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Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03

README for Microsoft Windows 98

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The following information is available in this README file:

Supported Hardware

Changes From Prior Release

Installation Instructions

- Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 98
- Updating the Driver for Windows 98

Known Issues

Diskette Contents

Contacting Adaptec

Supported Hardware

The following Adaptec SCSI Host Adapters are supported by the 7800 FMS v3.03. The first list (Fast/Ultra Adapters) is supported by the AIC78xx.MPD driver, while the second list (Ultra2 Adapters) is supported by the AIC78U2.MPD driver.

Fast/Ultra Adapters Description

AVA-2902I	PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable, internal)
AVA-2902E	PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable, external)
AVA-2903	PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable, internal, external)
AVA-2904	PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable)
AVA-2906	PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable, internal, external)
AHA-2910C	PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable)
AHA-2915C	PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable)
AHA-2920C	PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AHA-2930C	PCI-to-Ultra Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940	PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AHA-2940W	PCI-to-Fast and Wide Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940AU	PCI-to-Ultra Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940U	PCI-to-Ultra Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940U Dual	DualChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Internal Single-ended SCSI with 50-pin external connector
AHA-2940UW	PCI-to-Ultra Wide Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940UW Pro	PCI-to-Ultra Wide Single-ended SCSI (See Changes From Prior Release Section)
AHA-2940UW Dual	DualChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Single-ended SCSI with 68-pin external connector
AHA-2944W	PCI-to-Fast and Wide Differential SCSI
AHA-2944UW	PCI-to-Ultra Wide Differential SCSI
AHA-3940	MultiChannel PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AHA-3940W	MultiChannel PCI-to-Fast and Wide SCSI
AHA-3940U	MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra SCSI
AHA-3940UW	MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI
AHA-3940UWD	MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI with dual external VHD connectors
AHA-3944UWD	MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Differential SCSI with dual external VHD connectors
AHA-3940AU	MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra SCSI
AHA-3940AUW	MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI
AHA-3940AUWD	MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI with dual VHD external connectors
AHA-3944AUWD	MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Differential SCSI with dual external VHD connectors
AHA-4944W	Quad Channel PCI-to-Fast and Wide Differential SCSI
AHA-4944UW	Quad Channel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Differential SCSI

APA-1480	CardBus-to-Ultra Single-ended SCSI

AIC-7850	Single-chip PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AIC-7855	Single-chip PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AIC-7856	Single-chip PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AIC-7860	Single-chip PCI-to-Ultra SCSI
AIC-7870	Single-chip PCI-to-Fast and Wide SCSI
AIC-7880	Single-chip PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI
AIC-7895	Single-chip PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra Wide SCSI

Ultra2 Adapters Description

AHA-2940U2 OEM	PCI-to-Ultra2 Wide LVD/Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940U2B	PCI-to-Ultra2 Wide LVD SCSI
AHA-2940U2W	PCI-to-Ultra2 Wide LVD/Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2950U2B	64-bit PCI-to-Ultra2 Wide LVD SCSI
AHA-3950U2B	64-bit PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra2 Wide LVD SCSI
AHA-3950U2D	64-bit PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra2 Wide LVD SCSI with dual external VHD connectors

AIC-7890	Single-chip PCI-to-Ultra2 SCSI
AIC-7891	Single-chip 64-bit PCI-to-Ultra2 SCSI
AIC-7896	Single-chip PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra2 SCSI
AIC-7897	Single-chip 64-bit PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra2 SCSI

Changes From Prior Release

This release of the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03 adds the following support from the previous v3.02 release:

· Support for PC99 Windows Hardware Quality Labs Certification

· Updated OS/2 drivers

Installation Instructions

If you are performing a first time Windows 98 installation, see the "Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 98" section, below. If Windows 98 is already installed on your system, see the "Updating the Driver for Windows 98" section.

Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 98

A fresh Windows 98 installation will attempt to detect all Adaptec SCSI host adapters in your system. If it is unable to do so, follow the instructions in the "Updating the Driver for Windows 98" section below.

(NOTE: When Windows 98 starts, if "New Hardware Found" is displayed, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer". Insert your Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03 diskette and type a:\win9x as the path; follow the on-screen instructions.)

Updating the Driver for Windows 98

To update or install the aic78xx.mpd or aic78u2.mpd driver if Windows 98 is already installed, follow these instructions:

1. Start Windows 98.

2. Click the Start button on the Windows 98 task bar, and then point to Settings.

3. Click Control Panel.

4. Double-click the System icon.

5. On the Device Manager tab.

6. Click the plus sign next to the SCSI controller icon.

(NOTE: If Windows 98 cannot determine the type of host adapter installed in your computer, a yellow question mark labeled "Other devices" appears instead of the SCSI controller icon. To continue, click the plus sign next to the question mark; a yellow question mark labeled "PCI SCSI Bus Controller" then appears.)

