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3_Drives v2.5 Shareware version Released July 4th 1993 4_Drives v3.0 Registered version Released July 4th 1993 ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕµ 3_Drives v2.5 ≥ ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ Dustbowl Designs, Inc. ≥ 426 MB ≥ ≥∞∞∞∞0 MB∞∞∞∞∞∞≥ ≥ -= NOT REGISTERED =- ≥ ˛ ≥ ≥∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞≥ ≥ "Dedicated to enhancing the ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ ≥ world's personal computers." E: Installed 4_Drives only ≥ (405) 741-2721 BBS √ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ Copyright 1992 by Dustbowl Designs, Inc. All rights reserved. ≥ ≥ 12600 S.E. 38th Street, Choctaw, Oklahoma USA 73020-6107 ≥ ≥ See 3_Drives.doc for v3.0 registration information. (405) 741-4705 ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ The universal device driver that lets you add an additional 16-bit interface to your system. Add up to two **= MORE =** MFM, RLL, ESDI or AT/IDE hard disk drives regardless of the first interface type. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± What's New ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ Registered versions now support READ/WRITE MULTIPLE commands on newer AT/IDE hard disk drives yielding up to a 50% increase in data transfer rate from the drive. Registered versions now support new READ/WRITE FAST routines for use on all other drives yielding up to a 35% increase in data transfer rate. Beginning with release v2.50-Shareware and v3.0-Registered, command line switches are implemented that provide flexibility, compatibility and speed. (see COMMAND LINE SWITCHES: below) Beginning with release v2.50, a new utility is provided called 4DRVUTIL.EXE. This is an AT/IDE Identify Drive utility that supports both the Primary and Secondary Port Addresses. The emphasis with 4DRVUTIL is to help show what advanced features on your AT/IDE drives are available and then give the appropriate command line switches. for both 3/4_Drives and our new product, Diskqwik. See 4DRVUTIL.DOC for details. Instant Upgrade Satisfaction. Registration/Download of the registered versions can be accomplished in only one call to our BBS! Using our custom Credit Card Charge/Download Door you can move into our program's most advanced features in just a matter of minutes. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Introduction ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ 3_Drives v2.5 is a shareware CONFIG.SYS block device driver that allows the utilization of a SINGLE hard disk drive on the standard Secondary Port Address using the DOS operating system giving you the potential total of FOUR fully functional hard drives in your system! This unique device drive also permits two incompatible controllers and/or host adapters to COEXIST in the same system. * With 3_Drives you can combine MFM, RLL, ESDI, AT/IDE and SCSI hard disk drives...... Primary Port | Secondary Port Address | Address | Drive 1 Drive 2 | ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø | …ÕÕÕÕÕÕ 4_Drives ÕÕÕÕÕÕª ≥ RLL ≥ ≥ RLL ≥ | ∫ ’ 3_Drives ∏ ∫ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ | ∫ ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ∫ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø | ∫ ≥ ≥ IDE ≥ ≥ ≥ IDE ≥ ∫ ≥ MFM ≥ ≥ MFM ≥ | ∫ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ∫ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ | ∫ ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ∫ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø | ∫ ≥ ≥ESDI ≥ ≥ ≥ESDI ≥ ∫ ≥ESDI ≥ ≥ESDI ≥ | ∫ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ∫ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ | ∫ ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ∫ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø | ∫ ≥ ≥ MFM ≥ ≥ ≥ MFM ≥ ∫ ≥ IDE ≥ ≥ IDE ≥ | ∫ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ∫ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ | ∫ ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ∫ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒø | ∫ ≥ ≥ RLL ≥ ≥ ≥ RLL ≥ ∫ ≥SCSI ≥ ≥SCSI ≥ | ∫ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ∫ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒŸ | ∫ ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ ∫ | »ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕº | Our systems handle | Any one of these interfaces this side already. | can be added using 3_Drives | or 4_Drives. Any of these works...>>>>> with any of these! * This means you DO NOT have to retire your older MFM or RLL drives if you purchase a new AT/IDE hard disk drive!!! * Allows you to still boot to a SCSI drive in a system with IDE, MFM, RLL or ESDI. * If you have two IDE drives that will not work together due to a manufacturer's Master/Slave incompatibility, 3_Drives lets them coexist without conflict. * With 3_Drives you can easily use an AT/IDE, MFM, RLL or ESDI drive to backup data and/or transport large quantities of data between systems at hard drive speeds. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Upgrade Offer ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ As noted in the screen representation and at the beginning of this document, 3_Drives shareware v2.5 supports a SINGLE primary partition on a SINGLE hard disk drive at the Secondary Port Address. In the event that you may want to activate the High Speed Data Transfer Rate options, add a SECOND drive to the Secondary Port Address, or desire access to logical drives in extended partitions, we offer the programs: registered v3.0 3_Drives and 4_Drives. Registered version features: * Ultra-fast program loading without delays or required user intervention. * Program supports up to 10 logical drives per physical drive. * Fast I/O routines: READ/WRITE MULTIPLE sectors or READ/WRITE FAST commands supported. * Includes 4_Park, a four drive head-parking/screen-saver utility. * Discount on version upgrades. * Access to advanced technical support and registered user sections of our support BBS. * Postscript version of the documentation. