File Name: windows.txt IBM Ultra320 SCSI Controller 2 p/n 13N2249, FRU p/n 13N2250 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 IBM eServer xSeries CONTENTS -------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Command Line Options 5.0 Additional Notes 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview ------------ This package contains the Adaptec Ultra320 Family Manager Set v3.00S4 for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 1.1 Supported Hardware The following Adaptec SCSI Host Adapters are supported by these Windows drivers. Ultra320 Controller Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card (Low Profile) Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card AIC-7901B Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI ASIC Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card AIC-7902B Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI ASIC Adaptec SCSI Card 39320 Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card (one external 68-pin, two internal 68-pin) Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card (two external VHDC and one internal 68-pin) HPQ 39320D Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card (two external VHDC and one internal 68-pin) Adaptec SCSI Card 29320 Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card (one external 68-pin, two internal 68-pin, one internal 50-pin) Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LP Single Channel 64-bit Low Profile PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card (One external VHDC, one internal 68-pin) AIC-7901A Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI ASIC AIC-7902A4 Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI ASIC 2.0 Change History ------------------ (v3.00, June 2003) Added support for additional SCSI products: ASC-29320A/ASC-29320ALP and AIC-7901B. Also added StorPort drivers and AMD64 for Windows 2003. (v2.00, April 2003) Added support for one additional SCSI product: ASC-39320A. (V1.30, January 2003) Added Server 2003 support and combination of all drivers NT4/2000/XP/XP IA64/Server 2003/Server 2003 IA64 (V1.20, November 2002) Added support for AIC-7902B ASIC. (V1.10, August 2002) Added support for four additional SCSI products: ASC-39320, ASC-29320, ASC-29320LP, AIC-7901. (V1.00, May 2002) This is the initial release of the Ultra320 FMS. The following is a list of supported features: 2.1. Software/Hardware Features - Support for the SPI-4 "Ultra320" standard: - 320MB/s transfer rates - Packetized SCSI Protocol at 160MB/s and 320MB/s - Quick Arbitration Selection (QAS) - Domain Validation - Initiator Mode - Support for the PCI-X standard up to 133MHz - Support for the PCI v2.2 standard 2.2. Operating System Support: - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a - Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 RC 2 or latest build - Limited Hot Plug PCI (per vendor) for Windows NT 4.0 - LME/PAE support (Win2000 and WinServ3 only) - ACPI Power Management (Win2000 and WinXP only) Refer to the User's Guide for more details on this. 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions --------------------------------------- This section describes installing an Ultra320 SCSI host adapter. There are many different installation scenarios; please be sure to select the right one for you. 3.1. Installing Windows NT 4.0 with an Ultra320 SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows NT 4.0 Boot disk in the floppy disk drive or the Windows NT 4.0 Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Note: If there is DOS installed and you are trying to install Windows NT 4.0, then it may also be necessary to edit the config.sys file to include command lines for your CD-ROM drive. See the system documentation for more information. 2) When the following message appears onscreen, press the F6 key. "Setup is inspecting your computer system’s hardware…" If you are installing from CD-ROM, skip to Step 4. If you are installing from floppy disk, continue to Step 3. 3) For Windows NT 4.0 Boot disk installation only: When prompted, insert disk #2 in your floppy disk drive. After a few moments you will see a blue screen. 4) Press "S" to specify an additional device. 5) Press Enter to select "Other"; insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk in your floppy disk drive and press Enter. 6) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (WinNT 4.0)" and press Enter. 7) If you want to add other drivers, press "S" and repeat Step 5 for each additional adapter and insert the appropriate disk provided by the hardware manufacturer. 8) Press Enter to continue with the Windows NT 4.0 operating system setup. Follow the instructions onscreen and in the Windows NT 4.0 documentation to complete the installation. 3.2. Installing the Driver when Windows NT 4.0 is Already Installed 1) Start Windows NT 4.0. 2) Click the Start button on the Windows NT 4.0 task bar, and then point to Settings. 3) Click the Control Panel. 4) Double-click the SCSI Adapters icon. 5) Click the Drivers tab, and then click the Add button. 6) In the Install Driver window, click the Have Disk button. 7) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk in your disk drive and press Enter. Enter the following path to the installation files and then click OK. a:\WinNT40 8) In the Install Driver window, select the Adaptec Ultra320 driver from the list. Click OK. 9) You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Click Yes to restart your computer. 