The following information is available in this README file: 1. New Features 2. Adaptec Host Adapter Support 3. 32-Bit Disk Access Support 4. CD-ROM Drive Support 5. Tape Drive Support 6. Scanner Support 7. SETUP Command Line Options 8. Troubleshooting/Limitations 9. Adaptec Phone Numbers =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 1. New Features =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adaptec EZ-SCSI 3.11 features numerous enhancements including: o NEW - Windows 3.1/3.11 32-Bit Disk Access Driver for Adaptec's bus-mastering line of SCSI host adapters * o NEW - Windows SCSI power management application o NEW - Windows SCSI benchmark application o NEW - Windows SCSI disk partitioning application o NEW - Windows SCSI scanner application o NEW - Additional Adaptec host adapter support o ENHANCED - EZ-SCSI for DOS/Windows installers o ENHANCED - Photo CD Viewer o ENHANCED - Windows CD Player o ENHANCED - Windows SCSI Interrogator o ENHANCED - Additional support for Video CD added to ASPICD.SYS (tested with Sigma Designs' ReelMagic multimedia playback controller) o ENHANCED - ASPIDISK.SYS modified to support any standard DOS format * => New for EZ-SCSI 3.11 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2. Adaptec Host Adapter Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The following Adaptec SCSI Host Adapters are supported: Parallel Port ------------- o Trantor MiniSCSI Plus (T348) o Trantor MiniSCSI EPP (T358) o Adaptec MiniSCSI Plus (APA-348) o Adaptec MiniSCSI EPP (APA-358) PCMCIA ------ o Adaptec SlimSCSI (APA-460 & APA-1460) ISA Bus ------- o Trantor T160 o Adaptec AVA-1505 o Adaptec AVA-1515 o Adaptec AHA-1510/1520/1522 o Adaptec AHA-1510A/1520A/1522A o Adaptec AHA-1530P/1532P o Adaptec AMM-1510M (Sound Card) o Adaptec AMM-1570 (Sound Card) o Adaptec AIC-6260 or AIC-6360 based SCSI host adapters o Adaptec AHA-1540B/1542B o Adaptec AHA-1540C/1542C o Adaptec AHA-1540CF/1542CF o Adaptec AHA-1540CP/1542CP Microchannel Bus ---------------- o Trantor T260 o Adaptec AHA-1640 EISA Bus -------- o Adaptec AHA-1740/1742/1744 o Adaptec AHA-1740A/1742A o Adaptec AHA-2740/2742/2740T/2742T o Adaptec AHA-2740A/2742A/2740AT/2742AT o Adaptec AHA-2740W/2742W o Adaptec AIC-7770 based SCSI host adapters VL Bus ------ o Adaptec AVA-2825 o Adaptec AHA-2840VL/2842VL o Adaptec AHA-2840A/2842A PCI Bus ------- o Adaptec AHA-2940 o Adaptec AHA-2940W o Adaptec AHA-3940 o Adaptec AHA-3940W o Adaptec APC-7850 o Adaptec AIC-7850/7870 based SCSI host adapters =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 3. 32-Bit Disk Access Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adaptec EZ-SCSI 3.11 includes 32-Bit Disk Access support for Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. To enable this support, simply run the "32-Bit Disk Access" utility (FASTSCSI.EXE), and follow the instructions. Please note the following: o Our 32-Bit Disk Access device drivers only support Adaptec's bus- mastering line of SCSI host adapters. These host adapters use the following ASPI managers: ASPI4DOS.SYS ASPI7DOS.SYS ASPI8DOS.SYS ASPIEDOS.SYS If your host adapter does not use one of these ASPI managers, our 32-Bit Disk Access utility will still allow you to enable or disable SCSI write caching. o If you are running Windows for Workgroups 3.11, and you are not able to get 32-Bit File Access to work properly, the following comes from Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups resource kit: "32-bit File Access will not enable on a drive on which there are open files during the initialization process of 32-bit File Access. Because of this, 32-bit file access cannot be enabled through the Control Panel Virtual Memory dialog when using a temporary swap file. The temporary swap file is opened before 32-bit File Access initializes and 32-bit File Access will not be able to enable on the drive where the temporary swap file is located. There normally should not be any open files at the time when 32-bit File Access is initializing. If there