Adaptec AAA-UDMA User Manual

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Adaptec, Inc.

691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035

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AAA-UDMA

Ultra DMA/66 RAID Card

Installation and Hardware Guide

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Regulatory Compliance Statements

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible 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 of the 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.

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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Adaptec, Inc . AAA-UD MA

Tes te d t o C om p ly
With FCC Stan dard s

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

European Union Compliance Statement

This Information Technology Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following
European directives:

EMC Directive 89/336/EEC

EN 50081-1 (1992):

EN55022 (1994) Class B

EN 50082-1 (1992):

EN61000-4-2 (1998)
EN61000-4-3 (1998)
EN61000-4-4 (1995)

Australian/New Zealand Compliance Statement

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur­suant to the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum
Management Agency.

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.

Japanese Compliance

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1 Introduction

System Requirements 1-2
Installation Overview 1-3

2 Installing the Hardware

AAA-UDMA RAID Card Layout 2-2
Installing DIMM Memory 2-3
Installing the AAA-UDMA 2-4

Connecting the LED Activity Indicator 2 -5

Setting Up UDMA Drives 2-6

Setting Jumpers on UDMA Drives to the Master

Setting 2-6

Mounting UDMA Drives and Connecting Power

Cables 2-7

Additional Hints for UDMA Drives 2-7

Connecting UDMA Drives 2-8

Connecting UDMA Drives to the UDMA

Connectors 2-8

Configuring the AAA-UDMA 2-11

Contents

3 Creating an Array With the ARRAYCONFIG

UDMA Utility

Creating an Array 3-2

Creating an Array with Express Setup 3-2
Creating an Array with Custom Setup 3-4

Making the Array Bootable 3-8

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4 Installing the Software Driver for Windows NT

Installing the Array1000UDMA Driver for

Windows NT 4-2

Installing the Driver When Installing

Windows NT 4-2

Installing the Driver When Windows NT is Already

Installed 4-4

Windows NT Installation and Configuration Notes 4-5

5 Installing the Software Driver for Windows 2000

Installing the Array1000UDMA Driver for Windows

2000 5-2

Upgrading Windows NT to Windows 2000 5-2
Installing the Driver For a Fresh Installation of

Windows 2000 5-4

Installing th e Driver When Wind ows 2000 is Al ready

Installed 5-5

Windows 2000 Installation and Configuration Notes 5-6

6 Installing the Software Driver for Novell

NetWare

Installing the Array1000UDMA Driver for Novell

NetWare 6-2

Installing the Driver When Installing NetWare 6-2
Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already

Installed 6-6

Netware Installation and Configuration Notes 6-7

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Contents

A Using BIOS

BIOS

Select

Starting the BIOS

Using BIOS

Exiting BIOS
Using the Disk Utilities A-4
BIOS

Select

Bus Interface Definitions A-5

Device Configuration A-5

Additional Options A-6

Select

Default Settings A-2

Settings A-5

and Disk Utilities

Utility A-3

Select

Menus A- 3

Select

A-3

Select

B Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Checklist B-1
Windows NT Troubleshooting B-2

Error Messages While Setting Up Windows NT B-2

Index

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Introduction

In this Chapter

1

➤ System Requirements
➤ Installation Overview

The Adaptec
array support in systems that have a PCI bus. The AAA-UDMA is a
full-size PCI UDMA RAID card with four, 40-pin internal UDMA
connectors. A single UDMA drive can be connected to each of the
four internal UDMA connectors on the AAA-UDMA (four UDMA
drives total).

®

AAA™-UDMA RAID card provides powerful disk

Note:

The AAA-UDMA supports UDMA (UDMA 33 or 66)
hard disk drives only. Any combination of UDMA 33 or 66
hard disk drives can be connected to the AAA-UDMA.
Throughout the industry, these drives are also often referr ed
to as

ATA, EIDE, IDE

not support CD-ROM, tape drives, or other non-hard disk
drive devices.

, or

Ultra DMA

1-2
1-3

. The AAA-UDMA does

1-1

AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

This

Installation and Hardware Guide

explains how to install the

AAA-UDMA, connect UDMA drives to it, run the

ARRAYCONFIG

™

UDMA

Utility to create the first array for a boot­able array configuration, and then in stall the software device driver
for your operating system.

Use the Adaptec CI/O Management Software
with the AAA-UDMA, to create additional arrays (CI/O

™

, which is included

™

is
required for array management in order to provide the proper level
of fault tolerance and event notification). Refer to the

Management Software User’s Guide

for instructions on installing and

Adaptec CI/O

using the software.

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for the AAA-UDMA are:

PCI-based 266-MHz Pentium II or equivalent motherboard

■

that is PCI 2.1 compliant
An available full-length, unobstructed PCI slot that supports

■

Bus Mast ering
A minimum of one UDMA drive (UDMA 33 or 66)

■

A standard non-buffered 60 ns (or faster), 3.3V, ECC, 168-pin

■

EDO DIMM installed on the adapter. (A 2 MB DIMM is typi­cally pre-installed.) See the Adaptec Web Site at

http://www.adaptec.com/tools/compatibility/u2dimm.html

list of appr ove d DI MMs and vendors

for a

5 MB of free hard disk space for the AAA-UDMA software

■

(5 MB of free hard disk space on the Windows system disk are
also required for the temporary files created during installation
of the software)

Windows NT™ 4.0 Server, Windows 2000™, or Novell NetW ar e

■

4.11, 4.2, or 5.0
A 3.5-inch 1.44-MB primary (boot) floppy disk dr ive

■

64 MB or more of system memory.

■

1-2

Introduction

Caution:

An Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) is a key
feature for system fault tolerance. It is possible to lose data
due to power failure or power brown outs. In order to pre­vent errors or data loss due to power failure, Adaptec
strongly recommends that a UPS be installed to support
your system.

Installation Overview

To install AAA-UDMA hardware and software, follow these steps:

Install the AAA-UDMA in the system. (Chapter 2)

■

Connect UDMA drives to the AAA-UDMA. (Chapter 2)

■

Create the first bootable array using the

■

UDMA

Install the appropriate Array1000UDMA software driver for

■

utility. (Chapte r 3)

your operating system. (Chapter 4, Chapter 5, and Chapter 6)
Install the Adaptec CI/O Management Software. (See the

■

Adaptec CI/O Management Software User’s Guide

mation)

Note:

Before proceeding with installation, review the

readcio.txt

Software CD-ROM and the

file found in the Adaptec CI/O Management

relnote.txt

directory of the Array1000UDMA driver diskette.

ARRAYCONFIG

for more infor-

file found in the root

1-3

Installing the Hardware

In this Chapter

2

➤ AAA-UDMA RAID Card Layout
➤ Installing DIMM Memory
➤ Installing the AAA-UDMA
➤ Setting Up UDMA Drives
➤ Connecting UDMA Drives
➤ Configuring the AAA-UDMA

This chapter explains how to install the AAA-UDMA and connect
UDMA drives to it.

Note:

The AAA-UDMA supports UDMA (UDMA 33 or 66)
hard disk drives only. Any combination of UDMA 33 or 66
hard disk drives can be connected to the AAA-UDMA.
Throughout the industry, these drives are also often referr ed
to as

ATA, EIDE, IDE

not support CD-ROM, tape drives, or other non-hard disk
drive devices.

