Initio INI-AXXXU/UW Device Drivers
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For installation tips, please read the rest of this document as
well as the README.TXT file under each subdirectory.
Index
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1 - Initio Technical Support
2 - Diskette Contents
3 - Description
4 - MS-DOS
5 - INICD.SYS
6 - INIDISK.SYS
7 - INIFDISK.EXE
1 - Initio Technical Support
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By mail: Initio Corpration
2188B Del Franco st.
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone: 408-577-1919
FAX: 408-577-0640
BBS: 408-577-0431
(up to 28.8K baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop, no parity)
Internet: support@initio.com
http:\\www.initio.com
2 - Diskette Contents
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+--ROOT
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| +--README.TXT : This file.
| +--DOSSETUP.EXE : DOS Setup Utility
| +--TXTSETUP.OEM : OEM script file for Windows NT.
| +--DISK1 : script file for Windows NT.
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+--DOS
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| +--README.TXT : Readme file for DOS.
| +--ASPIA100.SYS : ASPI Device Manager(v1.00) for DOS.
| +--INICD.SYS : Initio SCSI CD-ROM driver(v1.05) for DOS.
| +--INIDISK.SYS : Initio SCSI Disk driver(v1.03) for DOS.
| +--INIFDISK.SYS : Initio SCSI Disk format utility(v1.04) for DOS.
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+--OS2
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| +--README.TXT : Readme file for OS2.
| +--INIA100.ADD : Adapter Device Driver for IBM OS/2. ( Not Included )
| +--INIA100.DDP : Driver Description Profile ( Not Included )
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+--WIN95
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| +--README.TXT : Readme file for WINDOWS 95.
| +--INIA100.MPD : Device Driver for WINDOWS 95.
| +--INIA100.INF : script file for Windows 95.
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+--WINNT
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| +--README.TXT : Readme file for WINDOWS NT.
| +--INIA100.SYS : Device Driver for WINDOWS NT.
| +--OEMSETUP.INF : OEM script file for Windows NT.
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+--NETWARE
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+--README.TXT : Readme file for NETWARE
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+--HAM
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+--INIA100.HAM : Device Driver
+--INIA100.DDI : Device Driver installation file
3 - Description
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This disk contains drivers for the Initio INI-A100U2W
family of SCSI host adapters
4 - MS-DOS
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The DOSSETUP.EXE program installsthe 16bit ASPI drivers,
SCSI CD-ROM driver and the MicrosoftCD extensions. This
program will automatically create or modify the
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files on your hard drive.
To complete CD-ROM installation, you will need MSCDEX.EXE
pre-installed on the hard drive or on a floppy disk.
MSCDEX.EXE is on MS-DOS 6.2x setup disk number one. Be sure
that you know the location and the path of MSCDEX.EXE prior
to running DOSSETUP.EXE. The hard drive will need MS-DOS
6.xx installed or it will need to be formatted with the /s
option (i.e. - bootable format) prior to running Initio
DOSSETUP.EXE. From the x:\ DOS prompt type "DOSSETUP"
and press "enter". NOTE: x = drive letter of floppy drive
used. After DOSSETUP.EXE completes, be sure to reboot system
so changes take effect.
5 - INICD.SYS
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INICD.SYS is a DOS device driver for supporting SCSI CDROM drives.
It is the interface between MSCDEX.EXE (supplied by Microsoft) and
the physical CDROM drive. INICD.SYS must be loaded by your CONFIG.SYS
start up file. INICD.SYS requires that an ASPI Manager be loaded.
Therefore, you must load INICD.SYS after you load the appropriate ASPI
Manager. INICD.SYS can be loaded with either the "DEVICE" or
"DEVICEHIGH" command. Below is a list of command line options and
examples.
/D: /d: This option is used to specify the name of the device driver.
The name specified must also be passed to MSCDEX.EXE on it's command
line (Using the same /D: or /d: option). The name specified must be 8
or less characters in length. Valid characters are the A-Z, a-z, 0-9
and underscore. The name must start with a letter. Examples:
/D:INICD001
/d:mscd001
/d:MYCD01
/T /t This option is used to specify a Time out value to be used
when sending commands to a CDROM drive. If a CDROM drive does not
respond toa command within the specified time out then the command
will be aborted and an appropriate error message will be displayed.
The time out value is specified in minutes. Valid values are 1-9
and D or d. The D or d values are used to Disable the time out
mechanism. If the time out mechanism is disabled then faulty
hardware can lock up the system. Examples:
/T4
/Td
/TD
/T1
/X /x This option is used to eXclude particular CDROM drives.
