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AEC-67160D
Ultra160 SCSI Adapter
User's Manual
Version: 1.0
Copyright © 2002 ACARD Technology Corp.
Release: October 2002

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  • Page 1 AEC-67160D Ultra160 SCSI Adapter User’s Manual Version: 1.0 Copyright © 2002 ACARD Technology Corp. Release: October 2002...

  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademarks

    ACARD and SCSIDE are the trademarks of ACARD Technology Corp. Microsoft and the Windows Logo are the registered trademarks, and Win- dows is the trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All brands and trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.1 Overview ..............5 1.2 Features ..............5 1.3 Specifications ............5 Chapter 2 Installation ........6 2.1 Installing AEC-67160D ........... 6 2.2 Connecting ARS-3010 ..........6 Chapter 3 BIOS Settings ........7 3.1 SCSI DEVICES ............8 3.2 ADAPTER SETUP ............ 9 3.2.1 SCSI Speed Setup ..............10...
  • Page 4 4.4.1 Install the Driver ..............26 4.4.2 Power on from Disk Box ............30 4.4.3 Verify the SCSI Adapter ............30 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ......33...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview AEC-67160D is particularly developed for ACARD’s ARS-3010, the Disk Box. It is a SCSI Ultra160 LVD (Low Voltage Differential) adapter acting as a stable and highly effective host interface for the Disk Box.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Installation

    Step 3: Remove the outer shell of the host PC. Please refer to related manual. Step 4: Choose a spare PCI expansion slot. Unscrew and remove the cover. Step 5: Take AEC-67160D out of the antistatic bag. Hold its metal bracket carefully in order not to let the human static damage the adapter.

  • Page 7: Chapter 3 Bios Settings

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings After powering on the host PC, it will detect the newly installed AEC-67160D, and a screen like the following one will appear. Now you can press <F1> or <F10> to enter BIOS to do related settings.

  • Page 8: Scsi Devices

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual 3.1 SCSI DEVICES After entering BIOS, a screen like Figure 3-1 will appear. Figure 3-1 Press Enter to see all SCSI devices connected to the adapter as the following áâ ßà figure shows. Press any key to return to Setup Utility Screen. Use move the cursor.

  • Page 9: Adapter Setup

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual 3.2 ADAPTER SETUP Move the cursor to ADAPTER SETUP, and press Enter to enter the following screen. Figure 3-3 ² Host Adapter SCSI ID: It is adapter ID number. Default is 7. ² Host Adapter BIOS: It is the host adapter BIOS you’re using. Default is Enable.

  • Page 10: Scsi Speed Setup

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual Default is Enable. ² Extended BIOS Transfer For Drives > 1GB: It is set to support drives bigger than 1GB. Default is Enable. However, you can disable it to accommodate to old drives. ² CD-ROM Bootable: It can be set to boot CD-ROM, but default is Disable.

  • Page 11: Diagnostics

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual Figure 3-5 3.3 DIAGNOSTICS â On Figure 3-1, SETUP UTILITY, use to enter DIAGNOSTICS. This function can reveal the protocol of AEC-67160D. Figure 3-6...

  • Page 12: Utility

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual 3.4 UTILITY â On Figure 3-1, SETUP UTILITY, use to enter UTILITY. This function contains Preformat, Verify and Quick Erase. 3.4.1 Preformat Notice that Preformat may shorten a hard drive’s life. So, don’t preformat unless you cannot use the hard drive normally after formatting.

  • Page 13: Quick Erase

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual Figure 3-8 3.4.3 Quick Erase Quick Erase can delete the hard drive’s data quickly. Figure 3-9...

  • Page 14: Load Defaults

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual 3.5 LOAD DEFAULTS â On Figure 3-1, SETUP UTILITY, use to enter LOAD DEFAULTS. This function can restore AEC-67160D’s defaults if you select “Y”. Figure 3-10 3.6 EXIT SETUP â On Figure 3-1, SETUP UTILITY, use to enter EXIT SETUP. This function lets you finish the BIOS settings.

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 Software Configuration

    Chapter 4 Software Configuration 4.1 Outline Before using AEC-67160D, you should install its driver into the PC first otherwise you cannot enjoy its complete performance. The driver is stored on the floppy disk inside the package. Its contents and paths are as follows: BIOS:\ A67160d.bin: The BIOS of AEC-67160D...
  • Page 16 AEC-67160D User’s Manual Figure 4-1 3. Click “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)”. Figure 4-2...
  • Page 17 AEC-67160D User’s Manual 4. Click “Specify a location”. The path is A:\Win9X. Figure 4-3 5. The system will specify a location for the driver as follows. Click “Next”. Figure 4-4...

