ASUS PCI-AS300 User Manual

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PCI-AS300

SCSI/Audio MediaBus Card

USER'S MANUAL

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Product Name: PCI-AS300
Manual Rev: 1.01
Release Date: January 1997

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CONTENTS

Hardware Setup - SCSI/Audio

I. INTRODUCTION..........................................................1

The PCI-AS300 SCSI/Audio MediaBus Card................................. 1

How this manual is organized.......................................................... 1

Item Checklist .................................................................................. 1

II. FEATURES...................................................................2

PCI-AS300 Features ........................................................................ 2

System Requirements:................................................................ 2

Layout and Connectors of the PCI-AS300 ........................... 2

CD-Audio Connector Pin Definitions .................................. 2

III. INSTALLATION .......................................................3

Installation Steps.............................................................................. 4

1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4

Audio Adapter Amplifier ...................................................... 5

Audio Adapter Base I/O Addresses ...................................... 5

2. Install the Expansion Card .................................................... 6

3. Connect Cables...................................................................... 6

Audio Cables ........................................................................ 6

SCSI Cabling ........................................................................ 6

SCSI Cable Limits:............................................................... 6

SCSI Types ........................................................................... 7

Connecting Cables................................................................ 7

4. SCSI ID Numbers & Termination ......................................... 8

SCSI ID Numbers................................................................. 8

SCSI T ermination ................................................................. 8

5. Configuring the SCSI Adapter .............................................. 9

The SCSISelect Configuration Utility.................................. 9

Configure/View Host Adapter Settings ................................ 10

SCSI Disk Utilities ............................................................... 10

Operating System Support.................................................... 10

IV

CE Compliancy................................................................................ 11

Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 12

Cannot Boot from your SCSI Disk Drive .................................. 12

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IV. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT .........................................15

Configuring the SCSI Adapter ......................................................... 15

Configure/View Host Adapter Settings ................................ 15

SCSI Disk Utilities ..................................................................... 15

IV. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY..................................17

Quick Start Instructions ................................................................... 17

Windows95 or WindowsNT....................................................... 17

Windows 3.x............................................................................... 17

DOS............................................................................................ 17

Troubleshooting Tips ....................................................................... 18

SCSI Device Troubleshooting.................................................... 18

Windows95/WindowsNT T roubleshooting................................ 18

Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users ..................................... 21

DOS and Windows3.1x Device Drivers..................................... 21

DOS and Windows3.1x ASPI Managers.................................... 21

DOS Formatting Utilities ........................................................... 22

Low-level Formatter (scsifmt).............................................. 22

Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk) ........................................ 23

V. Adaptec System Drivers..............................

84 pages

Creative Labs ViBRA 16C Audio.....................................1

User's Notice.......................................................................2

Manual Information ................................................................... 3

Installation CD ........................................................................... 3

Installation CD Contents ...................................................... 3

VI. Audio Driver Installation............................................3

VII. Win95 Audio Driver ..................................................4

Configuration Manager .............................................................. 5

Creative PnP Configuration Manager (CTCM) ......................... 5

VIII. Win3.1x Audio Driver..............................................5

Audio Drivers............................................................................. 7

Environment Variables ............................................................... 11

SOUND Environment variable............................................. 11

BLASTER Environment Variable ........................................ 11

MIDI Environment Variable ................................................. 12

Maximum Recording Rates for the Audio Hardware........... 12

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

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 manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television 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:

• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the 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/TV technician for help.

WARNING: The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics
card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifica­tions to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana­dian Department of Communications.

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I. INTRODUCTION

The PCI-AS300 SCSI/Audio MediaBus Card

This is a brief guie on how to configure and install the PCI-AS300 adapter card in
your system. The card is a composite SCSI adapter and 16-bit audio card that uses
the ASUS MediaBus expansion slot. The MediaBus slot is a composite slot com­prised of a 120-pin 5-volt PCI local bus slot and a 72-pin ISA slot extension. On the
PCI-AS300, the SCSI adapter part of the card connects to the PCI slot and the audio
card portion connects to the ISA slot extension.