, or

Ultra DMA

2-2
2-3
2-4
2-6
2-8
2-11

. The AAA-UDMA does

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Note:

The AAA-UDMA does not support the hot-swap

functionality on the UDMA drives.

WARNING:

Before handling the AAA-UDMA and any other
electronic component, ground yourself by touching an
unpainted metal surface on your computer chassis.

AAA-UDMA RAID Card Layout

Figure 2-1 ident ifies the majo r components on the AAA-UDMA. You
may find it helpful to refer to this figure while installing the
AAA-UDMA and attaching UDMA drives to it.

40-pin Internal UDMA Connectors

DIMM

PCI Bus Contacts

DIMM Socket

2-2

Figure 2-1. AAA-UDMA Major Components

Installing the Hardware

Installing DIMM Memory

Before you can use the AAA-UDMA, the DIMM memory socket
must be populated with a DIMM, as shown in Figure 2-2.
In most cases, the AAA-UD MA comes pr e-instal led with a D IMM. If
a DIMM is not pre-installed, a non-buffered 60 ns (or faster), 3.3V,
ECC, 168-pin EDO DIMM can be used. A DIMM of up to 64 MB is
supported. (See the Adaptec Web Site at

http://www.adaptec.com/tools/compatibility/u2dimm.html

approved DIMMs and vendors.)

168-pin DIMM

DIMM Socket

Figure 2-2. Installing DIMM in the DIMM Socket

for a list of

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Installing the AAA-UDMA

Follow these steps to install the AAA-UDMA:

Note:

If you are installing the AAA-UDMA in an existing

system, back up all data before continuing with installation.

OFF

Turn

1

cord.
Remove the cover from the computer case.

2

Locate an unused, unobstructed, PCI expansion slot and

3

remove the expansion slot cover. (The expansion slot must be
PCI 2.1 or higher and must support Bus Mastering.) Save the
slot cover screw for use in Step 4.

Insert the AAA-UDMA in the PCI expansion slot; press down

4

firmly until it clicks into place, then replace the slot cover
screw.

power to the computer and disconnect the power

2-4

AAA-UDMA Installed in PCI
Expansion Slot

Figure 2-3. Installing an AAA-UDMA in PCI Expansion Slot

Installing the Hardware

Connecting the LED Activity Indicator

(Optional) An LED on the front panel of mo st computers lights to
indicate activity on your hard disks. If you want the LED to light
whenever there is activity on hard disks connected to the
AAA-UDMA, you must disconnect the LED cable from the mother­board and connect it to the LED connector on the AAA-UDMA. If
the LED has a 2-pin cable, connect the cable to pins 1 and 2 of the
LED connector.

Note:

If you connect the LED cable to the AAA-UDMA, the
LED lights whenever there is activity on hard disks
connected to the AAA-UDMA only. The LED will no longer
light whenever there is activity on hard disks not connected
to the AAA-UDMA.

Figure 2-4. Connecting the LED Activity Indicator

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Setting Up UDMA Drives

Setting up UDMA drives before connecting them to the
AAA-UDMA typically involves setting jumpers, mounting UDMA
drives inside your computer, and connecting power cables to each
device.

Since setup can vary from device to device or computer to computer,
always refer to the UDMA drive’s or co mputer’s documentation for
specific instructions. Below are some guidelines for setting up
UDMA drives. Additional installation h ints for UDMA drives are
also provided.

Note:

If you refer to the UDMA drive’s documentation for
installation instructions, be sure to return to this document
to continue with installation of the software included in the
package.

Setting Jum pers on UDMA Drives to the Master Setting

Each UDMA drive you are connecting to the AAA-UDMA must be
set to the
ting, you must change it to the
by changing jumper settings on the drive. The
factory default setting on most UDMA drives. Refer to your drive’s
documentation f or appropriate jumper settings.

setting. If your UDMA drive is set to the

Master

setting. This is typically done

Master

Master

set-

Slave

setting is the

2-6

Installing the Hardware

Mounting UDMA Drives and Connecting Power Cables

Each UDMA drive must be mounted in an available drive bay inside
your computer (as shown in Figure 2-5) and connected to a power
cable from your computer’s power supply. Refer to your computer
and device documentation for instructions on installing devices
inside your computer.

UDMA Drive

Figure 2-5. UDMA Drive Mounted in Drive Bay

Additional Hints for UDMA Drives

All UDMA Drives

If you are booting your system from a single UDMA drive or

■

bootable array, the boot order (or
drive or array must be set to 0. (See

virtual device order

Making the Array Bootable

on page 3-8.)

Cable Lengths

To connect a UDMA drive to the AAA-UDMA, a UDMA/66

■

cable is required. Each UDMA/66 cable should not exceed
18-inches in length. Adaptec strongly recommends that you
use only the two-connector UDMA/66 cables provided by
Adaptec.

) of the

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Connecting UDMA Drives

The AAA-UDMA supports up to four UDMA drives. Before con­necting drives to the AAA-UDM A, be su r e to also review

UDMA Drives

on page 2-6.

Connecting UDMA Drives to the UDMA Connectors

Using the four 40-pin UDMA/66 cables includ ed in your kit, you
can connect a single UDMA drive to each of the four internal UDMA
connectors on the AAA-UDMA.

Note:

Retail vendors usually suppl y UDMA/66 cables
equipped with three connectors, allowing for up to two
UDMA drives. When connecting UDMA drives to the
AAA-UDMA, connect only one UDMA drive to each
UDMA/66 cable used. If you connect more than one drive
to a cable, the AAA-UDMA will not function properly.
Adaptec strongly recommends that you use only the two­connector UDMA/66 cables provided by Adaptec.

Follow these steps to connect your UDMA drives:

Setting Up

Locate the 40-pin, UDMA/66 cable. The UDMA cable has a

1

blue and a black connector. The blue connector is marked

and should always be connected to the AAA-UDMA

CARD

card. The black connector is marked

TO DR IVE

and should
always be connected to the drive. Reversing the connection
degrades the performance.

Connector

Blue

Connect to

Black

Connect to UDMA Drive

2-8

Connector

Figure 2-6. 40-pin UDMA/66 Cable

AAA-UDMA

TO

Installing the Hardware

2

Plug the

TO CARD

(Blue) end of the cable to one of the four

UDMA connectors on the AAA-UDMA.

Figure 2-7. Connecting Cable to UDMA Connector

3

Plug the

TO DR IVE

(Black) end of the cable to your UDMA

drive.

UDMA Drive

UDMA Connector

40-pin UDMA/66 Cable

Figure 2-8. Connecting an UDMA drive

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To connect additional UDMA drives, repeat steps 1 through 3.

4

IDE 4

IDE 3

IDE 2

IDE 1

Figure 2-9. Connecting Additional UDMA drives

2-10

Installing the Hardware

Configuring the AAA-UDMA

After connecting all devices, reinstall the computer cover and
connect all power cables. Turn on the computer. During BIOS
initialization, the AAA-UDMA BIOS b anner should appear on the
screen, and each device connected to th e ca rd should be listed. If the
BIOS banner does not appear, see Appendix B,

Before installing the driver s and software for the AAA-UDMA
RAID card, you may want to configure card options (e.g., ID and
Parity Checking) for the card and the UDMA drives connected to it
by running the onboard BIOS
the following prompt appears during BIOS initialization:

Press <F6> for BIOSSelect Utility!

utility. To do this press F6 when

Select

Troubleshooting

.