7. Double-click the 7800 Family host adapter you wish to update, or if a yellow question mark labeled "PCI SCSI Bus Controller" is displayed, double-click the question mark.

8. Select the Driver tab.

9. Click Update Driver.

10. Insert the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set diskette into drive A:.

11. In the Update Device Driver Wizard, click Next.

12. Select the button for "Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended)". Click Next.

13. Select "Specify a location".

14. In the "Specify a location" edit box, type "a:\win9x", then click Next.

15. When Windows indicates "Location of driver: A:\win9x\aic78xx.inf", click Next.

16. Windows will now copy the files for your host adapter.

17. Click "Finish".

18. You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Known Issues

In some cases, each channel of a MultiChannel adapter must be updated/installed manually with the aic78xx.mpd driver on a freshly installed Windows 98 system. Please follow the instructions listed under "Updating the Driver for Windows 98" for each channel.
Real mode ASPI drivers from EZ-SCSI are not needed, because Windows 98 miniport drivers support most SCSI host adapters and SCSI devices. However, you will need to load the ASPI drivers (including MSCDEX.EXE, if you have CD-ROM drive) if any of the following are true:

You are running in MS-DOS mode and need to access your CD-ROMdrive.
You are using a scanner or another SCSI device with CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT based drivers, such as HP's SJIIX.SYS.
You have an older model SCSI-1 CD-ROM driver that Windows 98 does not support.
You are using a CD-Recorder drive (however, some newer models of CD-Recorder drives can use the embedded Windows drivers).

Some older models of SCSI CD-ROM drives are not compatible with the embedded Windows 98 CD-ROM driver. You can add support for the CD-ROM drive by doing the following:

Make sure your ASPI real mode drivers (including ASPI8DOS.SYS, ASPICD.SYS and MSCDEX.EXE) are loaded and running from your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. Consult your EZ-SCSI installation guide for more details.
If step 1 did not work, find the file named CDTSD.VXD in the \windows\system\iosubsys directory and rename it to CDTSD.SAV.

The mapping between MSCDEX.EXE, which runs in real mode, and theWindows 98 CD-ROM driver does not match. You can correct this in one of two ways:

Comment out the line that loads mscdex.exe in the autoexec.bat file.
Change the /L switch on the line that loads mscdex.exe in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so it assigns the CD-ROM drive the next highest logical drive letter after the hard disk drives.

Windows 98 does not support sharing of system interrupts (also known as IRQs) between two or more I/O subsystem devices (i.e. network interface cards or hard disk adapters such as SCSI host adapters). When IRQs are shared between I/O devices, lockups can occur while booting. If lockups occur, try moving or removing one or more PCI cards from one slot to another and bootup your computer again. If problems continue, refer to your system documentation and/or your system technical support for information on adding your system configuration.
When updating/installing the driver for a host adapter, the Family Manager Set v3.03 will not automatically install both Ultra2 and Ultra/Fast drivers. If you require both drivers, you will have to install them separately, as per individual host adapter. For example, after installing the driver for the AHA-2940U2W, there may be a conflict in the Device Manager with an existing or newly-installed Adaptec UltraSCSI or earlier host adapter. To resolve this problem, simply update the driver for the conflicting host adapter with the Family Manager Set v3.03 driver from the Device Manager.

Diskette Contents

The following files are included in this diskette:

\WIN9X\AIC78XX.MPD	7800 series SCSI miniport for Windows 95/98
\WIN9X\AIC78U2.MPD	7800 series Ultra2 SCSI miniport for Windows 95/98
\WIN9X\AIC78XX.INF	Install script used by Windows 95/98 setup
\WIN9X\README95.TXT	Readme file for Windows 95
\WIN9X\README98.TXT	Readme file for Windows 98
\WIN9X\README95.HTM	HTML version of README95.TXT
\WIN9X\README98.HTM	HTML version of README98.TXT (this file)
\WIN9X\ADPINSTR.VXD	Instrumentation Helper Virtual Device Driver

Contacting Adaptec

Technical information, including product literature, answers to commonly asked questions; information on software upgrades, and other topics is available electronically through the following:

· Search the Adaptec World Wide Web at www.adaptec.com

· Connect to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server at ftp.adaptec.com/pub/BBS/

· Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (A.S.K.) at http://ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for your product.

· Access Adaptec’s Interactive Fax at 303-684-3400, this is available 23 hours a day 7 days a week. The fax system is out of service for 1 hour each day.

· For Internet support, send technical questions to Adaptec’s Technical Support Specialists via WebMail at http://www.adaptec.com/support/webmail.html .

· For more information about Adaptec’s electronic support options, call 800-959-7274 or 408-945-2550, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

· To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call 408-934-7274, Monday–Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time.

After hours, on weekends, and on holidays, product support is available