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± System Requirements ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ A few simple conditions must be met in order to utilize the 3_Drives device driver. They are: 1. Computer system MUST be either a 286, 386sx, 386dx, 486sx or 486dx. 2. DOS level must be v3.0 or higher, including Digital Research DR DOS 6.0, with a single Primary partition (3_Drives v2.5 shareware version, only). ** Registered 3_Drives or 4_Drives v3.0 also support Extended partitions with up to 10 logical drives per physical unit. 3. A second Controller or Host Adapter which must have the option to set a Secondary Port Address to 170h and to disable IRQ14 monitoring. The Secondary Port Address feature is available on practically every hard drive controller made and the disable IRQ14 feature is found on about half of the adapters, but is "do-able" on 100% of them using a simple tape-over method (See App Note #10 for "Tape-Over Method"). Jumpers and settings for the Seagate ST-07A, ST-08A, Acculogic SIDE-3 AT/IDE Host Adapters and Western Digital WD1006-xxx, Adaptec ACB-231x, Adaptec ACB-237x or Data Technology DTC728x MFM/RLL ST506/ST412 Interface controllers are included in this doc file to show you how this is done. (See Controller and Host Adapter Setup Instructions). ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Preparing "Secondary Port" Disk Drives ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ The disk drive that will be attached to the Secondary Port Address needs to be partitioned and formatted on the Primary Port Address prior to using the 3_Drives/4_Drives device driver. Use the standard DOS utilities, FDISK and FORMAT, or automatic installation software to accomplish the task. This will probably require temporarily removing the existing hard disk drive controller or preparing the "Secondary" drive in a different system. BEFORE disengaging the "Primary" drives, BE SURE to write down the CMOS drive type(s). If 'User Defined' or 'Custom' drive types are being used, write down the associated cylinder, head, write precomp, lzone and sector per track values. (If the drive you intend to install on the Secondary Port Address is prepared and ready to go, jump to step #9 below) The installation steps to take for an unprepared drive without data are roughly as follows: .5 Finish reading the rest of this document. 1. Satisfy yourself that BACKUPs of your data are current and in good condition. 2. Prepare a bootable floppy diskette and copy (or simply have available on a separate diskette) FDISK and FORMAT to this floppy. 3. Install (on the default Primary Address) the controller or host adapter for the drives you eventually intend to use on the device driver and set the appropriate drive type number in the system CMOS setup. Remember, each controller will support one or two drives. The drive jumpers that establish drive selects or Master/Slave relationships follow the same rules as they would in a single controller system. Do not set a MFM or RLL to Drive select three! 4. Boot to the floppy diskette. 5. Use FDISK to define the Partition(s). The system will automatically reboot to the A: drive after concluding FDISK. 6. FORMAT C: /S (Registered versions: including any other logical drives in extended partitions without the /s). 7. Confirm that the hard drive boots without the floppy in A: and can perform reads and writes, and is good working condition. 8. Restore the CMOS drive types to the ones used on the original 1st (and 2nd) drives. Power down the system and reinstall the controller for the original drives. 9. Set the second Host Adapter for the "Secondary" drive to Secondary Port Address 170h and disable IRQ14 monitoring. (see below for examples of popular Host Adapter/Paddle Board and Controller jumper settings). You do not have to make any changes to the drive select jumpers or Master/Slave jumpers. 10. Reboot. The system should start in the same way it always has. 11. Copy the 3_DRIVES.HDD program into the root directory of the C: drive and Edit the CONFIG.SYS file to include the line: DEVICE=C:\3_DRIVES.HDD This line should precede any other block device drivers (such a RAMDRIVE.SYS). If a Disk Manager (tm Ontrack Computer Systems) partition is installed on the original "Primary" drives, the DEVICE=C:\3_DRIVES.HDD line should follow after DMDRVR.BIN. 12. Reboot. An 3_Drives installation screen (shown above) will indicate the loading status of the device driver. The drive letters assigned to the "Secondary" drive(s) will depend on the number of partitions on your C: and D: drives. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Command Line Switches ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ These switches can be set up in the config.sys file after the complete driver name and may or may not be separated by spaces or other delimiters. The following command line switch has been put into place for BOTH the SHAREWARE and REGISTERED versions: No Command Line Switches - Functionally equivalent to our previous releases v1.1, v1.50, v2.10. Without any of the Fast I/O options. ATA - This switch enables new reset and recovery features that are available on the newer ide 'ata' spec drives. You can try this switch for improved error recovery on mfm/rll/esdi controllers as well but if the driver locks up remove this switch. The following command line switches have been put into place for the REGISTERED versions: M(?)