Product: PowerSCSI!(tm) for DOS/Windows/Netware 386 Version: 4.0 Date: July 15, 1994 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ================ PowerSCSI! for DOS/Windows/Netware 386 is a total SCSI solution for Future Domain's line of controllers and integrated circuits (IC). For DOS and Windows Users ------------------------- Under DOS and Windows, support is provided for the following SCSI peripherals : SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives In addition, the following software interfaces are supported: Future/CAM (Common Access Method) ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) Interrupt 13H Interrupt 4BH FastDisk (32-bit Disk Access) CD-ROM Extensions This extensive SCSI interface support allows you to use various third party software on any Future Domain SCSI controller and/or IC on motherboards. Finally, several DOS utilities are included to exercise your fixed disks and CD-ROM drives. These are: FDSDA - Future Domain SCSI Diagnostic Utility FDDSU - Future Domain Disk Setup Utility FDAUDIO - DOS CD-ROM Play Audio Utility FDLOCK - Locks the CD-ROM Door FDUNLOCK - Unlocks the CD-ROM Door FDEJECT - Software Eject of CD FDCDTEST - Exercises the various CD-ROM functions For Netware 386 Users --------------------- Under NetWare 386 V4.X, support is provided for the following SCSI peripherals : SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Tape Drives SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Removables/MO/Multifunction/WORM Drives Under NetWare 386 V3.X support is provided for the following SCSI peripherals : SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Removables/MO/Multifunction/WORM Drives In addition, the following software interfaces are supported: Future/CAM (Common Access Method) ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) NEW IN THIS RELEASE =================== The following are the highlights of this latest release of PowerSCSI! for DOS/Windows/Netware 386: New and improved Setup program for both DOS and Windows. Supports all new Future Domain controllers for PCI and PCMCIA system bus. Supports auto-configuration for hard disks and CD-ROM devices on the SCSI2GO PCMCIA card. SCSI2GO cards can be plugged and unplugged without rebooting. Device attached to the SCSI2GO card may be auto-configured so they may be inserted Advanced Power Management (APM) is fully supported under DOS and Windows for all 16-bit controllers and PCMCIA cards and 32-bit PCI controllers. CD-ROM driver has enhanced features which includes support for: CD-I CD-XA CD-R Additional CD-ROM drives supported. For a list of all the CD-ROM drives supported contact the Marketing Department at the address listed at the bottom of this README file. Supports 32-bit File Access in Windows for Workgroups v3.11. New and improved SCSI drivers for both v3.xx and v4.xx versions of Netware 386. INSTALLATION ============ For DOS and Windows Users ------------------------- Installation of the drivers and utilities is accomplished by running the SETUP.EXE program. This program can be run from either the DOS shell or the Windows Program Manager. If you are using Windows, we suggest that you run SETUP.EXE from the Program Manager. We also encourage you to use the 'Express' installation option to minimize possible configuration conflicts. SETUP.EXE will determine what drivers your system will need and modify some or all of the following files after it had saved the old copies: CONFIG.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT SYSTEM.INI You will then be required to reboot your computer system after all the modifications have been made. The DOS SCSI Utilities that are in the DOSUTILS subdirectory can be copied to your fixed disk for later reference. These utilities are to be used only for SCSI disk preparation (FDDSU.EXE) or for diagnostic purposes (FDSDA.EXE). For NetWare 386 Users --------------------- An INSTALL.EXE program is provided in the NETWARE subdirectory to copy the appropriate Netware 386 Drivers to your Netware Server directory. For more information on the NetWare 386 Drivers refer to the README.NOW file in the NETWARE subdirectory. TECHNICAL TIPS ============== If you have a PCI system and are having problems with EMM386.EXE loaded, you need to upgrade to EMM386.EXE v4.49 shipped with MS-DOS v6.22. At this time, the EMM386.EXE in PC-DOS v6.x still has problems with PCI systems. Use another memory manager or contact IBM Corp. for more information. Under MS-DOS Version 6.0 or later, if you have a SCSI configuration that depends on conditionally executing AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file, you need to move the PowerSCSI! drivers to the appropriate section(s) of your system files. The PowerSCSI! Setup program will create a file with the extension MCF (CONFIG.MCF and/or AUTOEXEC.MCF) that will contain the driver lines that you can later use to modify your CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEC.BAT files. If you are using the AST PowerExec 433/SL, make sure that the Card Services driver (CS.EXE) in the CONFIG.SYS file specifies the command line switch : /IRQ A The following portable computer is not supported: - HP Omnibook 300/450 If you are using Windows on a Gateway 2000 Colorbook and are having problems with PowerSCSI!, comment out the driver V18FCAMD.386 in the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file. If you have a notebook that uses the Databook PCMCIA Adapter and are having problems you need to upgrade to the Card and Socket Services v3.02 or later available from Databook Incorporated. If FDBIOS.SYS is loaded to support a primary partition and an IDE drive is present which has an extended partition, the drive letters and volume labels displayed by DOS FDISK are incorrect. In this case drive letters are allocated to the IDE drive first and then the SCSI drive instead of primary partitions followed by extended partitions. To install the TMC-7000EX drivers under DOS/Windows you have to run SETUP from the DOS prompt and not from within Windows. If you intend to run SCSI drivers and/or applications in Windows you must add the following line to the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file: DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\VEXFCAMD.386 In addition, if your system has a SCSI hard disk you may take advantage of the 32-Bit Disk Access Support under Windows by adding the following lines to your SYSTEM.INI file: DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\FDSCSI.386 DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\INT13.386 32BitDiskAccess=ON NOTE: You have to manually copy the appropriate .386 files from the PowerSCSI! for DOS/Windows/NetWare 386 diskette to the C:\PWRSCSI! directory. All the .386 drivers are located in the WINDOWS subdirectory of the diskette. If the TMC-7000EX is present in a system with other SCSI controllers, the following restrictions apply : (1) No more than one TMC-7000EX BIOS should be enabled in the system. (2) If the TMC-7000EX BIOS is configured, it should be set to the highest ROM address of all the SCSI controllers present. The Conner Backup Exec V3.1 for Windows is not supported in this release of PowerSCSI!. Please contact Conner for an updated version of the software. The Interrupt 4BH Interface driver (INT4BCAM.SYS) does not support hot pluggability in the SCSI2GO card. We suggest that all devices using Interrupt 4BH calls be installed prior to booting your system. Future Domain does not recommend any specific version of CD-ROM Extensions. If you have any problems with your CD-ROM extensions you will need to contact the specific vendor. On a SCSI2GO configuration, issuing DOS commands to an unplugged CD-ROM drive may take longer than expected for DOS to return with an "Abort, Retry, Fail?" message. This is an expected behavior. CUSTOMER SERVICE ================ If you have any comments or questions, our Customer Service representatives are available at the following times: Mondays to Fridays 8 AM to 5 PM (PST) Phone: (714) 253-0440 FAX: (714) 253-0429 You may also correspond via the following address: Future Domain Corporation Customer Service Department 2801 McGaw Avenue Irvine, CA 92714 U.S.A.Download Driver Pack
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