1. Aokide.exe Driver
2. README.TXT File Contents

README.TXT Driver File Contents (Aokide.exe)

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				 Mapower Combo
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1. Instructions for DOS/Windows 3.1/3.11 users
   1.1 Installing Combo
   1.2 ETOOLS application
   1.3 Driver command line options for Combo IDE hard disk driver
   1.4 Driver command line options for Combo ATAPI CD-ROM driver
   1.5 Uninstalling Combo

2. Instructions for OS/2 2.1 and WARP users
   2.1 Installing Combo on a system currently running OS/2
   2.2 Installing Combo ATAPI CD-ROM while installing OS/2 on a system
   2.3 Driver command line options for Combo IDE hard disk driver
   2.4 Driver command line options for Combo ATAPI CD-ROM driver
   2.5 Uninstalling Combo



1. Instructions for DOS/Windows 3.1/3.11 users
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1.1. Installing Combo
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There are two ways you can install the Combo drivers:

1.1.1 If you want the driver to be loaded during system boot up, 
      type C:\AOKIDE\COMBO\INSTALL

1.1.2 You can also load the driver from the command prompt by typing IDEDRIVE 
      for IDE Hard Disk and CDDRIVE for ATAPI CD-ROM from drive C:\AOKIDE\COMBO\.

Note: 1. In this case, you need to run IDEDRIVE/CDDRIVE whenever your system
	 is restarted.
      2. This option cannot be used in Windows 95 DOS sessions.
      3. If you get an error message saying that there are not enough
	 drive letters available, add the following line in CONFIG.SYS,
		LASTDRIVE=Z 
      4. You can assign a fixed drive letter for all the systems for your 
	 parallel port drive. For example type IDEDRIVE /L:G where you would
	 like to assign drive letter G to the parallel port drive.


1.2 ETOOLS application
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The ETOOLS application has the following features:

1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of an IDE hard disk 
   drive and also report the type of Super IO card installed in the system.
2. Disk utilities to display the existing partitions, create new partitions and 
   format them. The ETOOLS partitioning scheme is based on the DOS FDISK for 
   the maximum compatibility across all operating systems. These partitions 
   will be recognized by DOS/Windows 3.X, Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2.
3. Option to set driver command line options.


1.3 Driver command line options for Combo IDE hard disk driver
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Use the command line options ONLY if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware or if the driver exhibits a data reliability problem. The options 
can be set using the "Device" - "Driver Settings" menu option of ETOOLS.EXE.
The command line options cannot be changed if the driver line in CONFIG.SYS 
is commented out (with a "REM").

The command line options are:

1. Slow down Enhanced parallel port access

2. Turn off Burst Mode - This option slows down port access for 
   Uni-directional and Bi-directional parallel ports.

3. Force Port to behave as a Standard Parallel Port - This option will force 
   the driver to detect the parallel port as a uni-directional port which is 
   the slowest mode of operation.

4. Reduce Port access speed by [1-30] - This option slows down the port access
   by a slow factor number and is applicable for all parallel port types.

The Driver settings menu will be enabled only if

- the driver line entry is present in CONFIG.SYS and
- the file INSFILES.INF is present in the directory where the ETOOLS.EXE
  is present.


1.4 Driver command line options for Combo ATAPI CD-ROM driver
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Use these command line options ONLY if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware.

/E        : Slows down EPP access. Use this option only if you are sure that
	    your printer port is an Enhanced Parallel Port. On other port
	    types, this option has no effect.
/P        : Pauses if the driver fails to install. The DOS boot process will
	    display an error message and wait for the user to press a key
	    before continuing.    
/Q        : Ignores multiple slots for CD Changers. The driver will allocate 
	    only one driver letter which will initially refer to the first 
	    slot. You can mount any slot for this drive letter by using the 
	    CDMOUNT utility for DOS or WINMOUNT utility for Windows.
/SF=1..30 : Slows down the access by forcing a slow factor ranging from 1 to 30
/U        : Forces uni-directional mode, it is the slowest mode of operation 
	    and should be selected only if the driver fails to recognize the 
	    CD-ROM. (Applicable only for non Uni-directional ports)
/V        : Enables slow mode. (Not applicable for Enhanced Parallel Ports)

