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I want to configure a CMS hard drive controller card to run a 20 meg drive for a //e. Could someone supply info on settings?

April 26, 2017card CMS configure controller drive Meg run

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I want to configure a CMS hard drive controller card to run a 20 meg drive for a //e. Could someone supply info on settings?

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According to the CMS manual, page D3, the six sets of eight pairs of jumpers (u1….u6) are for the following purpose: ___________________________________ / | / u 1 u 2 u 3 u 4 j2 | / | / | | | | | | | | | | | | u 5 u 6 | |___________________________________________ j1 | | | |______________________| u 1: Boot Scan delay….manual shows no jumpers here in default configuration u 2: first (left) jumper is ‘Enable I.C.P. (Yes/No)’, middle 6 not used, last (right) is ‘multiple initiators (Yes/No)’…manual shows no jumpers in default configuration u 3: Selection phase time out delay….I believe this sets how long the card waits for the drive to come up to speed(?)…manual shows the default as having 4, 5, and 7 with jumpers installed u 4: Arbitration phase time out delay….manual shows default as no jumpers installed u 5: Bus Free phase time out delay…manual shows default as jumper on number 1 u 6: Interrupt recovery delay….manual shows jumpers on 3, 4, and 5 J1 and J2 are single se