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Manual Rev: 3.00
Date: January 99
Model Number
DC-395U
DC-395UW/F
U: Ultra SCSI (Narrow); UW, F: Ultra SCSI (Wide)
The designation DC-395 is used throughout this manual in reference to the common features
of all the above models. Any discrepancies or special features not supported by the entire
DC-395 Series are described using specific model numbers.
* All other product names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners.
DC-395 Series
PCI SCSI Host Adapters
User's Manual
Protocol
Mode
SCSI-3
SCSI-3
DC-395 Series User's Manual
SCSI
Width
SE
8-bit
SE
16-bit
Max Xfer
Max
Rate (MB/S)
Devices
20
40
1 1
7
15

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  • Page 1 Model Number Protocol Mode SCSI Max Xfer Width Rate (MB/S) Devices DC-395U SCSI-3 8-bit DC-395UW/F SCSI-3 16-bit U: Ultra SCSI (Narrow); UW, F: Ultra SCSI (Wide) The designation DC-395 is used throughout this manual in reference to the common features of all the above models.
  • Page 2 FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with 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 residential installations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interface to radio communications.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.................5 HARDWARE SETUP ................6 Board Layout....................7 Setting the Jumpers................... 8 Setting the SCSI IDs..................8 Checking the Terminators on the SCSI Bus ............9 Cable Connection ................... 10 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD..........11 Setting the System BIOS................. 11 Running the PCU (PCI Configuration Utility)..........
  • Page 4 5.3.2 Dismounting a File System..............39 Duplexing ...................... 39 OS/2 DRIVERS................. 40 New OS/2 Installation..................40 Adding the Driver to an Existing OS/2 System ..........40 Un-installing the Driver .................. 41 Command-Line Switches for TRM3X5.ADD ..........42 WINDOWS NT DRIVERS..............43 New Windows NT Installation ................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION The DC-395 series is a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) bus to PCI bus host adapter, which complies to the PCI 2.1 specification with Plug-&-Play (PnP) readiness. By using the Disconnect/Reconnect technique, performance degradation during multitasking operations is prevented.

  • Page 6: Hardware Setup

    Before plugging the DC-395 series adapter into your system, make sure all jumpers on the card are correctly set according to the instructions outlined in section 2.2. Also take care that the SCSI ID number (0-6 for DC-395U; 0-15 for DC-395UW/F) of each SCSI device is set properly for the host adapter (Section 2.3).

  • Page 7: Board Layout

    2. HARDWARE SETUP 2.1 Board Layout The following figures illustrate the jumper and connector locations for the DC-395 Series PCI SCSI Host Adapters: DC-395U Ultra SCSI-3 adapter DC-395UW Ultra WideSCSI-3 adapter DC-395 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Setting The Jumpers

    2. HARDWARE SETUP 2.2 Setting the Jumpers DC-395U/395UW/F: JP1 (LED) SCSI Device Activity LED Indicator (JP1) JP1 is used to indicate activity of the SCSI devices controlled by the DC-395 series adapter, and should be connected to the cable leading to the Hard Drive LED on the front panel of your computer case.

  • Page 9: Checking The Terminators On The Scsi Bus

    2. HARDWARE SETUP 2.4 Checking the Terminators on the SCSI Bus In order to stabilize the SCSI bus, only two sets of terminators can be installed - one at each end of the SCSI bus. The DC-395 series is equipped with Active Terminators that automatically switch from Enabled to Disabled or vice versa by scanning the devices connected on the SCSI bus.

  • Page 10: Cable Connection

    2. HARDWARE SETUP 2.5 Cable Connection Model # External Internal DC-395U CN1: 50-pin; 8-bit CN2: 50-pin; 8-bit DC-395UW* CN1: 50-pin; 8-bit CN2: 68-pin; 16-bit (wide) CN3: 50-pin; 8-bit DC-395F CN1: 68-pin; 16-bit CN2: 68-pin; 16-bit (wide) CN3: 50-pin; 8-bit * Only two of the three connectors can be used to connect SCSI devices at the same time.

  • Page 11: Configuring Your Scsi Card

    3. CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3.1 Setting the System BIOS After the DC-395 is inserted in an available PCI-BUS slot and the jumpers and cables are properly set, first turn on the power to your external SCSI devices and then power on the system.

