BusLogic FlashPoint PCI SCSI Host Adapter Driver
For Microsoft Windows 95
Version 3.00
I. Introduction
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This README file contains compressed installation instructions and
notes on configuring tunable paramenters for the BusLogic FlashPoint
Windows 95 device driver. For more detailed installation instructions
and other information, please refer to the manual included with the
software package.
II. Installation
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This installation procedure describes the steps involved in installing
the FlashPoint protected-mode driver under Windows 95.
1. Use the FlashPoint DOS ASPI driver, FLASHPT.SYS, to do the
initial portion of Win95 install from CDROM. After the system
prompts you to reboot, it continues through the rest of Win95
installation normally using only the BIOS. At no point during
the install will you be prompted to provide the FlashPoint device
driver.
2. When the installation is finished and the system is rebooted
for the first time, a warning message appears noting that the
system is not configured for optimal performance.
3. Press the "Details" button. (The message indicates that all
devices are running in MS-DOS compatibility mode. This is because
all I/O requests are still routed through the BIOS interface and
the FlashPoint protected-mode driver has not yet been installed.)
4. Click the Device Manager button. Once in the Device Manager, the
following is displayed:
? Other Devices
5. Click on "? Other Devices", then on "PCI SCSI Bus Controller".
6. Choose "Change Driver", "Other Devices", "Unknown Devices", and
"Have Disk" options, respectively. You will be prompted to
insert the the driver diskette for the unrecognized card.
7. Place the Device Drivers diskette containing the FlashPoint
Windows 95 driver in drive A:. (The diskette contains two files --
FLASHPT.MPD and FLASHPT.INF.)
8. After providing the diskette containing the driver, a popup message
displays, stating:
BusLogic FlashPoint PCI SCSI Adapter Has a ROM
Windows cannot determine whether it can remove this
device safely. To try removing this device, make sure
you have closed all your documents and programs and
then click Test.
If the test is successful, you can probably remove this
device safely. If you encounter problems, you cannot remove
this device safely while Windows is running.
Caution:
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Avoid running the test as it hangs the system.
9. At this point, you will be prompted to reboot so the new changes
can take effect.
III. Configuring Tunable Parameters
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The following tunable (user-configurable) parameter(s) are supported:
MaxQueueTags - Parameter to control the maximum queue tag
depth on tagged queuing devices attached to
a given adapter. The driver defaults to a
tag queue depth of 8. Valid values are 1 to 60.
To modify a tunable parameter under Windows 95, invoke the Windows 95
Device Manager as follows:
1. From the Control Panel, choose Settings, then click on the System
icon.
2. Click on the Device Manager button.
3. Click on SCSI Controllers.
4. Click on BusLogic FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapters.
5. Click on the Settings button.
6. At the Adapter Settings prompt, type in the tunable parameter
(multiple parameters must be separated by a semicolon).
Example: To specify a maximum tag queue depth, where xx is a
value between 1 and 60 inclusive, type:
MaxQueueTags=xx
7. You are done.
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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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