Adaptec AHA-2930 Installation Manual

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1IntroductionThe AHA ® -2930B host adapter provides a powerful multitaskinginterface between your computer’s PCI bus and SCSI devices (diskdrives, CD-ROM drives, scanners, tape drives, removable-mediadrives, etc.). You can connect up to seven 8-bit SCSI devices to yourhost adapter. The following figure shows the major components of theAHA-2930B host adapter.Label DescriptionJ1 50-pin 8-bit internal SCSI connectorJ2 External LED connectorJ3 50-pin 8-bit high-density external SCSI connectorJ4 PC/Mac auto detection jumper (ON for Macintosh; OFF for PC/AUTOMATIC )J3J1J4J2ContentsInstallationInstalling the Host Adapter . . . . . 2Installing Internal SCSI Devices . 3Installing External SCSI Devices . 4Installing Software for the PC . . . 5Installing Software for theMacintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Helpful HintsConfiguring SCSI Devices . . . . . . 6Configuring Disk Drives . . . . . . . 6Installing Multiple Adapters . . . . 6Using Board Control (Macintosh) 7Using SCSISelect (PC) . . . . . . . . . 8Troubleshooting Checklist . . . . . 11Common Problems andSolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12