DOS.TXT Driver File Contents (Dos_drv.exe)

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This file describes the features and use of the NCR SDMS device 
drivers for the DOS operating system environment. It is divided 
into the following sections:

Introduction


Device Drivers for DOS/Windows

Introduction



*************************** Introduction ******************************

In SDMS 3.0, the SCSI BIOS for each of the NCR family of PC SCSI chips 
is capable of mapping SCSI hard disk drives behind any non-SCSI hard 
disk drives (IDE, ESDI, etc.) within the same system. A driverless 
solution will allow up to eight hard drives (SCSI and non-SCSI) to be 
connected under DOS 5.0 and above. The SCSI BIOS also supports 
removable drives with 512-byte sectors as long as the media is in the 
drive at boot-up and remains in the drive during system operation.

Low level Virtual DMA Services (VDS) are supported by the SCSI BIOS. 
Therefore, to gain maximum performance, any double buffer option 
provided by disk caching software (such as Microsoft’s SMARTDRV.EXE) 
should be disabled for all drives handled through SDMS. For full VDS 
support, including features such as scatter-gather, DOSCAM must be 
loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file. Connecting peripherals other than hard 
disk drives will also require loading the appropriate driver(s). Some 
of the drivers work together, and some are capable of direct 
communication with an NCR SCSI BIOS. The following sections list 
these drivers, their features, and their loading requirements.



**************** Quick Installation of SDMS for DOS ********************


* Using the ProSCSI Installation Utility *

The NCR SDMS ProSCSI installation utility provides a quick and easy 
method for performing either an automatic or custom installation of the 
SCSI device drivers in a DOS/Windows environment. It will work with any 
system using an SDMS supported and ROM BIOS based NCR SCSI chip. The 
installation utility will identify the system, scan the SCSI bus, and 
properly install the needed SCSI device drivers. An on-line help feature 
makes this utility very easy to use.

The SDMS Drivers diskette containing the DOS device drivers, also holds 
the ProSCSI installation utility. To use the utility, insert the disk 
while in the DOS environment, and type:

	INSTALL

Then follow the directions presented on the screen.

When performing a custom installation, an understanding of the 
information presented in the following sections for manual installation 
may still prove useful.



**************************** MINICAM.SYS *******************************


* Features *

Supports single-threaded I/O
Supports multiple host adapters
Supports multiple Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs)
Releases initialization code for smaller runtime size
Substantially smaller in size than DOSCAM.SYS
Supports Virtual DMA Services (VDS)


* Description *

The function of the MINICAM.SYS driver is primarily to execute 
SCSI I/Os. This driver is typically used to support ASPICAM.SYS, 
SCSIDISK.SYS, CDROM.SYS, or some combination of these (see the 
descriptions of these drivers in this guide).


* Installation *

1. Use the COPY command to copy the MINICAM.SYS driver from the SDMS 
SCSI Drivers disk to your boot disk.

2. Add this line to your system's CONFIG.SYS file:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>MINICAM.SYS

3. If you are using Windows it is strongly recommended that you add the 
line:

	DMABufferSize=64

to the [386ENH] section of your Windows system.ini file.


* Command Line Options *

The MINICAM.SYS device driver has embedded functions which can be 
accessed via switches on the command line. These options are described 
below.


Using the /ASK Option

This option prompts the user at system boot-up whether to load 
MINICAM.SYS or not. For example, the line in CONFIG.SYS that loads 
MINICAM.SYS would look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>MINICAM.SYS /ASK


Using the /MAXLUN=n Option

This option allows the user to set the maximum number of LUNs to scan 
during initialization at boot time. The valid range for the parameter 
n is 0 to 7. The default value for n is 0 (zero).


Using the /T=n Option

MINICAM.SYS uses a timeout mechanism to detect certain errors. When 
MINICAM.SYS issues a command to a SCSI device, a timer is started. If 
the timer expires before the command completes, MINICAM.SYS assumes that 
something has gone wrong with the device, and takes steps to recover. 
The default value for this timeout is no timeout (to accommodate slow 
devices such as scanners). The timeout value can be specified as an 
argument to MINICAM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS file. This argument consists 
of a /T=n parameter, with n being the number of seconds you want it to 
wait before timing out. For example, the line in CONFIG.SYS that loads 
MINICAM.SYS would look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>MINICAM.SYS /T=4

with /T being the timeout option and 4 being the number of seconds you 
want it to wait before timing out.



