Avago Technologies LSI20160 - Manual (Page 179)

Troubleshooting 7-19
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IDE BASEDEV= line appears in the CONFIG.SYS file before the SDMS
BASEDEV= line ( BASEDEV= SYM8XX.ADD /V or BASEDEV= SYM_HI.ADD /V ).
To resolve both types of problems, follow these steps:
1. Boot the system using the floppy drive and installation diskettes to
the F3=Command Prompt screen. Use the
TEDIT.EXE editor to edit
the CONFIG.SYS file. Move the BASEDEV= statements to be in the
appropriate order for the system's configuration.
2. Restart your system.
During normal operation, either the system locks up, multiple bus
resets occur or one of the following messages appears:
The : device is not ready.
or
The : device is not functioning.
or
A program in this session encountered a problem and cannot
continue.
•
If possible, replace the cables connecting the problem device. Some
cables cannot handle the synchronous transfer rate negotiated by the
driver and device.
If you cannot tell which device is experiencing difficulties, change the
cabling for each device separately to see if the problem is resolved.
•
Reduce the synchronous transfer rate for the problem device. It may
have indicated during initialization that it can communicate at a
synchronous transfer rate that it does not actually support. If
available, use the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility provided with
some members of the LSI Logic family of host adapters to reduce
the synchronous transfer rate. Refer to the PCI Storage Device
Management System SDMS 4.0 User's Guide for the availability and
use of the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility. If the SCSI BIOS
Configuration Utility is not provided with your host adapter, use the
command line option
/SYNCH_RATE as described in the Command
Line Options section above.