In most cases, it is not necessary to run the BIOS
you need to configure card options, see Appendix A,

and Disk Utilities

for additional information.

Select

utility. Should

Using BIOSSelect

2-11

3

Creating an Array With the ARRAYCONFIG UDMA Utility

In this Chapter

➤ Creating an Array
➤ Making the Array Bootable

This chapter explains how to use the
ity to create a bootable or non-bootable array on your system. If you
want a bootable array on your system, you must use the

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

Note:

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

kette. If you are changing the configuration of a system that
is already in use on a network, log all users off the system
and shut it down in an orderly manner before you start

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

utility to create the bootable array.

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

runs from a self-booting dis-

.

3-2
3-8

Util-

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Once the array is created, use Adaptec CI/O Management Softwar e,
which is included with the AAA-UDMA, to create addit ional arra ys
(CI/O is required for array management in order to provide the
proper level of fault tolerance and event notification). Refer to the

Adaptec CI/O Management Software User’s Guide

installing and using the software.

for instructions on

Caution:

and regularly backup your data to a backup media so you
may recover your data due to failure events not protected
by a fault-tolerant array.

It is strongly recommended that you consistently

Creating an Array

Before creating the array, make sure the disks for the array are con­nected and installed in your system. You can use

UDMA

in two ways:

Select

■

■

Express Setup

easily.

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

tions and uses your answers to create the kind of array that
best meets your needs.

Select

Custom Setup

tions, such as creating an array with specified disks or adding
spare disks to an array being created.

if you want to create an array quickly and

asks you a few simple ques-

if you want to perform advanced opera-

Creating an Array with Express Setup

Follow these steps to create an array with Express Setup. (You can
probably complete the Express Setup process simply by following
the instructions that appear on the screen.)

ARRAYCONFIG

3-2

Note:

To select

the

hot key

hot key letters are underlined in the following instructions).
You can also press the ↑ and ↓ keys until the option is high­lighted and then press

ARRA YCONFIG UDMA

—the letter that appears in a different color. (The

.

Enter

menu options, type

Creating an Array With the ARRAYCONFIG UDMA Utility

Insert the

1

reboot the system. Wait for
automatically.

Read the text that appears on the initial screens. Press any key

2

to view the next screen, or press
screen.

Select

3

When the next screen appears, select the type of array you

4

want to create:
– Select

– Select

– Select

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

E

xpress Setup

Optimized for P

the fastest possible data input and output from the new
array. This kind of array does not have data protection fea­tures, however. When prompted, type the number of disks
you want in this array.

Optimized for D

main concern is to protect the files on the array from disk
failure. This kind of array safeguards files in the array even
if one of the array disks fails. (This kind of array has two
disks by definition, so you will
the number of disks you want in the array.)

Performance and Data Protection with Par

(RAID 5)

and you have three or more disks available for the array.
This kind of array contains redundant (parity) data distrib­uted across all disks in the ar ray. If an y on e d is k fails, data
can be reconstructed from the parity information. If a second
disk fails before the array has been reconstructed, all data is
lost. The actual usable data capacity of the array is equal to
one less than the total number of disks. (One disk worth of
capacity is needed to hold the parity information.)

if you want fast performance and data protection,

from the Setup Type Selection menu

erformance (RAID 0)

ata Protection (RAID 1)

diskette into drive A and

to return to the previous

Esc

if you want

if your

be prompted to enter

not

to start

.

ity

– Select

Performance and Data Protection with M

(RAID 0/1)

tion, and have an even number of disks available for the
array. This kind of array stripes and mirrors data on two or
more pairs of disks. If one disk in a pair fails, data is avai l­able. The actual data capacity of the array equals half the
total available disk space.

if you want fast performance and data protec-

irroring

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When the next menu appears, select the type of applications

5

that you will run on your system. (Select
sure what type of appl ic ati on s you wi ll u se .)

UDMA

ration for your applications.
When the next menu appears, select a boot order for the new

6

array:

will use your answer to create the best array configu-

Others

if you are not

ARRAYCONFIG

– Select

– Select

When you have finished all these menu selections, wait while

7

ARRAY CONFIG UDMA

long time, especially if the drives are large in capacity.
A message appears when the array has been created. An error

message appears if
problem. If this happens, run
and select the

When the array is created, exit

8

remove the
system. After you reboot you can write data to the array.

Disk Array will be Boot Drive

tem to boot from the new array. If you selected

for Data Protection

guards the information on your boot drive. (To boot from
an array, you must also install the operating syste m soft­ware on the array, as described in later chapters.)

Disk Array will not be a Boot Drive

want your system to boot from the new array.

C

ustom Setup

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

in Step 4, booting from an array safe-

creates the array. This may take a

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

option.

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

if you want your sys-

if you do not

encounters a

diskette, and reboot the

Creating an Array with Custom Setup

Follow these instructions to create an array with

Custom Setup

Optimized

again

,

:

Insert the

1

reboot the system. Wait for
automatically.

Read the text that appears on the initial screens. Press any key

2

to view the next screen, or press
screen.

Select

3

3-4

ARRAY CONFIG UDMA

Custom Setup

from the Setup Type Selection me nu.

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

diskette in drive A and

to return to the previous

Esc

to start

Creating an Array With the ARRAYCONFIG UDMA Utility

Select

4
5

6

7

Disk Array Operations

Select

Create N

menu.
Type an array name and press

characters long and can include spaces and any other printable
characters.

Select an array type. Your options are:
–

RAID 0

allowing for faster I/O perfor mance than a single disk.
RAID 0 arrays do not store redundant data; if any disk in
the array fails, all data is lost.

–

RAID 1

fails, data is available. The actual data capacity of the array
equals half the available disk space.

–

RAID

pairs of disks. If one disk in a pair fails, data is available.
The actual data capacity of the array equals half the total
available disk space.

–

RAID 5

tributed across all disks in the array. If any one disk fails,
data can be reconstructed from the parity information. If a
second disk fails before the array has been reconstructed,
all data is lost. The actual usable data capacity of the array
is equal to one less than the total number of disks. (One
disk worth of capacity is needed to hold the parity
information.)

ew Array

: Data is striped across the disks in a RAID 0 array,

: Data is mirrored on one pair of disks. If one disk

: Data is striped and mirrored on two or more

0/1

The array contains redundant (parity) data dis-

:

from the Main menu.

from the Disk Array Operations

. The name can be up to 15

Enter

See the
information on selecting a RAID level.

Select the number of drives you want in the array and press

8

Enter

matically replace failed array drives). The number of drives
available for assignment is listed o n the screen.

Adaptec CI/O Management Software User’s Guide

. This number should not include

Note:

This step does not apply to RAID 1 arrays, which have

only two drives by defi nition.

(drives th at auto-

spares

for more

3-5

AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

Select array members. When the next screen appears, select

9

drives for the array by pressing the ↑ and ↓ keys until the drive
name is highlighted, and then press
selected drives appear in the Adaptec Array # box.

Ins or Enter

. The names of

To deselect the drive you most recently added, press

Caution:

titions.
want to keep, because any existing data will be erased when
the disk becomes part of an array.

When you have selected the number of drives you specified in
Step 8, the next screen appears automatically. If you are creat­ing a RAID 1, RAID 0/1, or RAID 5 array, and if there are any
unassigned drives, the screen pr ompts you to defi ne dedi cated
spare drives for the array. (We recommend that you use a

instead of dedicated spares.)

pool

Caution:

est drive in the array.

