Acard AEC-67160 Ultra160 User manual

PCI Ultra160 SCSI Adapter
for PC
AEC-67160 Ultra160
© Copyright ACARD Technology Corp.
User’s Manual
Ver:1.0
Ver:1.0.20010723.67160

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ...............................................................4
1.1 Introduction ...........................................................................4
1.2 Features.................................................................................5
1.3 Specifications .......................................................................5
1.4 Board layout..........................................................................6
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...............................................7
2.1 Installing the Ultra160 SCSI Adapter...................................7
2.2 Installing Internal Drives ......................................................7
2.3 Installing External Drives .....................................................8
2.4 Installing Both External and Internal Drives ......................9
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ..............................................................10
3.1 The setup utility screen ......................................................11
3.1.1FUNCTIONSDESCRIPTION.............................................. 11
3.1.1.1 SCSI DEVICE ............................................................... 11
3.1.1.2 ADAPTER SETUP ........................................................12
3.1.2.2.1 SCSI Speed Setup ............................................................13
3.1.2.2.2 Addtional Setup Functions................................................13
3.1.1.3 DIAGNOSTICS ..............................................................14
3.1.1.4 UTILITY .........................................................................14
3.1.1.4.1 Preformat ..........................................................................14
3.1.1.4.2 Verify ..................................................................................15
3.1.1.4.3 Quick Erase HDD..............................................................15
3.1.1.5 LOAD DEFAULTS .........................................................16
3.1.1.6 EXIT SETUP..................................................................16
Chapter 4 Software Configuration .........................................17
4.1 Introduction .........................................................................17
4.2 Device Driver Installation...................................................18
4.2.1 Windows 95/98/ME Environment .......................................18
4.2.2 Windows NT Environment..................................................25
4.2.3 Windows 2000 Environment ..............................................29
Appendix 1 Optional SCSI-IDE Bridge Products ....................37
Appendix 2 Technical Support Form ......................................39

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
ACARD technology corp. dedicate to make SCSI interface to be a standard
interface in PC and server field with stable function, high transfer rate and very low
cost. The ACARD SCSI adapter AEC-67160 is specificity designed to speed up
the high perform hard disk drive for server, Internet and RAID system or 3D image,
medical imaging, CAD/CAM designer. The AEC-67160 is a high performance PCI
Bus to a single channel Ultra160 SCSI, Low Voltage Differential (LVD) adapter.
The AEC-67160 is a high performance PCI-to-Ultra160 SCSI adapter. With full
features of the PCI 32-bit bus master transfer capability and PCI enhanced data
transfer commands (133MB/s). It offers real PCI Plug and Play, and Scatter/Gather
function to improve performance for multi-tasking OS.
The AEC-67160 supports peripheral devices which conform with SCSI-1, SCSI-2
and SCSI-3. For the bootable SCSI adapter AEC-67160, the biggest advantage the
adapter is a new generation of SCSI technology that expands SCSI performance
from 40 MB/sec to 160 MB/sec. In addition to providing much greater performance,
Ultra160 SCSI increases the maximum allowable cable length from 3 meters to 12
meters for improved connectivity and flexibility.
The key SCSI chip from ACARD is ATP880 32-bit RISC engine which highly
integrated with arbitration, disconnect, reconnect, parity generation and checking
on both data ports, synchronous data transfers with PCI PnP specification. Also,
the SCSI chip allows the ACARD SCSI adapter AEC-67160 to be backwards
compatible with previous generations of SCSI products, while allowing newer
Ultra160 SCSI devices to operate at the higher 160 MB/sec rate and increased
cable length.

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1.3 Specifications
PowerRequired -Voltage: 5V ± 5%
PowerConsume: Stand By Max
0.4W 2.85W
Environment - Temperature
Operating: 0oC to 70oC
Humidity - 15% to 90%
Dimensions - AEC-67160 Length: 13 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Connector - 68-pin internal Ultra160 LVD SCSI connector x 1
68-pin external Ultra160 LVD SCSI connector x 1
Terminator - Active
*Those devices may be supported by other 3rd party driver and/or utility.
1.2 Features
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!PCI Bus Master frees CPU from I/O task loading
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!Synchronous transfer rate up to 160MB/Sec
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!Supports low profile for Rackmount IPC
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!Powerfuladvanced setup function
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!Supports multi-threaded and multi-tasking O.S.
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!Supports Scatter/Gather operation
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!Automatic FIFO threshold selection
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!Auto termination control
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!Devicesupports:
Hard drive, Removable disk, Optical disk, CD-ROM*, CD-R/RW*, Tape Driver*,
etc.
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!Supports Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT/2000, Linux

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AEC-67160:
CN1: Connect to the 68-pin Ultra160 SCSI flat cable to connect the SCSI devices.
CN2: Connect to the 68-pin Ultra160 SCSI round cable to connect the SCSI
devices.
CN2
68-pin Ultra160
LVD SCSI
external
connector
CN1
68-pin Ultra160 LVD SCSI
internal connector
1.4 Board layout
AEC-67160 Board Layout

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Installing the Ultra160 SCSI Adapter
Step 1: Turn off the computer.
Step 2: Plug out the power core and all the connection of external devices from your
system.
Step 3: Referring your original case user’s manual to see how to open your case.
Step 4: Select one unused PCI expansion slot of your computer. Unscrew the slot
cover and remove it.
Step 5: Remove the SCSI host adapter from
the anti-static bag and hold its metal
bracket part.
Step 6: Plug the AEC-67160 SCSI adapter
card into the unused PCI slot with
care on the bottom of edge. Then fit
the adapter bracket on case frame
just like a slot cover.
2.2 Installing Internal Drives
PowerConnection
For internal devices, connect DC core power directly from power supply to device.
CableConnection
For internal connector
Step 1: Identify number of pins on the connectors, either adapter or device. Then,
prepare a ribbon cable whose connectors match your need, e.g. 50-pin to
50-pin, 68-pin to 68-pin, or 68-pin to 50-pin.
Step 2: Find out where each pin-1 of connectors located on the cable and host
adapter. Then connect one end of SCSI cable to the connector of host
adapter aligning with pin-1 to pin-1.
PCI slot
Note: Usually, a color wire on the edge of cable indicates pin 1 of
connector, and a mark also shown on the adapter board.

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Step 3: Find out pin 1 of the connector on your device.
Step 4: Select one available connector on the cable, then plug it into your internal
device connector aligning with pin-1 to pin-1.
Step 5: If you have two or more devices, please repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to install
you remaining devices.
Step 6: Please set the last SCSI device terminator on.
Step 7: Identify your devices ID number, that is, you have to set all your internal
SCSI devices an unique ID number to avoid hardware conflict.
2.3 Installing External Drives
PowerConnection
For external SCSI devices, you need to connect the power core to turn on your
externaldevice.
CableConnection
There are two different ways to make external cable connection when connecting to
only one device or connecting to more than one devices.
1. Connecting to only one device
Step 1: Identify number of pins on the connectors, either adapter or device. Then,
prepare an external cable whose connectors match your need, e.g. 50-pin
to 50-pin, 68-pin to 68-pin, or 68-pin to 50-pin.
Step 2: Plug one end of the high-density external SCSI cable into the host adapter
connector.
Step 3: Plug the other end of this SCSI cable into one connector on the SCSI
device that you wish to connect.
Step 4: Enable the terminator on device.
Note: For terminating your internal SCSI device, please refer to
your original SCSI device supplier or manufacture.

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2. Connecting more than one devices
One of the SCSI features is that you can connect two or more devices simple by
place them one after another to the host SCSI adapter serially.
Step 1: Make sure the external SCSI cable is match to the numbers of pin of
external SCSI adapter and devices.
Step 2: Plug one end of the high-density external SCSI cable into the host adapter
external connector.
Step 3: Plug the other end of the external SCSI cable into one of the connectors on
the SCSI device that you wish to connect.
Step 4: Take another external SCSI cable and plug it into the connector of previous
device. Connect the other end of the external cable to the next SCSI device
that you wish to connect.
Step 5: Repeat Step 4 as number of devices is required to be connected.
Step 6: Disable all SCSI devices’ terminators, except leave the end one to be
enabled.
2.4 Installing Both External and Internal Drives
Both external and internal devices can be installed by one adapter at the same
time. AEC-67160, can maximum connects up to 15 devices totally.
Please ensure that the last device’s external and internal cables.

