The option package contains:
° SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter
° SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter Support Diskette
| Part | P/N |
|---|---|
| SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter | FRU 53G0382 |
| SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter | OPT xxxxxxx |
IBM SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter Description
The IBM SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter enables to use Small Computer Interface (SCSI) devices
with computers that use the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus.
The adapter meets the SCSI-2 standard set by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI),
supports data transfer rates up to 10MB / sec. PCI offers local-bus type performance as well as industry
standard connections for various peripheral devices. The adapter has both an internal and an external
connector.
Selecting SCSI Cables
Internal Cable: A 50-Pin, flat-ribbon cable is required
External Cable: A Small SCSI-2 high-density 50-Pin Cable-connector.
Maximum Cable Length: Total length of all cables (internal & external) can be up to
6 meters (19.7 feet). If there are connected one or more Fast SCSI devices to the adapter external connector,
then the maximum cable length is limited to 3 meters (appr. 9.8 feet).
Assigning SCSI IDs
Devices with higher SCSI IDs (ID-6) get priority over lower ones (ID-0).
Assign higher IDs to the most often used and fastest devices (ID-6 Hard Disk ID-3 CD-ROM).
Device Termination
When multiple devices are installed both internally and externally, active terminators
are required on both ends of the bus for reliable operation at SCSI-2 Fast rates.
Updating the Computer Configuration
Depending on the computer model, you might have to change the PCI configuration information in the computer
configuration programs.
For example, you might have to select the PCI expansion slot, enable the device (PCI adapter), enable bus mastering,
select an interrupt request (IRQ) line, or change an I/O address value. Or you might have to change the setting of
another feature to not conflict with the SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter.
Installing Support Programs
NOTE: For standard DOS/Windows 3.1 SCSI hard disk support, no
device drivers are required, the SCSI-2 Fast PCI adapter
BIOS provides SCSI hard disk support automatically. The
DOS/Windows 3.1 ASPI manager driver is only required to
be installed if devices other than hard disks are being
attached to the SCSI-2 adapter and ASPI device specific
drivers have been supplied with those devices or have
been obtained from another source.
Installing DOS/Windows 3.1 ASPI Manager and CD-ROM Support
Use the instructions in this section if you have non hard disk
SCSI devices to install which have ASPI compliant device drivers.
1. Turn on the display and system unit. Wait for the DOS prompt.
2. Insert the IBM SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter Device Drivers
Diskette which contains the IBMASPCI.SYS driver and other
files required for DOS/Windows support into the diskette drive.
3. Type the following:
copy a:\IBMASPCI.SYS c:\
and then press Enter.
To include support for IBM CD-ROM drives, also type the following:
copy a:\IBMPCICD.SYS c:\
and then press Enter.
copy a:\MSCDEX.EXE c:\
and then press Enter.
4. Edit the DOS CONFIG.SYS file to add the following statement.
device=c:\IBMASPCI.SYS
NOTE: A /Q parameter may be added to the end of this device=
statement to suppress the display of messages while
the driver is scanning for SCSI adapters and devices.
To include support for IBM CD-ROM drives, also add the following
statement after the device=c:\IBMASPCI.SYS statement.
device=c:\IBMPCICD.SYS
5. To include support for the CD-ROM file system, edit the DOS
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to add the following statement.
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /M:10
NOTE: It is recommended that the version of MSCDEX.EXE shipped
on this diskette be used with this adapter.
6. Shutdown and then restart the system to activate the driver(s).
Installing Device Drivers for Novell NetWare Versions 3.1X or 4.X
Use the instructions in this section if you have Novell NetWare
Version 3.1X or 4.X installed.
The NetWare driver (IBMPSCSI.DSK) supports disks, CD-ROM drives, and the
NetWare SBackup utility for tape backup support directly; therefore,
TAPEDAI.DSK and CDNASPI.DSK should NOT be loaded. The driver does support
an ASPI interface via the IBMASPI.NLM or IBMENTRY.NLM which has been tested
with the following vendor tape backup software. The phone number for
further information on each vendor product is provided below.
Palindrome** - Network Archivist** (708-505-3300)
Cheyenne** - ARCserv** (516-484-5110)
NOTE: Tape drives which do not support 4K block sizes will result in a
warning message that they must use ASPI tape backup software.
1. Turn on the display and system unit.
2. Prepare the NetWare startup drive according to the instructions
in the NetWare manual.
