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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Path: sparky!uunet!zeos!jre
- From: jre@zeos.com (Jim Erickson)
- Subject: Re: SURVEY: Adaptec 1542 and ASPI4DOS (was: Adeptec SCSI Device Driver For Win 3.1)
- Organization: Zeos International, Ltd
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:57:47 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.185747.9475@zeos.com>
- References: <11300050@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com>
- Lines: 136
-
- In article <11300050@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com> darrylo@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Darryl Okahata) writes:
- >In comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alvino@solomon.technet.sg (Alvin Ong) writes:
- [stuff deleted]
- > 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.
-
- It was basically plug-and-play for me. I pulled it out of my old machine and
- put it in my new one and it worked.
-
- >
- > 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?
-
- One ST296N 80MB(slow but effective).
-
- >
- >* Do you have any other SCSI devices attached to the 1542? If so, what
- > are they?
-
- No.
-
- >
- >* Do you have any other IDE, etc. drives? If so, how many, who makes
- > them, and what are their capacities?
-
- One ST3144A (Seagate 130MB IDE).
-
- >
- >* Do you have a 1542A or a 1542B? Do you know the 1542 ROM
- > version/date?
-
- I was using a 1542B but I do not know the ROM date or version off the top of
- my head.
-
- >
- >* Are the 1542 bus on/off times at the default setting? If not, what
- > are they?
-
- I had it working both ways. I changed it via the ASPI drivers to allow my
- FDD based TBU to stream faster (cuts backup times in half at least!).
-
- >
- >* Have you changed the 1542 default DMA/IRQ settings? If so, what are
- > they?
-
- I left these at the defaults.
-
- >
- >* Are you using the 1542 with the DMA transfer speed at the default
- > setting? If not, at what speed are you using the 1542?
-
- Default.
-
- >
- >* 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?
-
- Zeos 486DX-33 Upgradable. The motherboard is Zeos manufactured and uses a
- VLSI chipset.
-
- >
- >* 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.
-
- Sorry, don't have them anymore.
-
- >
- >* What version of ASPI4DOS are you using? Do you know what switches, if
- > any, you pass to ASPI4DOS?
-
- Version 3.0 I believe (not sure). I was passing the /n and /f parameters to
- change the bus on/off timing.
-
- >
- >* Do you use ASPIDISK.SYS?
-
- No.
-
- >
- >* Are you using SCSIHA.SYS? (If you don't know what this is, don't
- > worry about it.)
-
- No.
-
- >
- >* Do you use a memory manager like QEMM or 386MAX? If so, do you know
- > what switches you use?
-
- I only used Himem and EMM386 from DOS 5.0.
-
- >
- >* 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.)
-
- NO. If you are using ASPI4DOS, theoretically, you don't need to
- double_buffer. Double buffering slows the system _way_ down and its
- functions are handled by ASPI4DOS.
-
- >
- >* Do you use any disk-compression programs like Stacker or Superstor?
-
- I was stacking my SCSI drive but not my IDE drive.
-
- >
- >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.
-
- ---JRE---
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