How this manual is organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

I. INTRODUCTION - This opening page.
II. FEATURES - Information and specifications concerning the PCI-AS300.

I. INTRODUCTION

(About This Manual)

III.INSTALLATION - Instructions on setting up the PCI-AS300.
IV. AUDIO DRIVERS - Instructions on setting up the audio drivers.

Item Checklist

Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing
items, please contact your retailer.

√ PCI-AS300 MediaBus adapter
√ 50 Pin ribbon cable
√ 68 Pin ribbon cable
√ This user's manual
√ 1 CD containing SCSI & audio drivers and utilities
√ 1 diskette containing SCSI drivers for WinNT
√ 1 diskette containing SCSI drivers for SCO Unix, Unix Ware

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II. FEATURES

(Features)

II. FEATURES

PCI-AS300 Features

SCSI:

• PCI Ultra SCSI produced by the Adaptec AHA7880 SCSI Chipset

• Supports 8-bit Fast SCSI with up to seven devices via a 50-pin ribbon cable
connector

• Supports 16-bit W ide SCSI with up to 15 devices via a 68-pin cable connector

• Firmware configuration utility allows easy reconfiguration.

Audio:

• Creative Labs ViBRA 16C PnP Audio Chip

• Full Duplex Supports

• 16-bit or 8-bit PCM 5KHz to 44.1KHz

• Wave Table Upgradeable

• Connections for Sony, Panasonic, and Mitsumi CD-ROM audio.

• Connections for MIDI, audio input/output, microphone input

• Software Includes:

DOS and Window 3.1 Drivers
Windows 95 Driver
Wave Editor
Wave OLE
Quick CD
Mixer Control

System Requirements:

• ASUS motherboard with MediaBus revision 2.0

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Layout and Connectors of the PCI-AS300

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1. Speaker out

2. Volume Control

3. Microphone Input

4. Line Input

5. Game Port / MIDI connector

6. Adaptec SCSI 7880 Chipset

7. Creative Labs 16C Chipset

8. Wave Table Upgrade

9. Panasonic CD Audio Input

10. Mitsumi CD Audio Input

11. Sony CD Audio Input

12. PCSpeaker Input

13. 8-bit Fast SCSI 50 pin connector

14. 16-bit Wide SCSI 68 pin connector

15. Amplifier Enable / Disable Jumper

16. SCSI Activity LED

17. External LED

CD-Audio Connector Pin Definitions

PANASONIC SONY MITSUMI

1 Left Signal 1 Right Signal 1 GND
2 GND 2 GND 2 Left Signal
3 Right Signal 3 GND 3 GND

-------------------- 4 Left Signal 4 Right Signal

(Precautions)

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PC Speaker In PC Speaker Out

1 Mono Signal 1 Right Signal
2 GND 2 GND

-------------------- 3 Left Signal

-------------------- 4 GND

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Installation Steps

Pin 1

Before using your computer, you must follow the six steps as follows:

1. Set the card's jumpers

2. Install Expansion Card

3. Connect device cables

4. Configure SCSI ID numbers and termination

5. Setup the oncard SCSISelect Utility if you need to change the defaults

6. Setup the BIOS Software.

1. Jumpers

Some hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper
pins (JP) on the card. The jumper settings will be described numerically such as

(Layout / Connect.)

III. INSTALLATION

[----], [1-2], [2-3] for no connection, connect pins 1&2, and connect pins 2&3 re­spectively. Pin 1 for our cards is always on top

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Pin 1

or on the left

when hold­ing the connectors to the left. A "1" is written besides pin 1 on jumpers with three
pins. The jumpers will also be shown graphically such as to connect pins
1&2 and to connect pins 2&3. Jumpers with two pins will be shown as
for short (On) and for open (Off). For manufacturing simplicity, the jumpers
may be sharing pins from other groups. Use the diagrams in this manual instead of
following the pin layout on the board. Settings with two jumper numbers require
that both jumpers be moved together. To connect the pins, simply place a plastic
jumper cap over the two pins as diagramed.

WARNING: Computer motheboards and components contain very delicate
Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect the motherboard and other compo­nents against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precau­tions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads, or
circuitry.