3.3. Changing Boot Controllers in Windows NT 4.0 1) With the existing controller still installed, install the Ultra320 controller into your system. Do not attach any devices to it at this time. 2) Start Windows NT 4.0 and install the driver from the Adaptec Ultra320 driver disk (see section 3.2). 3) Shut down Windows NT 4.0 and turn off your system. 4) Switch the bootable hard drive from the old SCSI controller to the Ultra320 controller. 5) Power on your system. 3.4. Installing Windows 2000 with an Ultra320 SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows 2000 Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Note: When using a CD-ROM drive to install Windows 2000 from the bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM support is enabled. This is done through the System BIOS Setup Utility. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and press Enter. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (Win2000)" and continue with the rest of the Windows 2000 installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up Windows 2000. 3.5. Installing the Driver when Windows 2000 is Already Installed 1) Start Windows 2000. Windows 2000 will automatically discover the new hardware and start the Found New Hardware Wizard to guide you through the device driver installation. 2) At the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window, select Next. 3) On the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen, select Display a list of the known drivers for this device, and click Next. 4) Select the Have Disk button. You will be prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied disk. Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk in your disk drive and enter the following path, then click OK. a:\Win32bit 5) Select the Adaptec Ultra320 driver from the list, then click the Next button. 6) Click the Next button again to confirm the installation of the driver. You may be prompted with this warning message: "The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature ..." Ignore the warning and click Yes to continue the installation. 7) When the driver is copied on the hard drive, click Finish. 8) You will be prompted to restart the computer. Select Yes. 3.6. Updating the driver under Windows 2000 Follow these instructions only if Windows 2000 is already installed. 1) Right-click on "My Computer" and choose Properties from the menu. Click on the "Hardware" tab and click on the "Device Manager..." button. 2) Under "SCSI and RAID controllers", click on the "+" sign (on the left). This will display the current SCSI adapters installed. Right-click on the device you wish to update and select Properties. 3) Click on the "Driver" tab and click on the "Update Driver..." button. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will start. Click Next. 4) Make sure the "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)" option is selected and click Next. 5) Make sure the only selection that is checked is "Specify a location". Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk into the disk drive and click Next. 6) At the "Copy manufacturer's files from" text box, type "a:\Win32bit", and click OK. 7) Choose a driver from the "Adaptec" provider that best fits your adapter and click Next. 8) Windows 2000 may state that a Digital Signature was not found for this driver. Click Yes. 9) If you are asked to enter in the path for the driver, type "a:\Win32bit". 10) Click Finish. You may be required to reboot your system at this point. NOTE: If your SCSI card is a dual channel adapter (such as the 39320), be sure to update both references in the Device Manager before rebooting. 3.7. Changing SCSI Boot Controllers in Windows 2000 1) With the existing controller still installed, install the Ultra320 controller into your system. Do not attach any devices to it at this time. 2) Boot up the operating system. Install the driver for the Adaptec Ultra320 Adapter (see Section 3.5). 3) Shut down Windows 2000. Turn off your system if necessary. 4) Switch the bootable hard drive from the old SCSI controller to the Ultra320 controller and boot up your computer. 3.8. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) with an Ultra320 SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows XP Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. NOTE: When using a CD-ROM drive to install Windows XP from the bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM support is enabled. This is done through the System BIOS Setup Utility. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003)" and press enter. Continue with the rest of the Windows installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up the operating system. 3.9. Installing Windows XP 64-bit Edition with an Ultra320 SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows XP Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Be sure to choose the CD-ROM boot option if working with an EFI BIOS. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003 IA-64)" and press enter. Continue with the rest of the Windows installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up the operating system. NOTE: When booting on an IA-64 system with an EFI BIOS, be sure to choose the "Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition" option to continue installing the operating system. 