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- Product: PowerSCSI!(tm) for DOS/Windows/Netware 386
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- Version: 4.0
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- Date: July 15, 1994
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- PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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- PowerSCSI! for DOS/Windows/Netware 386 is a total SCSI solution for
- Future Domain's line of controllers and integrated circuits (IC).
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- For DOS and Windows Users
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- Under DOS and Windows, support is provided for the following SCSI
- peripherals :
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- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks
- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives
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- In addition, the following software interfaces are supported:
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- Future/CAM (Common Access Method)
- ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface)
- Interrupt 13H
- Interrupt 4BH
- FastDisk (32-bit Disk Access)
- CD-ROM Extensions
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- This extensive SCSI interface support allows you to use various
- third party software on any Future Domain SCSI controller and/or
- IC on motherboards.
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- Finally, several DOS utilities are included to exercise your
- fixed disks and CD-ROM drives. These are:
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- FDSDA - Future Domain SCSI Diagnostic Utility
- FDDSU - Future Domain Disk Setup Utility
- FDAUDIO - DOS CD-ROM Play Audio Utility
- FDLOCK - Locks the CD-ROM Door
- FDUNLOCK - Unlocks the CD-ROM Door
- FDEJECT - Software Eject of CD
- FDCDTEST - Exercises the various CD-ROM functions
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- For Netware 386 Users
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- Under NetWare 386 V4.X, support is provided for the following SCSI
- peripherals :
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- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks
- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives
- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Tape Drives
- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Removables/MO/Multifunction/WORM Drives
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- Under NetWare 386 V3.X support is provided for the following SCSI
- peripherals :
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- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks
- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives
- SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Removables/MO/Multifunction/WORM Drives
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- In addition, the following software interfaces are supported:
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- Future/CAM (Common Access Method)
- ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface)
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- NEW IN THIS RELEASE
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- The following are the highlights of this latest release of PowerSCSI!
- for DOS/Windows/Netware 386:
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- New and improved Setup program for both DOS and Windows.
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- Supports all new Future Domain controllers for PCI and PCMCIA
- system bus.
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- Supports auto-configuration for hard disks and CD-ROM devices
- on the SCSI2GO PCMCIA card. SCSI2GO cards can be plugged and
- unplugged without rebooting. Device attached to the SCSI2GO card
- may be auto-configured so they may be inserted
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- Advanced Power Management (APM) is fully supported under DOS and
- Windows for all 16-bit controllers and PCMCIA cards and 32-bit
- PCI controllers.
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- CD-ROM driver has enhanced features which includes support for:
- CD-I
- CD-XA
- CD-R
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- Additional CD-ROM drives supported. For a list of all the CD-ROM
- drives supported contact the Marketing Department at the address
- listed at the bottom of this README file.
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- Supports 32-bit File Access in Windows for Workgroups v3.11.
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- New and improved SCSI drivers for both v3.xx and v4.xx versions
- of Netware 386.
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- INSTALLATION
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- For DOS and Windows Users
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- Installation of the drivers and utilities is accomplished by running
- the SETUP.EXE program. This program can be run from either the DOS
- shell or the Windows Program Manager. If you are using Windows, we
- suggest that you run SETUP.EXE from the Program Manager. We also
- encourage you to use the 'Express' installation option to minimize
- possible configuration conflicts.
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- SETUP.EXE will determine what drivers your system will need and
- modify some or all of the following files after it had saved the old
- copies:
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- CONFIG.SYS
- AUTOEXEC.BAT
- SYSTEM.INI
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- You will then be required to reboot your computer system after all
- the modifications have been made.
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- The DOS SCSI Utilities that are in the DOSUTILS subdirectory can be
- copied to your fixed disk for later reference. These utilities are to
- be used only for SCSI disk preparation (FDDSU.EXE) or for diagnostic
- purposes (FDSDA.EXE).
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- For NetWare 386 Users
- ---------------------
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- An INSTALL.EXE program is provided in the NETWARE subdirectory to
- copy the appropriate Netware 386 Drivers to your Netware Server
- directory. For more information on the NetWare 386 Drivers refer to
- the README.NOW file in the NETWARE subdirectory.