Select spares. If you do not want a spare, type n and continue

10

with Step 12. If you want to select dedicated spares, follow
these steps:

At the prompt, type y.

a

A warning appears if you select a dis k th at h as par-

select a partitioned disk if it contains data you

Do not

A spare must have at least the capacity of the small-

Del

.

spare

3-6

At the next prompt, type 1 or 2.

b

Select one or two spares, using the same method you used

c

to select disks for the array.

Creating an Array With the ARRAYCONFIG UDMA Utility

Initialize array. When the Initialize Mode menu appears, select

11

Initialize Array to Z

progress of this operation.

. A graph on the screen shows the

ero

Caution:

you initialize the array.

Select array block size. When the menu of bloc k si ze s appears ,

12

select a block size. (This menu does not appear if the array is a
mirrored array with only two drives.)

The allowable block sizes are 8, 16, 32, 64 (the default), and
128 KBytes. The default block size gives the best overall
performance in most environments.

Wait for initialization to complete. When you see the message

13

Initialization of [array name] is complete

return to the Disk Array Operations menu.
Create additional arrays. You may use

14

UDMA

ever we recommend u sing Adaptec CI/O Manage ment Sof t­ware to create additional arrays. (CI/O is required for array
management in order to provide the proper level of fault toler­ance and event notification.) See the

Software User’s Guide

When all arrays are created, exit

15

remove the
system. After you reboot you can write data to the arrays. At
this point, you can make the array bootable as described in the
next section.

If the drives contain data, all the data is lost w hen

, press any key to

ARRAYCONFIG

to create additional arrays (i f disks are available), how-

Adaptec CI/O Management

for more information.

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

diskette, and reboot the

,

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AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

Making the Arra y Bootable

You can make the array bootable so that the system boots from the
array instead of from a stand-alone (single) disk.

To make the array bootable, the array must be set to
boot order. Follow these steps if you want the system to boot from
the newly created array:

Note:

The system will always attempt to boot from a UDMA
hard disk connected to an embedded UDMA controller
(for example, any IDE hard disk not connected to the
AAA-UDMA at drive C). You must disable or remove all
UDMA hard disks connected to an embedded UDMA
controller if you want the system to boot from the
AAA-UDMA.

Insert the

1

the system. Wait for
automatically.

Read the text that appears on the initial screens. Press any key

2

to view the next screen, or press
screen.

Select

3

Select

4

Order for Singles and Arrays window appears.

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

ustom Setup

C
Display Boot Order

from the Setup Type Selection me nu.

from the Main menu. The Boot

disk in drive A and reboot

to return to the previous

Esc

Unit 0

to start

in the

If the newly created array is at the top of the list, preceded by

5

the words
unit number, highli ght the array name and press

Use the arrow keys to move the selected array to the top of the

6

list. Then press
another array, select it, move it with the arrow keys, and press

again.

Enter

Press

7

Exit

8

and reboot the system.

3-8

to return to the Main menu.

Esc

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

, no changes a r e nece ss ary; if i t ha s s ome o the r

Unit 0

Enter

. If you want to change the boot order of

Enter

, remove the disk from drive A,

.

Creating an Array With the ARRAYCONFIG UDMA Utility

Prepare the array as you normally would prepare a boot disk

9

drive for your operating system. See either Chapter 4,

the Softwa re Driver for Windows NT
Software Driver for Windows 2000
Software Driver for Novell NetWare

Note:

You cannot use this procedure to change the boot
order of a UDMA disk that is not part of an array. If you
want to do this, create a one-disk RAID 0 array from the
disk. (Data is not actually striped on a one-disk array.)

, Chapter 5,

, or Chapter 6,

.

Installing the
Installing the

Installing

3-9

Installing the Software Driver for Windows NT

In this Chapter

4

➤ Installing the Array1000UDMA Driver for WindowsNT
➤ Windows NT Installation and Configuration Notes

This chapter explains how to install the Array1000UD MA software
driver (
Before installing the driver, make sure you have completed the
following:

Once W indows NT and the driver are installed, install
Adaptec CI/O Management Software and use it to add, delete, and
manage arrays from the server console (CI/O is required for array
management in order to p rovide the pr op er le v el of fau lt t o ler a nce
and event notifica tion). Refer to th e

User’s Guide

cdaudma.sys

Installed the AAA-UDMA RAID card in your system.

■

(See Chapter 2)
Created the first array using the

■

ity, if you plan to boot from an array. (See Chapter 3)

for instructions on installing and using the software.

) for Windows NT (Windows NT 4.0 Server).

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

Adaptec CI/O Management Software

4-2
4-5

util-

4-1

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Installing the Array100 0UDMA Driver for
Windows NT

To begin driver installation, see either

ing Windows NT
is Already Installed

Note:

operating system on a fault-tolerant arr ay (RAID 5, 1, or
0/1) to take advantage of the redundancy and performance
features of the AAA-UDMA RAID card.

on page 4-2, or

on page 4-4.

We recommend that you install your Windows NT

Installing the Driver When Install-

Installing the Driver When Windows NT

Installing the Driver When Installing WindowsNT

To install the
NT, follow these steps:

Start your system with the Windows NT Boot disk in the

1

floppy disk drive or the Windows NT Boot CD-ROM in the
CD-ROM drive.

cdaudma.sys

Note:

During Windows NT installation, if your system
configuration has multiple arrays and/or single drives,
Windows NT limits the size of the system partition you can
create to 1 GByte. To work around this 1 GByte limitation,
see

Windows NT 1 GByte Partition Limitation

driver when you are installing Windows

on page 4-5.

4-2

Note:

When using a CD-ROM drive to in stall Windows NT
from the bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM
support is enabled. This is done through the System BIOS
Setup utility. It may also be necessary to edit the
file to incl ud e comm and li nes fo r your CD- RO M dri ve. Refer
to the documentation for the computer, or for the adapter
the CD-ROM is connected to for more information.

config.sys

Installing the Software Driver for Windows NT

2

Windows NT Boot disk installation

disk #2 in your floppy disk drive. After a few moments you
will see a blue screen. To setup Windows NT now, press
and continue with Step 3 below.

Windows NT Boot CD-ROM installation

message appears onscreen, press the F6 key and skip to Step 4
below.

Setup is inspecting your computer system’s hardware…

Press S to skip autodetection of your SCSI host adapter.

3

Press S again to specify an additional device.

4

Press

5

Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set driver disk in your
floppy disk drive and press

The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk.

6

Select the
and press

If you want to add drivers (other than for the AAA-UDMA),

7

press S and repeat S tep 5 fo r each ad ditional adapter a nd insert
the appropriate disk provided by the hardware manufacturer.

Press

8

system setup. Follow the instructions onscreen and in the
Windows NT documentation to complete the installation.

to select

Enter

Adaptec Array1000UDMA Family Adapter
Enter

to continue with the Windows NT operating

Enter

Others

.

: When prompted, insert

: When the following

; insert the Adaptec

.

Enter

Enter

driver

When Windows NT installation is complete, install Adaptec

9

CI/O Management Soft ware. Refer to the

agement Software User’s Guide

using the software.

for instructions on installin g and

Adaptec CI/O Man-

4-3

AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

Installing the Driver W h en W indows NT is Already Installed

To update or install the
already installed, follow these steps:

Start Windows NT.

