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- 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
- ASW1440.DSK is Adaptec's AHA-154x and AHA-1640 ASPI Manager and SCSI
- Disk Driver certified for NetWare 386 v3.0. This driver has also been
- working well with NetWare 386 v3.1.
-
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- File Name Size in Bytes Date Stamp Time Stamp
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- ASW1440.DSK 12937 03-15-90 12:00p
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-
- A. ASW1440.DSK PRODUCT FEATURES
-
- - The driver is fully Novell certified.
-
- - The driver is compatible with the AHA-1540 (AT), AHA-154xA,
- AHA-154xB, and the AHA-1640 (PS2).
-
- - The driver supports up to four host adapters for the AHA-1540
- (max. of 28 drives) and up to six for the AHA-1640 (max. of 42
- drives).
-
- - The driver is reentrant. This means that only one driver will be
- in memory to control multiple host adapters rather than having a
- copy of the driver for each one.
-
- - The driver will automatically scan the SCSI bus and register any
- new devices it finds. There is no user interaction required.
-
- - You can have a DOS partition and a NetWare 386 partition on the
- same SCSI drive. If this drive is under the host adapter BIOS,
- this will allow you to automatically boot into NetWare 386.
-
- - The driver contains a built-in Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
- (ASPI) to optimize connectivity. ASPI will allow future modules
- (ie. Tape, CD-ROM, WORM, printer drivers, etc.) to access the SCSI
- host adapters without conflict. For example, you could have a
- tape drive, disk drive, magneto-optical drive, and SCSI printer
- all attached to the same host adapter.
-
-
- B. AHA-154xA/AHA-154xB/AHA-1640 PRODUCT FEATURES
-
- - High performance Bus Master DMA with selectable or programmable
- data rates of up to 10 MBytes/sec for the AHA-1540.
-
- - High performance Bus Master DMA with data rates of up to 8
- MBytes/sec for the AHA-1640.
-
- - 16- and 8-bit transfers
-
- - Even or odd starting address transfers
-
- - Maximum synchronous SCSI transfer rate of 5.0 MBytes/sec.
-
- - Asynchronous and synchronous peripherals supported simultaneously.
-
- - Programmable AT bus burst transfer on and off time for the
- AHA-1540.
-
- - True multithreaded operation supporting up to 255 tasks
- simultaneously.
-
- - Programmable mailbox architecture.
-
- - Adaptec BIOS for standard hard disk emulation. Bootability under
- NetWare 386.
-
- - Internal and external SCSI connectors
-
- - Initiator and Target modes of operation fully supported.
-
- - On-board floppy disk controller (AHA-1542A or AHA-1542B only).
-
- - Support for NetWare 286, NetWare 386, OS/2, Unix, Zenix, DOS,
- and DOS extenders.
-
-
- 2. NETWARE SETUP STEPS
-
- A. Configuring the host adapter.
-
- Please consult the installation guide that came with your host
- adapter on how to configure the host adapter. If installing
- multiple host adapters, please make sure each host adapter has
- a unique port address, unique DMA channel, and unique interrupt
- level. Also, the BIOS should only be enabled on your "boot" host
- adapter. It should be disabled for the rest. Each host adapter
- should also have its own SCSI bus to avoid conflict. For example,
- no two host adapters should be connected to the same SCSI cable.
-
- B. Installing the driver files for the card.
-
- You can load the driver from either your internal hard disk or from
- a floppy. From the NetWare 386 console, you would type:
-
- :load [path] asw1440 [parameters] <Enter>
-
- The path is optional. The next section describes in further detail
- how to load and configure the driver.
-
- C. Loading and configuring the driver.
-
- Installing the disk driver into NetWare 386 requires use of the LOAD
- console command. The driver will need to be loaded for each host
- adapter in the system. For example, if you have three host adapters,
- you will need to load the driver three times. Since this driver is
- reentrant, only one image of the driver will remain in memory.