(+) - Where M selects the multiple sector data transfer mode and the ? is either a 0 to select this mode on the first drive attached to the secondary controller or a 1 to select the multiple sector data transfer mode for the second drive attached to the secondary controller. The + is used to set the block mode to the maximum that the drive can handle. (CAUTION! use this with care as some drives will reserve the entire read/write cache ram for multi-block data area. This will slow the drives overall data xfer to an all time low. Examples: device=driver.hdd M0 - selects multiple or block mode on drive 0 only. device=driver.hdd M0+ m1 - selects the multiple mode to be enabled on both of the driven drives. The first drive will utilize the full capacity given for block mode xfers. RF(?) - Where RF = Read Fast, and the ? is defined as 0 for drive 0 and 1 for drive 1. Examples: device=driver.hdd rf0 - enables the read fast I/O algorithm for drive 0 only. device=driver.hdd rf0 RF1 - enables the read fast algorithm on both of the driven drives. WF(?) - Where WF = Write Fast and the ? selects drive 0 or drive 1. Examples: device=driver.hdd wf0 - enables the write fast algorithm for drive 0 only. device=driver.hdd wf0 wf1 - enables the write fast algorithm for both drives. Q - This switch enables a Quick driver init without delays usually generated for display recognition. P - This switch enables a "press c to continue.." pause after the driver loads for debug and command switch confirmation. 3* - This switch stops 4_Drives from looking for a non-existent fourth drive. Normally, the routines can determine the presence or lack of the fourth drive unit. During our beta testing, we ran in a drive/controller combination that stubbornly reported a "phantom" fourth drive, this switch puts a stop to that nonsense. (to clarify the switch, it is 3 asterisk) MORE EXAMPLES: device=driver.hdd m0 rf1 wf1 p these switches will enable the following: Multiple mode on drive 0, both Read Fast and Write Fast on drive 1, the driver will Pause after loading until the letter c is pressed. device=driver.hdd wf0 p rf1 wf1 q these switches will enable the following: Write Fast on drive 0, a Pause until 'c' is pressed after the driver loads, both Read Fast and Write Fast on drive 1, no screen delays will be utilized in the init code. CONFIRMATION of Device options: Visual confirmation of the I/O option combinations will be indicated by the COLOR of the "led" indicator on the 4_Drive banner screen drive icon.... ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ 426 MB ≥ ≥ * ≥ ¿ƒƒ^ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ | | RF(?) - will be denoted by a BLUE * (led) indicator for the drive selected. WF(?) - will be denoted by a YELLOW * (led) indicator for the drive selected. RF(?) & WF(?) - will be denoted by a CYAN * (led) indicator for the drive selected. M(?)(+)- will be denoted by a RED * (led) indicator for the drive selected and the size of the multiple block will be printed below the drive capacity information. This Kilobyte size will usually double if the + switch is included. P - The "Press c to continue", message will be displayed in the bottom left corner of the yellow text box and the 'c' key must be pressed before the driver's init code is terminated. Q - The screen display will not slow to allow recognition of drive capacity, I/O option configuration confirmation or Multi-mode buffer size option confirmation. This switch will have a more noticeable affect on drives that have multiple logical partitions installed on them. ATA - Sorry, but we decided not to give a visual indication of the implementation of this switch. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Background ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ In the past, three major factors have stood in the way of achieving the elusive goal of supporting more than two hard disk drives or even two disk drives of dissimilar interfaces. First, DOS versions prior to the v5.0 would support a maximum of two physical hard disk drives. The v5.0 DOS FDISK supports up to eight physical hard disk drives if the Host Adapter is designed to follow the FDISK conventions of DOS v5.0. (Some SCSI interface Host Adapters are now out in the marketplace which have this support.) Second, standard interface hard disk drive controllers (except for SCSI) are limited to two physical drives. In the case of MFM, RLL and ESDI, the drives usually have a Drive Select 3 and 4 jumper (DS3 & DS4), but the controllers for these interfaces use the industry standard "Daisychain" configuration which allows only two drives to be connected. (The rare "Radial" configuration uses the DS3 and DS4.) In the case of the new AT interface for hard disk drives, also known as IDE, the controller is built onto the drive itself and is limited by design to two physical drives per Host Adapter - Master and Slave. Third, controllers for these interfaces usually require a drive type number to be set in CMOS and only two slots are ever given by the system BIOS. Until 3_Drives/4_Drives, two AT controllers have generally been unable to coexist because of a condition known as a "port address conflict." In effect, both controllers canceled each other out because they needed to use the same Hard Drive Primary Port Address, 1F0h. In its default configuration, DOS only recognizes hard disk drives that are attached to this Primary Port Address and communicates with them through the system bios and INT13. A block device driver is required to service drives that are attached to the common Secondary Port Address, 170h; the 3_Drives/4_Drives device driver serves this function. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Outline ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ An brief outline of how 3_Drives works is as follows: After partitioning and formatting in the DOS environment, every hard disk drive, regardless of interface, controller, or CPU has a very special sector of information called the Master Boot Record (MBR). The MBR is always the very first physical sector on the disk (cyl 0, hd 0, sector 1), the contents of which 1) preserve the defined partition structure, 2) contain the first executable instruction to begin loading the active operating system, and 3) a final word signature in the sector, AA55h, indicating a valid Master Boot Record. Once a valid MBR is identified, the values stored in the partition record of the MBR indicate the location of the DOS Boot Record (DBR) which is generally located at logical cyl 0, hd 1, sector 1. This DOS boot sector contains two vital components - the BIOS Parameter Block (BPB) structure and a loader routine for the operating system . The BPB provides a logical description of the hard disk drive's geometry (logical blocks, heads, sectors per track, bytes per sector, etc.), while the operating system loader establishes the names of the system files IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS, their root directory locations and then loads them into memory . Next, the IO.SYS file is read into memory, followed by the MSDOS.SYS. These are the names of the two hidden files which accompany COMMAND.COM after formatting a bootable drive. These programs begin an initialization routine which establishes the resident character and block devices found during the Power On Self Test (POST) and motherboard ROM BIOS initialization. Once the basic hardware has been identified and the DOS kernel has been positioned into low memory, the next stage is to run a system module within IO.SYS called SYSINIT. It is at this time that the first of the Primary Port Address drive letter designations are assigned (A:, B:, C:, etc.). These block devices are given special handling at this point. For each, a pointer to a BPB array is established in memory. Next, begins the process we are most interested in, namely the processing of the CONFIG.SYS file. The entire file is read into memory and analyzed for block and character type device drivers. When block device drivers are identified, like 3_Drives, their entries are added to the drive translation table and given the next available drive letter designation. Device drivers, like regular programs (but not quite like regular programs), have initialization code and resident code. The initialization code in 3_Drives is the display banner and secondary drive identification, while the resident portion is a collection of routines handling very specific AT register set commands. The AT register commands "talk" directly to the Secondary Port Address, 170h, and therefore to the drive itself, and cover drive specific operations like Read, Write, Recal, and Reset. It should be noted that the Format command operation is not supported by 3_Drives, which is the reason why the drive must be partitioned and prepared in a normal C:/D: environment. After all components of the CONFIG.SYS file are processed, SYSINIT's final function is to load and execute the MS-DOS shell program, COMMAND.COM. How DOS manipulates the resident (critical error handling, for example) and transient portions (batch file processes, COPY, and RENAME, etc.) of the shell are beyond the scope of this overview. Thereafter, during the normal course of operation of the computer system, DOS commands which are directed towards the drive letter(s) assigned to the 3_Drives block device(s) are executed through the memory resident portion of 3_Drives. 3_Drives v2.5 will occupy a minimum of 4.1Kbytes of memory under DOS 5.0. In the registered versions of 3_Drives/4_Drives (v3.0), the amount of memory required for the device driver will climb slightly by ˜48 bytes/drive, depending on the number of logical drives in extended partitions, if any. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± App Notes ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ Some Application Notes: 1. The effect of the program on the performance of the system is negligible. 2. The use of 3_Drives on XT's is DISALLOWED, since it relies exclusively on AT register set commands which are only available on 286's or higher. 3. If power supply leads are in short supply, a simple "Y" adapter that splits two leads off of a single, are available at most computer supply stores. 4. If two controllers are set to the SAME port address or share the same IRQ, either floppy or hard, the system will hang during the POST (Power On Self Test). If both controllers have support for floppy drives, disable the floppy support on the second. If a specific "disable floppy" jumper is unavailable, then set the floppy to a secondary port address (usually 370h) which effectively hides the conflict. 5. 3_Drives can be moved into upper memory under DOS 5 with DEVICEHIGH=C:\your...path\3_DRIVES.HDD 6. 3_Drives shows all signs of complete stability with Microsoft Windows (tm). In fact, our entire Windows subdirectory structure is located on the "Secondary" drive! We have thrown in everything we can think of to test Windows compatibility, and all tests have proven successful. If you intend to use the drive supported by the 3_Drives for the Swap File, then in must be of the Temporary Swap File Type. (A Permanent Swap File requires Int13 support.) 7. We've run three of the most popular file defragmenters without problems. In any case, ALWAYS follow the software manufacturer's instructions and BACKUP you data first. 8. DOS 2.x and above will run with the same partition and capacity limits allowed by that version of DOS, however only DOS 3.0 and above will show the proper drive letters on the 3_Drives initialization screen. 9. 