1

Click the

2

point to Settings.
Click the

3

Double-click the

4

Click the

5

In the Install Driver window, click the

6

Insert the Adaptec Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set

7

driver disk in your floppy disk drive and press
the following path to the installation file s an d then click OK.

The
lighted by default.

In the Install Driver window, Click OK.

8

You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

9

Click

Start

Control Panel

Drivers

a:\

Adaptec Array1000UDMA Family Adapter

to restart your computer.

Yes

cdaudma.sys

button on the Windows NT task bar, and then

.

SCSI Adapters

tab, and then click the

driver if Windows NT is

icon.

button.

Add

Have Disk

button.

Enter.

driver is high-

Enter

When driver installation is complete, instal l Adaptec CI/O

10

Management Software. Refer to the

Software User’s Guide

the software.

4-4

for instructions on installing and using

Adaptec CI/O Management

Installing the Software Driver for Windows NT

Windows NT Instal lation and Confi guration Notes

Windows NT 1 GByte Partition Limitation

During Windows NT installation, if your system configuration has
multiple arrays and/or single drives, Windows NT limits the size of
the system partition you can create to 1 GByte. To work around this
1 GByte limitation, try the follow ing:

During Windows NT installation, create the 1 GByte partition

■

(do not finish setup); reboot the system and then delete the
partition. This allows Windows NT Setup to create a system
partition larger than 1 GByte, but limited to 4 GBytes or 1024
cylinders of data, whichever is less.

or
Using MS-DOS, create a partition using

■

. During W indows

fdisk

NT installation, delete the partition created with MS-DOS. This
allows Windows NT Setup to create a system partition larger
than 1 GByte, but limited to 4 GBytes or 1024 cylinders of data,
whichever is less.

If Windows NT Setup Hangs

During Windows NT installation, the system may hang while the
Windows NT Setup floppy disk is being used to copy the device
driver. A workaround is to boot from a DOS boot disk, create a DOS
partition on the array using

, and then install Windows NT on

fdisk

the array.

Windows NT Disk Administrator

When creating a new array on a system running under Windows
NT, the array is not listed as
until it is initialized. This is norm al Windows NT functionali ty.

in the NT Disk Administrator

usable

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AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

Boot Order In Windows NT vs. ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

During Windows NT installation, Windows NT does not show the
devices in the boot order. Instead, it shows the arrays with the lower
ID first. T o minimize confusion during Windows NT installation, try
one of the following:

Disconnect all devices other than members of the boot array, so

■

that only one logical device is present in the Windows NT
installation. Reconnect all other devices after Windows NT is
successfully installed.

Configure the boot array in the

■

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

util-

ity so that the lowest ID is a member of the boot array.

Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server

Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server features a non-bootable
installation CD and setup boot disks w hich do not ask for a third­party driver disk. (Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disks.)
To have the installation program prompt you for the third-party
driver disk, do the following:

1

Copy the

winnt.sif

BackOffice Small Business Server CD to Disk 2 of the setup
boot disks (overwrite existing file).

Boot the system using the setup boot disks. Press F6 while the

2

message “

hardware.

You will be prompted for the driver disk during the

3

Setup is inspecting your computer system’s

..” is displayed.

installation process.

file from the

directory on the

I386

4-6

Installing the Software Driver for Windows 2000

In this Chapter

5

➤ Installing the Array1000UDMA Driver for Windows 2000
➤ Windows 2000 Installation and Configuration Notes

This chapter explains how to install the Array1000UD MA software
driver (
make sure you have completed the following:

Once W indows 2000 and the driver are install ed, install
Adaptec CI/O Management Software and use it to add, delete, and
manage arrays from the server console (CI/O is required for array
management in order to p rovide the pr op er le v el of fau lt t o ler a nce
and event notifica tion). Refer to th e

User’s Guide

cdaudma.sys

Installed the AAA-UDMA RAID card in your system. (See

■

Chapter 2)
Created the first array using the

■

utility, if you plan to boot from an array. (See Chapter 3)

for instructions on installing and using the software.

) for Windows 2000. Before installing the driver,

ARRAYCONFIG U DMA

Adaptec CI/O Management Software

5-2
5-6

5-1

AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

Installing the Array1000UDMA Dri ver for Windows 2000

To begin driver installation, see either

Installation of Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is Alr eady In stal led

Note:

We recommend that you install your Windows 2000
operating system on a fault-tolerant arr ay (RAID 5, 1, or
0/1) to take advantage of the redundancy and performance
features of the AAA-UDMA RAID card.

on page 5-4, or

Installing the Driv er F o r a F resh

Installing the Driver When

on page 5-5.

Upgrading Windows NT to Windows 2000

Note:

We recommend that you backup your system before
you begin upgrading. The followin g steps assume that the

Adaptec Array1000UDMA RAID Host Adapter

adapter for the Windows NT setup that you may have.

Startup Windows 4.0 completely.

1

Insert the Windows 2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive. The

2

Windows 2000 setup will prompt you with two choices:

Upgrade to Windows 2000

(Recommended)

is the boot

Install a new copy of Windows

Selecting
but existing settings and installed programs are not changed.
This is the recommended choice.

Selecting
settings and will require you to reinstall all your programs.

For both choices, "upgrade" or "new", the installation steps to
install the UDMA driver for Windows 2000 are the same.

Select the Windows 2000 setup choice:

3

5-2

Upgrade

Install a new copy

Upgrade to Windows 2000

will replace the existing operating system,

will require you to specify new

Installing the Software Driver for Windows 2000

Follow the setup until the setup displays a warning message

4

about

Adaptec Array1000UDMA RAID Host Adapters

The following items are not compatible with Windows 2000. If you
continue, you may not be able to use these items even after setup is
complete.

Ignore the warning message and continue with the setup. The

5

system will reboot at the end of this phase of setup.
After the system reboots and the Windows 2000 setup is

6

resumed, press F6 when this message is displayed:

Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers

Insert the Wi ndows 2000 Driver disk for AAA-UDMA when

7

the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied
disk into drive A, and then continue.

8

Adaptec Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set for Windows

driver will be displayed. Select this driver and continue

2000

with the rest of the Windows 2000 installation.
Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up

9

Windows 2000.

:

5-3

AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

Installing the Driver For a Fresh Installation of Windows 2000

To install the
2000, follow these steps:

Start your system with the W indows 2000 Boot CD-ROM in the

1

CD-ROM drive.

Press F6 when this message is displayed:

2

Insert the Wi ndows 2000 Driver disk for AAA-UDMA when

3

the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied
disk into drive A, and then continue.

4

Adaptec Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set for Windows
2000

with the rest of the Windows 2000 installation.
Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up

5

Windows 2000.

cdaudma.sys

Note:

When using a CD-ROM drive to install Windows 2000
from the bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM
support is enabled. This is done through the System BIOS
Setup utility.

Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers

driver will be displayed. Select this driver and continue

driver when you are installing Window s

When the Windows 2000 installation is complete, install

6

Adaptec CI/O Management Software. Refer to the

Adaptec CI / O Ma na gement Sof t w a re User’ s Guide

on installing and using the software.

5-4

for instructions

Installing the Software Driver for Windows 2000

Installing the Drive r W hen Windows 2000 is Already Installed

To update or install the
already installed, follow these steps:

Start Windows 2000.

