Adaptec ARO-1130CA Assembly Instructions

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Installation and Hardware Guide
ARO-1130CA
RAIDport II Card
for Personal Workstations

Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035
© 1997 Adaptec, Inc.
All rights reserved. Adaptec, and the Adaptec logo are trade-
marks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some
jurisdictions.
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ARO-1130CA
RAID port II Card
for Personal Workstations
Installation and Hardware Guide

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Copyright
© 1997 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro-
duced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec-
tronic, 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, AHA, AIC, ARO, Array1000, CI/O, RAIDport, RAIDport II,
the Adaptec RAIDport On Board logo, ArrayConfig, and SCSISelect are trademarks of
Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in somejurisdictions. Windows and Windows95
are registered trademarks and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in
the U.S. and other countries used under license. All other trademarks are owned by
their respective owners.
Changes
The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change with-
out notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this docu-
ment 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 herein.
Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation
and without notification to its users.
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Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsi-
ble 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 B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, if this equipment does cause
interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more ofthe
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this
unit to the specified limits of the rules.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two con-
ditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Canadian Compliance Statement
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial
brouilleur du Canada.
Adaptec, Inc. ARO-1130CA
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents
1 Introduction
System Requirements 1-1
Using the ARO-1130CA with Other Adaptec Products 1-2
Installation Overview 1-3
2 Installing the ARO-1130CA and Connecting SCSI
Devices
ARO-1130CA Layout 2-2
Verifying Presence of DIMM Memory 2-3
Installing the ARO-1130CA 2-4
Connecting the LED Activity Indicator to the
ARO-1130CA 2-5
Connecting SCSI Devices 2-6
Choosing SCSI Cables 2-6
Connecting Internal SCSI Devices 2-7
Connecting External SCSI Devices 2-8
Connecting SCSI Array Enclosures (Storage
Subsystems) 2-12
Installation Hints for Connecting SCSI Devices 2-13
Completing the Installation 2-15
3 Creating the First Array With the Array
Config
CA
Program
Creating an Array with Express Setup 3-2
Creating an Array with Custom Setup 3-4
Making the Array Bootable 3-7

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4 Installing Software on a Windows NT System
Installing the Array1000CA Driver for Windows NT 4-2
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 4-2
Installing the Driver When Windows NT is Already
Installed 4-3
Installing Adaptec CI/O Workstation Array Management
Software for Windows NT 4-4
5 Configuring the ARO-1130CA with the
SCSI
Select
Utility
Default SCSISelect Settings 5-2
Starting the SCSISelect Utility 5-3
Using SCSISelect Menus 5-3
Exiting SCSISelect 5-4
Using the SCSI Disk Utilities 5-4
SCSISelect Settings 5-5
SCSI Bus Interface Definitions 5-5
SCSI Device Configuration 5-6
Additional Options 5-7
A Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Checklist A-1
Problems Running the Software On Your Windows NT
Workstation A-2
Using the ARO-1130CA with an AHA-2940 Family Host
Adapter A-4
Scenario #1: Adding an ARO-1130CA to a System with
an AHA-2940 Family Adapter A-4
Scenario #2: Adding an AHA-2940 Family Adapter to a
RAIDport II System with an ARO-1130CA A-7
Backing up the Windows NT Registry A-10
B Advanced Topics
Installing Multiple Adapters B-1

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Contents
C Using a CD-ROM Drive with DOS
D Obtaining SCSI Cables and Converters
External Cables D-2
Internal Ribbon Cables D-2
Converters D-2
E Listing of Vendors
Array Storage Enclosure Manufacturers D-1
SCSI Disk Drive Manufacturers D-2
Index