************************** Troubleshooting ****************************

THE COMPUTER LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT COMPLETE BOOTING FROM A NON-SCSI 
HARD DISK DRIVE.

a. Refer to the drive manufacturer's user manual.

THE COMPUTER LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT COMPLETE BOOTING FROM A SCSI 
HARD DISK DRIVE.

a. Is the SCSI BIOS seen during boot?

NOTE: If the SCSI BIOS is seen during boot, a banner similar to the 
following will appear:

		NCR SDMS (TM) v3.0 PCI BIOS, PCI Rev. 2.0
		Copyright 1993 NCR Corporation
		NCRPCI-3.04.00

	YES     Go to b.
	NO      Power down all units in the system.
		Remove all SCSI cables. Boot system.
		Is the SCSI BIOS seen during boot?

		YES     Power down all units in the system.
			Reconnect and check all cable and power 
				connections.
			Boot system.
			Go to a.
		NO      Power down all units in the system.
			Reseat the host bus adapter.
			Check jumper settings.
				Applicable jumpers may include:
				IRQ
				ROM address
				SCSI chip address
				DMA channel
			Check CMOS setup.
			Boot system.
			Go to a.

b. Does the SCSI BIOS see the bootable SCSI drive?

NOTE: When the computer boots, SDMS will scan the SCSI bus. Devices 
found on the SCSI bus will be identified as in the following lines:

		ID 00 QUANTUM LP52S
		ID 02 SONY CD-ROM

	YES     Go to c.
	NO      Power down all units in the system.
		Make sure the hard drives have different ID numbers 
			(boot drive should have lowest ID).
		Make sure both ends of the SCSI bus are terminated.
		Check all cable and power connections.
		Check CMOS setup.
		Boot system.
		Go to a.

c. If boot is still unsuccessful, go to the following item.

THE DEVICE DRIVER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ONE OF THE NON-BOOT SCSI 
PERIPHERALS (system may lock up).

a. Make sure the drivers were installed in the correct sequence.

b. Make sure the drivers' CONFIG.SYS line has the correct path to the 
drivers.

c. Power down all units in the system.

d. Make sure the hard drives have different ID numbers (boot drive 
should have lowest ID).

e. Make sure both ends of the SCSI bus are terminated.

f. Check all cable and power connections.

g. Boot the system.


THE COMPUTER LOCKS UP WHILE TRYING TO LOAD MINICAM.SYS WITH EMM386.

a. Load MINICAM.SYS before EMM386. The only adverse effect is that the 
driver may not then be loaded high.


THE COMPUTER FAILS TO LOAD WINDOWS, OR A WINDOWS APPLICATION CANNOT 
ACCESS A SCSI DEVICE.

a. Make sure the line:

	DMABufferSize=64

is in the [386ENH] section of your Windows system.ini file.




**************************** DOSCAM.SYS *******************************


* Features *

Performs synchronous negotiation (including fast SCSI)
Has full Virtual DMA Services (VDS) support (including scatter-gather)
Performs Wide SCSI negotiation
Allows tagged command queuing
Supports multiple host adapters (with SCSIDISK.SYS)
Supports multi-threading
Allows Disconnect/Reselect


* Description *

DOSCAM.SYS has all of the features and functionality of MINICAM.SYS, 
but whenever one of the above features is required DOSCAM.SYS should 
be loaded instead. Synchronous negotiation will allow data transfers 
of 5 MB/s (up to 10 MB/s for fast SCSI, and 20 MB/s for fast wide 
SCSI). Tagged command queuing provides a performance improvement 
under multi-threaded I/O operating systems.


* Installation *

1. Use the COPY command to copy the appropriate driver from the SDMS 
SCSI Drivers disk to your boot disk.

2. Add this line to your system's CONFIG.SYS file:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>DOSCAM.SYS


* Command Line Options *

The DOSCAM.SYS device driver has several embedded functions which can 
be accessed via switches on the command line.


Using the /RAMCOPY Option

RAMCOPY is an embedded command which tells the drivers to load the ROM 
on the controller card into RAM, thereby increasing the performance of 
the SCSI ROM.

NOTE: Although it increases performance, this option will use more RAM.

For example, the line in CONFIG.SYS that loads DOSCAM would look like 
this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>DOSCAM.SYS /RAMCOPY

Upon boot, the RAMCOPY command will be executed and ROM will load into 
RAM. The first ROM will be copied into expanded memory if available.