1

Click the

2

point to
Click the

3

Double-click the

4

Click on the

5

Hardware

Select

6

button.
This screen has a list of devices which are already installed.

7

Select
Next, select

8

click on the
This screen has a list of hardware device types. Select

9

and RAID controllers

This screen has a list of manufacturers and their hardware

10

device models. Select the
prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied disk. Insert the
Windows 2000 Driver Disk for AAA-UDMA in your floppy
disk drive, and click on the OK button.

Start

Settings

Control Panel

screen.

Add/Troubleshoot a device

Add a new device

cdaudma.sys

button on the Windows 2000 task bar, and then

.

.

Add/Remove Hardware

button on the

Next

, and click on the

NO, I want to select the hardware from a list

button.

Next

, and click on the

driver if Windows 2000 is

icon.

Welcome to Add/Remove

, and then click on the

Next

Next

Have Disk

button. You will be

button.

button.

Next

, and

SCSI

Select the

11

Windows 2000

button.
Click on the

12

the driver. You may be pr o mpted with a w arning message that

"The software you are about to install does not contain a
Microsoft Digital Signature ..."

the

Adaptec Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set for

driver from the list, and click on the

button again to confirm the installatio n of

Next

. Ignore the warning and click on

button to continue the installation .

Yes

Next

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AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

When the driver is copied on the hard drive, click on the

13

button.

Finish

You will be prompted to restart the computer. Select

14

After rebooting the system, install the Adaptec CI/O

15

Management Software. Refer to the

Software User’s Guide

the software.

for instructions on installing and using

Adaptec CI/O Management

Yes

.

Windows 2000 Installation and Configuration Notes

Windows 2000 Disk Management

When creating a new array on a system running under Windows
2000, the array is not l isted in W i ndows 2000 Dis k Management u ntil
the array is initialized. This is normal Windows 2000 functionality.

Boot Order In Windows 2000 vs. ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

During Windows 2000 installation, Windows 2000 does not show
the devices in the boot order. Instead, it shows the arrays with the
lower ID first. To minimize confusion during Windows 2000 instal­lation, try one of the following:

Disconnect all devices other than members of the boot array, so

■

that only one logical device is present in the Windows 2000
installation. Reconnect all other d e vices after Windows 2000 is
successfully installed.

Configure the boot array in the

■

utility so that the lowest ID is a member of the boot array.

5-6

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

6

Installing the Software Driver for Novell NetWare

In this Chapter

➤ Installing the Array1000UDMA Driver for Novell NetWare
➤ Netware Installation and Configuration Notes

This chapter explains how to install the Array1000UD MA software
driver (

5.0). Before installing the driver, make sure you have completed the
following:

Once NetWare and the driver are installed, install Adaptec CI/O
Management Software from the server console (CI/O is required for
array management in order to provide the proper level of fault
tolerance and event notification). Refer to the

ment Software User’s Guide

software.

cdaudmah.ham

Installed the AAA-UDMA RAID card in your system.

■

(See Chapter 2)
Created the first array using the

■

utility, if you plan to boot from an array. (See Chapter 3)

) for Novell NetWare (NetWare 4.11, 4.2, and

ARRAYCONFIG U DMA

for instructions on installing and using the

6-2
6-7

Adaptec CI/O Manage-

6-1

AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide

Installing the Array1000UDMA Driver for Novell NetWare

To begin driver installation, see either

Installing NetWare
is Already Installed

Note:

operating system on a fault-tolerant array (RAI D 1, 0/1, or

5) to take advantage of the redundancy and performance
features of the array.

on page 6-2, or

on page 6-6.

We recommend tha t you install your Novell NetWare

Installing the Driver When

Installing the Driver When NetWare

Installing the Drive r W hen Installing NetWare

To install the
NetWare, follow the instructions below for the version of NetWare
you are installing.

cdaudmah.ham

NetWare 4.11

Follow these instructions only if you are installin g NetWare 4.11 for
the first time:

Create a DOS partition and install DOS on your system.

1

Edit the

2

mscdex.exe

and above). The following sample command lines for the

autoexec.bat

autoexec.bat

(the

file are appropriate for most systems:

driver when you are installing

file to include a command line for

mscdex.exe

file is included with MS-DOS 6.x

c:\dos\mscdex.exe /M:12

(This assigns the CD-ROM the next available drive letter, typi­cally D if there is only one DOS drive.)

Reboot the system to the DOS partition.

3

Insert the NetWare CD in your CD-ROM drive.

4

Go to the CD-ROM drive.

5

Type

6

Follow the procedures in your NetWare documentation for

7

installing a new server.

6-2

Install

and press

Enter

.

Installing the Software Driver for Novell NetWare

If prompted to load an SMP Module, select No. (The SMP

8

Module can be installed once NetWare is up and running.)
When a screen appears that asks you to select a disk driver,

9

press

Enter

.

Press

10

Insert the Adaptec Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set

11

driver disk into your floppy disk drive.
Press F3 and specify the path to the

12

NetWare 4.11, the driver is located in
Select

13

When prompted to save existing file

14

.

No

When prompted to save existing file

15

c:\nwserver\nwpaload.nlm

When prompted to save existing file

16

select No.
When prompted, select

17

Enter a valid slot number, then press

18

Press

19

When prompted, select

20

Select No when prompted to select an additional disk driver.

21

Select

22

to install an unlisted driver.

Insert

cdaudmah.ham

to save parameter settings.

F10

Continue Installation

and press

, select No.

Select/Modify driver parameters

Save parameters and continue

cdaudmah.ham

a:\v4_1x

.

Enter

c:\nwserver\nbi.nlm

c:\nwserver\nwpa.nlm

Enter

.

.

to save field data.

driver. For

, select

,

.

.

When NetWare installation is com plete, install Adaptec CI/O

23

Management Software from the server console. Refer to the

Adaptec CI / O Ma na gement Sof t w a re User’ s Guide

on installing and using the software.

for instructions

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Note:

To load the driver automatically at server bootup,
make sure the
line for the
Adaptec host adapter that uses the Adaptec
driver, make sure the driver loads after the
driver.)

Note:

Older versions of the
are compatible with
AAA-UDMA PCI slot is not specified on the command line
(e.g.,

load aic7870.dsk slot=z

card (e.g., AHA
card’s slo t numb er and not t o the AAA-UDMA sl ot number.
If loaded without command line parameters, NetWare lists
valid slot numbers. The AAA-UDMA will be listed in the
parameter list; however,

startup.ncf

cdaudmah.ham

™

-2940) in the system, z must point to that

file includes the

driver. (If you also have an

aic78xx.dsk

cdaudmah.ham

). If there is an AIC-78xx based

select it.

do not

driver (before v1.30)

as long as the

command

load

aic78xx.dsk

cdaudmah.ham

NetWare 4.2 and 5.0

Follow these instructions only if you are installing NetWare 4.2 and

5.0 for the first time:
Create a DOS partition and install DOS on your hard disk

1

drive.
Edit the

2

mscdex.exe

and above). The following sample command lines for the

autoexec.bat

(This assigns the CD-ROM the next available drive letter, typi­cally D if there is only one DOS drive.)

Reboot the system to the DOS partition.

3

Insert the NetWare 5.0 CD in your CD-ROM drive.

4

Go to the CD-ROM drive.