3.10. Installing the Driver when Windows XP is Already Installed 1) Physically install the Ultra320 adapter and boot up the system. Windows will automatically discover the new hardware and start the Found New Hardware Wizard. 2) Choose the "Install from a list or specific location" option and click Next. 3) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk into the floppy drive, check the "Include this location in the search" option, type in "a:\Win32bit" and click Next. If you are installing on an IA-64 class system, type in "a:\Win64bit\INTEL64" and click next. 4) At this point you may be prompted with a warning message that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing. Ignore this message if it appears and click "Continue Anyway". 5) When the driver is copied on the hard drive, click Finish. 6) You may be required to restart the computer at this point. 7) If you are installing a dual channel adapter, the Found New Hardware Wizard will restart. Choose the option "Install the software automatically" and follow the instructions. Again, you may be required to restart your computer. 3.11. Updating the driver under Windows XP Follow these instructions only if Windows XP is already installed. 1) Click the Start button on the Windows XP task bar, and point to Control Panel. 2) Click the Control Panel. If you are in Category View, click on "Performance and Maintenance". 3) Click on System; click on the "Hardware" tab and click on the "Device Manager" button. 4) Under "SCSI and RAID controllers", click on the "+" sign (on the left). This will display the current SCSI adapters installed. Right-click on the device you wish to update and click Properties. 5) Click on the "Driver" tab and click on the "Update Driver..." button. The Hardware Update Wizard will start. 6) Make sure the option "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" is selected and click the "Next" button. 7) Make sure the option "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." is selected and click the "Next" button. 8) Click the "Have Disk..." button and insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk into the disk drive. 9) At the "Copy manufacturer's files from" text box, type "a:\Win32bit" (or a:\Win64bit\INTEL64 for IA-64 system) and click the "OK" button. 10) Click the "Next" button. 11) Windows XP may state that the software "..... has not passed Windows Logo testing...". Click the "Continue Anyway" button. 12) Click the "Finish" button. You may be required to reboot your system at this point. NOTE: If your SCSI card is a dual channel adapter (such as the 39320), be sure to update both references in the Device Manager before rebooting. 3.12. Changing SCSI Boot Controllers in Windows XP 1) With the existing controller still installed, install the Ultra320 controller into your system. Do not attach any devices to it at this time. 2) Boot up the operating system. Install the driver for the Adaptec Ultra320 Adapter (see Section 3.10). 3) Shut down Windows XP. Turn off your system if necessary. 4) Switch the bootable hard drive from the old SCSI controller to the Ultra320 controller and boot up your computer. 3.13. Installing Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) with an Ultra320 SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows Server 2003 Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. NOTE: When using a CD-ROM drive to install Windows Server 2003 from the bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM support is enabled. This is done through the System BIOS Setup Utility. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003)" and press enter. Continue with the rest of the Windows installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up the operating system. 3.14. Installing Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition (IA-64) with an Ultra320 SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows Server 2003 Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Be sure to choose the CD-ROM boot option if working with an EFI BIOS. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003 IA-64)" and press enter. Continue with the rest of the Windows installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up the operating system. NOTE: When booting on an IA-64 system with an EFI BIOS, be sure to choose the "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition" option to continue installing the operating system. 3.15. Installing Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition (AMD64) with an Ultra320 SCSI Controller 1) Start your system with the Windows Server 2003 Boot CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2) Press F6 when this message is displayed: "Press F6 if you need to install third-party SCSI drivers" 3) When prompted, press "S" to supply the new driver. 4) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk when the setup prompts you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 5) The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the disk. Select "Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (Win Server 2003 AMD64)" and press enter. Continue with the rest of the Windows installation. 6) Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up the operating system. 3.16. Installing the Driver when Windows Server 2003 is Already Installed 1) Physically install the Ultra320 adapter and boot up the system. Windows will automatically discover the new hardware and start the Found New Hardware Wizard. 