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INTRODUCTION

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SECTION 2 - INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS

INTRODUCTION

NOTE:

The instructions in this section apply to AT-type computers

ONLY. AT-type computers are 80286, 80386, 80486 and Pentium

based IBM PC/AT-compatible computers.

PC HARDWARE INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS

Every time you use a PC and install utility cards in the slots

provided, you run the risk of conflicts with the hardware.

NOTE:

It is critical that you understand your hardware. We recom-

mend you to have a list of the interface cards and other devices as

well as the interrupts and memory locations used by each. This

information is needed during Startup as you are configuring each

node.

HARDWARE SETTINGS

Many of the cards you insert in your computer's expansion

slots require hardware settings. These settings are:

•

ROM addresses

•

I/O port addresses

•

Interrupts

•

DMA channels

Settings are usually selected using jumper pins or dipswitches

on the interface card.

The settings you make for each adapter card must not conflict

with the settings on any other card.

Follow Tables 2-1 through 2-4 to choose the settings for the

adapter cards of commonly installed peripherals.

WARNING

Always turn off power to the computer and disconnect the

power cord when inserting adapter cards in your computer.

CAUTION

Always wear a conductive groundstrap when handling adapter

cards to prevent damage to components by electrostatic dis-

charge.

Summary of content (16 pages)

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SECTION 2 - INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS INTRODUCTION WARNING Always turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord when inserting adapter cards in your computer. CAUTION Always wear a conductive groundstrap when handling adapter cards to prevent damage to components by electrostatic discharge. NOTE: The instructions in this section apply to AT-type computers ONLY. AT-type computers are 80286, 80386, 80486 and Pentium based IBM PC/AT-compatible computers.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS ® Switch settings for the following recommended computers are to be found in Appendix C: HP VECTRA XU/XUC/XMA 590 - ETHERNET HP VECTRA VL2 - ETHERNET DEC VENTURIS (486) - ETHERNET DEC VENTURIS (486) - CLIENT - ETHERNET DEC CELEBRIS/VENTURIS 590 - ETHERNET Memory Address Locations Each PC made to AT Compatible standards has memory allocated between 640K and 1MB for use with expansion cards. The addresses start at A0000 and continue to FFFFF.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS Table 2-1.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS ® Table 2-4.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS Usually IRQ7 is not used by the printer, as printers seldom send data to the computer, and thus this IRQ can service the Arcnet Card. Table 2-6. Interrupts Factory Setting Recommended Setting Notes ARCnet Network Card v2.1and earlier 2 7* set with jumpers ARCnet Network Card v2.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS ® only two thirds of the graphics display appears on the screen), reboot the computer using DOS, and run the configuration program supplied by the card manufacturer. Check that the default display mode is set to SVGA, the resolution is set to 1024x768 and the monitor type matches the monitor you have connected to your card. LAN-90 PCV supports the ATI Graphics Ultra (family of SVGA) cards with 2Mb of video memory.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS SW1 1 8 1 SW2 J2 1 5 4 J1 1 6 SW1 On/Closed I/O Base * * * * * * * * 1 SW2 On/Closed 2 3 4 5 6 7 * * * 1 8 J2 2 * 3 SEG 4 J1 IRQ 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 GS960528 Figure 2-1. CTI Intellicon Serial Card Switch Settings NETWORK CARDS Ethernet Network Card If you are setting up an Ethernet network, you will need one card for each computer connected to the network.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS ® • Locate the entry for the PCI Integrated Ethernet Interface, refer to the computer's User's Guide. • Enable the PCI Integrated Ethernet Interface. • Press to save the change, exit the setup program and reboot the computer. • When the computer reboots, the unique PCI Integrated Ethernet Interface address will be enabled and displayed. For the XU series you must return to the page in the setup menu where you enabled the interface.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS Table 2-8. WinStar-16 Configuration Recommended Settings Option Operating Mode Address1 Server or Client-with-Disk Node Jumperless Diskless Node Jumperless ************* ************* Medium Type2 Auto Detect Auto Detect Full-duplex Disabled Disabled 340h 340 Ethernet I/O Base3 Interrupt4 10 10 Boot ROM No Boot ROM C800, 16K Notes: 1. The 12 digit ethernet address is unique per card. 2.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS ® Using the following procedure to start the DOS based setup program to configure the ALTA EtherCombo-16 T/C Ethernet card as shown in Table 2-9. • Boot the PC into DOS • Place the ALTA EtherCombo-16+ T/C Utility disk in the floppy drive • Enter the command: a:\ALTA • When the Software Configuration menu is displayed, press . • Record the Ethernet address in Appendix B for this node • Verify the Ethernet's card settings as listed in Table 2-9.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS The card has a dipswitch in the upper left corner of the card as shown in the Figure 2-3. On cards with a 12 position switch, you will need to change switches 4, 5, and 6 to 1, 0, 0 as shown in Figure 2-3. On cards with a 4 position switch, the switch should be set to 1,0,0,1 and the IRQ must also be set to 7 using the jumpers. If a conflict occurs between the network card and the printer port, use interrupt 5.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS ® from pin 1 on J8. This will allow the computer's regular floppy disks to work properly. Figure 2-4 shows the final settings for the card. 13 1 J5 1 1 J6 8 J7 5 1 J8 8 J9 14 1 J5 1 J6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 J7 (AHA-1542B only) 9 1 2 8 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 J8 (AHA-1542B only) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 5 8 J9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 GS960517 Figure 2-4.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS • Change the ROM address from the factory setting to the recommended setting as per Table 2-1. Switches 6,8 should be ON (CLOSED) and switch 7 should be OFF (OPEN) • Change the I/O PORT address from the factory setting to the recommended setting as per Table 2-2. Switch 2,3 should be ON (CLOSED) and switch 4 should be OFF (OPEN) • The floppy disk option MUST be disabled by ensuring that switch 5 is ON (CLOSED).
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS ® Adaptec AHA-1540C/1542C SCSI Select (TM) Utility v1 01 * If you have only one AHA-1540C/1542C Host Adapter, press * For multiple host adapter, move the cursor to the Port Address of the one to be configured and press - Toggle color/monochrome - EXIT Utility Host Adapter PORT ADDRESS 130 124 230 234 330 334 Arrow keys to move cursor, to select option, to exit (*=default) GS960529 Figure 2-6.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS NOTE: The “Host Adapter SCSI Termination” should be DISABLED if the SCSI card interfaces to both the internal hard disk and external optical disk drives. From the Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Menu, proceed to the SCSI Device Configuration sub-menu and confirm for SCSI Device ID's #0 to #7 that the settings have been made as per Figure 2-8.
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INSTALLING ADAPTER CARDS ® Adaptec AHA-1540C/1542C SCSI Select (TM) Utility v1 01 AHA 1540C/1542C SCSI at port 342h Configuration Host Adapter Interrupt (IRQ) Channel. . . . . . . . . 11 Host Adapter DMA Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION OPTION Host Adapter SCSI ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space). . ENABLED SCSI Parity Checking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .