Adaptec P2280A User manual

USER’SGUIDE
ULTRA160 FAMILY MANAGER SET

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Adaptec, Inc.
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Ultra160 Family
Manager Set
for Windows NT, Windows 95/98,
Novell NetWare, and SCO UnixWare
User’s Guide

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Copyright
© 1999 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
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Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Windows, Windows
95/98, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
U.S. and other countries used under license.
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without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this
document to assure its accuracy, Adaptec, Inc. assumes no liability resulting from
errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained
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and without notification to its users.

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1 Introduction
Device Drivers 1-2
Adaptec Ultra160 Family Host Adapters 1-2
Requirements 1-3
2 Microsoft Windows NT Installation
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 2-2
Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation From
Floppy Disk 2-2
Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation
From CD-ROM 2-3
Installing the Driver When Windows NT is Already
Installed 2-4
Updating Windows NT 4.0 2-4
Using Advanced Configuration Parameters 2-5
Using Windows NT SCSI Parameters 2-5
Using Driver-specific Parameters 2-7
Using Windows NT and the Host Adapter 2-10
Removing a Host Adapter 2-10
Swapping a Host Adapter 2-11
Troubleshooting 2-12
Problems and Solutions 2-12
Error Messages 2-13

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3 Microsoft Windows 95/98 Installation
DOS Drivers for CD-ROM Access 3-2
Install CD-ROM Drivers on a DOS Bootable Hard
Disk 3-2
Update Windows 95 or 98 Installation Disks 3-3
Installing the Driver When Installing
Windows 95/98 3-4
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 95 3-4
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 98 3-5
Installing the Driver When Windows 95/98 is
Already Installed 3-6
Updating the Driver for Windows 95 3-7
Troubleshooting 3-8
Problems and Solutions 3-8
4 Novell NetWare Installation
Installing the Driver When Installing NetWare 4-2
NetWare 3.12/3.2 4-2
NetWare 4.12/4.2 4-5
NetWare 5.0 4-6
Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already Installed 4-7
Loading the Driver at Server Bootup 4-8
Using the Load Command Line Options 4-9
adpt160m.ham Command Line Options 4-9
Bit Mask Options 4-11
Sample Load Commands 4-11
Using NetWare and the Host Adapter 4-12
Using Removable Media 4-12
Using the NetWare Tape Backup 4-13
Using a CD-ROM with NetWare 4-14
Optimizing Performance 4-15
Troubleshooting 4-16
Error Messages 4-16

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5 UnixWare Installation
Installing the Driver When Installing UnixWare 5-2
Installing the Driver When UnixWare
is Already Installed 5-3
Back Up the Computer 5-4
Load the Package 5-4
Modify the New System File 5-5
Rebuild the UnixWare Kernel 5-6
Boot the New Kernel 5-6
Using UnixWare and the Host Adapter 5-7
Using Tunable Parameters 5-7
Using Multiple Host Adapters 5-7
Removing the Driver 5-8
Troubleshooting 5-9
Problems and Solutions 5-9
Error Messages 5-10
Index
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Introduction
The Adaptec®Ultra160 Family Manager Set is a set of software
drivers and other files that enable your Adaptec Ultra160 Family
host adapter to communicate with your computer. The Adaptec
Ultra160 Family Manager Set contains drivers for the following
operating systems:
■Microsoft Windows NT®
■Microsoft Windows® 95/98
■Novell NetWare
■SCO UnixWare
The remainder of this chapter includes a table that lists all Adaptec
host adapters and device drivers that make up the Adaptec Ultra160
Family, as well as the minimum requirements needed to install the
software.
The remaining chapters are organized by operating system. Each
chapter provides instructions on how to install the driver at the
same time you install your operating system. If your operating
system is already installed, instructions on updating or installing the
driver are also included. If you have problems installing and using
the driver, refer to the Troubleshooting sections, included at the end of
each chapter.

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Device Drivers
The Ultra160 Family Manager Set has one driver file for each
operating system. Use the the table below to determine the correct
driver for your operating system.
For information on how to install the driver for your SCSI adapter,
refer to the section of this User’s Guide that describes your specific
operating system.
Adaptec Ultra160 Family Host Adapters
The following Adaptec PCI-to-SCSI host adapters are collectively
referred to as the Adaptec Ultra160 Family host adapters:
Operating System Ultra160 Driver
Windows NT
adpu160m.sys
Windows 95/98
adpu160m.mpd
NetWare
adpt160m.ham
SCO UnixWare
adst21
(UnixWare 2.1x)
adst70
(UnixWare 7.01/7.1)
Host Adapter Description
AHA-3960D Dual-channel PCI-to-Ultra160
SCSI Card 39160 Dual-channel PCI-to-Ultra160
SCSI Card 29160 Single-channel PCI-to-Ultra160
SCSI Card 29160N Single-channel PCI-to-Ultra160
(Microsoft operating systems only)
AIC-7892 PCI-to-Ultra160 ASIC
AIC-7899 PCI-to-Ultra160 ASIC