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Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers: Dell
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PowerEdge
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1300 Systems
User's Guide
Overview | Dell-Installed Microsoft® Windows NT® Server 4.0, BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS),
IntranetWare 4.11, or NetWare® 5.0 | Customer-Installed Windows NT Server 4.0, BackOffice SBS, IntranetWare
4.11, or NetWare 5.0 | The SCSISelect Utility | Installation for Windows NT Server 4.0 | Installation for Novell®
IntranetWare 4.11 | Installation for Novell NetWare 5.0
Overview
The following sections describe how to install and configure the Dell small computer system interface (SCSI) device
drivers included with your Dell PowerEdge 1300 computer system. These device drivers are designed to work with the
embedded Adaptec AIC-7890 Ultra2/ low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI-3 host adapter included with your system
and with the optional AHA-2940U2W SCSI controller card.
NOTE: The term "host adapter" is used throughout this file to refer to the embedded AIC-7890 controller or the
optional AHA-2940U2W SCSI controller card.
Dell-Installed Microsoft
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Windows NT
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Server 4.0, BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS),
IntranetWare 4.11, or NetWare
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5.0
If the Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft BackOffice SBS, Novell IntranetWare 4.11, or Novell NetWare 5.0 operating
system was installed by Dell, all of the SCSI drivers required by the PowerEdge 1300 system are preinstalled. You do
not need to use the procedures in this file unless you need to reinstall the drivers at a later date.
Customer-Installed Windows NT Server 4.0, BackOffice SBS, IntranetWare 4.11, or NetWare
5.0
SCSI drivers are provided for the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft BackOffice SBS
Novell IntranetWare 4.11 (also called NetWare 4.11) and NetWare 5.0
See Using the Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant CD for instructions on creating a diskette of drivers for your
operating system. For instructions on configuring the SCSI device drivers, see the appropriate sections in this file.
The AIC-7890 host adapter supports up to two 1.6-inch and two 1-inch, or up to four 1-inch internal SCSI hard-disk
drives in the system's removable drive cage.
The AIC-7890 host adapter and the optional AHA-2940U2W host adapter are part of the Adaptec 78xx series of SCSI
controllers and use the 78xx series of SCSI device drivers provided by Dell. The Adaptec SCSI basic input/output
system (BIOS), which is stored in your computer system's flash memory or on the AHA-2940U2W SCSI controller
card, links these SCSI device drivers to the AIC-7890 controller chip or the optional AHA-2940U2W SCSI controller
card.