10 partitions per physical drive are allowed under 3_Drives support. Registered v3.0 only. 10. "Tape-Over Method": It is possible to install a single MFM, RLL or ESDI drive on the secondary port address and utilize 3_Drives. This process, however, is not as straight forward as putting the AT/IDE on the secondary because typical ST412 interface controllers (MFM and RLL) usually do not have the built-in ability to disable the IRQ14. If no jumper on the MFM controller exists to disable IRQ14, then the line can usually be disabled manually where it plugs into the motherboard. On a 16-bit controller, the IRQ14 line is found on the back side card edge, on the "short" 16-bit extension. It is the 7th contact from the left or 12th from the right (D7). Usually, placing a piece of simple transparent tape over the contact will cause it to be disabled when the card is plugged into the motherboard. It is advisable that you refrain from attempting this configuration unless you have prior experience with modifications of this sort. See below: ≥ ﬁ ≥ Metal Clamp ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒø ﬁ ≥ 0 ≥ Perspective: Looking at the backside of the card ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ﬁ ≥ 8-bit long slot 16-bit short slot ﬁ ≥_____ 31 total contacts ___ 18 total contacts______ ﬁ ››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››› ›››››››››››››››››› ﬁ ≥ ﬁ D7 (IRQ14) Tape over count 7 spaces from left or 12 spaces from right Note: Many manufacturers only plate the contacts that will be needed on the card. Be sure to count spaces, not actual plated contacts. 11. As noted earlier, some programs will not operate through 3_Drives (i.e. FDISK, FORMAT). This is because these programs bypass DOS and do not update the partition's FAT (File Allocation Table). Other examples of this are usually drive diagnostics utilities. If programs of this sort are deemed necessary to run, the drive will need to be reinstated on the primary port address in order to be "seen" by the program. 12. The DOS ASSIGN utility can be used to set a drive on the Secondary Port Address to C:, if desired. Simply execute the command ASSIGN C:=E: E:=C: This will effectively swap the assigned drive letters. Remember that CHKDSK will not run on assigned or substituted drives. Running ASSIGN again, without any command line parameters, will clear the assignment. 13. Popular drive compression programs work well with 3_Drives and 4_Drives. (In fact, this document is being written on drive number 4, and is a compressed drive.) The important points to remember are that 3_Drives needs to be loaded before the compression drivers IF the Secondary Port Address drives are being compressed. If the system is already compressed prior to installing 3_Drives, then confusion could arise when it comes time for the compression driver to assign the drive letter designations, especially with the drive letter swapping and reserved drive settings that are typical of compression programs. To be absolutely safe, BE SURE to backup all data prior to creating compressed drives. 14. RLL and ESDI controllers usually operate on the Primary Port Address with an enabled on-board bios. This bios needs to be disabled when used with 3_Drives on the Secondary Port Address. The drive does not have to be lo-level formatted with the bios disabled. 15. The driver installs in it's raw state eg., device=driver.hdd will set the driver up in the "old", slow but sure I/O mode of operation. If the driver loads ok with the Old switch but hangs with data errors use the ATA switch. Use of the ATA switch implements some of the new drive data error recovery techniques employed by this version. The omission of the ATA switch is provided as a bridge between these technologies. 16. The M(?) switch will only be enabled, indicated by a RED * (led), if the drive selected by the (?) is capable of performing multiple block mode data transfers. If the * (led) indicator remains GREEN, then the drive rejected the multi-mode. You will have to then edit the config.sys file to implement Fast Reads or Writes as desired or utilize no I/O switches to default to the old slow but sure mode. 17. Utilization of the M(?)+ plus switch addition to select the maximum block xfer size will prove to be detrimental to the data xfer rate on some drives. As the 'AT' world is ever changing, some early drive models gave totally "unworkable" maximum block sizes for this selection. If one were to select the size that the drive offered, some drives would immediately lock up as part of this overall buffer is utilized as drive firmware scratch pad! We utilize an algorithm to (hopefully) select a workable compromise of the total buffer area. 18. Multiple Block mode on some early drives though enabled, will not work AT ALL with the driver as the early implementations of this multi mode were faulty in their microcode. 19. Data xfer rates with the use of the Multi-mode will be more noticed in systems that ask for large blocks of data in a single request. 20. Fast Reads and Fast Writes are not mutually exclusive. Therefore any or all combinations of Fast I/O will be allowed. 21. We will check the first 60 bytes of text after the = sign in the device=driver.hdd line in the config.sys file for command line switches. This should be adequate for all possible configurations as described above. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Error Messages ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ The device driver may display a small assortment of error messages during the loading process of the CONFIG.SYS file. These usually relate to unformatted status, jumper, cabling and power issues. The most common error messages are descriptive and will explain the specific problem encountered. (i.e. "No controller found at the Secondary Port Address" or "No valid DOS boot record found"). The less common errors are listed by number: Error code #1 : Address Mark not found. cyl=xx hd=xx sect=xx Drive may need lo-level format. Scan for defects. Error code #2 : Drive Fails Recal Check cables and drive select jumpers, etc. Error code #4 : Aborted Command. Invalid command request or drive fault problem like a seek error. Error code #5 : Write Fault. Usually caused by power supply voltage fluctuations or problems with termination resistors. Error code #6 : Time-out. General time out. Error code #7 : Time-out while waiting for drive DRQ. Error code #8 : Read Fault. Check cables, connections and drive jumpers. Error code #16 : Sector ID Not Found. cyl=xx hd=xx sect=xx May need a lo-level format. Error code #64 : CRC Error. Scan for defects. Error code #128: Block Marked Bad. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Legal Disclaimer ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ LICENSE AGREEMENT 3_Drives 4_Drives 4_Park 4_Drive Utilities All versions. Dustbowl Designs, Inc. provides the accompanying object code software ("Software") and nonexclusively licenses its use on the following terms and conditions. The Software is copyrighted by Dustbowl Designs, Inc. with all rights reserved. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED PURPOSES, FOR THE PROPER INSTALLATION AND USE. Dustbowl Designs, Inc. DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE SOFTWARE IS FIT FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR FREE. Dustbowl Designs, Inc. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL Dustbowl Designs, Inc. BE LIABLE TO YOU, YOUR CUSTOMERS OR OTHER USERS FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE. 3_Drives is a trademark of Dustbowl Designs, Inc. The 3_Drives software and documentation are Copyright 1992 by Dustbowl Designs with all rights reserved. The 3_Drives v3.0, 4_Drives v3.0 and 4_Park v1.1 software programs ARE NOT shareware or freeware and unauthorized redistribution is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. End of License agreement. ***************************************************************** ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Revision History ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ v1.1 08/92 - public release of 3_Drives SHAREWARE v1.1. 08/92 - public release of 3_Drives and 4_Drives REGISTERED v1.1. v1.5 02/93 - public release of 3_Drives SHAREWARE v1.5. Smaller memory resident size (37% smaller!). Optimized for faster execution. Improved error handling and added new error messages. DOS support beginning with v3.0. Stopped hang problem when driver installed and controller isn't. Documentation upgraded. Introduces new company name and BBS. Support terminated for NON-registered v1.1 users. v2.1 02/93 - public release of 3_Drives and 4_Drives REGISTERED v2.1. Same as shareware v1.5 including extended partition support with up to 10 logical drives per physical unit. Now includes 4_Park utility. v2.12 04/93 - private release of 3_Drives and 4_Drives REGISTERED v2.12. This version incorporated new reset and error handling routines and was released to the Beta Testing Team. v2.50 07/93 - public release of 3_Drives SHAREWARE v2.50. Now implements new ATA-spec drive/data recovery techniques. Now includes 4DRVUTIL.EXE AT/IDE dual port address drive inquiry utility. New mailing address. Announce new BBS online Registration/Download capability. Support terminated for NON-registered v1.5 users. v3.0 07/93 - public release of 3_Drives and 4_Drives REGISTERED v3.0. Same as shareware v2.5 including High Speed I/O Options which are: SET READ/WRITE MULTIPLE SECTORS PER INTERRUPT for AT/IDE drives and SET FAST READ/WRITE for older AT/IDE and all other interfaces. These new fast I/O routines are 35-50% faster than any previous release. Contents of the 3_Drives Distribution Set. 3DRVS250.ZIP (3DRVS.ZIP on CompuServe (tm) go IBMHW forum Lib 1) 3_DRIVES.HDD Device driver file 3_DRIVES.DOC Documentation file with installation instructions. 4DRVUTIL.EXE An AT/IDE Identify Drive inquiry utility that shows which 3_Drive/4_Drive and DiskQwik command line switches work best. Designed to work on both Primary and Secondary Port Addresses. 4DRVUTIL.DOC Auxiliary documentation. DBOWLDEM.EXE Simple demo that gives a look at registered 4_Drives v3.0 and 4_Park v1.1, and our new DiskQwik programs. ORDER3.FRM Mail-in registration form README3.TXT User shareware policy VENDOR3.DOC Shareware vendor distribution policy All files dated 7-4-93 02:50:00. ***************************************************************** ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥±±± Controller and Host Adapter Setup Instructions ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ ===== AT IDE Host Adapters =================== =====Seagate ST-07A and ST-08A================ The ST-08A is a combination floppy drive and hard drive host adapter, while the ST-07A is for hard drives only. The floppy support on the ST-08A can be disabled making it functionally equivalent to the ST-07A. J2 ⁄ƒ Drive-on-a-Card Mounting Point Diskette ≥ Connector J3 LED ≥ J1 AT Interface (ST08A only) ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒŸ Hard Disc Connector ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ ≥ 1 1 ¯ ≥ ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ ≥ :: ¯¯¯¯ :::::::::::::::::::: ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ ≥ :: 1 ≥ › ¿ƒƒ≈ƒƒ :: ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ≈ƒƒƒ JP2 ≥ :: 1 JP2 ≥ › Disc/Diskette ≥ :: ¯¯ ≥ › Address ≥ :: (ST08A only) ≥ › Select ≥ :: ⁄1ƒƒƒƒ JP4 Diskette Controller Enable ≥ › ≥ : ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ≈ƒƒƒ JP6 I/O ≥ ›}ƒƒ J4 Aux DC Power to 1 ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› Channel ≥ 1ø Hard Disc ¯¯ ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› Ready ≥ ¯¯¯¿ƒƒƒø ≥ › ¿ø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒ≈ƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ≥ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › ¿ƒ JP5 Disable Interrupt or › Interrupt While Busy IRQ14 If set up as the 2nd Host Adapter for use with 3_Drives: 1. Add a jumper to JP2 (Disc/Diskette Address Select) which sets the port to the secondary address at 170h. (New Seagate documentation does not describe this jumper.) 