  • Page 12: Running The Pcu (Pci Configuration Utility)

    IOPORT address, IRQ number and address that the ROM BIOS is mapped at. Upon pressing the <F2> or <F6> key, the following screen will pop up: Select An Adapter To Setup DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315/U BUS#00 DEV#0C IOPORT = 9600h...

  • Page 13: Show Adapter Information

    3. CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3.2.1 Show Adapter Information This screen displays detailed information about the SCSI chip, ROM BIOS address, I/O port address, IRQ, PCI interrupt line, etc. The information about the SCSI Chip, IRQ Trigger Type and Data Xfer Type is provided by the DC-395 series adapter itself. The rest of the information in this table is provided by the mainboard's BIOS, which should support the PCI PnP specification.

  • Page 14: Set Adapter Options

    SCSI bus, avoid setting the adapter SCSI ID to the number 8 or larger otherwise you may run into difficulties. Boot Device ID: SCSI ID 0 (default) – 7 (DC-395U) or 15 (DC-395UW). This option allows you to boot from any bootable devices connected. To ensure proper operation, see the following notes: •...
  • Page 15 3. CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD • Booting from a removable The above applies. Also, the setting Removable media as BIOS device (see page 17) should be set to “Boot drive SCSI device: only” * • Booting from a SCSI CD- The setting Boot From CD-ROM (see below) must be “Enabled”...
  • Page 16 3. CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD the Greater Than 1GB Support feature only needs to be enabled if FAT is to be used as the file system. *NTFS and HPFS do not impose a 1024 cylinder limit. • NetWare and UNIX are two Operating Systems that do not have a 1024 cylinder barrier and therefore do not require that Greater Than 1GB Support be enabled.
  • Page 17 3. CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD IDE HDD 1 none None Drive D: SCSI Device 0 Drive C: Drive D: SCSI Device 1 Drive D: Number of drives supported by CMOS (2) has been reached. Device driver must be used for this device. Case 0: No IDE drives.
  • Page 18 3. CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Immediate return on SEEK command: Disabled(default)/Enabled. Enable this option to bypass the BIOS SEEK command. Scan all LUN for devices: Disabled(default)/Enabled. Each SCSI ID can have up to eight Logic Unit Numbers (LUN: 0-7). With this option enabled, all the LUNs for all SCSI IDs on the SCSI bus will be scanned and recognized as BIOS Devices.

  • Page 19: Set Devices Options

    For DC-395UW: Press <Tab> to see the next screen for SCSI ID 8-15, if available. For DC-395U: "Wide Negotiation" is always set to “No” and cannot be changed. Allow Disconnection: Yes/No. Yes is the default option and allows a SCSI device to go off- line, thereby freeing the SCSI bus when performing multi-tasking operations.
  • Page 20 OS/2, Windows NT and Unix. Wide Negotiation: Yes/No. This option is ignored when the DC-395U, a non-Wide SCSI adapter, is installed. It is suggested that you enable this option, i.e., Yes, for 16-bit Wide SCSI devices in order to gain the best performance and that you disable it for 8-bit devices for less compatibility problems.

  • Page 21: Show Scsi Devices

    3. CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3.2.4 Show SCSI Devices This sub-menu provides general information for all devices on the SCSI bus: Select A Device For Display Device Information ID-LUN 0-0 SEAGATE ST32171N 0280 ID-LUN 1-0 FUJITSU M2513A 1000 ID-LUN 4-0 IMPRIMIS94241-7 1275 You can see more detailed information by selecting the desired drive:...

  • Page 22: Low Level Format Utility

    3. CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3.2.5 Low Level Format Utility Since most SCSI drives are already pre-formatted when shipped from their manufacturers, you can skip this section except in the following situations: • A disk drive is damaged • The disk drive has not been formatted with the 512B/block parameter After selecting the desired device and confirming the operation, the low-level format will proceed.

  • Page 23: Dos Aspi Drivers & Utilities

    4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES This chapter describes in detail the various ASPI Drivers and Utility programs that are provided with the DC-395 Host Adapter Kit for use under the DOS operating system. To get up and running quickly under DOS, see Section 4.1 - Easy DOS Driver Installation Software for easy installation instructions.

