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Contents
1 Installation and Setup ............................................................... 1
Bus Segments on the HP Ultra3 SCSI Host Adapter ........................................... 2
Installing the HP Ultra3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter .................................................. 3
Setting Up SCSI Devices.................................................................................. 5
Choosing SCSI Cables .....................................................................................5
Connecting SCSI Devices ................................................................................ 7
HP Ultra3 SCSI Host Adapter Driver Software ...................................................13
Preloaded Ultra3 Drivers ................................................................................ 13
Embedded Ultra3 Drivers ...............................................................................13
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................14
2 Configuration with SCSISelect .............................................. 15
Starting SCSISelect ............................................................................................ 16
Exiting SCSISelect ............................................................................................. 17
Using SCSISelect Settings .................................................................................17
SCSI Bus Interface Definitions .......................................................................17
Boot Device Options ....................................................................................... 18
SCSI Device Configuration .............................................................................18
Advanced Configuration Options ....................................................................19
Using SCSI Disk Utilities ....................................................................................22
3 Microsoft Windows NT Installation ....................................... 23
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT .............................................. 23
Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation From Floppy Disk ..............23
Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation From CD-ROM .................. 24
Installing the Driver When Windows NT is Already Installed ..............................24
Updating Windows NT 4.0 ..............................................................................25
Using Advanced Configuration Parameters ....................................................... 25
Using Windows NT SCSI Parameters ............................................................26
Using Driver-specific Parameters ...................................................................27
Hot-Plug PCI Feature .....................................................................................29
Using Windows NT and the Host Adapter ..........................................................30
Removing a Host Adapter ...............................................................................30