2. Remove jumper from JP5 (Interrupt While Busy, IRQ14). The jumper can be conveniently stored on a single pin. 3. If ST-08A, then remove jumper from JP4 (Diskette Controller Enable) to disable the Floppy Controller). =====Acculogic SIDE-3================ ⁄ƒ 40-pin IDE Hard drive ≥ connector (pin-20 ⁄ƒ 34-pin Floppy drive ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ removed for keying) ≥ connector (pin-5 › J1 ¿ƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ removed for keying) › LED ƒø ≥ ≥ › ⁄ƒ≥ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ≥ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ≥ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø › ≥1¯¯¯¯ ≥ :::::: ≥ ::: (see below) ≥ › ≥ ≥ JP 123456 ≥ 789 ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ :::::::::˘:::::::::: ::˘:::::::::::::: ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ 1 J2 1 J3 ≥ › ≥ ≥ › ≥ ≥ › ≥ : ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ JP10 ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ¿ø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › › Detail on JP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : : : : : : : : : ≥ ≥ ¿ƒ¬ƒŸ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ * Normal IRQ 14 1 0 ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 0 Precompensation = 125ns * Delayed IRQ 14 0 1 ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 1 Precompensation = 187ns ! Disabled IRQ 14 0 0 ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 0 Single speed floppy * Reserved ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ ≥ ≥ 1 Dual speed floppy ≥ ≥ * Primary Floppy Address (3F7h) 0 0 Primary IDE Address (1F7h) * ! Secondary Floppy Address (370h) 1 1 Secondary IDE Address (170h) ! * = Default Setting, ! = 3_Drives Setting, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF. ===== ST412 MFM RLL Controllers ============== Adaptec ACB-2370B ST412 Interface (RLL) ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ ≥≥≥≥ Data 1 Data 0 Hard ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ œœœœ %::::::::% %::::::::% %:::::::::::::::% ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ LED 1 1 1 ≥ › ≥ ≥ › ≥ 1¯¯ ≥ › ≥ 2¯¯ƒƒ JP6 ≥ › ≥ 3¯¯ JP14 ≥ › ≥ 4¯¯ 1¯¯¯ ≥ › ≥ 5¯¯ ≥ › ≥ ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ JP13 ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ 1¯¯¯¯ ≥ › ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › › JP6 Hard Drive Port Address: Primary 1F0h jumper 1 open * Secondary 170h "" closed ! JP13 Hard Drive Interrupt Req : IRQ14 pins 1-2 closed * IRQ15 pins 2-3 closed Disabled pins all open ! JP14 Bios Memory Address : C800-CBFFh pins 1-2 closed * CC00-CFFFh pins 2-3 closed Disabled pins 1-2-3 open ! * = Default Setting, ! = 3_Drives Setting, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF. Adaptec ACB-2372B ST412 Interface (RLL) ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒ Hard Drive Controller ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ≥ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ ≥≥≥≥ 1234567 1ø 1ø 1ø 1øƒ Floppy Drive ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ œœœœ ::::::: :: :: :: :: ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ LED ≥ :: :: :: :: ≥ › ≥ JP2 Ÿ ¿Ÿ ¿Ÿ :: :: ≥ › ≥ ≥ ≥ :: :: ≥ › ≥ HDD 1 Data ƒƒŸ ≥ :: :: ≥ › ≥ HDD 0 Data ƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ ¿Ÿ ¿Ÿ ≥ › ≥ ≥ › ≥ ¯4 JP7 ≥ › ≥ 1¯¯¯3 ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ JP13 JP22 JP21 JP20 ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ 1¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ≥ › ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › › JP2 Hard Drive Port Address: Primary 1F0h jumper 1 open * Secondary 170h "" closed ! JP2 Floppy Drive Port Address: Primary 3F0h jumper 2 open * Secondary 370h "" closed ! JP7 Bios Memory Address : C800-CBFFh pins 1-2 closed * CC00-CFFFh pins 2-3 closed Disabled pins 2-4 closed ! JP13 Hard Drive Interrupt Req : IRQ14 pins 1-2 closed * IRQ15 pins 2-3 closed Disabled pins 1-2-3 open ! * = Default Setting, ! = 3_Drives Setting, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF. Adaptec ACB-2372C ST412 Interface (RLL) ⁄ƒƒƒ JP8 ACB-2370C ≥ ⁄ƒ JP9 JP7 ƒø ≥ ≥ ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ≥ƒƒƒƒ≥ƒ≥ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ ≥≥≥≥ 1 1ø 1ø 1ø 1ø 1¯ ¯ ¯ ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ œœœœ :::::::: :: :: :: :: ¯ ¯ ¯ ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ LED ≥ :: :: :: :: ¯ ≥ › ≥ ¿JP2 ¿Ÿ ¿Ÿ :: :: ≥ › ≥ ≥ ≥ :: :: ≥ › ≥ ≥ ≥ :: :: ≥ › ≥ ≥ ≥ ¿Ÿ ¿Ÿ ≥ › ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ¿ƒ Floppy Drive ≥ › ≥ ≥ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒ Hard Drive Controller ≥ › ≥ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ HDD 0 Data ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ HDD 1 Data ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ ≥ › ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › › JP2 Hard Drive Port Address: Primary 1F0h pins 1-2 open * Secondary 170h pins 1-2 closed ! JP7 Bios Memory Address : C800-CBFFh pins 1-2 closed * CC00-CFFFh pins 2-3 closed Disabled pins 1-2-3 open ! JP8 Floppy Drive Port Address: Primary 3F0h open * Secondary 370h closed ! JP9 Floppy Drive Enable : Enabled open * Disabled closed ! * = Default Setting, ! = 3_Drives Setting, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF. ≥ ﬁ ≥ Metal Clamp ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒø ﬁ ≥ 0 ≥ Perspective: Looking at the backside of the card ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ﬁ ≥ 8-bit long slot 16-bit short slot ﬁ ≥_____ 31 total contacts ___ 18 total contacts______ ﬁ ››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››› ›››››››››››››››››› ﬁ ≥ ﬁ D7 (IRQ14) Tape over count 7 spaces from left or 12 spaces from right Note: Many manufacturers only plate the contacts that will be needed on the card. Be sure to count spaces, not actual plated contacts. (READ App Note # 10) Adaptec ACB-231x ST412 Interface models. ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ ≥≥≥≥ 1 1ø 1ø 1ø 1ø ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ œœœœ :::::: :: :: :: :: ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ LED ≥ :: :: :: :: ≥ › ≥ ¿JP6 ¿Ÿ ¿Ÿ :: :: ≥ › ≥ JP10 ≥ ≥ :: :: ≥ › ≥ ≥ 1 ≥ ≥ :: :: ≥ › ≥ ¿ƒƒ ooo ≥ ≥ ¿Ÿ ¿Ÿ ≥ › ≥ ⁄ƒƒ ooo ≥ ≥ ≥ ¿ƒ Floppy Drive ≥ › ≥ ≥ 1 ≥ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒ Hard Drive Controller ≥ › ≥ ≥ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ HDD 0 Data ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ JP11 ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ HDD 1 Data ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ ≥ › ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › › JP10 Floppy Drive Port Address: Primary 3F0h pins 1-2 closed * Secondary 370h pins 1-2 open ! JP11 Hard Drive Port Address: Primary 1F0h pins 1-2 closed * Secondary 170h pins 1-2 open ! * = Default Setting, ! = 3_Drives Setting, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF. ≥ ﬁ ≥ Metal Clamp ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒø ﬁ ≥ 0 ≥ Perspective: Looking at the backside of the card ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ﬁ ≥ 8-bit long slot 16-bit short slot ﬁ ≥_____ 31 total contacts ___ 18 total contacts______ ﬁ ››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››› ›››››››››››››››››› ﬁ ≥ ﬁ D7 (IRQ14) Tape over count 7 spaces from left or 12 spaces from right Note: Many manufacturers only plate the contacts that will be needed on the card. Be sure to count spaces, not actual plated contacts. (READ App Note # 10) Data Technology Corp. (DTC) DTC728x ST412 Interface models ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ ≥≥≥≥ 1ø 1ø 1ø 1ø W4 ƒ oo ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ œœœœ JP6 ø :: :: :: :: W7 ƒ oo ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ LED oo :: :: :: :: ≥ › ≥ ¿Ÿ ¿Ÿ :: :: ≥ › ≥ ≥ ≥ :: :: ≥ › ≥ HDD 1 Data ƒŸ ≥ :: :: ⁄ƒƒ W2 ≥ › ≥ HDD 0 Data ƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ ¿Ÿ ¿Ÿ ≥ ≥ › ≥ Hard Drive Controller ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ ≥ : : : ≥ › ≥ Floppy Drive ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ ≥ ¿ W3 ≥ › ≥ ≥ ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒ W5 ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ ≥ › ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › › Primary Port Addresses Hard 1F0h and Floppy 3F0h : W2 and W3 open * Secondary Port Addresses Hard 170h and Floppy 370h : W2 and W3 closed ! * = Default Setting, ! = 3_Drives Setting, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF. ≥ ﬁ ≥ Metal Clamp ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒø ﬁ ≥ 0 ≥ Perspective: Looking at the backside of the card ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ﬁ ≥ 8-bit long slot 16-bit short slot ﬁ ≥_____ 31 total contacts ___ 18 total contacts______ ﬁ ››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››› ›››››››››››››››››› ﬁ ≥ ﬁ D7 (IRQ14) Tape over count 7 spaces from left or 12 spaces from right Note: Many manufacturers only plate the contacts that will be needed on the card. Be sure to count spaces, not actual plated contacts. (READ App Note # 10) Western Digital WD1003V, WD1006V ST412 -MM (MFM) Interface models ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ ≥≥≥≥ Data 1 Data 0 Hard Floppy ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ œœœœ %::::::::% %::::::::% %:::::::::::::::% %:::::::::::::::% ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ LED 1 1 1 1 ≥ › ≥ ≥ › ≥ JP1 ≥ › ≥ :::: ≥ › ≥ 1 oo ƒ JP3 Hard ≥ › ≥ oo ƒ JP4 Floppy ≥ › ≥ oo - JP5 ≥ › ≥ ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ : ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ JP6 ≥ › ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › › JP3 Hard Drive Port Address: Primary 1F0h = open * Secondary 170h = closed ! JP4 Floppy Drive Port Address: Primary 3F0h = open * Secondary 370h = closed ! * = Default Setting, ! = 3_Drives Setting, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF. ≥ ﬁ ≥ Metal Clamp ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒø ﬁ ≥ 0 ≥ Perspective: Looking at the backside of the card ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ﬁ ≥ 8-bit long slot 16-bit short slot ﬁ ≥_____ 31 total contacts ___ 18 total contacts______ ﬁ ››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››› ›››››››››››››››››› ﬁ ≥ ﬁ D7 (IRQ14) Tape over count 7 spaces from left or 12 spaces from right Note: Many manufacturers only plate the contacts that will be needed on the card. Be sure to count spaces, not actual plated contacts. (READ App Note # 10) Western Digital WD1003V, WD1006V ST412 -SR (RLL) Interface models ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ›ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ≥ ≥≥≥≥ Data 1 Data 0 Hard Floppy ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ œœœœ %::::::::% %::::::::% %:::::::::::::::% %:::::::::::::::% ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ LED 1 1 1 1 ≥ › ≥ ⁄ JP2 Bios ≥ › ≥ JP1 ≥ enabled open ≥ › ≥ ::: ≥ disabled off ≥ › ≥ 1 oo Ÿ ≥ › ≥ oo ƒ JP3 Hard ≥ › ≥ oo - JP4 Floppy ≥ › ≥ ⁄ƒƒ≈ƒ› ≥ : ¿¯ƒ≈ƒ› ≥ oo - JP5 JP6 ≥ › ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒø ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹⁄ƒƒƒƒŸ › ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ ¿ƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂƒﬂŸ › › JP2 On-board Bios status: enabled = open * disabled = closed ! JP3 Hard Drive Port Address: Primary 1F0h = open * Secondary 170h = closed ! JP4 Floppy Drive Port Address: Primary 3F0h = open * Secondary 370h = closed ! * = Default Setting, ! = 3_Drives Setting, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF. ≥ ﬁ ≥ Metal Clamp ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒø ﬁ ≥ 0 ≥ Perspective: Looking at the backside of the card ﬁƒƒ≈ƒƒƒƒƒŸ ﬁ ≥ 8-bit long slot 16-bit short slot ﬁ ≥_____ 31 total contacts ___ 18 total contacts______ ﬁ ››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››› ›››››››››››››››››› ﬁ ≥ ﬁ D7 (IRQ14) Tape over count 7 spaces from left or 12 spaces from right Note: Many manufacturers only plate the contacts that will be needed on the card. Be sure to count spaces, not actual plated contacts. 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