  • Page 24: Easy Dos Driver Installation Software (Install.exe)

    4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES 4.1 Easy DOS Driver Installation Software (INSTALL.EXE) The DOS driver diskette provides an INSTALL.EXE file in the \DOS directory to provide easy driver installation for your SCSI devices. Under DOS, the driver installation will be necessary if either: a) More than two Hard Drives are installed and "More Than 2 Drives Support"...
  • Page 25 4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES The following screen provides information on the number of SCSI devices installed and asks if you want to install the drivers: Note: Only install the ASPI Hard Disk Driver if you have a removable device, such as an M.O.
  • Page 26 4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES Please Key in the PathName where MSCDEX.EXE Resides C:\DC3x5 ENTER ---- Accept the Pathname ---- Abort Install MSCDEX.EXE You would then assign the first drive letter to be reserved for the CD-ROM drive(s). In this case, Drive: F is reserved for the first CD-ROM drive: After confirmation, the installation program will modify both the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.

  • Page 27: Installing The Aspi Driver

    4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES 4.2 Installing the ASPI Driver With the ASPI driver ASPI.SYS installed, you are able to run or install the following utilities and drivers: • TFDISK.EXE: Disk partitioning utility on the DC-3x5 series driver diskette •...
  • Page 28 4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES Using the /d option, you have the ability to reserve up to 9 logical drives for each SCSI device. However, you must keep the total number of partitions (logical drives) reserved by the driver to within 16. This option is important for removable media devices. If you do not reserve enough logical drives for your removable media, some of the logical drives may go unrecognized.

  • Page 29: Disk Partition Utility

    4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES Note: With the More Than 2 Drives Support option enabled in the PCU, you will be able to install up to eight drives without installing device drivers. Of course, your DOS version must be 5.0 or higher. LOCK/UNLOCK functions are crucial for data integrity of removable devices and need to be supported by drivers.

  • Page 30: Installing The Cd-Rom Driver

    4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES Cylinders= XXX – Depends on drive’s capacity. • Using 255 heads, 63 sectors parameters: Heads = 255 Sectors = 63 Cylinders = XXX – Depends on drive’s capacity. After partitioning the disk, you must also choose "Create Logical Drive" to assign a DOS drive letter to the partition.

  • Page 31: Installing Tape Streamer (Dat)

    4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES 4.6 Installing Tape Streamer (DAT) After installing the ASPI.SYS driver, the DC-395 can support the following tape backup subsystems under DOS. • SYTOS PLUS Tape backup program from SYTRON CORP. • SYTOS V3.xTape backup program from SYTRON CORP. •...

  • Page 32: Netware Drivers

    5. NETWARE DRIVERS The DC-395 supports drivers for NetWare V3.12/SFT-III/4.00/4.01/4.02/4.1x/4.2/4.2SB/5.0. These are located under same directory on the software diskette: This directory contains the following drivers : • DC3X5.HAM supports SCSI devices, such as Fixed Disks, Removable Cartridges, and Re-writable Optical Disks (MO), and provides an interface to the ASPITRAN.DSK module •...

  • Page 33: Aspi Drivers For Netware

    5. NETWARE DRIVERS 5.1 ASPI Drivers for NetWare 5.1.1 NetWare 5.0 This subsection explains major installation procedures for NetWare Versions 5.0: Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server installation chapter in the Novell NetWare installation manual. After seeing a message showing "Device types”...
  • Page 34 5. NETWARE DRIVERS DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315(U) PCI SCSI Adapter Driver For NetWare V3.12/V4.xx/5.0 Version 3.0 February 22, 1999 Tekram Technology Co.,Ltd. Auto-loading module NWPA.NLM NetWare 3.12/4.x NetWare Peripheral Architecture NLM:NBI Aware Version 2.33a July 31, 1998 Copyright 1991-1998,Novell, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 35: Netware 3.12/Sft-Iii

    5. NETWARE DRIVERS 5.1.3 NetWare 3.12/SFT-III This subsection covers the installation of the driver module DC3X5.HAM and DC3X5.DDI for NetWare Versions 3.12/SFT-III. Download those two files:NWPA_UP.EXE and 312PTD.EXE from Novell website address: at http://developer.novell.com/devres/sas/certinfo.htm at Download Upgrade Package for NetWare v3.12. Copy NWPA_UP.EXE and 312PTD.EXE to C:\SERVER_312 directory.
  • Page 36 5. NETWARE DRIVERS Load C:\NWSERVER\DC3X5.HAM Loading module DC3X5.HAM DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315(U) PCI SCSI Adapter Driver For NetWare V3.12/V4.xx/5.0 Version 3.0 February 22, 1999 Tekram Technology Co.,Ltd. Auto-loading module NWPA.NLM NetWare 3.12/4.x NetWare Peripheral Architecture NLM:NBI Aware Version 2.33a July 31, 1998 Copyright 1991-1998, Novell, Inc.