Excluded CDROM drives are identified by specifying the host adapter,
target id and lun. These values are spereated by a colon. Groups of
CDROM drives (or wild cards) can also be identified. Below are
examples of the different ways CDROM drives can be excluded:
/X0:1:2 Exclude drive on Host Adapter 0, target ID 1 and lun 2.
/X0:2 Exclude drive on Host Adapter 0, target ID 2 and ANY lun
/X0 Exclude ALL drives on Host Adapter 0.
SAMPLE CONFIG.SYS AND AUTOEXEC.BAT FILES
These samples assume that the user has loaded the Initio drivers
in the following directory: c:\ini910u.
Config.sys:
DEVICE=c:\ini910u\aspi910u
DEVICE=c:\ini910u\inicd.sys /D:INICD001
Explanation:
The first line loads the ASPI manager and the second line loads the
CDROM driver specifying the device name INICD001.
Autoexec.bat:
Mscdex /D:INICD001
Explanation:
This line will load the Microsoft supplied mscdex.exe file instructing
it to attach to the CDROM device driver INICD001.
6 - INIDISK.SYS
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Inidisk.sys is a DOS block device driver for supporting SCSI fixed
disks, removable disks and MO devices. INIDISK.SYS must be loaded
by your CONFIG.SYS start up file. INIDISK.SYS requires that an ASPI
Manager be loaded. Therefore, you must load INIDISK.SYS after you
load the appropriate ASPI Manager. INIDISK.SYS can be loaded with
either the "DEVICE" or "DEVICEHIGH" command. Below is a list of
command line options and examples.
/R /r This option specifies the number of logical drives
to reserve for MO and removable disk devices. MO and removable disks
media are capable of being partitioned just like a fixed disk. For
every DOS partition on the media a logical DOS drive letter will be
available. INIDISK.SYS will support as many logical drives as
required (up to the maximum supported by DOS) based on the
partitioning of the media that is present when your system boots.
However, the media may be removed at any time and a new disk may be
inserted. The new disk may have more (or less) partitions then the
original disk. The /R /r option is used to reserved drive letters
at start up in order to facilitate a disk change to a disk with more
partitions than the original disk present at boot time. The value
after the /R /r option determines how many drive letters will be
reserved on a device basis. For example, if the user specifies a
/R4 option and there are two removable devices attached to the SCSI
bus, then a total of eight (8) drive letters will be reserved.
/T /t This option is used to specify a Time out value to be used
when sending commands to a SCSI drive. If a SCSI drive does not
respond to a command within the specified time out then the command
will be aborted and an appropriate error message will be displayed.
The time out value is specified in minutes. Valid values are 1-9 and
D or d. The D or d values are used to Disable the time out mechanism.
If the time out mechanism is disabled then faulty hardware can lock
up the system. Examples:
/T4
/Td
/TD
/T1
/X /x This option is used to eXclude particular SCSI drives.
Excluded SCSI drives are identified by specifying the host adapter,
target id and lun. These values are spereated by a colon. Groups of
SCSI drives (or wild cards) can also be identified. Below are
examples of the different ways SCSI drives can be excluded:
/X0:1:2 Exclude drive on Host Adapter 0, target ID 1 and lun 2.
/X0:2 Exclude drive on Host Adapter 0, target ID 2 and ANY lun
/X0 Exclude ALL drives on Host Adapter 0.
SAMPLE CONFIG.SYS
These samples assume that the user has loaded the Initio drivers in
the following directory: c:\ini910u.
Config.sys:
DEVICE=c:\ini910u\aspi910u
DEVICE=c:\ini910u\inicd.sys /R2
Explanation:
The first line loads the ASPI manager and the second line loads the
SCSI disk driver specifying that a minimum of two drive letters be
reserved for each MO and removable disk attached to the SCSI bus.
7 - INIFDISK.EXE
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Inifdisk.exe is a DOS partition and format utility. It requires the
aspi910U.sys driver to be loaded in order for it to function properly.
Upon invocation the initial screen will have two windows. The top
window will list all of the SCSI devices installed in the system.
The user can highlight a particular device by using the up and down
arrow keys. The bottom window will display information about the
device that is currently highlighted in the top window. Inifdisk.exe
can partition and format any SCSI storage device that is not being
controlled by the BIOS, this includes SCSI disks, magnetic optical
drives, and removable media devices. Each screen is self-explanatory
so the user should have no problems in using the utility.
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.
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