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OnSpec SimpleSCSI
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This document is divided into the following sections and topics:
1. Instructions for DOS/Windows 3.1/3.11 users
1.1 Installing SimpleSCSI
1.2 SCSIUTIL utility
1.3 CD player
1.4 Driver command line options for ASPI Manager
1.5 Driver command line options for SCSI hard disk driver
1.6 Driver command line options for SCSI CD-ROM driver
1.7 Software compatibility
1.8 Uninstalling SimpleSCSI
2. Instructions for Windows 95 users
2.1 Installing SimpleSCSI
2.2 SwissKnife application
2.3 Un-partitioned hard drives
2.4 DynaIcon application
2.5 CD player
2.6 Backup utility
2.7 Driver command line options
2.8 Printing documents from a parallel port based drive to the printer also
connected to the same parallel port
2.9 Uninstalling SimpleSCSI
3. Instructions for Windows NT 3.51/4.0 users
3.1 Installing SimpleSCSI
3.2 SwissKnife application
3.3 Un-partitioned hard drives
3.4 CD player
3.5 Driver command line options
3.6 Uninstalling SimpleSCSI
4. Instructions for OS/2 2.1 and WARP users
4.1 Installing SimpleSCSI on a system currently running OS/2
4.2 Installing SimpleSCSI CD-ROM while installing OS/2 on a system
4.3 Driver command line options
4.4 Uninstalling SimpleSCSI
1. Instructions for DOS/Windows 3.1/3.11 users
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1.1. Installing SimpleSCSI
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There are two ways you can install the SimpleSCSI driver:
1.1.1 If you want the driver to be loaded during system boot up,
type A:(or B:)\INSTALL
1.1.2 You can also load the drivers from the command prompt by running the
appropriate batch files:
1.1.2.1 Type SCSIDRIV from A:(or B:) for SCSI hard disk driver.
SCSIDRIV also offers /L option to assign a fixed drive letter
for your parallel port hard disk. For example, type
SCSIDRIV /L:G where you would like to assign drive letter G to
the parallel port drive.
1.1.2.2 Type SCSICD from A:(or B:) for SCSI CD-ROM driver. Please make
sure that you have MSCDEX.EXE in your hard disk and path is set
to that directory.
1.1.2.3 Type SCSIASPI from A:(or B:) to load only the ASPI manager.
When you use SCSIDRIV, SCSICD or SCSIASPI, please note the following:
1. You need to run these batch files 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
1.2 SCSIUTIL utility
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SCSIUTIL utility has the following features:
1. Display Devices: This scans for the list of SCSI Host Adapters and
the devices connected to them. It gives the details of the devices.
2. Partition & QuickFormat: A partitioning utility for SCSI Fixed/Removable
hard disks such as MO Drives, Floptical Drives, SyQuest, IOMEGA drives
and is 100% compatible with MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2.
1.3 CD player
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The AUDIO CDs can be played using the CD player (AUDIO.EXE) for DOS or
Windows 3.1/3.11 CD player (WAUDIO.EXE).
1.4 Driver command line options for ASPI Manager
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Use these command line options ONLY if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware.
/D : Disables interrupts while the SCSI command is in progress. This
may be needed when using some tape software.
/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.
/SF=1..30 : Slows down the access by forcing a slow factor ranging from 1 to
30. By default, the ASPI Manager attempts to find the best method
of data transfer through your parallel port.
/U : Forces uni-directional mode, it is the slowest mode of operation
and is 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:\SMPLSCSI\EGRET100.SYS
For example, you can force slow mode by adding /V as follows,
DEVICE=C:\SMPLSCSI\EGRET100.SYS /V
1.5 Driver command line options for SCSI hard disk driver
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The SCSI hard disk driver recognizes both floppy and hard disk formats on
removable cartridges. It also supports cartridges that have been formatted
by other software vendors such as Adaptec, Sony, Iomega, SyQuest, Corel and
IBM. If a cartridge uses a hard disk format, SimpleSCSI automatically
recognizes all the existing partitions.