  • Page 37: Driver Options

    5. NETWARE DRIVERS 5.1.4 Driver Options The following Options are supported by EEPROM setting. Set these\n options by using DOS 'UTIL.EXE' or during POST by pressing F2/F6 to enter set up utility.\n Supported options are :\n Parity check\n Synchronous negotiation\n Synchronous transfer rate\n Disconnection\n Wide negotiation\n...

  • Page 38: Server-Based Backup/Restore Support

    5. NETWARE DRIVERS 5.2 Server-based Backup/Restore Support The server-based backup/restore utility, Sbackup, comes with the NetWare OS. The DC- 395's ASPI drivers provide an interface between this utility and the tape subsystem. To run Sbackup, at the NetWare prompt type: :load tsa410 <Return>...

  • Page 39: Dismounting A File System

    5. NETWARE DRIVERS Move the inverted cursor bar to the item Removable Drive Mount Status: and press <Return> to mount the device Note: If the status is mounted already, then dismount and mount it again by pressing 4 consecutive <Return> to make sure the operating system gets the correct disk geometry.

  • Page 40: Os/2 Drivers

    6. OS/2 DRIVERS This chapter provides driver installation and un-installation instructions for IBM OS/2 v2.x and Warp 3.0/4.0. There are three driver files under the \OS2DRV directory on the software diskette: • TRM3X5.ADD is the DC-395's OS/2 Adapter Device Driver that is fully compatible with OS/2 v2.x and Warp 3.0 •...

  • Page 41: Un-Installing The Driver

    6. OS/2 DRIVERS Change the DESTINATION directory to OS2\BOOT or OS2 (for OS/2 version 2.x only) and click SET. Select Install and then Exit to complete the driver installation. You may also install the driver manually: Copy the file TRM3X5.ADD from the directory \OS2 on the Tekram driver disk to the directory C:\OS2.

  • Page 42: Command-Line Switches For Trm3X5.Add

    6. OS/2 DRIVERS 6.4 Command-Line Switches for TRM3X5.ADD BASEDEV=TRM3X5.ADD [/Universal switch] [/Adapter ID [/Unit switch]] [Universal switch] An option that applies to all adapters: MO - Do not change MO device type to DASD type when reporting to Device Manager. TMSCSIM.ADD default: Change MO device type to DASD.

  • Page 43: Windows Nt Drivers

    7. WINDOWS NT DRIVERS This chapter provides driver installation and un-installation procedures for Windows NT 3.51/4.x:. There is one driver directories under the \WINNT directory of the driver diskette, for NT 3.51/4.x: \WINNT\3_51-4_x Trm3X5.sys: Device driver for NT 3.51 & 4.x Oemsetup.inf: Device information file Trm3X5.inf...

  • Page 44: Boot From Cd-Rom

    "A" and press “ENTER”. NT will check the floppy and show: "Tekram DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315/U NT 3.51 & 4.x PCI SCSI Driver Ver. XXX" Select the NT version you want to install and press "ENTER". After NT scans the hardware and finds the controller, it will display: “Setup has recognized the following Mass Storage device in your computer:"...

  • Page 45: Adding The Driver To An Existing Nt System

    395 driver diskette into drive A: and type in the path: A:\WINNT\3_51-4_x (For NT versions 3.51 and 4.0) Windows NT will show: "Tekram DC-395U/UW/F or DC_315/U PCI SCSI Adapter Ver. XXX". Select "OK" Windows NT will display "Adapter: Tekram DC-395 PCI SCSI Adapter Ver. XXX"...

  • Page 46: For Nt Versions 4.X

    Select "Have Disk". Insert the DC-395 Driver Disk in drive A: and type in the path: \WINNT\3_51-4_x Windows NT will show: "Tekram DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315/U PCI SCSI Adapter Ver. XXX". Select "OK" At this point, if the specified driver has already been installed, NT will display the following message: “The drivers for this adapter are already on the system"...

