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SiS Installation Utility
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1. Uninstall SiS IDE DOS driver if you want to install SiS IDE Novell
Netware driver.
2. Uninstall SiS IDE DOS driver if you want to install SiS IDE Windows 95
driver.
3. To install SiS IDE Windows 95 driver, read readme.doc in WIN95 <DIR>
or run install.exe to see the according item.
4. To install SiS IDE Windows NT driver, read readme.doc in WINNT <DIR>
or run install.exe to see the according item.
5. To install SiS IDE SCO-UNIX driver, read readme.sco in SCO <DIR>
or run install.exe to see the according item.
6. To install SiS IDE OS/2 driver, read readme.doc in OS2 <DIR>
or run install.exe to see the according item.
*NOTE*
. Default Transfer Mode is ^Slave PIO
. Add /M option in CONFIG.SYS to enable ^Master DMA Mode
EX: basedev=siside.add /M
7. Run install.exe to install SiS IDE DOS, Windows, Windows for Workgroup
and Novell Netware drivers.
8. About SiS IDE DOS Driver ...
To set wait state manually, notice that :
8.1 If you want to adjust speeds for DOS driver
using sisdr.sys /Axxxx /Rxxxx form.
/A3456 means active time for channel 0 master is 3*30ns
channel 0 slave is 4*30ns
channel 1 master is 5*30ns
channel 1 slave is 6*30ns
/R6543 means recovery time for channel 0 master is 6*30ns
channel 0 slave is 5*30ns
channel 1 master is 4*30ns
channel 1 slave is 3*30ns
8.2 Default value is set by using HD internal info. automatically.
8.3 The recommended value for different disk mode is as follow:
Disk Mode 4 3 2 1 0
==================================================
Recovery Time 1 3 8 A 0
Active Time 3 3 6 6 0
==================================================
9. About SiS IDE Novell Netware driver :
9.1 By default, the driver run in Master mode.
9.2 By editing c:\server\startup.ncf file, you can force the default
master mode into slave mode by using /d0, and /d1 command.
For example:
load siside.dsk /d0 int=E port=1f0 ===> Force Channel 0
into slave mode.
load siside.dsk /d1 int=F port=170 ===> Force channel 1
into slave mode.
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Q & A :
1. Novell Netware Server will hang when client is trying to loggin.
Ans: Please remember to use Un-Install function to remove SiS IDE DOS Driver
after SiS IDE Netware Driver installed.
2 How to use 32-bit file access for Hard Disk and CD-ROM working at the
same channel in WFW 3.11 environment ?
Ans: It is a limitation of the system. You should either put the devices in
different channel or turn the 32-bit file access off.
3. DOS Driver adjusts HD speed by parameter :
E.g: You can write the following line in config.sys
device=c:\siside\sisdr.sys /Rxxxx /Axxxx
Where x could be 0 .. 9, A .. F for speed .
R : Recovery time
A : Active time ( ref. data sheet for 551X )
4. After SiS IDE DOS driver installed. Some mode 4 hard disk will cause
system hang at the IDE driver loading procedure when we reboot the
system.
Ans: Users can avoid this by downing the speed in Manual function as Q&A 3.
5. Why NT3.5 can't boot completely after installed IDE driver and reboot ?
Ans: Windows NT and SiS IDE Drivers can't both be active under NT system.
User just need to follow the README procedure to remove Windows NT IDE
Driver after SiS IDE Driver installed.