The following options can be used to recognize more partitions than the
device has at boot up. This is used when you partition the device to have
more partitions than it originaly had at boot up, but do not want to reboot
for the drive letters to be assigned.
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/1 - One Logical Unit.
/2 - Two Logical Units.
/3 - Three Logical Units.
/4 - Four Logical Units.
These options can be added to the following driver line entry in CONFIG.SYS,
DEVICE=C:\SMPLSCSI\PHDASPI.SYS
For example, you can reserve 3 logical units by adding the option /3 as follows,
DEVICE=C:\SMPLSCSI\PHDASPI.SYS /3
Note
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If the catridge is not present when the driver installs, it assumes the
number of logical units specified in the command line option (default is 1).
1.6 Driver command line options for SCSI CD-ROM driver
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/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.
This option can be added to the following driver line entry in CONFIG.SYS,
DEVICE=C:\SMPLSCSI\PCDASPI.SYS /D:PENCDROM
You can add the option /P as follows,
DEVICE=C:\SMPLSCSI\PCDASPI.SYS /D:PENCDROM /P
1.7 Software compatibility
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1.7.1 ASPI Manager
The following software have been qualified with SimpleSCSI ASPI Manager:
1. CorelSCSI 2.00 and upwards
2. Adaptec's SCSIWorks
1.7.2 SCSI Fixed/Removable hard disk driver (PHDASPI.SYS)
This driver will recognize partitions created by the following software:
1. CorelSCSI 2.00 and upwards
2. Adaptec's SCSIWorks
3. IBM's MO formats
4. Fujitsu's MO formats
5. DOS/Windows 3.1 formats for Fixed and Removable drives
6. Windows 95 format for Fixed and Removable drives (FAT)
7. Windows NT format for Fixed and Removable drives (FAT)
1.8 Uninstalling SimpleSCSI
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To uninstall SimpleSCSI, run INSTALL.EXE from the directory where you have
installed the software and choose Uninstall option.
2. Instructions for Windows 95 users
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2.1 Installing SimpleSCSI
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Bring up Windows 95 and select Start-Run menu. Windows 95 will prompt for the
name of the application to run. Insert the Windows 95/NT installation disk and
type A:(or B:)\SETUP and press ENTER. The software will be installed and
if your device is powered up and connected, you will be able to use it.
2.2 SwissKnife application
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The SwissKnife application has the following features:
1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of SCSI drives and
report the throughput that can be obtained from the port and also
the type of Super IO card installed in the system.
2. Attach/Detach option to dynamically attach/detach the devices on the
parallel port without restarting the system.
3. Disk utilities to display the existing partitions, create new partitions and
format them. The SwissKnife 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.
Since ease of use and connectivity are the main features of a parallel port
based drive, DOS FAT (File Allocation Table) format is used to put down
the partitions. SwissKnife will also recognize several other formats such
as OnTrack, Windows 95, Windows NT (NTFS), OS/2's High Performance File
System (HPFS) etc,.
4. Option to set driver command line options.
2.3 Un-partitioned hard drives
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Windows 95 will not give you a drive icon in My Computer if the drive is not
partitioned. This will happen if you connect the SCSI adapter to a brand new
fixed SCSI hard disk. Use SwissKnife application to partition the drive, it
will add the icon(s) dynamically to My Computer.
2.4 DynaIcon application
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If Windows 95 was started without the parallel port device connected, the
device can be connected to the port and by running DynaIcon the device can be
added to the system.
2.5 CD player
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The AUDIO CDs can be played using the CD player available in the folder where
you have installed SimpleSCSI.
2.6 Backup utility
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Setup creates a shortcut to Microsoft Backup Utility in the folder. This
utility helps you to backup your internal hard disk into the external drive.