5

Type

6

6-4

autoexec.bat

(the

file are appropriate for most systems:

c:\dos\mscdex.exe /M:12

and press

Install

file to include a command line for

mscdex.exe

file is included with MS-DOS 6.x

.

Enter

Installing the Software Driver for Novell NetWare

Follow the procedures in your NetWare documentation for

7

installing a new server.
From the

8

press F2 for Advanced Settings; change
from Yes to No and continue with the installation.

When NetWare detects device drivers for the server, you are

9

prompted to Add, Change, or Delete drivers as needed:
– Delete any Multiple Processor Support module that is

– Delete the Storage Adapters drivers for adapters that are

Insert the Adaptec Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set

10

driver disk in your floppy disk drive.
Select

11

To add Storage Adapter driver, press

12

Press

13

Press F3 to specify a different path. Enter the following path:

14

Select

15

CDAUDMA is listed as your storage ada p ter.
Remove the disk from your floppy disk drive.

16

Welcome to the NetWare server installation

detected (for example, MPS14).

not present in your system.

Storage Adapters

again to add an unlisted driver.

Insert

a:\

Return to Driver Summary

and press

Enter

Insert

and press

Load server at reboot:

.

.

Enter

screen,

.

Select

17
18

19
20

Continue

Follow the procedures in your NetWare documentation to
complete the installation.

When installation is complete, restart the system.
At the DOS promp t (

and enter:

server

.

), change to the

c:\

c:\nwserver

directory

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When the server starts, type

21

Change the
nize the CD drive. NetWare would have changed these files
during installation. The old files are saved as

config.000

Change to the

22

server

At this point, in stall Adaptec CI / O Ma na gement Software

23

from the server console. Refer to the

Software User’s Guide

the software.

autoexec.bat

. Reboot the system.

c:\nwserver

file and the

directory and enter:

for instructions on installing and using

in the NetWare console.

down

config.bat

autoexec.000

Adaptec CI/O Management

file to recog-

and

Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already Installed

To update or install the
installed, follow the instructions below for the version of NetWare
you have inst al le d.

cdaudmah.ham

NetWare 4.11

Copy the

1

Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set driver disk into the
server’s startup directory (e.g.,

cdaudmah.ham

file from the Adaptec

driver if NetWare is already

c:\nwserver

) on your hard disk.

Note:

For NetWare 4.1, the

If necessary, modify the

2

so that the proper path to the driver is specified. The correct
syntax to load the

load [pathname]cdaudma

cdaudmah.ham

cdaudmah.ham

command line in the

load

driver is

file is in

NetWare 4.2 and 5.0

Copy the

1

Array1000UDMA Family Manager Set driver disk into the
server’s startup directory (e.g.,

6-6

cdaudmah.ham

file from the Adaptec

c:\nwserver

) on your hard disk.

a:\v4_1x

startup.ncf

.

Note:

For NetWare 4.2 and 5.0, the

.

a:\

Installing the Software Driver for Novell NetWare

cdaudmah.ham

file is in

If necessary, modify the

2

so that the proper path to the driver is specified. The correct
syntax to load the

load [pathname]cdaudma

cdaudmah.ham

command line in the

load

driver is:

startup.ncf

Netware Installation and Configuration Notes

Larger Than 4 GByte Arrays

When installing NetWare on an array 4 GBytes or larger, the Install
program erroneously reports that the DOS partition is too small. It,
however, does allow you to continue installation. Ignore this error
message.

Unloading cdaudmah.ham

When running Adaptec CI/O Management Software,

cdaudmah.ham

may result.

while

iomgr.nlm

is still loaded. Unstable behavior

do not

unload

6-7

A

Using BIOS

Select

and Disk

Utilities

In this Appendix

➤ BIOSSelect Default Settings
➤ Starting the BIOSSelect Utility
➤ Using the Disk Utilities
➤ BIOSSelect Settings

The AAA-UDMA has the onboard BIOS
which allows you to change AAA-UDMA options without opening
the computer chassis or handling th e card. This appendix d esc ribes
the default settings, explains when you should change them, and
gives instructions for doing so.

BIOS
nected to the AAA-UDMA and to format disk drives. Instructions
for using these utilities are included.

also includes disk utilities to list the IDs of devices con-

Select

Select

A-2
A-3
A-4
A-5

configuration utility,

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BIOS

The BIOS
table below, are appropriate for most systems. If you want to view
and/or change the current settings, or if you would like to format a
disk, see
descriptions of each setting begin on page A-5

Select

Default Settings

default settings for the AAA-UDMA, listed in the

Select

Starting the BIOSSelect Utility

on page A-3. Detailed

.

Select

BIOS
Bus Interface Definitions

Host Adapter ID 0-15 7
Parity Checking Enabled/Disabled Enabled

Device Configuration

Enable Disconnection Yes/No Yes (Enabled)
Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes/No Yes (Enabled)
Send Start Unit Command Yes/No Yes (Enabled)
Include In BIOS Scan Yes/No Yes (Enabled)

Additional Options

Array1000 BIOS Enabled/Disabled Enabled

Option Available Settings Default Settings

A-2

Using BIOSSelect and Disk Utilities

Starting the BIOS

To start BIOS
appears when you turn on or reboot your system:

Press <F6> for BIOSSelect Utility!

The menu that appears displays the options Configure/View Host
Adapter Settings and Disk Utilities, as shown in Figure A-1.

Arrow keys to move cursor, <Enter> to select option, <Esc> to exit (*=default)

Select

Adaptec Array1000 Family BIOSSelect Utility

Adaptec Array1000 Family at Bus:Channel 00:A

Would you like to configure the PCI device, or run the
disk utilities? Select the option and press <Enter>.
Press <F5> to switch between color and monochrome modes.

Select

, press the F6 key when the following prompt

Configure/View Host Adapter Settings

Figure A-1. BIOSSelect Menu

Utility

Options

Disk Utilities

Using BIOS

To select a BIOS
with the ↑ and ↓ keys, then press
option displays another menu. You can return to the previous menu
at any time by pressing

To restore the original BIOS
Configure/V iew Host Adapter Settings screen. To toggle the display
between color and monochrome modes, press F5 from the main
BIOS

Select

Exiting BIOS

To exit BIOS
you changed any host adapter settings, you are prompted to save
the changes before you exit). Select
reboot the system. Any changes you made in BIOS
after the system boots.

Select

screen (this feature does not work on some monitors).

Menus

menu option, move the cursor to the option

Select

. In some cases, selecting an

Enter

.

Esc

default values, press F6 from the

Select

Select

Select

, press

until a message prompts you to exit (if

Esc

to exit, then press any key to

Yes

take eff e c t

Select

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Using the Disk Utilities

To access the disk utilities, select the
menu that appears after starting BIOS
selected, BIOS
devices installed) and displays a list of all IDs and the devices
assigned to each ID.

When you select a specific ID and device, a small menu appears that
displays the following option:

■

Format Disk

format on a hard disk. Each hard disk must be low-level for­matted before you can use your operating system’s partition­ing and file preparation utilities, such as MS- DOS

Format

.

Note:

ity disk drives.

The Adaptec Format Disk utility is compa tible with the vast
majority of disk drives.

