1. advans1.exe Driver
2. ADVW32.TXT File Contents

ADVW32.TXT Driver File Contents (advans1.exe)

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Important Notice:
We disable 32 bit disk access
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WINDOWS 3.11 for workgroup may experience problem
when enabled with  both 32-bit Disk and File Access.
The current advw32.386 disables 32 bit disk access.

If you have WINDOWS for WorkGroup, enable  only
32-bit File Accesss. The 32-bit File Access
alone offers a bigger performance improvement
than 32-bit Disk Access alone. 

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Introduction to 32-bit Disk/File Access
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  "ADVW32.386" is a WINDOWS Virtual Device Driver
  for 32-bit Disk/File Access.

  It Supports:
   - 32-bit Disk Access ( in windows 3.1 )
   - 32-bit File Access ( in windows for workgroup )

  It is faster than BIOS for following reasons:
   - less switching between real and protected mode.
   - supports overlapped i/o

  Basically you need two drivers to use
  32-bit Disk/File Access.
    - advw32.386, loaded in system.ini file
    - advaspi.sys loaded in config.sys file

  If a disk drive is not controlled by BIOS INT 13
  ,WINDOWS will not use 32-bit Disk or File Access
  on the drive.  If the drive associates than one
  drive letter, all the drive letters under that
  disk drive will not use 32-bit Disk/File Access.



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Note for WIN ASPI
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  If you are using WIN ASPI ( WINASPI.DLL )
  you must also have advw32.386 loaded in system.ini file
  and advaspi.sys loaded in config.sys file

  You may enable or disable 32-bit Disk/File Access,
  it will not affect WIN ASPI operation.


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Note for Power Saver Feature
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  Power Saver automatically turns off your disk drive power
  to conserve energy.

  To enable it you have to create following section in your
  windows system.ini

       [AdvSCSI]
       PowerSaverOn=1
       PowerSaveTimeOutMinutes=10

  Description of setting:

     PowerSaverOn:

         set it to one (1)  to enable PowerSaver
         set it to zero (0) to disable PowerSaver
         default is disabled if either "[ AdvScsi ]" section
         or "PowerSaverOn" line not found


     PowerSaveTimeOutMinutes:

         Number of time in minutes to turn off power
         if device remain inactive

         Minimum value is 1, maximum value is 127
         default is 10 minutes if PowerSaverOn is 1
         and timeout value not specified


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How to enable 32-Bit Disk/File Access Support
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   1. Open control panel ( usually in "main" window )
   2. Double click "386 Enhanced" icon
   3. Click "Virtual Memory..." dialog box, you will see
       - if 32-Bit Disk Access is enabled
       - if 32-Bit File Access is enabled for each driver letter


   4. if 32 Bit Disk/File Access is not enabled
      click "Change>>" dialog box

       - enable "Use 32-Bit Disk Access"
       - enable "Use 32-Bit File Access"

         "Cache Size" is normally set to 4MB ( 4096 KB ) by Windows
          when 32-bit File Access is enabled

  * If you do not have Windows For Workgroups,
    you will not see information about "32 Bit File Access"

  * you must also have "ifshlp.sys" loaded in your DOS
    "config.sys" file to make 32-Bit File Access available.
    "ifshlp.sys" is included in Windows for Workgroups directory


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How to disable 32-Bit Disk/File Access Support
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   1. Open Control Panel
   2. Double click "386 Enhanced" icon
   3. Click "Virtual Memory" dialog box,
   4. Click "Change>>" dialog box,
   5. Disable 32-Bit Disk/File Access box

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What is added and changed in Windows "system.ini" file
With 32-bit Disk/File Access
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  for 32-bit Disk Access:
      in section [386enh]
        32BitDiskAccess=on

  for 32-bit File Access:
      in section [386enh]
        device=vfat.386

      usually it also make section [vcache] "minifilecache" bigger
      in section [vcache]
        minfilecache=4096

  If you have IDE disk drive
      in section [386enh]
        device=*wdctrl

  For AdvanSys SCSI Host Adapter:
      in section [386enh]
        device=c:\windows\system\advw32.386

  You must make sure int 13 vxd is loaded
      in section [386enh]
        device=*int13

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Q&A
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Q: What is the benefit of using 32-Bit File Access

A: If you are running Windows for Workgroups, you should
   take advantage 32-Bit File Access. We have seen
   a big performance gain in using 32-Bit File Access.

     To enable 32-Bit Disk/File Access, you must have 32-Bit fast
   disk Vxd driver "advw32.386" and a matching DOS ASPI.
   Our new installation program will automatically install the
   correct driver for you.

Q: What precaution should I take when enable 32-Bit Disk/File
   Access ?

A: MicroSoft advised:
    "always backup all your files before enabling 32 bit Disk/File Access"


Q: I cannot get Windows to use 32-Bit Disk/File Access
   on my Advansys SCSI host adapter, what's wrong ?

A: 32-Bit Disk/File Access only supports drives under BIOS control
   ( that is INT 13h drives ).  This does NOT include drives under
   the control of advdisk.sys.  AdvanSys SCSI host adapters allow
   you to have up to 8 SCSI drives under BIOS control.

   You must also use a permanent swap file when you want to use
   32-Bit File Access. the reason is temporary swap is opened before
   32-Bit driver is initialized and 32-Bit File Access cannot
   enable when there is open file.  If you are using permanent
   swap file but 32 Bit File Access still would not enable, it
   maybe the result of some real mode TSR or a 3rd-party VxD
   or Even an virus program !

Q: When I start Windows, it prints a warning message saying

   "The Microsoft Windows 32-bit disk driver (WDCTRL) cannot be loaded on
   this computer because of..."

   What's wrong ?

A: If you do not have an IDE disk drive, then you can delete
   the line "device=*wdctrl" under [386enh] section of your
   "system.ini" file.

   If you do have an IDE disk drive, it may be there are open file(s)
   when the driver initializing. There normally should not be any open
   files at the time when 32-bit File Access is initializing. If there
   are open files, they are probably the result of some real mode TSR
   or a 3rd-party VxD or Even an virus program !

   Example:
     NuMega's WIN ICE Debugger ( a Vxd driver ) has open file before
     windows starts.
 
  How to reach AdvanSys
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    By mail:            AdvanSys
                            1150 Ringwood Court
                            San Jose, CA 95131

    Phone:              408-383-9400
    FAX:                 408-383-9612
    Tech Support:    800-525-7440
    BBS:                408-383-9540 (9600 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop, no parity)
    Interactive FAX: 408-383-9753