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- TECHNICAL TIPS
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- If you have a PCI system and are having problems with EMM386.EXE
- loaded, you need to upgrade to EMM386.EXE v4.49 shipped with
- MS-DOS v6.22. At this time, the EMM386.EXE in PC-DOS v6.x still has
- problems with PCI systems. Use another memory manager or contact
- IBM Corp. for more information.
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- Under MS-DOS Version 6.0 or later, if you have a SCSI configuration
- that depends on conditionally executing AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS
- file, you need to move the PowerSCSI! drivers to the appropriate
- section(s) of your system files. The PowerSCSI! Setup program will
- create a file with the extension MCF (CONFIG.MCF and/or AUTOEXEC.MCF)
- that will contain the driver lines that you can later use to modify
- your CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
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- If you are using the AST PowerExec 433/SL, make sure that the Card
- Services driver (CS.EXE) in the CONFIG.SYS file specifies the command
- line switch : /IRQ A
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- The following portable computer is not supported:
- - HP Omnibook 300/450
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- If you are using Windows on a Gateway 2000 Colorbook and are having
- problems with PowerSCSI!, comment out the driver V18FCAMD.386 in the
- [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file.
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- If you have a notebook that uses the Databook PCMCIA Adapter and
- are having problems you need to upgrade to the Card and Socket
- Services v3.02 or later available from Databook Incorporated.
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- If FDBIOS.SYS is loaded to support a primary partition and an IDE drive
- is present which has an extended partition, the drive letters and
- volume labels displayed by DOS FDISK are incorrect. In this case
- drive letters are allocated to the IDE drive first and then the SCSI
- drive instead of primary partitions followed by extended partitions.
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- To install the TMC-7000EX drivers under DOS/Windows you have to
- run SETUP from the DOS prompt and not from within Windows. If you
- intend to run SCSI drivers and/or applications in Windows you must
- add the following line to the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI
- file:
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- DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\VEXFCAMD.386
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- In addition, if your system has a SCSI hard disk you may take advantage
- of the 32-Bit Disk Access Support under Windows by adding the following
- lines to your SYSTEM.INI file:
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- DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\FDSCSI.386
- DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\INT13.386
- 32BitDiskAccess=ON
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- NOTE: You have to manually copy the appropriate .386 files from the
- PowerSCSI! for DOS/Windows/NetWare 386 diskette to the
- C:\PWRSCSI! directory. All the .386 drivers are located
- in the WINDOWS subdirectory of the diskette.
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- If the TMC-7000EX is present in a system with other SCSI controllers,
- the following restrictions apply :
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- (1) No more than one TMC-7000EX BIOS should be enabled in the system.
- (2) If the TMC-7000EX BIOS is configured, it should be set to the
- highest ROM address of all the SCSI controllers present.
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- The Conner Backup Exec V3.1 for Windows is not supported in this
- release of PowerSCSI!. Please contact Conner for an updated version
- of the software.
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- The Interrupt 4BH Interface driver (INT4BCAM.SYS) does not support
- hot pluggability in the SCSI2GO card. We suggest that all devices
- using Interrupt 4BH calls be installed prior to booting your
- system.
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- Future Domain does not recommend any specific version of CD-ROM
- Extensions. If you have any problems with your CD-ROM extensions
- you will need to contact the specific vendor.
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- On a SCSI2GO configuration, issuing DOS commands to an unplugged
- CD-ROM drive may take longer than expected for DOS to return with
- an "Abort, Retry, Fail?" message. This is an expected behavior.
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- CUSTOMER SERVICE
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- If you have any comments or questions, our Customer Service representatives
- are available at the following times:
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- Mondays to Fridays
- 8 AM to 5 PM (PST)
- Phone: (714) 253-0440
- FAX: (714) 253-0429
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- You may also correspond via the following address:
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- Future Domain Corporation
- Customer Service Department
- 2801 McGaw Avenue
- Irvine, CA 92714
- U.S.A.