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| VG4 Driver for Novell Netware 3.10, 3.11 & 3.12 |
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NOTICE: EIDE310.DSK is the driver for Netware 3.10, and
EIDE311.DSK is the driver for Netware 3.11 and 3.12.
It is assumed that you are familiar with Netware installation. If this
is not the case, please refer to related documents.
You don not have to load the ISADISK.DSK when you are installing the
Netware driver for VG4 disk controller.
********* Installing the Driver *********
1. After you have installed the VG4 disk controller, bring up
the Netware server until the prompt ":" appears on the screen.
2. Type the following command after the ":" prompt:
:load EIDE310 [/F|/T] [/W] [/D0:n] [/D1:m] port=1f0 int=e
The parameters F, T and W define the operating mode. The parameters
D0, n, D1 and m define the speed setting for the attached IDE
drives.
F : VG4 controller works in thd Fast mode (Default
operation is in Turbo mode)
W : VG4 controller works in the 16-bit data access mode.
Certain motherboard CPUs(for example, IBM 486 SLC2) have a
16-bit external data bus and cannot operate in the default
32-bit data access mode.
D0 : drive 0 speed setting
n : drive 0 speed from 0 to 7
D1 : drive 1 speed setting
m : drive 1 speed from 0 to 7
Usually, you do not need to enter any speed parameters during the
installation process. Since when you execute the VG4.EXE to
install the DOS driver, the device drivers for Netware are also
reconfigured for the optimal speed setting.
Note: If no operating mode parameter is specified, the VG4
controller will be set to run in the default Turbo and 32 bit
data access mode.
In the Fast(F) mode, the VG4 disk controller supports
32-bit VL-Bus I/O access. In the Turbo(T) mode, the VG4 not
only supports 32-bit VL-Bus I/O access but also read/write multiple
commands. Since read/write multiple commands allow the host to
access disk data in multiple-sector blocks, the Turbo mode will
usually be faster.
Note that not all IDE drives support the read/write multiple
commands. Usually, you may set your VG4 to run in the Turbo
mode. When your system is brought up, the driver EIDExxx.DSK will
automatically issue an Identify Drive command to check if the
attached IDE drive(s) support the read/write multiple commands. In
case your drive(s) does not support the read/write multiple
commands, the VG4 disk controller will automatically be
forced to run in the Fast mode.
Please also note: While some IDE drives may respond to the Identify
Drive command and confirm its capability to support the read/write
multiple commands, they may not support the read/write multiple
commands properly. In such cases, you will need to specify the
operating mode as "F" explicitly to ensure reliable operation of
such IDE drives.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.