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Novell NAS 1.2.0 Installation Instructions for PC/Xe, PC/Xi & MC/XI
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Installation Limitations for PC/Xe & PC/Xi boards
1. PC/Xi board J1, J2 & J3 jumpers should be on bottom 2 pins
2. PC/Xe board should have J1 jumper on right 2 pins
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Installation Limitations for MC/Xi boards
Due to DOS memory restrictions MC/Xi boards must be set for 32k
operation to be used with the NAS. You must use the newer MC/Xi
boards (part #30001224) which can be jumpered to 32k. The part
number for the newer MC/Xi board can be found next to the serial
number. To jumper the board for 32k move the J1 jumper from the
right two pins to the left two pins. Neither the older MCd/Xi 32k
or MC/Xi 128k versions of the board will not work with NAS.
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PC/XX Memory Limitations MC/Xi Memory Limitations
Address Notes Address Notes
80000h 1,2,3 C0000h 4
90000h 1,2,3 C8000h 7
A0000h 1,2,4 D0000h 8
B0000h 1,2,4,5 D8000h 8
C0000h 1,2,4,7
D0000h 1,2,8
E0000h 1,2,6
Notes
1. Shadow ram must be turned off if using addresses below 1 Meg
2. Due to the AT bus architecture a conflict will exist if an 8 bit
device (e.g. video card) is located in the same 128k block of
memory as a 16 bit board like the PC/Xi or PC/Xe. Memory is broken
up into 128k blocks like A0000-Bffffh & C0000-Dffffh.
3. System's base memory must be changed to 512k to use this address
4. Range is used by color video boards
5. Range is used by monochrome video boards
6. Might be used for extended BIOS
7. Range may be used by SCSI & ESDI controllers
8. Range may be used by Ethernet or Lan adapters
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Configuring the PC/Xe or PC/Xi DigiBoards
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Memory Start Address (DS1 switches 1-8, on 11 position dip switch)
Choose a memory address - Either 80000h, 90000h, A0000h, B0000h,
C0000h, D0000h, or E0000h.
Address D0000h is most likely to be free.
See Memory Limitation for possible memory conflicts
Multiple DigiBoards in the same system can have the same memory address
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I/O Port Address (DS1 switches 9-11, on 11 position dip switch)
Choose an I/O port address - Either 100h, 110h, 120h, 200h, 220h,
300h, or 320h.
Must be a unique I/O address not used by any other card in system
or you will have an I/O port conflict.
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IRQ (Interrupt) selection (DS2 switches 1-8, on 8 position dip switch)
Digiware software driver for Novell NAS does not use interrupts.
Set all switches of DS2 to off (switches away from DigiBoard)
Setting an IRQ creates the possibility for a IRQ conflict, so make
sure they are all off.
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Configuring the MC/Xi board
1. Insert your working copy of the IBM Reference diskette into your
drive A and turn on power. Expect an error message - the MC/Xi
board won't be found at this point.
2. Select "Copy an Option Diskette" from the main menu. Follow the
directions from copying ADF files onto your Reference diskette.
3. Select "Set Configuration" from the main menu. Auto Config should
find non-conflicting address and IRQ parameters for your board.
If you choose to do it manually you will have the following choices:
Memory Start Address: C0000h, C8000h, D0000h or D8000h
I/O Port Address: F1F0h, F2F0h, F4F0h, or F8F0h
Interrupt Select: IRQ 3,4,5,6,7,9,10 or 11 (Interrupts are not needed
for NAS software, so you may accept the POS default)
Refer to memory limitation section to make sure you don't have a
conflict with the address you have chosen.
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Copy the DigiBoard software onto NAS Server
1. Place the DigiBoard distribution diskette in the Access Server's
floppy drive A: and type:
A: INSTALL
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to copy the files from the
diskette to the hard drive. You will have to specify the drive
letter where the Access Server software is located (typically
drive C:), and the subdirectory that the NASGEN software is
located in (typically C:\NASGEN). You will also have to select
the bus architecture: Move the flashing area to PC/AT-Bus
Architecture for the PC/Xe or PC/Xi boards. Move the flashing
area to Microchannel Architecture for the MC/Xi boards. Then
press enter after you have made a selection.
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Software Installation using NASGEN
1. Switch to disk drive and directory where the NASGEN program is found
At prompt type in NASGEN and hit enter to start program.
You will see the following prompts (or something similar)
2. Move the highlighted area to:
Modify Access Server Configuration # then press enter key
3. Software then asks for the boot drive letter:
Select appropriate letter, then press enter key
4. Move the highlighted area to:
Hardware Configuration # then press enter key
5. Move the highlighted cursor to area below:
Remote Communication Adapters and press insert key to bring up
known drivers
6. Move the highlighted cursor over the DigiChannel board you are
installing and press the enter key.
7. Move the highlighted cursor over the number following:
Board Memory Address, press enter to change memory address to
match what was set up when you did the board configuration
8. Move the highlighted cursor over the number following:
I/O address, press enter to change I/O port address to match
what was set up when you did the board configuration
9. Move the highlighted cursor over the prompt following:
I/O port address number, press enter to change board status
from Not Installed to Installed
10. Now hit escape key to save changes, you will be prompted to
answer yes or no to save changes.
11. Next, set the Communication Ports Enabled to the number of
ports you have installed.
12. If you have a second board repeat steps 4-11
This completes the installation of the device driver.
You may now set up individual port parameters by selecting the
Port configuration choice from the Modify Access Server
Configuration menu. Instructions for configuring the ports are
the Novell Access Administration Guide.
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Error Messages:
Warning: Driver Already Installed
The driver is already in memory, and doesn't need to be loaded again.
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Error: No DigiBoard PC/XA ports found
Run NASGEN, check configuration of board(s)
Either the DigiBoard boards were not in the computer, or they were
not configured to same address set with NASGEN. Run NASGEN again and
check its configuration.
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Error: EMS page frame at address overlaps with board RAM segment
The memory address you have chosen conflicts with system's EMS page
frame address. Choose another address.
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Warning: extra channels on the above board are unused
This is not an error, but indicates that not all of the channels on
the board are being used by the software.
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Board Reset Failed
The driver could not reset the board. This usually indicates a
hardware failure, but could also result from an I/O port conflict
with some other device in the system.
Reconfigure the board for a different I/O port address, using both
the hardware procedure and the NASGEN program
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Memory test failed at address "address number"
No memory was found at the address specified during driver config.
Verify that the board's DIP switches are set for the correct memory
start address. If the board is an MC/Xi, check the POS. The hardware
must match the NASGEN memory address configuration.
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BIOS startup failed
BIOS move of FEP/OS failed
FEP/OS execution failed
These messages indicate that the installation process failed while
the driver was attempting to load or use on-board code. Failures of
this kind may be caused by a board hardware malfunction or by
memory address conflicts with another device in your system.
Try rebooting the system. If the message persists, check your system
for possible conflicts.
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Error: No DigiBoard POS ID found
Micro Channel only. The driver was unable to locate a DigiChannel
MC/Xi board. Check to be sure that the board is properly seated and
that the part number is 3001224