Adaptec APA-1350 Network Card User Manual


 
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MiniSCSI 1350 User’s Guide
Improving Overall Performance
Following are some tips on improving the performance of the
MiniSCSI 1350:
Ensure that the CMOS setting configuration for the parallel
port and the setting in the Device Manager are the same.
Ensure that there are no Port Base and IRQ clashes with other
installed devices such as Sound Cards.
If the parallel port supports EPP, ensure that the parallel port
mode in the system CMOS is set for EPP.
To step up the system performance, in the Control Panel, select
System, select the Performance tab, click on File System, ensure
that the Performance is set to Full.
Select the Trouble Shooting tab and ensure that the Write
Behind Cache is enabled. These are usually the default
settings.
The MiniSCSI 1350s are programmed to give maximum
performance for the following parallel port Port Base and IRQ
combinations: 378h and 3BCh and IRQ 7 Port Base and IRQ
combinations other than these are likely to slow down the
performance.
Ensure that the total cable length does not exceed 3 meters and
that no more than 7 devices are attached. For optimum
performance we recommend attaching only 4 devices.