are open files, they are probably the result of some real mode TSR or a 3rd-party VxD." o When 32-Bit Disk Access is enabled, you need to have the latest WINASPI.DLL file in your Windows' SYSTEM subdirectory. If an older revision is being used, you will experience protection faults when running "ASPI for Windows" applications. EZ-SCSI 3.11 (and later) will automatically install the correct WINASPI.DLL file. There are, however, a few older packages that install the older WINASPI.DLL file. If you are experiencing protection faults, while running "ASPI for Windows" applications, you should check the date of WINASPI.DLL in your Windows' SYSTEM subdirectory. If it is dated 1995 or later, you have the correct file. o 32-Bit Disk Access, in general, does not significantly improve performance under Windows 3.1 or Windows 3.11. To get optimal disk performance, you should use Windows for Workgroups 3.11 which, in addition to 32-Bit Disk Access, includes support for 32-Bit File Access. We are seeing the larger performance gains by enabling 32-Bit Disk Access, 32-Bit File Access, and SCSI write caching. o Our 32-Bit Disk Access driver cannot be used if you are also using our SCSI Power Management driver. If you attempt to load both drivers, an appropriate error message will appear when you run Windows. If you encounter this message, and if you prefer 32-Bit Disk Access over SCSI Power Management, simply run Adaptec's 32-Bit Disk Access utility and select the "Install" option. It will detect the conflict and remove the SCSI power management device driver. o 32-Bit Disk Access only supports drives under BIOS control (INT 13h drives). This does NOT include drives under the control of ASPIDISK.SYS. Most of our SCSI host adapters allow you to have up to 8 SCSI drives under BIOS control. o There is a known problem in Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 (does not affect Windows for Workgroups 3.11) in that its 32-Bit Disk Access solution only supports up to two hard drives. For example, if you have three hard drives under BIOS control, only the first two would be under 32-Bit Disk Access. If you encounter this situation, you can upgrade to Windows for Workgroups 3.11 which does not exhibit this limitation. o Our 32-Bit Disk Access driver will not work properly in your system if you have an AHA-1540/1542 or AHA-1640, and you have more than 16 MBytes of RAM. You should not use our 32-Bit device drivers if you have this type of configuration. This is not an issue with any other Adaptec SCSI host adapter (ISA bus has a limitation of DMA'ing only into the first 16 MBytes). o If you are running Windows 95, or OS/2 Warp (and have installed Win-OS/2 support), you can still use our 32-Bit Disk Access utility to enable or disable SCSI write caching. o Adaptec's 32-Bit Disk Access utility provides an uninstall option that will remove our 32-Bit device drivers. If you would like to manually remove the drivers, remove the following entries from the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file: device=fastscsi.386 device=aha1540.386 device=aha1740.386 device=aic7770.386 device=aic7870.386 (NOTE: Not all of these drivers will be present in your SYSTEM.INI file. Depends on what type of host adapter you have.) o Enabling SCSI write caching can improve the overall performance of your system. Many SCSI hard drives ship factory default with SCSI write caching disabled. Our 32-Bit Disk Access utility will allow you to enable or disable SCSI write caching on a per device basis. We have found a few older drives causing system hangs, under intense disk I/O, when write caching is enabled. In the unlikely event that you encounter this situation, you can disable SCSI write caching at any time by running our 32-Bit Disk Access utility. o On some systems, when you enable 32-Bit Disk Access, Windows' Control Panel incorrectly loads the IDE 32-Bit Disk Access driver even if you only have SCSI disk drives. This will typically result in an error message, while loading