Using the /T=n Option

DOSCAM.SYS uses a timeout mechanism to detect certain errors. When 
DOSCAM.SYS issues a command to a SCSI device, a timer is started. If 
the timer expires before the command completes, DOSCAM.SYS assumes 
that something has gone wrong with the device, and takes steps to 
recover. The default value for this timeout is no timeout (to 
accommodate slow devices such as scanners). If this option is desired, 
the timeout value must be specified as an argument to DOSCAM.SYS in 
the CONFIG.SYS file. This argument consists of a /T=n parameter, with 
n being the number of seconds you want it to wait before timing out. 
For example, the line in CONFIG.SYS that loads DOSCAM.SYS would look 
like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>DOSCAM.SYS /T=4

with /T being the timeout option and 4 being the number of seconds you 
want it to wait before timing out.


* Using the /ASK Option *

This option prompts the user at system boot-up whether to load 
DOSCAM.SYS or not. For example, the line in CONFIG.SYS that loads 
DOSCAM.SYS would look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>DOSCAM.SYS /ASK



************************** Troubleshooting ****************************

THE COMPUTER LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT COMPLETE BOOTING FROM A NON-SCSI 
HARD DISK DRIVE.

a. Refer to the drive manufacturer's user manual.

THE COMPUTER LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT COMPLETE BOOTING FROM A SCSI 
HARD DISK DRIVE.

a. Is the SCSI BIOS seen during boot?

NOTE: If the SCSI BIOS is seen during boot, a banner similar to the 
following will appear:

		NCR SDMS (TM) v3.0 PCI BIOS, PCI Rev. 2.0
		Copyright 1993 NCR Corporation
		NCRPCI-3.04.00

	YES     Go to b.
	NO      Power down all units in the system.
		Remove all SCSI cables.
		Boot system.
		Is the SCSI BIOS seen during boot?
		YES     Power down all units in the system.
			Reconnect and check all cable and power 
				connections.
			Boot system.
			Go to a.
		NO      Power down all units in the system.
			Reseat the host bus adapter.
			Check jumper settings.
				Applicable jumpers may include:
				IRQ
				ROM address
				SCSI chip address
				DMA channel
			Check CMOS setup.
			Boot system.
			Go to a.

b. Does the SCSI BIOS see the bootable SCSI drive?

NOTE: When the computer boots, SDMS will scan the SCSI bus. Devices 
found on the SCSI bus will be identified as in the following lines:

		ID 00 QUANTUM LP52S
		ID 02 SONY CD-ROM

	YES     Go to c.
	NO      Power down all units in the system.
		Make sure the hard drives have different ID numbers 
			(boot drive should have lowest ID).
		Make sure both ends of the SCSI bus are terminated.
		Check all cable and power connections.
		Check CMOS setup.
		Boot system.
		Go to a.

c. If boot is still unsuccessful, go to the following item.


THE DEVICE DRIVER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ONE OF THE NON-BOOT SCSI 
PERIPHERALS (system may lock up).

a. Make sure the drivers were installed in the correct sequence.

b. Make sure the drivers' CONFIG.SYS line has the correct path to the 
drivers.

c. Power down all units in the system.

d. Make sure the hard drives have different ID numbers (boot drive 
should have lowest ID).

e. Make sure both ends of the SCSI bus are terminated.

f. Check all cable and power connections.

g. Boot the system.


THE COMPUTER LOCKS UP WHILE TRYING TO LOAD DOSCAM.SYS WITH EMM386.

Load DOSCAM.SYS before EMM386. The only adverse effect is that the 
driver may not then be loaded high.



**************************** SCSIDISK.SYS *****************************


* Features *

Support for removable media devices
Supports non-512-byte sectors (1024, 2048, 4096)
Supports multiple logical unit number (LUN) support
Supports multiple host adapters (with DOSCAM.SYS or MINICAM.SYS)
Can reserve drive letters


* Description *

SCSIDISK.SYS is needed when connecting more than eight drives under 
DOS 5.0 and above. It is also required for drives with non-512-byte 
sectors and for removable drives if the user wants to change the media. 
As illustrated in Figure 2-1 at the beginning of this chapter, 
SCSIDISK.SYS works through MINICAM.SYS or DOSCAM.SYS, so one of these 
drivers must also be loaded.


