Hardware Installation Guide for the
QLA12160 Board
64-Bit PCI Dual SCSI Host Adapter Board
for the PCI Bus
DC8151101-00 C
September 14, 2001
QLogic Corporation
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Document Revision History
Rev. A initial release, 6/22/99
Rev. B, update, 5/24/00 (QL12160L board added)
Rev. C, update, 9/14/01 (QLA12160L board deleted)
Boards Affected
QLA12160 (DC8110402)
Changes Sections Affected
Deleted QLA12160L All
Added 4 GB Addressing and Fast Co mmand Post ing
A.2.1
to host adapter settings
Moved SCSI ID, SCSI bus reset, SCSI bus reset
A.2.1, A.2.3
delay, and S CSI termination from host adapter
settings to SCSI bus settings
Deleted Host Adapter and Concurrent Command/
A.2.1
Data from host adapter settings
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Table of Conten ts
Section 1 Introduction
1.1 Product Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.2.1 Mixed Peripheral Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Section 2 Hardwar e Insta llatio n
2.1 Preinstallation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 What You Need for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.3 Setting the SCSI Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.4 SCSI Termination Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.5 Installing the Device Activity Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.6 Installation in the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.7 Installation Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Section 3 Troubleshooting
3.1 Problems After Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 Hardware Problem Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.3 System Configuration Problem Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.4 SCSI Problem Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Appendix A Fast!UTIL
A.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.2 Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.2.1 Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.2.2 SCSI Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.2.3 SCSI Bus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A.2.4 Autoconfigure SCSI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
A.2.5 Selectable Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
A.2.6 Restore Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.2.7 Raw NVRAM Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.3 Scan SCSI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.4 SCSI Disk Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.5 Using SCSI-1 Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
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Appendix B SCSI Termination
B.1 Setting the SCSI Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B.2 Termination (Jumpers) for the QLA12160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Appendix C Specifications
FIGURES
Figure Page
2-1 QLA12160 Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
B-1 QLA12160 Jumper Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
TABLES
Table Page
1-1 SCSI Data Transfer Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
3-1 Maximum Cable Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
A-1 Host Adapter Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A-2 SCSI Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A-3 SCSI Bus Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A-4 QLA12160 Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
C-1 QLA12160 Board Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
C-2 QLA12160 Board Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
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Section 1
Introduction
NOTE: This installation guide appl ies to the followi ng QLogic hos t adapter boards ,
collectively referred to as the QLA12160 board unless otherwise noted:
■ QLA12160/33 (DC8110402-06)
■ QLA12160/66 (DC8110402-07)
The QLA12160 board (wide, low voltage differential [LVD]), dual port,
Ultra3, 64-bit PCI) contains the ISP12160A/33 or ISP12160A/66 chip.
1.1
Product Description
The QLA12160 board is an intelligent, high-performance, DMA bus master SCSI
host adapter design ed for high-end systems. The in telligence and perform ance are
derived from the ISP chip, making the QLA12160 board a high performance host
adapter. The ISP chip combines a powerful RISC processor, two SCSI executive
processors (SXPs), and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) local bus
interface in a single-chip solution. The QLA12160 boar d supports bootable dev ices
(hard disk drives and CD-ROM dri ves) and can b e used with tape dri ves and ot her
SCSI devices. Installation of the QLA12160 board is quick and easy.
The QLA12160 board is for use only with UL listed computers that have detailed
instructions for user installation of accessory cards.
The QLA12160 board is designed to operate with multiple data transfer speeds
under SCSI specifications (see table 1- 1 ).
Table 1-1. SCSI Data Transfer Rates
SCSI Mode
SCSI (or parallel SCSI) 5 MBps (asynchronous) —
Fast SCSI 10 MBps 20 MBps
Ultra SCSI 20 MBps 40 MBps
Ultra2, LVD SCSI 40 MBps 80 MBps
Ultra3, LVD SCSI 80 MBps 160 MBps
Maximum Data Rate
Narrow (8-bit)
Maximum Data Rate
Wide (16-bit)
NOTE: Only single-ended and LVD devices (Ultra2 and Ultra 3) ca n be c onnec ted
to the QLA12160 board.
