Re: Tryng to use a 95 SCSI board in XP

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From: Just Me (newsgroups_at_a-znet.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:50:53 -0400

Thanks

"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
news:Ol$dUdvWEHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> As with all ISA card, you need to supply a driver for it. XP may not have
> one nor would Adaptec have one.
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> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:WZ%Cc.26171$Y3.10931@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > The 1515 is an ISA based card. Windows XP will probably
> > not automatically enumerate it. You need to go to Device Mgr.
> > Click VIEW, check "Show Hidden Devices". Expand the SCSI
> > and Raid Controllers category. Right click on each instance of
> > the 1515 and choose uninstall.
> > Reboot and manually install the drivers. (Best I remember this
> > card is very old and doesn't have 2000/XP drivers) You'll have
> > to tell XP to manually select a driver. I think the closest match
> > for the chipset is AHA-151x. Just Click Adaptec as the vendor
> > and scroll through the listing.
> >
> > "Mousey Mick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:21a4201c45aee$e242c740$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > > 1) When you replaced the board (1515) did you actually
> > > uninstall the device from Device Manager or did you just
> > > shut the system down and remove it ?
> > > 2) Did you notice what driver Windows was using for the
> > > 1515 before you removed it ?
> > > 3) Have you tried the Add New Hardware Wizard and let
> > > Windows search for new devices ?
> > >
> > > Saying that it "has to be software" is not necessarily
> > > true unless you've put the 1515 in another Windows XP
> > > system and it works OK there.
> > >
> > > Good Luck !
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >When I upgraded to XP my system with a AVA-1515 Adaptec
> > > SCSI adapter worked
> > > >ok.
> > > >
> > > >I recently replace that board with another that I thought
> > > was newer.
> > > >The new board did not work so I put the 1515 back - but I
> > > can't get XP to
> > > >see it.
> > > >
> > > >I didn't change the board so it has to be software.
> > > >I tried to reinstall the device using the Adaptec driver
> > > but XP didn't like
> > > >that driver.
> > > >
> > > >I did a System Restore but that didn't help
> > > >
> > > >Any suggestions?
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