2) Choose the "Install from a list or specific location" option and click Next. 3) Insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk into the floppy drive, check the "Include this location in the search" option, type in "a:\Win32bit" and click Next. If you are installing on an IA-64 class system, type in "a:\Win64bit\INTEL64" and click next. If you are installing on an AMD64 class system, type in "a:\Win64bit\AMD64" and click next. 4) At this point you may be prompted with a warning message that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing. Ignore this message if it appears and click "Continue Anyway". 5) When the driver is copied on the hard drive, click Finish. 6) You may be required to restart the computer at this point. 7) If you are installing a dual channel adapter, the Found New Hardware Wizard will restart. Choose the option "Install the software automatically" and follow the instructions. Again, you may be required to restart your computer. 3.17. Updating the driver under Windows Server 2003 Follow these instructions only if Windows Server 2003 is already installed. 1) Click the Start button on the Windows Server 2003 task bar, and point to Control Panel. 2) Click on System; click on the "Hardware" tab and click on the "Device Manager" button. 3) Under "SCSI and RAID controllers", click on the "+" sign (on the left). This will display the current SCSI adapters installed. Right-click on the device you wish to update and click Properties. 4) Click on the "Driver" tab and click on the "Update Driver..." button. The Hardware Update Wizard will start. 5) Make sure the option "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" is selected and click the "Next" button. 6) Make sure the option "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." is selected and click the "Next" button. 7) Click the "Have Disk..." button and insert the Adaptec Ultra320 FMS driver disk into the disk drive. 8) At the "Copy manufacturer's files from" text box, type "a:\Win32bit" (or a:\Win64bit\INTEL64 for IA-64 system, or a:\Win64bit\AMD64 for AMD64 system) and click the "OK" button. 9) Click the "Next" button. 10) Windows Server 2003 may state that the software "..... has not passed Windows Logo testing...". Click the "Continue Anyway" button. 11) Click the "Finish" button. You may be required to reboot your system at this point. NOTE: If your SCSI card is a dual channel adapter (such as the 39320), be sure to update both references in the Device Manager before rebooting. 3.18. Changing SCSI Boot Controllers in Windows Server 2003 1) With the existing controller still installed, install the Ultra320 controller into your system. Do not attach any devices to it at this time. 2) Boot up the operating system. Install the driver for the Adaptec Ultra320 Adapter (see Section 3.16). 3) Shut down Windows Server 2003. Turn off your system if necessary. 4) Switch the bootable hard drive from the old SCSI controller to the Ultra320 controller and boot up your computer. 4.0 Command Line Options ------------------------ 4.1. Adaptec SCSI Driver Parameters WARNING: ALTERING OR ADDING THESE DRIVER PARAMETERS INCORRECTLY CAN RENDER YOUR SYSTEM INOPERABLE. USE THEM WITH CAUTION. Follow the instructions below to enter the registry values that affect the configuration information for Adaptec SCSI Card drivers. All SCSI Cards supported by the installed driver are affected by the values you enter here. Each driver has its own "key" reference. In this example, the Ultra320 key is used (adpu320). To enter driver-specific parameters, follow these steps: 1) Select Run from the Start button. 2) Type "regedt32" and press Enter. 3) Open the registry list to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ adpu320\Parameters\Device\ If the \Parameters\Device\ keys already exist, skip to step 6 below to begin entering parameters. If the keys do not yet exist, you will need to create them by continuing with step 4. 4) Click on the adpu320 key. Select the Add Key from the Edit menu; Type "Parameters" in the Key Name edit box. Leave the Class edit box blank. 5) Click on the Parameters key. Select the Add Key from the Edit menu; Type "Device" in the Key Name edit box. Leave the Class edit box blank. To specify a certain host adapter, append Device with the number of the host adapter. For example, type "Device0" for the first host adapter, "Device1" for the second, etc. If you omit the host adapter number, the configuration information applies to all supported host adapters. 6) Click on the Device key. Select Add Value from the Edit menu; type "DriverParameters" in the Value Name edit box. Enter the Data Type and press Enter. A String Editor text box appears. Enter valid parameters in the text box. When entering multiple parameters, each parameter must be separated by a space. To enter additional values, repeat step 6. Note: Changes made with the Registry Editor do not take effect until you shut down and then restart your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: /MAXTAGS=[value] Definition: Specifies a tagged command queue depth per target. Data Type: REG_SZ Possible Values: 1-255 Default Value: 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: /INSTRUMENTATION Definition: Enables instrumentation support in the driver. Data Type: REG_SZ Possible Values: N/A Default Value: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: /INSTR_ERRLOG_Z=[value] Definition: Specifies the length of the instrumentation error log. Data Type: REG_SZ Possible Values: 0-127 Default Value: 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: /RDSTRM Definition: Enables read streaming to be negotiated for all drives. Data Type: REG_SZ Possible Values: N/A Default Value: Off ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: /MAXIMUMSGLIST=[value] Definition: Sets the maximum transfer size for an individual command. The formula is: TRANSFER SIZE = PAGE_SIZE * (number of elements -1) Data Type: REG_SZ Possible Values: 2-255 Default Value: 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4.2. Windows SCSI Driver Parameters WARNING: ALTERING OR ADDING THESE DRIVER PARAMETERS INCORRECTLY CAN RENDER YOUR SYSTEM INOPERABLE. USE THEM WITH CAUTION. Follow the instructions below to enter the registry values that affect how the Windows SCSI manager interprets the generic configuration information of SCSI device drivers. All SCSI Cards supported by the installed driver are affected by the values you enter here. Follow the instructions below to enter the registry values that affect the configuration information for Adaptec SCSI Card drivers. All SCSI Cards supported by the installed driver are affected by the values you enter here. Each driver has its own "key" reference. In this example, the Ultra320 key is used (adpu320). To enter Windows parameters, follow these steps: 1) Select Run from the start button. 2) Type "regedt32" and press Enter. 3) Open the registry list to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ adpu320\Parameters\Device\ If the \Parameters\Device\ keys already exist, skip to step 6 below to begin entering parameters. If the keys do not yet exist, you will need to create them by continuing with step 4. 4) Click on the adpu320 key. Select the Add Key from the Edit menu; Type "Parameters" in the Key Name edit box. Leave the Class edit box blank. 5) Click on the Parameters key. Select the Add Key from the Edit menu; Type "Device" in the Key Name edit box. Leave the Class edit box blank. To specify a certain host adapter, append Device with the number of the host adapter. For example, type "Device0" for the first host adapter, "Device1" for the second, etc. If you omit the host adapter number, the configuration information applies to all supported host adapters. 6) Click on the Device key. Select Add Value from the Edit menu. In the Value Name edit box, enter one of the valid parameter values. Make sure to enter the appropriate Data Type for the value. To enter additional values, repeat step 6. Note: Changes made with the Registry Editor do not take effect until you shut down and then restart your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: MaximumLogicalUnit Definition: This command allows the user to specify how many LUNs the SCSI bus scans for during system initialization. Data Type: REG_DWORD Possible Values: 0-8 (Windows NT 4), 0-32 (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003) Default Value: 8 (Windows NT 4), 32 (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: NumberOfRequests Definition: Specifies the maximum number of outstanding or concurrent requests that can be delivered to the SCSI adapter. Data Type: REG_DWORD Possible Values: 16-512 Default Value: 255 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: DisableTaggedQueuing Definition: If present, tells the SCSI adapter to disable tagged queuing for all devices. Data Type: REG_DWORD Possible Values: N/A Default Value: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: DisableDisconnects Definition: If present, tells the SCSI adapter not to allow any target device disconnect privileges for I/O. Data Type: REG_DWORD Possible Values: N/A Default Value: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: DisableMultipleRequests Definition: Limits the number of commands to each logical unit to one. Data Type: REG_DWORD Possible Values: N/A Default Value: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.0 Additional Notes -------------------- 5.1. Operating System or Technology Limitations 5.1.1. Multi-initiator configurations are supported with Ultra160 and previous generation hard drives: Current generation Ultra320 hard drives do not support this configuration. 5.1.2. An Event 9 in the Event Viewer may occur with a DLT 7000 or 8000 tape device: If this occurs, install the registry fix (MAXIO64K.REG) located on this diskette. 5.1.3. Ultra320 hard disk drive support Adaptec only supports Ultra320 hard drives that have the latest firmware available. Please check with your hard drive manufacturer to ensure you have the latest version. 6.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number -------------------------------------- 6.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support 6.2 IBM Marketing Netfinity Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/netfinity 6.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: 1-800-772-2227 http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 7.0 Trademarks and Notices -------------------------- 7.1 IBM and the e(logo) are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. 7.2 This software contains the valuable trade secrets of Adaptec or its licensors. The software is protected under international copyright laws and treaties. 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