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Plug the AEC-67160 SCSI card in the PCI slot, while the PC remains power on.
When you see the following message you can press <F1> or <F10> to issue
setup utility.
ACARDBIOS (C) 2001 ACARD TECHNOLOGY CORP.
PCI MASTER Ultra160 SCSI 06-06-2001 Chip_0
All Rights Reserved
ACARD PCI MASTER Ultra160 LVD/SE SCSI
Model : AEC-67160 Ver. 1.01
Press <F1> or <F10> to issue setup utility
ROM Address : C8000h
I/O Ports : 6000
IRQNumber : 10 (Level) ****
SCANNING SCSI DEVICE....
ID2: QUANTUMXXXX VER.X XXXMB
ID7: *Host Adapter
Shadow INT13H Installed.......
If power on message show the IRQ Number : 10 ...ERROR, tested
UNMATCHED, please aware that the PCI slot has not been assigned IRQ
#.
You need to choose another PCI slot or simple modify the system BIOS
INT and IRQ setting.
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

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3.1 The setup utility screen
3.1.1 FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION
3.1.1.1 SCSI DEVICE
This message shows whether the SCSI device has been mounted or not.

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3.1.1.2 ADAPTER SETUP
" Host Adapter SCSI ID: Adapter ID number. Default is 7
" Host Adapter BIOS: Use host adapter BIOS. Default Enable
" PCI Master-DMA Burst Mode: This selection is the burst mode for PCI
Master DMA. Default is Enable
" Host adapter SCSI termination: For SCSI terminator activate or inactivate.
Default is Automatic
" Support removable disk as a fixed disk: This function is for removable disk
select as Fixed disk. Default is Disable
" Support multiple LUN: Select use of multiple LUN or not. Default is 0
" SCSI parity check: Choose whether to support SCSI parity check or not.
" SCSI device disconnection: Select support SCSI device
disconnection.
" Extended BIOS transfer for Drivers > 1GB: The Disable backward
compatible with the AHA1542B format.
" CD-ROM bootable: Enable to support the SCSI CD-ROM boot.
" Include In Scan: Select the needed ID number for scan when boot.

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3.1.1.2.2 ADDITIONAL SETUP FUNCTIONS
3.1.1.2.1 SCSI SPEED SETUP
SCSI speed setup: Select this item then press “Enter” to select the SCSI
speed.

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3.1.1.4 UTILITY
3.1.1.4.1 Preformat
3.1.1.3 DIAGNOSTICS
The Diagnostic function is used to test the protocol in this card. The message
appears as below:

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3.1.1.4.3 Quick Erase HDD
3.1.1.4.2 Verify
If met the verify error the message would shown as below and ask whether to
reassign or not.

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3.1.1.6 EXIT SETUP
When you press ESC to quit the setup utility, the messages appear as
the picture below. You can choose the “Update Data” or “No Update
Date” to EXIT.
3.1.1.5 LOAD DEFAULTS
It provides a defaults set function when the input data confuse or conflicted.

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4.1 Introduction
You may need an additional device driver to use all of the features
or simple work in another operation system. The descriptions of
the driver in the disk as follow.
##
##
#Disk
$ROOT
Readme.txt: A quick installation guide for using setup32.exe file
Setup32: Automatic setup program
TXTSETUP.OEM:InstallInformation
$Windows 95/98/ME Directory (Directory of Win9X)
AEC67160.MPD: For Windows 95/98/ME SCSI device driver
AEC67160.INF: Install Information
$Windows NT Directory (Directory of Winnt)
AEC67160.SYS: For Windows NT SCSI device driver
AEC67160.INF: Install Information
$Windows 2000 Directory (Directory of Win2000)
AEC67160.SYS: For Windows 2000 SCSI device driver
AEC67160.INF: Install Information
Chapter 4 Software Configuration

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4.2 Device Driver Installation
4.2.1 Windows 95/98/ME Environment
Automatic Setup
Install Automatic Setup for Windows 95/98/ME before plugging the
SCSI adapter into the system.
1. Insert disk1.
2. Press [Start] then click on [Run].
3. Type A:\setup32.exe or press [Browse] to find this file.
4. Press [enter]. Then it will install SCSI driver.
5. Shut down the system.
After completing software automatic installation, plug the SCSI
adapter into the system. Please refers to “Hardware installation
procedures”. Then boots up the computer again. The system will
setup the configuration automatically.
Manual Installation Procedure
The driver can be installed manually after plug in the AEC-67160.
Please refers to the stages at below:
1. Turn on the computer after plug the adapter in.
2. The system will detect the new devices and ask for directory of
access to the device’s driver. Click “Next“ to the next screen.

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4. Windows will tell you that the system has found the driver for it
and is going to install the dirver.
3. Select the“Search for the best driver for your device
(Recommended)“. Then click on “Next”.

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6. Please follow the rest of the instructions, system will complete
the setup automatically.
7. Restart the computer.
5. Select “Specify a location“. Please insert the directory of
AEC67160.inf for it (such as a:\WIN9X).