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- From: darrylo@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Darryl Okahata)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: SURVEY: Adaptec 1542 and ASPI4DOS (was: Adeptec SCSI Device Driver For Win 3.1)
- Message-ID: <11300050@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com>
- Date: 7 Nov 92 07:18:22 GMT
- Organization: Center for Primal Scream Therapy
- Lines: 84
-
- In comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alvino@solomon.technet.sg (Alvin Ong) writes:
-
- > I just got myself a 670M SCSI HD with an Adeptec Controller. After a
- > successful installation of MS-Windows 3.1, I cannot run "win" under
- > 386 enchanced mode. This SCSI thingie is just a remote hunch to try
- > solve the problem. (I can run "win" under Standard Mode - I've got
- > 200M bytes for DOS partition, 8 M bytes of RAM, 0 non-DOS 5.0 ore
- > non-MS-Windows 3.1 TSRs, and a 386DX CPU). Anyone got any other
- > alternative solution? My ears are open.
-
- I'm unable to get my Adaptec 1542 and ASPI4DOS to work with Win 3.1
- enhanced mode. I've tried just about everything, including replacing
- virtually every hardware component except the 1542, HD, case, keyboard,
- and power supply.
-
- This is really weird. The 1542 and ASPI4DOS work flawlessly for
- some people, but not for others (like me). I'd like to narrow this
- down, and so I'm going to take a survey, to see if there is some common
- cause.
-
- If you have an Adaptec 1542 and have successfully or unsuccessfully
- used ASPI4DOS, I'd like to know what kind of hardware you are using. If
- possible, I'd like to know the following:
-
- * What kind of SCSI hard disk(s) are you using? What is its capacity?
- Who makes it? Do you have more than one HD?
-
- * Do you have any other SCSI devices attached to the 1542? If so, what
- are they?
-
- * Do you have any other IDE, etc. drives? If so, how many, who makes
- them, and what are their capacities?
-
- * Do you have a 1542A or a 1542B? Do you know the 1542 ROM
- version/date?
-
- * Are the 1542 bus on/off times at the default setting? If not, what
- are they?
-
- * Have you changed the 1542 default DMA/IRQ settings? If so, what are
- they?
-
- * Are you using the 1542 with the DMA transfer speed at the default
- setting? If not, at what speed are you using the 1542?
-
- * What kind of computer do you have? A 386? 486? 25MHz? 33MHz?
- SX/DX? Who makes the PC? Do you know who makes the motherboard or
- what chipset is being used on the motherboard?
-
- * If possible, can I get a copy of your config.sys and autoexec.bat? If
- not, can you answer the questions past this point? *IMPORTANT*: if I
- can get a copy of them, make sure that you DELETE or CHANGE any
- PASSWORDS or other private information in the copies that you send to
- me. If you send me a copy, skip the questions past this point.
-
- * What version of ASPI4DOS are you using? Do you know what switches, if
- any, you pass to ASPI4DOS?
-
- * Do you use ASPIDISK.SYS?
-
- * Are you using SCSIHA.SYS? (If you don't know what this is, don't
- worry about it.)
-
- * Do you use a memory manager like QEMM or 386MAX? If so, do you know
- what switches you use?
-
- * Do you use SMARTDRV and double-buffering? (Yes, using this will make
- everything work, but I'm curious as to how many people are using
- this.)
-
- * Do you use any disk-compression programs like Stacker or Superstor?
-
- Please post responses here or email them to "darrylo@sr.hp.com". If I
- get any, I'll post a summary. I'm sure a lot of people here will be
- very happy if we can solve this. Also note that I'm doing this to solve
- a problem on my personal PC; I am not doing this on behalf of either
- Microsoft or Adaptec.
-
- -- Darryl Okahata
- Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
-
- DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
- constitute the support, opinion or policy of Hewlett-Packard or of the
- little green men that have been following him all day.
-