3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with
the component whenever the components are separated from the system.

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Audio Adapter Amplifier

You can Enable or Disable the audio adapter's amplifier feature using the following
jumpers. If you plan on connecting unamplified speakers to the card, enable the
amplifier. If you will use self-amplified speakers, disabling the amplifier on the
card will improve the sound quality.

Audio Adapter Amplifier Selector (JP4, 5)

(Def)

Amplifier EnableDisable

JP4 [2-3] [1-2]
JP5 [2-3] [1-2]

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1

23

JP4
JP5

Enable

Onboard Audio Amplifier (Enable / Disable)

23

JP4
JP5

Disable

(Jumpers)

Audio Adapter Base I/O Addresses

I/O addresses (or I/O address range) are areas of memory used by your computer's
microprocessor to distinguish among various peripheral devices connected to your
system when sending or receiving data. There are several such devices on your
audio card. These devices are listed with their factory default I/O addresses.

I/O Address occupied by the Audio Card.

I/O Address Range Usage

200H to 207H Game Port
220H to 233H Audio Interface
330H to 331H MPU-401 UART MIDI Interface
388H to 38BH FM Music Synthesizer

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2. Install the Expansion Card

1. Unplug your computer. Open the system case and remove the slot

2. Align the connectors and insert the card into the expansion slot

3. Install the card's mounting bracket to the system's case.

4. Attach SCSI cables from your internal SCSI devices and the audio

5. Close your system case and power on your computer in order to setup

3. Connect Cables

Once the card is installed in your system you should connect the cables for whatever

III. INSTALLATION

(Install / Cables)

devices you want to attach to the card. These divide into two types, CD-ROM audio
cables and SCSI bus cables.

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cover for the expansion slot you wish to use.

firmly, making sure that the connectors are evenly inserted.

cable from your CD-ROM.

the software.

Audio Cables

As noted on the card diagram, there are connections for three types of CD-ROM audio
cables. If you have a CD-ROM installed in your system, connect it to the appropriate
connector . Note that many drives manufactured by vendors other than the three noted
have audio cables that are compatible with one of these three connectors. Review the
documentation that came with the drive for further information.

SCSI Cabling

The card has two SCSI cable connectors, one for 8-bit Fast SCSI and the other for
16-bit W ide SCSI. SCSI devices must be connected in a direct line forming a "bus"
with no branching.

SCSI Cable Limits:

SCSI TYPE Cable Length Limit

Single-ended SCSI 6 meters (19.7 feet)
Fast Single-ended SCSI 3 meters (9.8 feet)

WARNING: This adapter is for "Single-Ended" SCSI devices only. Do not
connect "Differential" SCSI devices to this adapter.

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SCSI Types

Type Specifications Ultra

SCSI 5MB/sec (8bit) N/A
Fast SCSI (II) 10MB/sec (8bit) 20MB/sec
Wide SCSI (III) 20MB/sec (16bit) 40MB/sec

Connecting Cables

1. When you connect a SCSI cable to this card, you must align the cable so that
the Pin 1 side of the cable connector is at the Pin 1 side of the cable connector
on the card. The two SCSI connectors use different cables. The Fast SCSI
connector connects to a 50-pin flat ribbon cable. The Pin 1 side of the ribbon
cable is marked with a colored edge and the Pin 1 side of the connector on the
card is labelled on the card. The W ide SCSI connector connects to a cable that
has a connector which can only be attached to the card in one orientation,
making the Pin 1 matchup automatic.

2. After you connect the cables to the host adapter, review the subject of SCSI
identification (ID) numbers and termination covered in Section 4. Make sure
that all devices you connect to the SCSI adapter have different ID numbers and
that only the SCSI adapter and the last SCSI device on each bus is terminated.

3. Connect a cable between the host SCSI adapter and an internal SCSI device
installed in your system. If there is more than one device, connect the addi­tional devices with additional cables. You can connect up to seven devices to
the Fast SCSI bus and fifteen devices to the Wide SCSI bus.

(SCSI Cables)

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