If you do not have this utility installed in your system, install it from the
Windows 95 installation disk/CD-ROM as follows:
1. Insert your Windows 95 installation disk/CD-ROM in the drive.
2. Choose Start - Settings - Control Panel.
3. Double click on Add/Remove Programs.
4. Choose Windows Setup tab.
5. Double click on Disk Tools and choose Backup. Click on ok.
6. Choose Apply button and follow the instructions.
2.7 Driver command line options
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Use the command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware. The options can be entered by selecting Device-Driver Settings
menu option of SwissKnife application.
2.8 Printing documents from a parallel port based drive to the printer also
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connected to the same port
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Do the following only if you encounter problems in printing:
1. Open Control Panel.
2. Double Click on Printers Icon.
3. Double Click on the printer icon that is connected to the same printer
port as the SCSI device.
4. Go to the menu and select Pause Printing for this printer.
5. Print the document from the parallel port drive now.
6. When the printing is finished, it will be queued to the printer, which
is in pause state.
7. Go to the menu and select Resume Printing for this printer.
8. Your document will be printed now.
2.9 Uninstalling SimpleSCSI
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Click on the "Uninstall SimpleSCSI" icon in the folder where you have installed
the software and follow the instructions.
3. Instructions for Windows NT 3.51/4.0 users
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3.1 Installing SimpleSCSI
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3.1.1 Steps to install SimpleSCSI on Windows NT 3.51
1. Load Windows NT 3.51 and in Program Manager menu choose "File".
2. Click on "Run" from the popup menu. Insert the Windows 95/NT installation
disk and and type A:\(or)B:\SETUP.
3. After the installation is over reboot your system for the changes to
take effect.
3.1.2 Steps to install SimpleSCSI on Windows NT 4.0
1. Load Windows NT 4.0 and click on "Start".
2. Choose "Run" from the popup. Insert the Windows 95/NT installation disk
and and type A:\(or)B:\SETUP.
3. After the installation is over reboot your system for the changes to
take effect.
3.2 SwissKnife application
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The SwissKnife application has the following features:
1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of SCSI drives and
report the throughput that can be obtained from the port and also 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 SwissKnife 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.
Since ease of use and connectivity are the main features of a parallel port
based drive, DOS FAT (File Allocation Table) format is used to put down
the partitions. SwissKnife will also recognize several other formats
such as OnTrack, Windows 95, Windows NT (NTFS), OS/2's High Performance
File System (HPFS) etc,.
3. Option to set driver command line options.
3.3 Un-partitioned hard drives
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Windows NT will not give you a drive icon if the drive is not partitioned.
This will happen if you connect the SCSI adapter to a brand new fixed SCSI
hard disk. Use SwissKnife application to partition the drive and restart the
system for the changes to take effect.
3.4 CD Player
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The AUDIO CDs can be played using the CD player available in the folder where
you have installed SimpleSCSI.
3.5 Driver command line options
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Use the command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware. The options can be entered by selecting Device-Driver Settings
menu option of SwissKnife application.
3.6 Uninstalling SimpleSCSI
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Click on the "Uninstall SimpleSCSI" icon in the folder where you have installed
the software and follow the instructions.
4. Instructions for OS/2 2.1 and WARP users
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4.1 Installing SimpleSCSI 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 A:\OS2 (or B:\OS2)
5. Select Install
6. Select OnSpec SimpleSCSI ADD
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:
device=\os2\os2cdrom.dmd
device=\os2\os2scsi.dmd
basedev=onscsi10.add /V
device=os2\optical.sys
4.2 Installing SimpleSCSI 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 ONSCSI10.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=onscsi10.add /v
5. Install OS/2 using the edited copy of Diskette 1
4.3 Driver command line options
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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=onscsi10.add /v
For example you can induce a slow factor of five by adding /SF=5 as follows
basedev=onscsi10.add /v /SF=5
4.4 Uninstalling SimpleSCSI
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To uninstall SimpleSCSI, remove the following line from CONFIG.SYS file:
basedev=onscsi10.add /v
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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