QLogic QLA12160 SCSI PnP Miniport Driver for Windows .NET/XP/2000 (x86)
Contents
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1. OS Support
2. Supported Features
3. Release History
4. Creating the Driver Diskette
5. Installing the Driver
5.1. Fresh OS installation with the QLogic Controller as Boot
5.2. Adding the QLogic Controller to the Existing OS
5.3. Updating the existing QLogic Driver
6. Removing the Driver
7. Driver Parameters
8. Limitations
9. Additional Notes
10. Diskette Content
11. Contacting QLogic
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1. OS Support
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This release has been tested with Windows .NET/XP/2000 (x86).
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2. Supported Features
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* Windows .NET/XP/2000 SCSI PnP interface
* Support for more than 8 LUNs (See Additional Notes)
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3. Release History
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Please refer to Release Notes.
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4. Creating the Driver Diskette
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Locate the driver you want on the QLogic website and click "Link to
driver." When prompted "What would you like to do with this file?"
choose "Save this program to disk", then specify a temporary location
on a hard drive. Insert a blank diskette in the diskette drive. Run
the self-extracting file you just downloaded specifying A:\ for
"Unzip To Folder:".
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5. Installing the Driver
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This section is divided into the following three sections.
1. Fresh OS installation with the QLogic Controller as Boot
2. Adding the QLogic Controller to the Existing OS
3. Updating the existing QLogic Driver
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5.1 Fresh OS installation with the QLogic Controller as Boot
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Perform the following steps to initially install Windows on the
SCSI drive (boot disk) attached to the QLA12160 controller.
1. Start Windows installation procedure using the Setup
diskettes or CD.
2. If you are booting from the CD, press F6 if you see the message
Press F6 if you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID
Driver ...
After all the standard devices have been loaded, press S to
Specify Additional Device. Go to step 5.
3. If you are booting from the floppy diskette, after the standard
devices have been detected and configured, press S to Specify
Additional Device.
4. Select Other and press ENTER.
5. Insert the QLogic driver diskette and press ENTER.
6. Select the QLogic QLA12160, 64 bit PCI DUAL 160M SCSI HBA and
press ENTER.
7. Continue with standard installation procedure.
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5.2 Adding the QLogic Controller to the Existing OS
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QLogic boards are devices that are Plug and Play compatible
to your computer. Perform the following steps to add the driver to
the existing Windows system.
Installing the Driver for the First Time
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1. Ensure power is removed from the system you intend to install the
QLA12160 Controller.
2. Insert the controller in the appropriate slot in your
computer according to the Hardware Installation Guide (available
on www.qlogic.com)
3. Turn on your computer.
4. When your computer comes up, Windows will detect the newly
installed device by displaying the Found New Hardware message.
5. Click Next.
6. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended).
Click Next.
7. Select Floppy Disk Drives for Optional Search Location and Specify
a location.
8. Insert the QLogic driver diskette into drive A: and type A:\W2K
9. On the Install From Disk screen, type in A:\W2K and click OK.
10. When it displays "found the device" click Next.
11. On the Start Device Driver Installation screen, click Next.
12. When the Digital Signature Not found screen appears, select Yes.
13. When asked for Qlogic Driver Floppy disk, insert the floppy disk
and type in: A:\W2K.
14. Click Finish on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard/Completing the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
15. You will be prompted the message:
Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your
computer for these changes to take effect.
Do you want to restart your computer now?
Click Yes to restart the computer.
Adding Additional QLogic QLA12160
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If the driver has already been installed once, and you are adding an
additional HBA onto the system, when the system comes up, it will
detect the device correctly by displaying the Found New Hardware
message with QLogic QLA12160, 64 bit PCI DUAL 160M SCSI HBA. Perform
the following steps to complete the driver installation:
1. After the Found New Hardware Wizard starts the digital signature
box appears.
2. Click Yes on Digital Signature Not Found.
3. Insert Disk when asked for QLogic Driver Diskette and type in:
A:\W2K. Click OK.
4. Click Finish on the Found New Hardware Wizard/Completing the
Found New Hardware.
5. You will be prompted the message:
Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your
computer for these changes to take effect.