* Installation *

1. Use the COPY command to copy the appropriate drivers from the SDMS 
SCSI Drivers disk to your boot disk.

2. The lines shown below must be added to your system's CONFIG.SYS file. 
The MINICAM,SYS or DOSCAM.SYS driver is also required. List the drivers 
in this sequence:
	
	DEVICE=C:<PATH>MINICAM.SYS
	
	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS


* Command Line Options *

The SCSIDISK.SYS device driver has several embedded functions which 
can be accessed via switches on the command line. These options are 
described below, and use the following conventions:

[]      items in brackets are optional
*       items in brackets followed by an * means repeat 0 or more times
|       choose one of the given items

Please be aware that using spaces in specifying a command line option 
is not allowed.


Using the /ASK Option

This option prompts the user at system boot-up whether to load 
SCSIDISK.SYS or not. To use this option, the line in CONFIG.SYS that 
loads SCSIDISK.SYS should look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS /ASK


Using the /UNITS= Option

SCSIDISK.SYS allows the use of removable media, such as cartridge 
hard drives, each of which might have a different number of partitions. 
If media with different numbers of partitions are used, this option 
should be set to the maximum number of partitions on any one media. To 
use this option, the line in CONFIG.SYS that loads SCSIDISK.SYS should 
look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS /UNITS=path:id:lun:num_units
			[,path:id:lun:num_units]*

For example, if there is a removable media drive at the first host 
adapter set to id 2, and three partitions must be reserved, the command 
line should be:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS /UNITS=0:2:0:3

Remember, no spaces are allowed in specifying a command line option for 
SCSIDISK.SYS.

When SCSIDISK.SYS initializes, it will default to either:

  a. One drive letter for a removable media device with no media present.

  b. The number of partitions found on the media in the removable media 
  device.

NOTE: The full path, id, lun, and num_units values are required for 
this option. Also, there is a limit of 24 device options.


Using the /EXCLUDE= Option

This option allows a user to exclude a 'path:id:lun' combination from 
being scanned or controlled by SCSIDISK.SYS. The path parameter is 
mandatory with all ids and luns for that path excluded by default if 
just the path is specified. To use this option, the line in CONFIG.SYS 
that loads SCSIDISK.SYS should look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS /EXCLUDE=path[:id[:lun]]
			[,path[:id[:lun]]]*

As an example, for path 0, id 2, and lun 0 the command line should be:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS /EXCLUDE=0:2:0

Remember, no spaces are allowed in specifying a command line option for 
SCSIDISK.SYS.

NOTE: It is illegal to exclude a device for which an NCR boot ROM is 
providing an INT 13 interface. SCSIDISK.SYS will print an error message 
and will control those devices. Also, there is a limit of 24 
'path:id:lun' combinations allowed.


Using the /SSIZE= Option

SCSIDISK.SYS will default to the largest sector size found during boot. 
If no media is found in a removable media device, SCSIDISK.SYS will 
assume a 512 byte sector size. This option can overcome this default. 
To use this option, the line in CONFIG.SYS that loads SCSIDISK.SYS 
should look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS /SSIZE=512|1024|2048|4096

For example, if a removable media drive is used that has a sector size 
of 2048 bytes, the command line should be:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS /SSIZE=2048

Remember, no spaces are allowed in specifying a command line option for 
SCSIDISK.SYS.

NOTE: If SCSIDISK.SYS comes across a sector size larger than the one 
specified in this option, or if it finds a sector larger than the 
default, it will refuse to read/write to that media. It will report an 
invalid media error to DOS.


* Troubleshooting *

THE COMPUTER LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT COMPLETE BOOTING FROM A NON-SCSI 
HARD DISK DRIVE.

a. Refer to the drive manufacturer's user manual.

THE COMPUTER LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT COMPLETE BOOTING FROM A SCSI HARD 
DISK DRIVE.

a. Is the SCSI BIOS seen during boot?

NOTE: If the SCSI BIOS is seen during boot, a banner similar to the 
following will appear:

		NCR SDMS (TM) v3.0 PCI BIOS, PCI Rev. 2.0
		Copyright 1993 NCR Corporation
		NCRPCI-3.04.00

	YES     Go to b.
	NO      Power down all units in the system.
		Remove all SCSI cables.
		Boot system.
		Is the SCSI BIOS seen during boot?
		YES     Power down all units in the system.?
			Reconnect and check all cable and power 
			connections.
			Boot system.
			Go to a.
		NO      Power down all units in the system.
		Reseat the host bus adapter.
		Check CMOS setup.
		Boot system.
		Go to a.

b. Does the SCSI BIOS see the bootable SCSI drive?

