, terminate the device and skip to Step 4. STEP 3 Connect other external devices by cabling each device to the previous one, as shown below. Terminate only the device at the end of the chain.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 10 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM STEP 5 Double-check for proper SCSI bus termination. CAUTION Using a single-ended terminator will cause the SCSI bus to run in single-ended mode. LVD termination must be used to obtain Ultra2 transfer rates. ADAPTEC SCSI CARD DRIVER SOFTWARE To use the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP, the card’s driver software must be installed for your operating system (for example, Windows® 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT®, Novell NetWare, and so forth).
29160LPRevA.fm Page 11 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM TROUBLESHOOTING If you have any problems while installing the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP, check the following items first: • Are all SCSI devices powered on? • Are all SCSI cables and power cables properly connected? • Does each device on the SCSI bus have a unique SCSI ID? • Does the total SCSI cable length exceed the maximum allowable length? See the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP User’s Guide for more information about cable length limits.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 12 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM Copyright © 2000 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, and SpeedFlex are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc.
29160LPRevA.fm Page 13 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 4:04 PM Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
