Product: PowerSCSI!(tm) for Dell Computer Corp.
Version: 4.01 Release (A00)
Date: Aug. 1994
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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PowerSCSI! v4.01DCC provides support for the following SCSI peripherals:
SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks
SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives
In addition, the following software interfaces are supported:
Future/CAM (Common Access Method)
ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface)
Interrupt 13H
FastDisk (32-bit Disk Access)
CD-ROM Extensions
This extensive SCSI interface support allows you to use various
third party software on your Dell SCSI DeskClip.
Also, several DOS utilities are included to exercise your fixed disks
and CD-ROM drives. These are:
FDSDA - SCSI Diagnostic Utility
FDDSU - Disk Setup Utility
FDAUDIO - DOS CD-ROM Play Audio Utility
FDLOCK - Locks the CD-ROM Door
FDUNLOCK - Unlocks the CD-ROM Door
FDEJECT - Software Eject of CD
FDCDTEST - Exercises the various CD-ROM functions
INSTALLATION
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For proper installation:
1. Make sure that your "DeskClip SCSI" in the first page
of Setup is set to "Enabled". You can accomplish this
via System Setup (Fn-F1) or by using Windows Control Panel
DeskClip icon.
2. Attach your SCSI devices, turn their power on and reboot
your system
3. Start Windows, go to File and Run a:\setup
Installation of the drivers and utilities is accomplished by running
the SETUP.EXE program. This program can be run from either the DOS
shell or the Windows Program Manager. If you are using Windows, we
suggest that you run SETUP.EXE from the Program Manager.
SETUP.EXE will determine what drivers your system will need and
modify some or all of the following files after it had saved the old
copies:
CONFIG.SYS
AUTOEXEC.BAT
SYSTEM.INI
You will then be required to reboot your computer system after all
the modifications have been made.
The DOS SCSI Utilities that are in the DOSUTILS subdirectory can be
copied to your fixed disk for later reference. These utilities are to
be used only for SCSI disk preparation (FDDSU.EXE) or for diagnostic
purposes (FDSDA.EXE).
TECHNICAL TIPS
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Your SCSI drivers will not be loaded if you disable DeskClip SCSI
in System Setup or in Windows Control Panel DeskClip icon. Disabling
SCSI can save you memory if you are not using any SCSI devices.
Under MS-DOS Version 6.0, if you have a SCSI configuration that depends
on conditionally executing AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file, you
need to move the PowerSCSI! drivers to the appropriate section(s)
of your system files. The PowerSCSI! Setup program will create a
file with the extension .MCF (CONFIG.MCF and/or AUTOEXEC.MCF) that
will contain the driver lines that you can later use to modify
your CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
If FDBIOS.SYS is loaded to support a primary partition and an IDE drive
is present which has an extended partition, the drive letters and
volume labels displayed by DOS FDISK are incorrect. In this case
drive letters are allocated to the IDE drive first and then the SCSI
drive instead of primary partitions followed by extended partitions.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
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If you have any questions about the DeskClip SCSI Support Diskette, call
Dell for technical support. For information on calling Dell, see the
section titled "Troubleshooting" in your Dell Latitude 486 Pocket
User's Guide.
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.