NOTE: When the computer boots, SDMS will scan the SCSI bus. Devices 
found on the SCSI bus will be identified as in the following lines:
		
		ID 00 QUANTUM LP52S
		ID 02 SONY CD-ROM

	YES     Go to c.
	NO      Power down all units in the system.
		Make sure the hard drives have different ID numbers 
		(boot drive should have lowest ID).
		Make sure both ends of the SCSI bus are terminated.
		Check all cable and power connections.
		Check CMOS setup.
		Boot system.
		Go to a.

c. If boot is still unsuccessful, go to the following item.

THE DEVICE DRIVER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ONE OF THE NON-BOOT SCSI 
PERIPHERALS (system may lock up).

a. Make sure the drivers were installed in the correct sequence.

b. Make sure the drivers' CONFIG.SYS line has the correct path to 
the drivers.

c. Power down all units in the system.

d. Make sure the hard drives have different ID numbers (boot drive 
should have lowest ID).

e. Make sure both ends of the SCSI bus are terminated.

f. Check all cable and power connections.

g. Boot the system.




*************************** CDROM.SYS *******************************


* Features *

Compatible with Microsoft's CD-ROM Extension 2.21 and above
Multi-session Photo CD support


* Description *

CDROM.SYS is needed whenever a CD-ROM device is connected on the 
SCSI bus. It must be loaded in conjunction with Microsoft's CD-ROM 
Extension 2.21 or above (MSCDEX.EXE). As illustrated in Figure 2-1 
at the beginning of this chapter, CDROM.SYS communicates with the 
SCSI BIOS through MINICAM.SYS or DOSCAM.SYS, so one of these drivers 
must be loaded to use CDROM.SYS.


* Installation *

1. Use the COPY command to copy the appropriate driver from the SDMS 
SCSI Drivers disk to your boot disk.

2. Add CDROM.SYS to your CONFIG.SYS file. It goes in after MINICAM.SYS 
or DOSCAM.SYS and SCSIDISK.SYS (if these drivers are also being used), 
in this order:
	
	DEVICE=C:<PATH>MINICAM.SYS
	
	DEVICE=C:<PATH>SCSIDISK.SYS
	
	DEVICE=C:<PATH>CDROM.SYS /D:NAME

NOTE: The /D: is not a drive letter designation; it indicates the name 
you wish assigned to your CD-ROM. The NAME must be included, and can 
be any combination of up to 8 characters.

3. To insure that sufficient drive letters are available to identify 
all devices connected to the SCSI bus, add the MS-DOS LASTDRIVE command 
to the CONFIG.SYS file:
	
	LASTDRIVE=x 

with x specifying a drive letter in the range C through Z. The letter 
assigned to LASTDRIVE represents the last valid drive MS-DOS is able 
to recognize and also represents the maximum number of drives available. 
For example, LASTDRIVE=K allows access to eleven (11) logical drives. 
For further details about LASTDRIVE, consult your MS-DOS manual.

4. Unless your CD-ROM access software specifies otherwise, Microsoft's 
CD-ROM Extension (MSCDEX.EXE) should execute from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file 
in order to access your drive. Add the following line to your 
AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
	
	<PATH>MSCDEX /D:NAME

For example, if: 
	
	DEVICE=C:<PATH>CDROM.SYS /D:MY_CD 

is in CONFIG.SYS, then:
	
	<PATH>MSCDEX /D:MY_CD

should be in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 

5. Check installation instructions for the CD-ROM drive itself. There 
may be other parameters necessary to include with MSCDEX.

6. When MSCDEX is loaded during the AUTOEXEC.BAT file execution, a 
message is returned assigning a drive letter to the CD-ROM drive. 
For example:
	
	DRIVE E = DRIVER MY_CD UNIT 0

This informs you that the CD-ROM drive is recognized and ready for use.