Do you want to restart your computer now?
Click Yes to restart the computer.
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5.3 Updating the existing QLogic Driver
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1. Start the Device Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Settings,
clicking Control Panel, double clicking System applet, clicking
Hardware tab, and clicking the Device Manager button.
2. Use scroll bar to scroll down the list of hardware types, double
click the SCSI and RAID controller.
3. Select QLogic QLA12160, 64 bit PCI DUAL 160M SCSI HBA from the
devices list and then click Properties.
4. Click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver to start the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard. Click Next.
5. Select Display a list of the known drivers for the device so that
I can choose a specific driver and click Next.
6. Insert the QLogic driver diskette into drive A: and click Have
Disk.
7. On the Copy manufacturer's files from, type in
A:\W2K
and click OK.
8. Click Next on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard/Select a Device
Driver screen.
9. Click Next on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard/Start Device
Driver Installation screen.
10. When the Digital Signature Not found screen appears, select Yes.
11. Click Finish on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard/Completing the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
12. You will be prompted the message:
Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your
computer for these changes to take effect.
Do you want to restart your computer now?
Click Yes to restart the computer right away.
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6. Removing the Driver
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To uninstall a Plug and Play device:
* Turn off your computer and remove the device from your computer
according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Note: You do not need to use the Device Manager or Hardware wizard to
uninstall a Plug and Play device. After you remove such a device
from your computer, and restart the computer, Windows will
recognize that it has been removed.
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7. Driver Parameters
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* MaximumSGList
Windows includes enhanced scatter/gather list support for doing
very large SCSI I/O transfers. Windows supports up to 256
scatter/gather segments of 4096 bytes each, allowing transfers up
to 1048576 bytes.
NOTE: the OEMSETUP.INF file has been updated to automatically update
the registry to support 65 scatter/gather segments. Normally,
no additional changes will be necessary as this typically
results in the best overall performance.
If you wish to alter this value, please use the following procedure:
1. Click on "Start", select "Run", and open the REGEDT32 program.
2. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and follow the tree structure down to
the QLogic driver as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Services
Ql12160
3. Select the "Ql12160" key and use Edit/Add Key to create a new
subkey named "Parameters".
4. Select the new "Parameters" key and use Edit/Add Key to create
a new "Device" subkey. If multiple adapters are installed,
you can specify separate subkeys for each adapter by using a
subkey name of "DeviceN", where N = the SCSI host adapter number
(0, 1, 2, etc.).
The tree structure should now look as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Services
Ql12160
Parameters
Device (or DeviceN)
5. Select the "Device" key and use Edit/Add Value to add a new
value name of "MaximumSGList". Set the data type to REG_DWORD
and enter a value from 16 to 255 (10 hex to FF hex). A value of
255 (FF hex) enables the maximum 1 MByte transfer size. Setting
a value higher than 255 results with the default of 64K
transfers. The default we use is 65 (41 hex).
6. Exit the Registry Editor, then shutdown and reboot the system.
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8. Limitations
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The following feature is not supported.
* Reduced Interrupt Operation
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9. Additional Notes
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* Support for more than 8 LUNs
Windows uses the ANSI-approved version field of the Inquiry
data returned by the target device to determine whether it should
support only 8 LUNs or 64 LUNs. If the field indicates that the
target device complies to SCSI-3 standard, the operating system
will enable more than 8 LUN support. Else, it will support only
8 LUNs.
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10. Diskette Content
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The following files on this diskette support Windows:
* QLOGIC - Diskette identification file
* TXTSETUP.OEM - Driver installation script for text mode
installation
* \W2K\OEMSETUP.INF - Driver installation script
* \W2K\QL1216.CAT - Windows Catalog File
* \W2K\QL12160.SYS - QLogic QLA12160, 64 bit PCI DUAL 160M SCSI HBA
miniport driver
* \W2K\RELEASE.TXT - Release Notes
* \W2K\README.TXT - This file
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11. Contacting QLogic
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Please visit QLogic's website (http://www.qlogic.com). On this site you
will find product information, our latest drivers and links for
technical assistance if needed.
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Copyright (c) 2000 QLogic Corporation. All rights reserved.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.