3. Insert the IBM SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter Device Drivers
Diskette which contains the IBMPSCSI.DSK driver and other
files required for Netware support into the diskette drive.
4. Type the following:
copy a:\IBMPSCSI.DSK d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
The IBMPSCSI.DSK driver is the base device driver for the
IBM SCSI-2 FAST PCI Bus Adapter which supports hard disks,
IBM CD-ROM drives, IBM tape drives, and IBM Rewriteable Optical
Disk drives. Additional Netware Loadable Modules (NLMs)
described below are also provided to support Netware ASPI
compliant device drivers required by SCSI device drivers
and Netware compatible server backup software packages.
5. Type the following:
copy a:\IBMASPI.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
The IBMASPI.NLM exports the "ASPI_Entry" entry point and sends
IOCTL commands to the IBMPSCSI.DSK module. These two modules
are usually all that is required for both disk and ASPI support.
6. Type the following:
copy a:\SCSISCAN.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
Use of this module is optional and is provided to aid in verifying
that the customer has successfully installed the IBMPSCSI.DSK,
IBMASPI.NLM, IBM PCI SCSI adapter and devices. Successful
execution of this NLM will result in a screen display showing
all attached SCSI devices and their IDs. It is recommended that
this NLM be run prior to installing tape backup software.
7. Type the following:
copy a:\IBMENTRY.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
Use of the IBMENTRY.NLM file is optional and is provided for
systems which already have another vendor's SCSI adapter
configured to use the exported "ASPI_Entry" entry point. The
export name of "IBM_Entry" is provided to ASPI device drivers as
an alternate entry point in this situation.
8a. If you are using Netware version 3.12, the following system
patches also must be copied.
Type the following:
copy a:\nw312\DAICCFIX.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
Type the following:
copy a:\nw312\REALMFIX.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
Type the following:
copy a:\nw312\PM312.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
8b. If you are using Netware version 4.xx, the following system
patches also must be copied.
Type the following:
copy a:\nw4xx\DAICCFIX.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
Type the following:
copy a:\nw4xx\REALMFIX.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
Type the following:
copy a:\nw4xx\PM401.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
9. If you are using Cheyenne ARCserve server backup software for
DOS Version 4.0 or for Windows Version 5.0 or earlier, you must
also install the following new version of ASPI50.NLM.
Type the following:
copy a:\ASPI50.NLM d:
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
10. To start the NetWare operating system, type the following at the
command prompt:
SERVER
and press Enter.
11. At this time, make sure all activity on the server has stopped.
Then load the DAICCFIX.NLM and REALMFIX.NLM NetWare patch files
in that order if they were copied in step 8a or 8b above and
you are using Netware version 3.12 or 4.xx.
NOTE: The PM312.NLM or PM401.NLM patch files will be loaded
automatically.
12. At the NetWare server console prompt, type the following:
LOAD d:IBMPSCSI
(where d: is the NetWare startup drive) and press Enter.
This loads the basic device driver required for Netware
support. The appropriate NLMs that you chose to copy above
should also be loaded at this time depending on your version
of Netware and other installed equipment/software.
In summary a customer should first load IBMPSCSI.DSK then IBMASPI.NLM.
Finally it is recommended that a customer load SCSISCAN.NLM which will
do an SCSI scan of the bus using the ASPI interface to verify that
the SCSI adapter, SCSI devices, NLM and DSK are loaded and operating
properly. Any problems up to this point should be directed to IBM
customer support.
NOTE: Before creating or deleting NetWare disk partitions with the
NetWare INSTALL.NLM utility while running NetWare 3.12 or 4.xx,
the IBMASPI.NLM and/or IBMENTRY.NLM must be unloaded.
Installing SCSI-2 Device Drivers for Windows NT
The IBMPSCSI.SYS device driver supports the Windows NT and Windows
NT Advanced Server operating systems. The IBMPSCSI miniport driver
can be installed during the installation of Windows NT or on an
existing Windows NT system. The installation procedures are described
below.
To install the IBMPSCSI.SYS miniport driver during the installation
of Windows NT do the following:
1. Boot the Windows NT install diskette
2. Select the Custom Setup "C" option
3. Select S to configure additional SCSI adapters
4. Select other
5. Insert the IBM SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter Device Drivers
Diskette which contains the IBMPSCSI.SYS driver into the
diskette drive.