Caution:

Be sure to back up your data before performing this opera­tion. You

immediately scans the bus (to determine the

Select

—This utility allows you to perform a low-level

Low-level formatting takes a long time for large capac-

A low-level format destroys all data on the drive.

abort a low-level format once it is started.

cannot

Disk Utilities

. Once the option is

Select

option from the

and

Fdisk

A-4

Using BIOSSelect and Disk Utilities

BIOS

Select

Settings

Bus Interface Defi nitions

The following settings are the BIOS
require any modification:

■

Host Adapter ID

— Sets the ID for the AAA-UDMA. The
AAA-UDMA is set to ID 7, which gives it the highest priority
on the bus. We recommend you do not change this setting.

■

Parity Checking

—When set to
of data transfer on the bus. Leave this setting Enabled unless
any device connected to the AAA-UDMA does not support
parity.

settings most likely to

Select

Enabled

, verifies the accuracy

Device Configuration

To configure settings for a specific device, you must know the ID
assigned to that device (see

■

Enable Disconnection

Using the Disk Utilities

—When set to

Yes

disconnect from the bus (sometimes called Disconnect/Recon­nect). Leave the setting at Yes if two or more devices are con­nected to the AAA-UDMA. If only one device is connected,
changing the setting to No results in slightly better
performance.

on page A-4.)

, allows the device to

■

Initiate W ide Nego tiation

—When set to

, the AAA-UDMA

Yes

attempts 16-bit data transfer (wide negotiation). When set to

, the AAA-UDMA uses 8-bit data transfer unless the device

No

requests wide negotiation.

Note:

Set Initiate Wide Negotiation to No if you have an
8-bit device that hangs or exhibits other performance prob­lems.

■

Send Start Unit Command

—When set to

, sends the Start

Yes

Unit Command to the device at bootup.

■

Include in BIOS Scan

—When set to

, the AAA-UDMA

Yes

BIOS includes the device as part of its BIOS scan at bootup.
Leave this setting at Yes for all hard disks that are part of an
array.

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Additional Options

■

Array1000 BIOS

—When set to

Enabled

, the AAA-UDMA
BIOS is installed and all Int13 (except bootable CD-ROM)
devices are supported at boot time. When set to
AAA-UDMA BIOS is not installed. The default is

Disabled

Enabled

, the

.

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Troubleshooting

In this Appendix

B

➤ Troubleshooting Checklist
➤ Windows NT Troubleshooting

B-1
B-2

Troubleshooting Checklist

Check the following if you have problems installing or using the
AAA-UDMA and UDMA drives:

Does the AAA-UDMA BIOS sign-on message appear during

■

bootup? If not, check the following items:
– Is the AAA-UDMA properly seated in a PCI expansion

slot? Refer to your computer documentation for the slot
location.

– Does your computer CMOS setup require you to enable

PCI bus parameters (see your computer documentation)? If
so, run the CMOS Setup program and assign the parame­ters—usually IRQ, Enable PCI Slot, and En able Master.

Are all UDMA cables and power cables connected?

■

If you are having trouble booting from an UDMA drive or

■

array, verify that the drive or array has been selected as the
boot-first (boot) device and that the boot partition is active.

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Windows NT Troubleshooting

Error Messages While Setting Up Windows NT

“Setup is unable to locate the hard drive partition prepared by the
MS-DOS portion of setup”
or
“xxxx MB disk y at Id z on bus 0 on cdaudma.sys does not contain a
partition suitable for starting Window NT”

If these messages appear during Windows NT setup, do the following:

Reboot the system using the

1

Run the

2

boot array includes the drive with the lowest SCSI target ID.

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA

ARRAYCONFIG U DMA

utility to ensure that the

disk.

“Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR”

If this message appears when attempting to boot from the Windows
NT installation CD, boot from the Windows NT installation flopp y
disks instead, and proceed to load Windows NT from the CD-ROM.

“No Accessible Boot Device”

When attempting to boot from the Windows NT installation CD, this
message indicates that the NT CD-ROM does not contain
Array1000UDMA drivers. To avoid this failure, try the following:

Reboot the Windows NT installation CD.

1

When the prompt

2

hardware

Windows NT will later prompt you for the Array1000UDMA

3

driver disk and the installation shou ld continue as normal.

” appears, press the F6 key repeatedly.

“Setup is inspecting your computer system's

“Partition Size Too Large”

When installing Windows NT , this message appears if attempting to
create a system partition larger than 4 GBytes. Windows NT has a
maximum system partit ion size o f 4096 MB ytes. Creat e a partiti on that
is smaller than 4 GBy t es a nd co ntin u e the Windows NT installation.
When Windows NT is completely installed, use the Windows NT Disk
Administrator to partition the remaining available space of the array.

B-2

Index

A

Adaptec CI/O Management

Software 1-3

Adaptec cus t o m e r su p p ort ii
Array

booting from 3-8, B-1
creating 3-4–3-7
optimized for data protection 3-3
optimizing performance 3 -3

ARRAYCONFIG UDMA 3-1–3-7

B

BIOS

Array1000 A-2
scan A-2, A-5
sign-on message 2-11, B-1

Block size 3-7
Board layout 2-2
Boot partition B-1
Bootable CD-ROM 4-2, 5-4
Booting

boot drive 3-4
from an array 3-8, B-1

Bus parameters B-1

customer support ii

D

Devices, connecting 2-8–2-10
DIMM 1-2, 2-3
Disconnection A-2, A-5
Drivers

for NetWare 6-2
for Windows 2000 5-2
for Windows NT 4-2

E

Enable disconnection A-2, A-5
Expansion slot 2-4

F

Format disk A-4

H

Hard disk drives 2-7
Hardware installation 1-3
Host adapter SCSI ID A-2

C

Cache memory 2-3
CD-ROM drive

install Wind ows 2000 5-4
install Windows NT 4-2

Channels 2-5
CMOS setup B-1
Components 2-2

I

ID numbers A-5
Include in BIOS scan A-5
Initialize mode 3-7
Initiate wide negotiation A-5
Installation 2-4

cache memory 2-3
hints for connecting SCSI

devices 2-7

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local memory 2-3
NetWare driver 6-2–6-7
overview 1-3
Windows 2000 driver 5-2–5-6
Windows NT driver 4-2–4-4

IRQ B-1

L

LED connector 2-5
Local memo ry 2-3

M

Manager set diskettes 4-3, 4-4
Memory, cache 2-3
Memory, local 2-3

N

NetWare 6-1–6-7

cdaudmah.ham
startup.ncf

6-6

6-4

O

ordering information iii

S

sales information iii
SCSI

cables B-1
channels 2-5
connecting devices 2-8–2-10
ID numbers A-5
installation hints for devices 2-7

parity checking A-5
SCSI
Send start unit command A-2, A-5
Spare disks 3-5

startup.ncf

support, customer ii
System requirements 1-2

Utility 2-11, A-1–A-6

Select

6-4

T

technical support ii
Technical Support Identification

(TSID) number ii
Troubleshooting B-1–B-2
TSID Number

Technical Support

See

Identification Number

P

Parameters B-1
parity checking A-2, A-5
PCI bus 1-2

expansio n slot 2-4
parameters B-1

Power cables 2-11

R

RAID 0 3-5
RAID 0/1 3-5
RAID 1 3-5
RAID 5 3-5
Requirements, system 1-2

Index-2

W

Wide negotiation A-5
Windows 2000 5-1–5-6

driver installation 5-2–5-6
Windows NT 4-1–4-6

driver installation 4-2–4-4