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AHA(4)			 BSD 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
     addresses 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:

     o	 Adaptec AHA-154xB
     o	 Adaptec AHA-154xC
     o	 Adaptec AHA-154xCF
     o	 Adaptec AHA-154xCP
     o	 Adaptec AHA-1640
     o	 Adaptec AHA-174x in 154x emulation mode
     o	 DTC 3290 SCSI controller in 1542 emulation mode
     o	 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
     result, 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 con-
     flict.

BSD				 July 4, 2004				   BSD
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