6. Press enter
7. Continue install
To install the IBMPSCSI.SYS miniport driver to an existing Windows
NT system do the following:
1. Select Windows NT Setup from the Main program group
2. Select Options from the Windows NT Setup Dialog Box
3. Select Add/Remove SCSI adapters from the Options Box
4. Select Add from the SCSI adapter Setup Dialog Box
5. Select OK from the Setup Message Pop-up
6. Select "Other" as the selected adapter in the option field
of the Selected SCSI Adapter Option Dialog Box. ("Other" is
the last item in the list)
7. Insert the IBM SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter Support Diskette
which contains the IBMPSCSI.SYS driver into drive A.
8. Select OK from the Insert Diskette Dialog Box.
9. Select OK from the Select OEM Option Dialog Box.
10. Select Install from the Select SCSI Adapter Option Dialog Box.
11. Select Continue from the Windows NT Setup Dialog Box.
12. The driver has now been installed.
13. Select Close from the SCSI Adapter Setup Dialog Box.
14. To Activate the driver, Exit Windows NT Setup and Reboot
Windows NT.
Installing SCSI-2 Device Drivers for OS/2 2.0 or Later
If you are performing a new OS/2 installation from diskettes,
follow the standard OS/2 installation procedure which will
automatically install the IBMINT13.I13 device driver. Then follow
the procedure below. If you are performing a new OS/2
installation from CD-ROM, then follow the instructions in the
OS/2 Installation Guide to copy the IBMPSCSI.ADD from this
diskette to the root directory on the copy of Diskette 1, edit the
CONFIG.SYS file, and complete the installation.
Use the instructions below if you have OS/2 2.0 or later already
installed.
1. Turn on the display and server.
2. Put the support diskette in drive A.
3. From any OS/2 full-screen session, type:
DDINSTAL
and press Enter.
4. Select "IBM SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter Support Installation"
from the menu and press Enter. This copies the SCSI-2 device
drivers to your hard disk and adds these BASEDEV statements to your
CONFIG.SYS file if the following statements are not there:
BASEDEV=IBMPSCSI.ADD
5. Shutdown and then restart the system to activate this driver
which provides standard OS/2 SCSI adapter support.
Testing the Computer
Each time the computer is turned on, it performs a series of tests that check the
operation of the computer and most options. If a problem is detected during this test,
an error message appears on the screen.
Error Messages
The error message format RDDDPLSC QEET, is explained in the following table.
R---------------- Reserved (usually 0)
DDD ------------ Device type code
P ----------- Physical unit number (SCSI ID)
L ---------- Logical unit number (always 0 for adapters)
S --------- Slot/PCI-device number
C -------- Capacity (always 0 for adapters)
Q ------ Qualifier
EE ---- Error code extension
T --- Test state (alpha)
Device Type (RDDD in the message format) Codes
Error (QEET in the message format) Codes
Please see the LEGAL - Trademark notice.
RDDD
What It Means
0208
Unknown SCSI device type
0209
Direct-access removable media (or non removable media not 512 bytes per sector)
0210
Hard disk (512 bytes per sector)
0211
Sequential access device (tape drive)
0212
Printer
0213
Processor
0214
Write once read multiple (WORM) device
0215
CD-ROM
0216
Scanner
0217
Optical memory device
0218
Media changer device
0219
Communications
0279
SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter
Error
What It Means
What To Do
0000
SCSI-2 Fast PCI Bus Adapter not enabled.
Be sure the adapter Device and Bus Master fields are enabled in the computer
PCI configuration program.
008X
221X
3XXX
4XXX
6XXXNo Power to SCSI
devices
Improper SCSI bus
termination.
Incorrect cable
installation.
Defective SCSI
cable.
Defective terminator.
Defective SCSI
device.
Defective adapter.Check that each device is plugged in
and turned on. Restart the computer
to retest.
Check termination.
Check each SCSI cable. Retest.
If only internal or only external devices
are installed, replace the cable and
restart the computer to retest. If both
internal and external devices are
installed, remove the external cable
and retest. If the problem persists,
replace the internal ribbon cable. If
the problem is corrected, replace the
external cable and retest.
Replace the terminator and retest.
Remove each SCSI device, one at a
time. Make sure the SCSI bus has
proper termination. Retest. If the
error is corrected, replace the SCSI
device. If the error persists, reattach
the SCSI device and move to the next
SCSI device. Continue until you have
tested all SCSI devices.
Replace the adapter and retest.
002X
1XXXDefective adapter.
Replace the adapter and retest.
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