Topics:
Hardware Installation
Antistatic Protection
Exercise care while handling the EasyConnection board. In particular
use antistatic protection devices if available.
These include :
- Antistatic work mats
- Wrist bands
- Earth straps
- Antistatic carpet spray
If antistatic protection devices are not available,
observe the following procedures prior to removing or handling EasyConnection
boards or the system motherboard:
- Discharge static build up from your body
by touching the bare metal chassis of the system.
- Avoid using plastic chairs when working
on the system.
- Move around as little as possible to avoid
building up static charge.
- Make sure the power cord is plugged in and
turned "off".
- Use an antistatic bag to carry and store
EasyConnection boards.
- Turn the system power off prior to installing
or removing EasyConnection boards.
- Check that devices to be attached to EasyConnection
serial ports are suitably earthed, correctly wired and are the correct
interface voltage standard.
Board Identification
The following table is a comprehensive list
of both old and new EasyConnection board types. It will assist
in the visual identification of boards:
Installing the
EasyConnection Board
Step 1.
Ensure that the system has been shut down and the power turned "OFF".
Step 2.
Locate the correct slot for the EasyConnection board.
Step 3.
Push the board into the slot. Make sure it is securely in place.
Step 4.
Connect cable:
- If connecting multiple modules, see Part
2, Module Assembly.
- Connect the module to host adapter using
the supplied cable.
Step 5.
If the boards have been installed in an EISA machine, observe your
Hardware Vendor's procedures for configuring with the new EISA configuration
diskette.
Step 6.
Boot-up the machine.
Step 7.
If installing under UNIX, you can now proceed with Port Configuration.
If
installing under OS/2, Linux, Windows NT, Windows 95 or DOS, proceed
to the Driver Installation Instructions.
EISA Configuration
Diskette Generation
To generate an EISA Configuration Diskette:
Step 1.
Highlight Customize on the Main Menu.
Step 2.
Highlight "Generate EISA/MCA Config".
Step 3.
Highlight the diskette drive required.
Step 4.
Highlight the diskette size required.
Step 5.
Insert a DOS formatted diskette into the required drive.
Step 6.
Answer "y" to the prompt, "Update configuration using the setup above?".
Step 7.
The configuration diskette file !STL0200.CFG is updated. You may now
use the systems EISA/MCA configuration utility to save the board configuration.
For further information, consult the easyadm
Reference.
Installing
ISA Boards in an EISA Machine
When installing ISA boards in an EISA machine
we recommend that you configure the ISA boards using the system's EISA
Configuration Utility. Hardware conflicts can then be detected
and resolved easily.
The distribution diskette contains configuration
files required by EISA machines to configure EISA and ISA boards, and
by Microchannel machines to configure MCA boards.
Configure your EISA/Microchannel machine to
recognise the installed board(s) using the respective system configuration
utility. Consult your computer system manual for instructions on using
the system configuration utility.
Perform the following steps to reconfigure your
EISA/Microchannel machine:
Step 1.
Power-on and boot-up your machine using the diskette containing the
system
configuration utility supplied with your machine.
Step 2.
Create working diskette copy. If you are not using a working copy
of this reference diskette, then make a working copy using the system
configuration utility. Restart the machine from the working copy.
Step 3.
Configuration file. Use the system configuration utility to copy the
appropriate
configuration file from the root directory of the driver diskette.
The relevant configuration files are as follows:
!STL0200.CFG - EasyIO (ISA) in an EISA
machine
!STL0400.CFG - EC8/64-EI (EISA) in an EISA machine
!STL0410.CFG - EC8/32-AT (ISA) in an EISA machine
!STL0420.CFG - EC8/64-AT (ISA) in an EISA machine
@62F9.ADF - EC8/32-MC in a Microchannel machine
@7113.ADF - EC8/64-MCA in a Microchannel machine
Step 4.
Save the new configuration and exit the utility.
Step 5.
Reboot system. Upon reboot to the system configuration utility, the
configuration file information will be updated and a valid DPRAM address
and I/O address will be selected automatically from the choices available.
Step 6.
On a EC8/64, select 'disabled' in the interrupt field.
The following information is required during installation of the Windows
NT driver:
- EISA - Slot number only
- ISA/MCA - Memory or Secondary IO address,
- IO address
- IRQ (if necessary)
Step 7.
Save the new configuration, exit the system configuration utility,
and reboot your system.