-
- When you load the driver, you need to specify for which host adapter
- you are loading the driver. For an AHA-1540, you do this with the
- "port=xxx" command line option (i.e. load asw1440 port=330). The
- driver will read the interrupt level and DMA channel from the host
- adapter and pass this information to the NetWare operating system.
-
- For the AHA-1640, select the host adapter with the "slot=x" command
- line option (i.e. load asw1440 slot=3). The driver will read the
- port address, interrupt level, and DMA arbitration level from the
- POS registers and pass this information to NetWare.
-
- If you do not specify the "port" or "slot" setting, you will be
- prompted for one.
-
- NetWare will determine if loading the driver will cause any conflicts
- (i.e. two host adapters at DMA 5). If there is a possibility for a
- conflict, the driver will not load.
-
- Refer to the command line options section for further information.
-
-
- 3. CUSTOMER SUPPORT:
-
- For questions, please contact Adaptec's Hot Line at:
- (408) 945-2550.
-
-
- 4. DRIVER UPDATES:
-
- Adaptec will continue to innovate and provide added value in the software
- arena. For future enhancements, please check with your Adaptec host
- adapter dealer and/or call our Hot Line (for a distributor near you).
-
- NetWare 386 v3.1 was designed to be compatible with NetWare 386 v3.0 disk
- drivers. In our testing, we have found no compatibility problems with
- the ASW1440.DSK v1.0 running under NetWare 386 v3.1.
-
- Due to our commitment to the NetWare community, we are currently in the
- process of preparing a NetWare 386 v3.1 specific driver for the AHA-154x
- and the AHA-1640. Some of the enhanced features and changes over this
- driver will be:
-
- - Full support for removable media (512 bytes/sector), including
- magneto-optical drives.
-
- - Easier AHA-1640 installation.
-
- - Full support for "NetWare Ready" drives.
-
- - Enhanced "verbose = y" configuration display.
-
- - Improved performance.
-
-
- 5. INSTALLATION MANUALS:
-
- To acquire the latest documentation and information on new products,
- please contact our Literature Department at (408) 945-8500.
-
-
- 6. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
-
- For those of you who wish to "tune" your host adapter, the driver
- supports the following command line options:
-
- Possible Host
- Option Values Adapter Description
- ------------ -------- ------- --------------------------------------
- port = 330 154x This option selects the host adapter's
- 334 port location. If none is given, the
- 234 user will be prompted for one.
- 230
- 134
- 130
-
- speed = 0 154x 0 = 5.0 MBytes/sec AT transfer rate
- 1 1 = 6.7 MBytes/sec AT transfer rate
- 2 2 = 8.0 MBytes/sec AT transfer rate
- 3 3 = 10.0 MBytes/sec AT transfer rate
- 4 4 = 5.7 MBytes/sec AT transfer rate
- If this option is not chosen, the
- default will be 5.0 MBytes/sec. Keep
- in mind that some computers may not
- handle the higher transfer speeds.
-
- bus_on = 2-15 154x This option sets the host adapter's
- bus-on time in microseconds. If this
- option is not chosen, the default
- value of 11 usec will be used.
-
- bus_off = 1-64 154x This option sets the host adapter's
- bus-off time in microseconds. If this
- option is not chosen, the default
- value of 4 usec will be used.
-
- slot = 1-8 1640 This option selects the host adapter's
- slot location. If none is given, the
- user will be prompted for one.
-
- verbose = y 154x/1640 With this option, the driver will
- display host adapter configuration
- information during load time.
-
- removable = off 154x/1640 This option disables support for
- removable media. By default removable
- media is supported. A user may want
- to disable "removable" disk support
- in order to load their own ASPI
- Removable Disk Module. The driver
- only supports media with 512 bytes/
- sector.
-
- fixed_disk = off 154x/1640 This option disables support for fixed
- disk drives. By default, fixed disk
- drives are supported. A user may want
- to disable "fixed" disk support in
- order to load their own ASPI Fixed
- Disk Module.
-