  • Page 47: Windows 95/98 Drivers

    Click "Have Disk" and Insert the Tekram Driver diskette in drive A. Specify the path as A:\Win95_98. Click "OK". A"Select Device" dialog box shows "Tekram DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315/U PCI SCSI Adapter". Click "OK". 10. A" PCI SCSI Bus Controller Properties" dialog box shows driver Files directory :\Windows\SYSTEM\IOSBUSYS\Trm3X5.mpd"...

  • Page 48: New Windows 95 Osr2

    Click "Other Locations" and specify the path as A:\Win95_98 10. Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box shows "Windows found the following update driver for the device : Tekram DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315/U PCI SCSI Adapter. Click "Finish". 11. A" Copying Files screen" dialog box appears, Specify path as A:\Win95_98 and click "OK".

  • Page 49: Adding The Driver To An Existing 95/98 System

    Click "Have Disk" and Insert the Tekram Driver diskette in drive A. 10. Specify the path as A:\Win95_98. Click "OK". 11. A" Select Device" dialog box shows "Tekram DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315/U PCI SCSI Adapter”. Click "OK”. DC-395 Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 8. WINDOWS 95/98 DRIVERS 12. A" Tekram DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315/U PCI SCSI Host Adapter" shows driver Files directory :\Windows\SYSTEM\IOSBUSYS\Trm3X5.mpd", and click "OK". 13. A "System Settings Change" dialog box appears. Remove the driver disk from the drive and click on the “Yes” choice to restart the computer.
  • Page 51 Open the Control Panel and double-click the System Icon. Click the "Device Manager" Tab, and Double click on the "SCSI controllers". Select "Tekram DC-395U/UW/F or DC-315/U PCI SCSI Adapter" entry and click "Properties". Click the "Driver" Tab and choose "Update Driver". "Update Device Driver Wizard"...

  • Page 52: Sco Unix Drivers

    The example used throughout this chapter is for DC-395 under SCO Unix 3.2v4.x. The following is the table for mapping different driver names used for DC-395 series under either SCO Unix 3.2v4.x or SCO OpenServer 5.0: DC-395U/UW/F t3x5 SCO Unix 3.2v4.x t3x5 SCO OpenServer 5.0.X...
  • Page 53 9. SCO UNIX DRIVERS Enter source file name: OS5_395 ------> Enter Enter destination drive: A: ------> Enter Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press -ENTER- : Number of sectors per track for this disk is 18 Writing image to drive A:. Press ^C to avort. Track: 79 Head: 1 Sector: 16 Done.

  • Page 54: Adding The Driver To An Existing Sco Unix System

    9. SCO UNIX DRIVERS 9.2 Adding the Driver to an Existing SCO UNIX System with non-SCSI boot drive Boot SCO UNIX into administration (single user) mode. It is required to make a backup copy of the working UNIX kernel in case a hazardous condition should arise.

  • Page 55: Appendix

    SCSI Protocol Max. Max. sync. data Xfer rate Devices Model No. SCSI-I SCSI-II SCSI-3 DC-395U DC-395UW/F • Boot ROM support • On-chip state machine to control the SCSI sequences in hardware • Target Command Set Support • Single-Ended 48mA outputs to drive the SCSI bus directly Overall Features •...

  • Page 56: Product Support Form

    B. Product Support Form The following information may be required by your supplier in order to obtain technical support assistance: Have you tried the General Troubleshooting Tips in Appendix C without success? Yes? ____ No? ____ DC-395 Information - Serial # : ________________________ - Purchase Date : ________________________...

  • Page 57: General Troubleshooting Tips

    C. General Troubleshooting Tips Most controller errors are traceable to external factors, such as conflicts with other installed cards, bad or incorrectly configured drives, loose cables, improper SCSI termination, or other installation errors. To troubleshoot SCSI problems, try simplifying your hardware configuration by removing some devices from the system and then adding them back one at a time.
  • Page 58 C. General Troubleshooting Tips 5. A connected device is not recognized by the DC-395: • If the device is a hard drive, particularly an older one, there may not be a sufficient delay time specified in the DC-395 PCU. You can tell if this is the case by simply warm booting the computer after the drive has had plenty of time to spin up.

  • Page 59: Flash Bios Programming Utility

    Updating the DC-395U/UW/F BIOS Code is made easy with the TRMFLASH.EXE Utility, which can be found in the <BIOS> directory of the driver disk. Since the DC-395U/UW feature FLASH BIOS, it is not necessary to change the actual BIOS chip in order to upgrade the SCSI BIOS.

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