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Features 1 – Introduction
The QLA12160 bo ard supports Ultra, Ultra2, and Ultra3 transfer speeds. The board
can connect computers to other computers or to peripheral devices such as
CD-ROM drives, tape drives, and hard disk drives. SCSI allows connecting the
following numbers and types of devices to a single port by daisy chain ing :
■ 15 fast, wide SCSI devices
■ 15 Ultra2 or Ultra3, LVD SCSI devices
■ 6 Ultra SCSI devices (QLA12160 board in single-ended mode)
A daisy chain is a series of connections where the first devic e is connected to the
host adapter board, the second device is c on nec ted to t he firs t de vi ce, and so on.
A daisy chain can be created either by using a daisy chain cable (one cable with
multiple connectors) or by using multiple cables. Each SCSI device must have a
unique SCSI ID.
Because SCSI allows the computer to use a standard set of commands to
communicate with peripherals, adding a variety of peripherals to your computer
using one host adapter board is easy.
1.2
Features
■ Compliance with Intel PCI version 2.2 specification
■ Compliance with ANSI X3.131-1994 SCSI-2 standard
■ Compliance with ANSI X3T10/1071D SCSI-3 Fast-20 standard (Ultra SCSI)
■ Compliance with ANSI X3T10/1142D Fast-40 draft (Ultra2 SCSI)
■ Compliance with AN SI T10 project 855D, Informa tion T echnology—SCSI-3
Parallel Interface (SPI)
■ Compliance with AN SI T10 project 1142D, Information Technology—SCSI
Parallel Interface-2 (SPI-2)
■ Compliance with ANSI T10 project 13 02D, Informat ion Technology—SCSI
Parallel Interface-3 (SPI-3)
■ Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards
■ Support for asynchronous and synchronous transfer modes
■ Support for synchronous SCSI data transfer rates:
❑ Ultra3, LVD SCSI (160 MBps)
❑ Ultra2, LVD SCSI (80 MBps)
❑ Ultra SCSI wide (40 MBps)
❑ Ultra SCSI narrow (20 MBps)
❑ Fast SCSI wide (20 MBps)
❑ Fast SCSI narrow (10 MBps)
❑ SCSI narrow (5 MBps)
■ Support for single-ended mode
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1 – Introduction Features
■ Support for LVD mode
■ Support for up to 30 LVD SCSI devices (15 per channel)
■ Support for logical unit numbers (LUNs) 0–15
■ Support for bus master DMA
■ Fast!UTIL BIOS utility to customize the configuration parameters on the
QLA12160 board and attached drives
■ Active termination
■ Active negation
1.2.1
Mixed Peripheral Support
■ Support for hard disk, removable disk, optical disk, scanner, tape drive,
CD-ROM, and other SCSI devices
■ Simultaneous mixed-peripheral configurations support
■ Bootable device support for disk and CD-ROM
■ DOS advanced SCSI programmin g interface (ASPI) manager fo r disk, tape,
and other devices
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Features 1 – Introduction
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Section 2
Hardware Installation
2.1
Preinstallation Procedures
Before install ing your QL A12160 b oard, t ake the time to read this ins truction g uide.
CAUTION!
■ Y our co mputer , t he QLA12160 board, and ea ch SCSI de vice must
be configured properly for optimum per formance. Refer to the
appropriate docume nt a t io n to co nfi gure you r com pu ter an d SCS I
devices.
■ Pay particular atte ntion to the SCSI ID assignment. T he QLA12160
board is set at the factory for SCSI ID 7. The QLA12160 board
and each SCSI device attached to the board must have
different SCSI IDs.
■ The QLA12160 board contains parts that can be damaged by
electrostatic disc ha rge (ESD). Before han dli ng the QLA12160
board, use standard methods to discharge static electricity. Keep
the QLA12160 board in the antistatic bag until you are ready to
install it. Plac e the board on the bag when you examine or configure
it. Retain the bag for future use.
2.2
What You Need for Installation
Before you install the QLA12160 board in your computer, you need the following:
■ A screwdriver (usually a Phillips #1)
■ One or more of the following cables:
❑ Internal narrow (68-pin to 50-pin)
❑ Internal wide (68-pin to 68-pin)
❑ External narrow (68-pin very high density cable [VHDC] to 50-pin)
❑ External wide (68-pin VHDC)
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