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= Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03 =
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= README for Microsoft Windows 95 =
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The following information is available in this README file:
o Supported Hardware
o Changes From Prior Release
o Installation Instructions
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 95
Updating the Driver for Windows 95 (Retail Edition)
Updating the Driver for Windows 95 (OSR2.x)
o Known Issues
o Diskette Contents
o Contacting Adaptec
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Supported Hardware
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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
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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
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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
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Changes From Prior Release
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This release of the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03 adds the
following support from the previous v3.02 release:
o Support for PC99 Windows Hardware Quality Labs Certification
o Updated OS/2 drivers
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Installation Instructions
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If you are performing a first time Windows 95 installation, see the
"Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 95" section, below. If
Windows 95 is already installed on your system, see the "Updating the
Driver for Windows 95" section.
NOTE: Windows 95 shipped in two different version - the Retail Edition
and the OEM Service Release 2 (or OSR2) Edition. To determine which
version you have, follow these steps:
1 Select Control Panel under Settings from the Start Menu.
2 Double-click the "System" icon.
3 Under the "General" tab, it will display the version number of
Windows 95 under the System category.
4 If it displays "4.00.950", you have the Retail Edition installed.
If it displays "4.00.950 B", you have OSR2 installed.
Both versions function the same, but the process of installing drivers
is different. Please make a note of this when updating your driver.
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 95
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A fresh Windows 95 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 95" section
below.
(NOTE: When Windows 95 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 95 (Retail Edition)
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To update or install the aic78xx.mpd or aic78u2.mpd driver if Windows 95
is already installed, follow these instructions:
1 Start Windows 95.
2 Click the Start button on the Windows 95 task bar, and then
point to Settings.
3 Click Control Panel.
4 Double-click the System icon.
5 On the Device Manager tab, click the plus sign next to the SCSI
controller icon.
(NOTE: If Windows 95 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.)
6 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.
7 Insert the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set Diskette into
drive A:.
8 Select the Driver tab.
(NOTE: If the version of Windows 95 you are using now displays a
window with a Update Driver button instead of a Change Driver button,
the remainder of your install procedure is covered in Updating the
Driver for Windows 95, Version OSR 2, described below.)
9 Click Change Driver. You may be asked to select the hardware type;
if so, select SCSI Controllers.
10 Click the Have Disk button and enter a:\win9x as the path.
11 Click OK.
12 Select the Adaptec 7800 Family host adapter, and click OK.
13 Again, click OK. The driver is now installed.
14 You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Click
Yes to restart your computer. Click No to return to the system
properties window.
Updating the Driver for Windows 95 (OSR2.x)
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This section covers the remaining steps to updating the driver on
Windows 95 OSR2.
(NOTE: If you have not already done so, follow the instructions in
"Updating the Driver for Windows 95" section above.)
1 Click Update Driver.
2 Insert the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set diskette into drive A:.
3 In the Update Device Driver Wizard, select Yes, and click Next.
4 Select Other locations.
5 Under the Location edit box, type a:\win9x, then click OK.
6 Click the Finish button.
7 At the message "Please insert the disk labeled '7800 Family Manager
Set v3.03 Installation Disk'." Insert the Adaptec 7800 Family
Manager Set diskette and click OK.
8 Another dialog box, Copying Files, appears with the message "The file
'AIC78XX.MPD' or 'AIC78U2.MPD' on 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03
Installation Disk could not be found ...". Type a:\win9x in the Copy
Files from the edit box and click OK. The driver is now installed.
9 You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Click
Yes to restart your computer. Click No to return to the system
properties window.
(NOTE: If you attempt to re-update the driver again, at step 3 above
you will need to select No, click Next, and follow the on-screen
instructions to re-update.)
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Known Issues
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o In some cases, each channel of a MultiChannel adapter must be
updated/installed manually with the aic78xx.mpd driver on a
freshly installed Windows 95 system. Please follow the
instructions listed under "Updating the Driver for Windows 95"
for each channel.
o Real mode ASPI drivers from EZ-SCSI are not needed, because
Windows 95 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:
o You are running in MS-DOS mode and need to access your CD-ROM
drive.
o You are using a scanner or another SCSI device with CONFIG.SYS
or AUTOEXEC.BAT based drivers, such as HP's SJIIX.SYS.
o You have an older model SCSI-1 CD-ROM driver that Windows 95 does
not support.
o You are using a CD-Recorder drive (however, some newer models of
CD-Recorder drives can use the embedded Windows drivers).
o Some older models of SCSI CD-ROM drives are not compatible with the
embedded Windows 95 CD-ROM driver. You can add support for the
CD-ROM drive by doing the following:
1 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.
2 If step 1 did not work, find the file named CDTSD.VXD in the
\windows\system\iosubsys directory and rename it to CDTSD.SAV.
o The mapping between MSCDEX.EXE, which runs in real mode, and the
Windows 95 CD-ROM driver does not match. You can correct this in
one of two ways:
1 Comment out the line that loads mscdex.exe in the autoexec.bat
file.
2 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.
o Windows 95 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.
o When updating/installing the driver for a host adapter, the
Family Manager Set will not automatically install both
Ultra2 and Ultra/Fast drivers. If you require both drivers,
you will have to install them seperately, 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.
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Diskette Contents
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The following files are included in this diskette:
o \WIN9X\AIC78XX.MPD - 7800 series SCSI miniport for Windows 95/98
o \WIN9X\AIC78U2.MPD - 7800 series Ultra2 SCSI miniport for Windows 95/98
o \WIN9X\AIC78XX.INF - Install script used by Windows 95/98 setup
o \WIN9X\README95.TXT - Readme file for Windows 95 (this file)
o \WIN9X\README98.TXT - Readme file for Windows 98
o \WIN9X\README95.HTM - HTML version of README95.TXT
o \WIN9X\README98.HTM - HTML version of README98.TXT
o \WIN9X\ADPINSTR.VXD - Instrumentation Helper Virtual Device Driver
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Contacting Adaptec
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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 http://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
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.