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AHA(4)			     Kernel Interfaces Manual			  AHA(4)

NAME
     aha -- Adaptec SCSI host adapter driver

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
     kernel configuration file:

	   device scbus
	   device aha

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
     following line in loader.conf(5):

	   aha_load="YES"

     In /boot/device.hints:
     hint.aha.0.at="isa"

DESCRIPTION
     This  driver  provides  access  to  the  SCSI  bus connected to the Adaptec
     AHA-154x and AHA-1640 SCSI host adapters.	x is 0 for controllers without a
     floppy drive and 2 for controllers that have  them.   For	optimum  perfor-
     mance,  Adaptec  AHA-174x controllers should be configured in enhanced mode
     and attached via the ahb(4) driver.

     One device hint entry for every card to be attached by the  system  is  re-
     quired.   Specific  values for the port address, IRQ, and DRQ may be speci-
     fied.  If wildcard values are used, the driver will query	the  device  for
     its current settings and use those.  If the port address is a wildcard, the
     driver  consults  an  internal table of possible port address locations and
     attaches to the first unattached card it  finds.	The  possible  port  ad-
     dresses for this card are 0x330, 0x334, 0x230, 0x234, 0x130, and 0x134.

     The  AHA-1640  is an MCA bus card.  Since the MCA bus is a self-identifying
     bus, no setting of hints is required.

HARDWARE
     The aha driver supports the following SCSI host adapters:

     *	 Adaptec AHA-154xB
     *	 Adaptec AHA-154xC
     *	 Adaptec AHA-154xCF
     *	 Adaptec AHA-154xCP
     *	 Adaptec AHA-1640
     *	 Adaptec AHA-174x in 154x emulation mode
     *	 DTC 3290 SCSI controller in 1542 emulation mode
     *	 Tekram SCSI controllers in 154x emulation mode

SEE ALSO
     ahb(4), ahc(4), aic(4), cd(4), da(4), sa(4), scsi(4)

AUTHORS
     The aha driver was ported by M. Warner Losh from the bt driver  written  by
     Justin T. Gibbs.

BUGS
     The  AHA-154xA card does not support residuals on data transfers.	As a re-
     sult, this card is no longer supported.

     There have been some reports that the AHA-154xB does not  work  well  under
     heavy load.

     The  AHA-154xCP  is a plug and play controller.  However, its resources are
     set using the on-board BIOS and cannot be moved.  Failures to attached  for
     this card are often caused when the resources set in the BIOS conflict.

FreeBSD 9.1			  July 4, 2004				  AHA(4)

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