  • Page 18: Verify The Scsi Adapter

    7. Restart the PC. 4.2.2 Verify the SCSI Adapter After restarting the PC, you can confirm if AEC-67160D has been installed success- fully by following the 3 steps given below. 1. Double click “ My Computer”. A screen like Figure 4-6 on the next page will...
  • Page 19 AEC-67160D User’s Manual Figure 4-6 2. Double click “Control Panel”. Figure 4-7...

  • Page 20: Update The Driver

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual 3. Double click “System”. Enter “Device Manager” to select SCSI controllers. If you can find the icon of ACARD AEC67160, it means the adapter has been installed successfully. Figure 4-8 4.2.3 Update the Driver If you need to install the driver again because of failure, or want to update it, you can repeat the steps described in 4.2.1.
  • Page 21 AEC-67160D User’s Manual NOTICE: After you have inserted AEC-67160D into the PCI slot but not installed the driver yet, the icon of ACARD AEC67160 will appear with a yellow question mark ( ! ). That means the installation of the driver failed as shown in Figure 4-9.

  • Page 22: In Win Nt

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual 4.3 In Win NT 4.3.1 Install the Driver Please follow the 6 steps given below to install the SCSI driver into Windows NT4.0. 1. Double click “My Computer” to enter “Control Panel”. Figure 4-10...
  • Page 23 AEC-67160D User’s Manual 2. Doble click “SCSI Adapters”. Figure 4-11 3. Select “Drivers”, and then click “ Add”. Please select ACARD AEC-671X PCI Ultra/W SCSI-3 Controller. Figure 4-12...
  • Page 24 4. Click “Have Disk” to specify the newly added path of driver. Figure 4-13 5. Keyin A:\Winnt, the driver path of AEC-67160D in Windows NT in the blank as the following figure shows. Or you can click “Browse ” to select.

  • Page 25: Power On From Disk Box

    AEC-67160D User’s Manual 6. The model number of AEC67160 will appear after the system completes execu- tion. Then, click “OK”. Figure 4-15 4.3.2 Power on from Disk Box If you want to power on the PC from the Disk Box which is connected to AEC- 67160D, you should install Windows NT into the device first.

  • Page 26: Verify The Scsi Adapter

    2. After starting the PC from the CD containing Windows NT and entering the blue screen (about 5 seconds), press F6 to enter the screen of Driver Installation. 3. Press S to specify the newly installed AEC-67160D according to the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 27 AEC-67160D User’s Manual 2. Click “Search” and then “Next” to let the system search the driver of AEC-67160D. Figure 4-17 3. Select “Specify a location” according to the wizard’s instructions, and then click “Next”. Figure 4-18...
  • Page 28 AEC-67160D User’s Manual 4. Select “Driver” from “ Browse ”, or directly keyin A:\Win2000 as the following figure shows. Figure 4-19 5. Confirm the driver path searched by the system, and then click “Next”. Figure 4-20...
  • Page 29 AEC-67160D User’s Manual 6. Click “Yes” to proceed the follow-up procedures. Figure 4-21 7. When the installation of the driver finishes, the screen is as the following figure shows. Figure 4-22...

  • Page 30: Power On From Disk Box

    2. After starting the PC from the CD containing Windows 2000 and entering the blue screen (about 5 seconds), press F6 to enter the screen of Driver Installation. 3. Press S to specify the newly installed AEC-67160D according to the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 31 AEC-67160D User’s Manual Figure 4-23 2. Double click “Control Panel”, and then “System”. Figure 4-24 3. In the “System Properties” screen select “Hardware”, and then click “ Device Manager”.
  • Page 32 AEC-67160D User’s Manual Figure 4-25 4. Double click “SCSI and RAID Controllers”. If you can find the icon of ACARD AEC67160, it means the adapter has been installed successfully. Figure 4-26...

  • Page 33: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    1. Inspect the power---Be sure that you have powered on the PC and the con- nected ARS-3010. 2. Inspect the SCSI adapter---Be sure that AEC-67160D is rightly inserted onto the motherboard. 3. Inspect the repeated SCSI ID---Be sure that each ARS-3010 has a unique SCSI ID.
  • Page 34 AEC-67160D User’s Manual Technical Support Form Email: support@acard.com http://www.acard.com Model: F/W Version: AEC-67160D System Configuration Mainboard BIOS version Chipset Memory Display card Other I/O card OS version Hard Disk model/type Capacity Hard Disk Configuration Firmware version IDE Device Connection CD-ROM model...

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