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PCI ULTRA SCSI HIGH-PERFORMANCE
BUS MASTER HOST ADAPTER
U S E R ‘ S M A N U A L
®
initio
Initio Corporation
2188 Del Franco Street
San Jose, CA 95131
408-577-1919 Voice
408-577-0640 Fax
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Copyright Initio makes no warranty of any kind in regard to this material, including , but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Initio is not liable for any errors contained herein or incidental or consequential damages in connection with furnishing, This document and the information contained herein are the property of INITIO Corporation. No part Trademarks INITIO and INI are a registered trademark of INITIO Corporation. SmartSCSI i
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• • • • • The README.TXT File The README.TXT file on the INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 1 contains important type readme.txt | more iii This will permit you to page down the file, one screen at a time to read the file. C:\> Type the following command from the MS-DOS prompt: To view the README file from the MS-DOS prompt: ASCII text file that may be read with any word processor or text editor. information about last minute changes, updates and corrections to this manual. README is
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Table of Contents Inside this manual ................................ ................................ ................... ix Notational Conventions ................................ ................................ ........... xi INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1-1 The Initio INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter ................................ ......... 1-2 Application and peripheral support ................................ ..........
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MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95.................................................................... 6-1 ................................ ................................ .............................. 6-2 Installation ................................ ................................ ............................ 6-2 New Windows 95 installation ................................ ................................ ....... ........................... ................................ ...............................
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SCO UNIXWARE .................................................................................... 11-1 ................................ ................................ ............................ 11-2 Installation ................................ ................................ .......................... 11-2 Updating interrupts and hardware settings ................................ .................. Installing the Initio driver in a new UnixWare system ................................ . ...
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Inside this manual This manual explains how to install Initio INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter hardware and software drivers in most popular computer systems. The drivers are provided on diskette and support Novell NetWare V3.1x/V4.x, IBM OS/2, MS-DOS, SCO UNIX, Microsoft Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows-NT. Support for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows 3.1x is on-board the BIOS. The INI-9100U/9100UW should be physically installed in the host computer before attempting to install the driver for your c
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For MS-DOS operation, the INI-9100U/9100UW has built-in driver support for hard disk operation. If peripherals other than disks are used, such as CD-ROM or tape drives, the Initio ASPI driver will need to be installed. The driver may be found on the INITIO INI- Software drivers are included for the operation of Windows 95. Installation of the Windows 95 driver is explained in this section. The driver may be found on the INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 1. Software drivers are included for th
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Software drivers are provided for the operation with SCO UnixWare. The drivers allow the Initio INI-9100U/9100UW bus master to function at an optimum level of performance. The installation procedure is explained in detail and examples of screen displays are provided to simplify installation for the SCO UnixWare driver. The driver may be found on the INITIO INI-9100U/9100UW DRIVER DISK 2. Notational Conventions The following conventions are used to provide you with common working procedures throu
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Introduction This Chapter Is About • • What information this manual provides • • A description of the INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter • • The features built into the INI-9100U/9100UW 1-1
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Introduction The Initio INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter The INI-9100U and INI-9100UW are high-performance PCI bus master host adapters which provide the interface between the SCSI bus and the PCI local bus. In this User’s Manual we use the term INI-9100U/9100UW to refer to both host adapter models. The Initio INI-9100U/9100UW supports 32-bit data transfers across the high bandwidth PCI bus at speeds up to 133 MBytes per second. The advanced Integrated Scatter/Gather Engine (ISGE) ™ reduces the
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1 Application and peripheral support The Initio INI-9100U/9100UW supports most operating systems with the addition of dedicated software drivers. The most popular operating system environments currently supported include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows-NT, Novell NetWare, IBM OS/2, SCO UNIX, SCO UnixWare. All of the commonly available peripheral devices used on the SCSI 1-3 bus are supported by the INI-9100U/9100UW host adapters. figure 1-2 INI-9100UW Host adapter -1 INI-9100U
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Plug and Play installation The Initio INI-9100U/9100UW host adapter has been designed to take advantage of plug and play specifications and simplify installation. This once complex task is accomplished in the host adapter with on-board read only memory (ROM), that provides the necessary configuration mechanism for installation and booting without user intervention in PCI plug and play Product features PCI Compatibility The PCI Bus is a 32-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines. The INI-
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Programmable SCSI Host adapter auto-termination is controlled Auto-Termination automatically by hardware eliminating the need to remove system unit covers each time a change is made in SCSI bus configuration. Onboard BIOS supports MS-DOS, software support on-board to run disk drive Windows 3.1x operations for MS-DOS and Windows 3.1x. Windows 95, Windows-NT, OS/2, SCO UNIX, UnixWare and NetWare Driver Support Compatible with Hard Disk, CD-ROM, implementation, including Ultra SCSI for the INI- Op
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SCSI-3 compliant SCSI-3 compliant, implementing advanced features such as: Tag Queuing Product specifications Power Requirements • 5.0 ± 0.25 V at 0.51 Amps maximum not including bus termination Physical Dimensions • INI-9100U 5.25” x 4.0” (13.35cm x 10.16cm) • INI-9100UW 6.25” x 3.75” (15.88cm x 9.53cm) Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature • 0 to 55 ° C (32 to 131 ° • 10% to 90% relative humidity (non-condensing) Storage Temperature • -40 to 75 ° C (-40 to 167 ° • 5%
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INITIO provides on-line support for software upgrades, utility programs, and other information 24 hours a day using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity at speeds up to 14.4 K baud. -Initio Corporation BBS: (408) 577-0431 Or you can contact Initio via the Internet by: email: support@initio.com Outside of the US and Canada, contact your authorized INITIO distributor. If you received your INITIO hardware product as original equipment in a computer system, please contact that computer manufactur
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