Adaptec P2280A Manual

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3-8Ultra160 Family Manager Set User’s GuideTroubleshootingProblems and SolutionsWhat is a miniport driver, and how do I make sure that the miniport driver for my hostadapter is installed correctly?Miniport drivers are 32-bit Protected Mode device drivers used byWindows 95/98 to control host adapters and devices. Windows95/98 includes a set of miniport drivers for various SCSI hostadapters.If your Ultra160 Family host adapter is already installed, theadapter’s miniport driver is automatically installed and configuredduring Windows 95/98 installation. Follow the instructions listed inInstalling the Driver When Windows 95/98 is Already Installed onpage 3-6 to ensure that the miniport driver is updated.To make sure the driver is installed correctly in systems runningWindows 95/98, open the Control Panel, double-click System, andclick the Device Manager tab. Then double-click the SCSIControllers icon; you should see the model name of the SCSI hostadapter(s) installed in your system.What if there is no SCSI Controllers icon under Device Manager, or the model name ofthe host adapter does not appear under Device Manager?If the SCSI Controllers icon or your host adapter’s model name donot appear in the Device Manager, follow these steps:1 Open Control Panel and double-click the Add New Hardwareicon. Let Windows search for the host adapter by selecting Yeson the second screen of the Add New Hardware Wizard.2 If Windows does not detect the adapter, run the Add NewHardware Wizard again. This time, select No on the secondscreen of the wizard, then select SCSI Controllers on the nextscreen.3 Insert the Ultra160 Family Manager Set disk for Windows intoyour floppy disk drive.4 Select the model of your Ultra160 Family host adapter, and thenclick the Have Disk button.5 Enter a:\win95 or a:\win98 as the location to copy the file from.6 Click OK. The driver is copied and your system is updated.