Adaptec APA-1350 - Manual (Page 18)

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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.