DC4030VL-2 OS/2 Driver README File Version 1.01
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| IBM OS/2 2.x disk driver for DC4030VL-2 |
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PTI1S506.ADD is the driver for IBM OS/2 2.0 and IBM OS/2 2.1.
You will only need this driver under the following situations:
- You want to install TURBO MODE under OS/2.
- Your DC4030VL-2 is installed with more than two IDE drives
attached.
RECOMMENDED PARTITION SETUP
PRIMARY Partitions should be created on ONLY THE FIRST TWO HDs. These
recommendations are made to avoid changing the original OS/2 assigned
drive order. The error message "Cannot Find COUNTRY.SYS" is a symptom
of this setup problem.
If your DC4030VL-2 is installed as the PRIMARY controller, Hard Drives
D2 and D3 (i.e. the "THIRD" and "FOURTH" HDs) attached to the second
connector should be partitioned as LOGICAL UNITS.
If your DC4030VL-2 is installed as the SECONDARY controller, ALL HD
partitions on the controller should be created as LOGICAL UNITS.
These are the steps to recreate PRIMARY partitions as LOGICAL UNITS.
1. Backup the data.
Backup any necessary data stored on D2 and/or D3.
2. Delete the selected PRIMARY partition(s).
Delete the PRIMARY partition(s) created on D2 and/or D3. From a DOS
BOOT, use the "SIFDISK.EXE" utility from the PROMISE DOS Utility
diskette to accomplish this.
WARNING: Deleting partitions will destroy data. Be careful to
select the correct drive partition(s) you wish to delete.
3. Install the PTI1S506.ADD driver in OS/2.
Follow steps under the "DRIVER INSTALLATION" below.
4. Create partitions as LOGICAL UNIT(s).
Open the "Drives" folder in the OS/2 desktop and run the FIXED DISK
UTILITY. Partition the drive(s) as LOGICAL.
5. Format the partitions.
Proceed to Format the new partitions.
6. Restore data.
Restore the backed up data onto the partitions.
DRIVER INSTALLATION
Please follow the steps below in installing the driver for DC4030VL-2.
1. Install the OS/2 driver.
Copy PTI1S506.ADD to the OS2 directory of your system.
Use a text editor to edit the CONFIG.SYS file. Add a line as
follows:
BASEDEV = PTI1S506.ADD
Note: This statement must not contain either drive or path
information.
If your mainboard CPU has a 16-bit external bus (for example, IBM
486 SLC2), add the /W parameter to the statement. If this parameter
is not specified, the controller will function under the default
32-bit data access mode.
2. Delete the "BASEDEV = IBM1S506.ADD" device setting.
Delete the command line "BASEDEV = IBM1S506.ADD" from the
CONFIG.SYS file, if it exists.
3. Reboot the system.
The following switches are available on this driver and may apply to
your system:
/V : Verbose - display driver information at initial time
/A : Adapter index - the ordering of adapters
/I : Ignore adapter - driver will not initialize the adapter indicated
/<!>R : Reset adapter - enable or disable reset
/<!>DM: DASD Manager support - enable or disable IBM-supplied DASD device
manager
/U : Unit number - the fixed disk drive number
/T : drive Timeout - the total allowable error recover time
/W : 16-bit data transfer ( for DC4030VL-2 only )
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.