Adaptec PC/104 User Manual

PCM-3420PC/104 Fast SCSI-2 Module

4 PCM-3420 User's Manuall Scanners: Cannon, Hewlett-Packard, Panasonic, Ricoh.The PCM-3420 is designed to be compatible with devices that comply

Chapter 1 General Information 5Board layoutAIC-6360

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 72HardwareInstallationThis chapter tells how to set up the PCM-3420 hardware , including instructions onsetting jump

8 PCM-3420 User's Manual Jumpers and ConnectorsConnectors on the board link it to SCSI devices and other PC/104modules. In addition, the boar

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 9CN1 SCSI-2 connectorJP8BIOSAddr.JP9BIOSAddr.JP10BIOSFunc.JP6OperationModeJP1LEDJP7PortAddr.JP2TerminationSelectJP4IR

10 PCM-3420 User's ManualLocating Jumpers & ConnectorsSetting JumpersYou configure your PCM-3420 card to match the needs of yourapplica

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 11Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most connec-tions.Safety PrecautionsAlways completely disconn

12 PCM-3420 User's Manuall Data Transfer Mode Programmed I/Ol SCSI Floppy/Floptical Disabledl Fast SCSI Disabledl > 1 Gbyte Translation Disab

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 13Jumper Block JP4 :This jumper block is used to set IRQ channel. You must also set thecorresponding IC jumper on jum

14 PCM-3420 User's Manual10 Open Close (JP4/IRQ10 also set close)11 * Close Open (JP4/IRQ11 also set close)12 Open Open (JP4/IRQ12 also set c

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 15Parity Checking SPEnabled * CloseDisabled Open(* means default setting)Jumper Block JP6 :This jumper block provides

16 PCM-3420 User's ManualR1 Enable/Disable greater than 1 GB Translation> 1 Gbyte Translation On = Open> 1 Gbyte Translation Off* = Clos

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 17adapter BIOS is enable , you should assign a right BIOS address (JP8and JP9) and port address (JP7) at the same tim

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Chapter 1 General Information 193EZ-SCSI QuickReferenceUse this chapter to learn about AdaptecEZ-SCSI 4.0 :l System Requirementsl Installation pr

20 PCM-3420 User's ManualSystem Requirements for Full Installa-tionl A 386-based PC or higher with at least 4Mbytes of memory , 10MBytes offr

Chapter 1 General Information 21Windows/Windows for Workgroups 3.1x1.Install Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x and start itrunning on yo

22 PCM-3420 User's ManualTroubleshooting TipsSCSI Device TroubleshootingReview this checklist if your newly-installed SCSI disk drivers , CD-ROM

Chapter 1 General Information 23the model name of the host adapter does not appear under DeviceManager?A:If the SCSI controllers icon or your host

Copyright NoticeThis document is copyrighted, 1997. All rights are reserved. Theoriginal manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to thep

24 PCM-3420 User's Manualthe host adapter and other hardware in your computer. You can fixthis zby changing the hardware resource settings.Q:Wha

Chapter 1 General Information 25the embedded Windows 95 CD-ROM driver. You can add supportfor the CD-ROM drive by doing the following :1. Click th

26 PCM-3420 User's ManualInformation for DOS/Windows 3.1xUsersThe following information may be useful if you install EZ-SCSI on acomputer runnin

Chapter 1 General Information 27Low-level Formatter (scsifmt)Use the DOS-based scsifmt utility for low-level formatting of SCSI harddisk drives, r

28 PCM-3420 User's ManualFormatter and Partitioner (afdisk)Use the DOS-based afdisk utility to partition and format SCSI hard diskdrivers, Flopt

Chapter 1 General Information 293.To create a new partition on the disk devices, press Ins. A screen willappear. The Create a DOS Partition window

30 PCM-3420 User's ManualDOS prompt and press Enter. A list of SCSI devices appears. (Devicethat support removable media are marked.)If your com

Appendix A Installing PC/104 Modules 31AInstalling PC/104Modules This appendix gives instructions for installing PC/104 Modules.APPENDIX

