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- *ALLOCATE BUFFER
-
- *SELECT ADAPTER
- This menu displays the controllers that were found
- in the system. If more than one controller is
- found, a controller must be selected to scan for
- devices. Use the and keys to highlight the
- desired controller. Press the <Enter> key to
- select the controller. To quit without selecting,
- press the <Esc> key.
-
- *SELECT DRIVE
- This menu displays the SCSI devices that were
- found on the selected SCSI controller. Select a
- drive to be tested. Use the and keys to
- highlight the desired device. Press the <Enter>
- key to select the device. To select a device not
- present on the Drive Selection Menu, use the <F5>
- key to manually select one. To return to the
- previous menu, press the <Esc> key.
-
- *FORMAT UNIT
- The SCSI Format Unit Command requires two parameters,
- the Defect List Format and the Interleave value.
- Refer to your SCSI device's manual for the correct
- values to use. Highlight the appropriate option for
- each of the two parameters with the use of the and
- keys and press <Enter> to select.
-
- Use this command with extreme caution. All data on
- the disk will be lost.
-
- NOTE: This option does not issue a Mode Select SCSI
- Command so the device's default parameters will
- be used. Use the Future Domain Disk Setup Utility
- if the device's parameters need to change.
-
- Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
-
- *START/STOP
- Use the and keys to highlight the desired option
- and press <Enter> to select.
-
- The Start Unit option will issue a START/STOP UNIT
- SCSI Command with the "Start" field set to 1 (spin
- up). The Stop Unit option will issue a START/STOP
- UNIT SCSI Command with the "Start" field set to
- 0 (spin down).
-
- Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
-
- *LOCK/UNLOCK
- Use the and keys to highlight the desired option
- and press <Enter> to select.
-
- The Lock Medium option will issue a PREVENT/ALLOW
- SCSI Command with the "Prevent" field set to 1
- (prevent removal). The Unlock Medium option will
- issue a PREVENT/ALLOW SCSI Command with the
- "Prevent" field set to 0 (allow).
-
- For some CD-ROM drives, this option disables/enables
- the eject button on the front of the drive.
-
- Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
-
- *LOAD/UNLOAD
- Use the and keys to highlight the desired option
- and press <Enter> to select.
-
- The Load Unit option will issue a LOAD/UNLOAD SCSI
- Command with the "Load" field set to 1 (load and
- position to Beginning-Of-Partition zero). The
- Unload Unit option will issue a LOAD/UNLOAD SCSI
- Command with the "Start" field set to 0 (unload).
-
- Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
-
- *SELECT TEST ADAPTER
- Select the appropriate Controller Type which matches
- the currently selected controller. Selecting an
- incorrect Controller Type is likely to cause errors.
-
- *USER SELECT
- If an attached SCSI drive is not found on the Drive
- Selection Menu, you can select a SCSI device from
- here by entering the Device Type, ID and LUN
- manually. Select the Device Type by highlighting
- the desired option with the and keys and
- pressing the <Enter> key. Then enter the ID and
- LUN of the SCSI device. Valid numbers for the ID
- are from 0 to 6 and for the LUN from 0 to 7.
-
- To return to the previous menu, press the <Esc> key.
-
- *GET PARAMETERS
- These parameters are used in configuring the SCSI
- Commands. In most cases, the default values are
- sufficient. Just press the <Enter> key and continue
- on.
-
- If you have an 8-bit Future Domain controller and
- are experiencing some data transfer problems, try to
- change the Read/Write Block Factor A and Read/Write
- Block Factor B values. You may also try to disable
- the Burst Mode. Disabling the Burst Mode will cause
- data transfer to slow down.
-
- The Block Length is the sector size of the device.
- You should not modify this unless you are familiar
- with the behavior of the device under a different
- sector size.
-
- If there is a need to modify the default values, put
- the cursor on the field to be modified and change
- the value. Press the <Enter> key to accept the
- value in each field.
-
- To return to the previous menu, press the <Esc> key.
-
- *GET TEST
- This window displays the SCSI Command Block bytes,
- the timeout value in seconds, the expected number of
- data bytes transferred and the Block Factor A and
- Block Factor B values. The -1 value in the Timeout
- field means indefinite wait. In most cases, the
- default values are sufficient. If you desire to
- modify any of the values in this windows, place the
- cursor on the field to be modified and change the
- value. Press the <Enter> key to accept the new value.
- To issue the SCSI command, press the <F10> key.
-
- To return to the previous menu, press the <Esc> key.
-
- *MAIN MENU
- This menu is broken down into two sections. The
- first section displays the most common SCSI commands
- that can be issued to the specified SCSI device.
- The second section displays some miscellaneous
- options to diagnose the SCSI controller,
- reselect a SCSI controller or device and an
- option to Reset the SCSI bus.
-
- NOTE: If a SCSI command is not listed in the menu,
- select the Custom SCSI Command option to create a
- user defined command block.
-
- Enter the number or letter corresponding to the
- desired option and press the <Enter> key.
-
- To return to the previous menu, press the <Esc> key.
-
- *END-USER MENU
- This menu displays up to six test options depending
- on the type of device being tested. The following
- provides a short description of each of the
- different options.
-
- Controller Diagnostics
-
- This option tests the ROM (Read Only Memory),
- the RAM (Random Access Memory) and the Data
- Path of the controller. The ROM and RAM tests may
- not be performed if their presence is not detected.
-
- Device Diagnostics
-
- This option sends a SEND DIAGNOSTIC SCSI Command
- to the SCSI device. This command requests the
- SCSI device to perform a self diagnostic.
-
- Test Unit Ready
-
- This option issues a SCSI Test Unit Ready Command
- to the device.
-
- Get Device Status
-
- This option displays the status of the last SCSI
- command sent to the device.
-
- Read Test
-
- This option issues SCSI Read Commands to the entire
- media of the SCSI device.
-
- Read/Write Test
-
- This option issues a SCSI Write Command and then
- issues a SCSI Read Command to verify the integrity
- of the media. This test is performed on the entire
- media of the SCSI device. WARNING: This test will
- destroy all the data on your media!
-
- Enter the number corresponding to the test option
- desired and press the <Enter> key to select the
- option. To return to the previous menu, press
- the <Esc> key.
-
- *NO HELP
- There is no help available.