* Command Line Options *

The CDROM.SYS device driver has embedded functions available, which 
can be accessed via a switch on the command line. An explanation of 
these options follows:


Using the /ASK Option

This option prompts the user at initialization time whether to load 
CDROM.SYS or not. For example, the line in CONFIG.SYS that loads 
CDROM.SYS would look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>CDROM.SYS /D:MY_CD /ASK


Using the /UPTOLUN= Option

This option is used to support multiple LUNs per Target ID on the 
SCSI bus. It is needed to support CDROM changers that hold several 
CDs at one time, such as the Pioneer DRM604x. For example, the line 
in CONFIG.SYS that loads CDROM.SYS would look like this:

	DEVICE=C:<PATH>CDROM.SYS /D:MY_CD /UPTOLUN=x

where 'x' is in the range of 0 to 7. It uses LUN 0 through LUN x to 
assign a separate drive letter for each of the x+1 CDs in the CD 
magazine. The CDROM.SYS driver defaults to supporting LUN 0 only.




************************ Troubleshooting ***************************


THE CD-ROM DRIVE IS NOT SEEN AT BOOT TIME, OR THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP.

a. Make sure the driver is installed and in the correct sequence.

b. Make sure the driver's CONFIG.SYS line has the correct path to the 
driver.

c. Make sure MSCDEX, in the AUTOEXEC.BAT, has the same drive name as 
the CDROM driver in the CONFIG.SYS file.

d. Make sure there is no ID or drive letter designation conflict.

e. Power down all units in the system.

f. Check the cable and power connections.

g. Make sure both ends the SCSI bus are terminated.




************************ ASPICAM.SYS *****************************


* Features *

Supports Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) applications


* Description *

ASPICAM.SYS is an ASPI manager which provides an interface to popular 
ASPI applications.
ASPICAM.SYS communicates with the SCSI BIOS only through MINICAM.SYS 
or DOSCAM.SYS. It must be loaded (after either MINICAM.SYS or 
DOSCAM.SYS) whenever running an ASPI application. Some of the ASPI 
applications supported under DOS include CorelSCSI!, Sytos Plus, and 
Central Point Tape Backup. These provide support for tape, WORM, 
scanner, and other SCSI peripherals.


* Installation *

1. Use the COPY command to copy the ASPICAM.SYS driver from the SDMS 
SCSI Drivers disk to your boot disk.

2. Add ASPICAM.SYS to your system's CONFIG.SYS file after MINICAM.SYS 
or DOSCAM.SYS. For example, the lines in your CONFIG.SYS file might 
look like this:
	
	DEVICE=C:<PATH>MINICAM.SYS
	
	DEVICE=C:<PATH>ASPICAM.SYS


* Command Line Options *

There are no command line options with ASPICAM.SYS.


* Troubleshooting *

SYSTEM LOCKS UP AT BOOT TIME.

a. Make sure no other ASPI manager is loaded.

b. Check for correct loading sequence in the CONFIG.SYS file.

c. Boot the system.

THE DEVICE DRIVER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ONE OF THE NON-BOOT SCSI 
PERIPHERALS (system may lock up).

a. Make sure the drivers were installed in the correct sequence.

b. Make sure the drivers' CONFIG.SYS line has the correct path to 
the drivers.

c. Power down all units in the system.

d. Make sure all SCSI devices have unique ID numbers.

e. Make sure both ends of the SCSI bus are terminated.

f. Check all cable and power connections.

g. Boot the system.



************** Important Additional Information ****************

* Assignment of Drive Letters *

The MS-DOS operating system assigns drive letters to primary 
partitions first. After the primary partitions have been assigned 
drive letters the logical partitions are assigned drive letters. Do 
not assume that the drive letter designations will follow 
consecutively from device to device within a PC system.


An Example:

A PC system is configured with an IDE hard disk as the boot drive, a 
SCSI hard disk, and a CD-ROM drive. The IDE drive has three 
partitions: one primary and two logical. The SCSI hard disk has two 
partitions: one primary and one logical. The SCSI hard disk is 
assigned ID one, and the CD-ROM is ID four. The distribution of the 
drive letters will be:
	
	A:      3 1/2" floppy drive
	B:      5 1/4" floppy drive
	C:      IDE primary partition
	D:      SCSI primary partition
	E:      IDE first logical partition
	F:      IDE second logical partition
	G:      SCSI logical partition
	H:      CD-ROM


* WINDOWS 3.0 & 3.1 *

NCR DOS SCSI drivers are compatible with Windows 3.0 and 3.1.

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How To Update Drivers Manually

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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