These options can be added to the following driver line entry in CONFIG.SYS, 

  DEVICE=C:\COMBO\CDBLAZER.SYS /D:ONIDE001

For example, you can force slow mode by adding /V as follows,

  DEVICE=C:\COMBO\CDBLAZER.SYS /D:ONIDE001 /V


1.5 Uninstalling Combo
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To uninstall Combo, run INSTALL.EXE from the directory where you have 
installed the software and choose Uninstall option.



2. Instructions for OS/2 2.1 and WARP users
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2.1 Installing Combo on a system currently running OS/2
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1. Open OS/2 System folder
2. Open System Setup folder
3. Open Device Driver Install (in Warp 4 this is found in the Install/Remove
   folder)
4. Change the source directory to C:\AOKIDE\COMBO\OS2
5. Select Install
6. Select Mapower Combo Hard Disk ADD to install IDE hard disk driver or
   Select Mapower Combo ATAPI CD-ROM ADD to install ATAPI CD-ROM driver or
   Select both (using Shift + Down Arrow) to install both IDE and ATAPI drivers
7. Select OK
8. After it installs select Exit, and reboot your system

If the preceeding installation procedure fails to work, check to make sure that
the following lines are present in your CONFIG.SYS file. If they are not present,
you will need to add them:
      ifs=\os2\cdfs.ifs /q
      device=\os2\mdos\vcdrom.sys
      device=\os2\os2cdrom.dmd
      basedev=cdblazer.add /v
      basedev=idedrvr1.add /v


2.2 Installing Combo ATAPI CD-ROM while installing OS/2 on a system
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1. Make a copy of OS/2 boot diskette 1 with DISKCOPY
2. Delete AIC7770.ADD from Diskette 1
3. Copy CDBLAZER.ADD from OS2 directory of your driver disk to Diskette 1 
   of OS/2
4. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file on Diskette 1 to add the following line:
	basedev=cdblazer.add /v
5. Install OS/2 using the edited copy of Diskette 1


2.3 Driver command line options for Combo IDE hard disk driver
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Use these command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware. 

/E          : Disables fast EPP. This applies only for Enhanced Parallel Ports.
/SF=1..30   : Introduces a delay factor of 30 (Can take a value from 1 to 30 
	      with 30 as the slowest mode of operation).
/U          : Forces Uni-Directional mode. (Applicable only for non
	      Uni-directional ports.
/V          : Enables verbose mode 
/W          : Disables burst mode data transfer. This does not apply for 
	      Enhanced Parallel Ports.

These options can be added to the following driver line entry in CONFIG.SYS, 
      basedev=idedrvr1.add /v
For example you can induce a slow factor of five by adding /SF=5 as follows
      basedev=idedrvr1.add /v /SF=5


2.4 Driver command line options for Combo ATAPI CD-ROM driver
-------------------------------------------------------------

Use these command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware. 

/E          : Disables fast EPP. This applies only for Enhanced Parallel Ports.
/SF=1..30   : Introduces a delay factor of 30 (Can take a value from 1 to 30 
	      with 30 as the slowest mode of operation).
/U          : Forces Uni-Directional mode. (Applicable only for non
	      Uni-directional ports.
/V          : Enables verbose mode 
/W          : Disables burst mode data transfer. This does not apply for 
	      Enhanced Parallel Ports.

These options can be added to the following driver line entry in CONFIG.SYS, 
      basedev=cdblazer.add /v
For example you can induce a slow factor of five by adding /SF=5 as follows
      basedev=cdblazer.add /v /SF=5


2.5 Uninstalling Combo
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To uninstall Combo, remove the following lines from CONFIG.SYS file:
      basedev=idedrvr1.add /v
      basedev=cdblazer.add /v