32 PCM-3420 User's ManualInstalling PC/104 modulesThe CPU card's PC/104 connectors give you the flexibility to attachPC/104 expansion modul

Appendix A Installing PC/104 Modules 33PC/104 ModuleCPU CardPC/104Mounting SupportFemale MalePC/104 Module Mounting DiagramPC/104 module dimension

Packing SetBefore you begin installing PCM-3420 Module, please make sure thatthe following materials have been shipped :- 1 PCM-3420 Fast SCSI-2 Host

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Appendix B Pin Assignments 35BPin AssignmentsThis appendix contains information of adetailed or specialized nature. It includes :l PC/104 Connector

36 PCM-3420 User's ManualPC/104 Connectors (J1 , J2)PCM-3420 PC/104 Connectors (J1 , J2)Pin Signal SignalNumber Row-A Row-B Row-A Row-B0 —

Appendix B Pin Assignments 37Internal SCSI-2 Connector (CN 1)PCM-3420 Internal SCSI-2 Connector (CN1)Pin Signal Pin Signal1 GND 2 -D03 GND 4 -D15

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Appendix C Glossary of Terms 39CGlossary of TechnicalTermsAPPENDIX

40 PCM-3420 User's ManualAAdaptec EZ-SCSIA user-friendly software program that automatically installs SCSIdevices such as fixed disks and CD-ROM

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 41 TERMPWR In Out /\/\/\/ SCSI signalGND\/\/\/ SCSI signal GND\/\/\/ SCSI signal etc.Assuming that the TERMPWR volt

42 PCM-3420 User's ManualASPIAdvanced SCSI programming Interface. A standard SCSI soft-ware interface that acts as a liaison between host adapte

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 43BBIOSAn acronym for Basic Input/Output System. This is usually anEPROM with computer program instructions in it. A mo

or sales representative immediately.ContentsChapter 1 General Information ... 1Product Highlights ...

44 PCM-3420 User's ManualCDDEVICE DRIVERA software program that enables a PC to communicate withperipheral devices such as fixed disk drives and

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 45DOS PARTITIONA section of a disk storage device, created by the DOS FDISKprogram, in which data and/or software progr

46 PCM-3420 User's ManualFFAST SCSIProvides for performance and compatibility enhancements toSCSI-1 by increasing the maximum synchronous data t

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 47FULL SCSIA SCSI solution that includes BIOS and support software toprovide boot capability for hard disk drives, supp

48 PCM-3420 User's ManualII/ORefers to an operations, program, or device whose purpose is toenter data into or to extract data from a computer.I

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 49LMNNarrow SCSI device (as opposed to Wide SCSI device)This is the term attributed to today’s 8 bit standard SCSI devi

50 PCM-3420 User's ManualPORT I/O ADDRESSA window through which software programs communicatecommands to an installed host adapter board. The co

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 51SSCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface)A PC bus interface standard that defines standard physical andelectrical conn

52 PCM-3420 User's Manual1) We have measured propagation delays from various cablesand found an average of 1.7 nanoseconds per foot, which isro

Appendix C Glossary of Terms 53TERMINATIONA physical requirement of the SCSI bus. The first and last deviceson the SCSI bus must have terminating re

SCSI Device Troubleshooting ... 22Windows 95/Windows NT Troubleshooting ... 22Inf

54 PCM-3420 User's ManualSCSI, this can result of SCSI bus data transfer rates of 20 MBytes/sec (with a 16-bit bus) or 40 MBytes/sec (with a 32-

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Chapter 1 General Information 1 1GeneralInformationThis chapter gives background informa-tion on the PCM-3420.You can find out :l Product Highligh

2 PCM-3420 User's ManualProduct Highlightsl PC/104 Embedded-PC Modulel SCSI-2 Compatibilityl Optimized performance for DOS and Windows; support

Chapter 1 General Information 3Featuresl Adaptec’s proven AIC-6360 16-bit fast SCSI protocol chip.l Fully Adaptec AHA-1520A hardware compatible.l