Windows, similar to the following: "The Microsoft Windows 32-bit disk driver (WDCTRL) cannot be loaded on this computer because of interrupt conflicts." If you encounter this, simply remove the line "device=*wdctrl" from the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file. Another option is to run our 32-Bit Disk Access utility. It will detect that your configuration is incorrectly loading the IDE device driver and ask if you would like us to remove it. o We have seen one computer, with more than one SCSI host adapter in the system, not work properly with 32-Bit Disk Access. If you encounter this problem, you should disable 32-Bit Disk Access. o For the technical user: If you select to turn on SCSI write caching, we will also turn on the AWRE (Automatic Write Reallocation Enabled) bit in the Read/Write Error Recovery Page. If you select to turn off SCSI write caching, the AWRE bit is set back to the factory default setting (some drives ship factory default with AWRE set). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 4. CD-ROM Drive Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADAPTEC'S CD-ROM DRIVER, ASPICD.SYS, HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO FULLY SUPPORT ANY SCSI-2 CD-ROM DRIVE. The following drives have been tested by Adaptec with Adaptec EZ-SCSI 3.11. All drives support both audio and data. Photo CD is supported where indicated: Firm- Name Model ware SCSI Photo CD ---- ----- ----- ---- -------- Compaq CDU561-31 1.8I 2 multisession CDU6611-31 1.8B 2 multisession Chinon * CDS 431 H48 1 single-session CDS 435 M62 1 single-session CDS 525 V05 2 multisession CDS 535 Q08 2 multisession Denon * DRD 253 V 1 single-session Goldstar GCD-R320 1.0 2 multisession Hitachi CDR 1750S 12 1 single-session CDR 3750 4 1 single-session CDR 6750 0005 2 multisession CDR 1950S 0005 2 multisession IBM Internal CD-ROM 2443 2 multisession Enhanced CD-ROM II 0893 2 multisession LMS (Philips) * CM 214 .12 1 single-session CM 215 .13 2 multisession NEC ** CDR 38 1 2 multisession ** CDR 55JD 1 1 multisession */** CDR 72 E 1 single-session ** CDR 73 1.2 1 single-session */** CDR 74 1 1 single-session ** CDR 74 1.0a 1 single-session CDR 74-1 1 2 multisession */** CDR 84 1 1 single-session ** CDR 84 1.0a 1 single-session CDR 84-1 1 2 multisession ** CDR 210 1.0 1 multisession CDR 210P 1.0 1 multisession CDR 400 / 3Xp 1.0 2 multisession CDR 401 / 3Xp Plus 1.2 2 multisession CDR 500 / 3X 1.0 2 multisession CDR 510 / 3X 1.0 2 multisession CDR 501 / 4Xi 2.0 2 multisession CDR 601 / 4Xe 2.0 2 multisession CDR 900 / 4X Pro 2.5A 2 multisession Panasonic/ 501 family 1.0B/C 1 single-session Matsushita CR 503 1.0A 2 multisession CR 532 2.0A 2 multisession CR 532 2.5A 2 single-session CR 533 1.1a 2 multisession LK-MC501S 1 1 single-session Philips CDD-BK01 / IMS CCD-463 0.00 2 multisession Pioneer *** DRM 600 806 1 single-session *** DRM 604X 2403 2 multisession Plextor/Texel Shinaken 3021 1.04 1 single-session Shinaken 5021 1.04 1 single-session DM 5021 1.04 1 single-session DM 3024 1.10 2 multisession DM 5024 1.10 2 multisession DM 3028 3.00 2 multisession DM 5028 3.00 2 multisession CD-ROM PX-4XCH 1.22 2 multisession 4PleX 1.22 2 multisession Sanyo CRD 400E 1.31 2 multisession CRD 400I 1.31 2 multisession Sony CDU 55 1.0a 2 multisession CDU 541-01 2.6A 1 single-session CDU 561 1.8K 2 multisession CDU 561-31 1.8i 2 multisession CDU 6211-10 2.6A 1 single-session CDU 6811 1.9i 2 multisession TEAC CD 50 1 2 multisession Toshiba XM 3101BME 3232 1 no TXM 3201A1 3332 1 single-session XM 3301B 272 2 single-session XM 3401B 283 2 multisession TM 3301E 2162 2 multisession TX 3401B 2 2 multisession XM 3501B 2694 2 multisession TXM3501E1 2694 2 multisession XM 4101B 2893 2 multisession * These drives do not directly support Photo CD. However, by adding /XAEMUL to the ASPICD.SYS command line, in your CONFIG.SYS, we will emulate support for single-session Photo CD on these drives. ** These drives do not support parity. Please consult the troubleshooting section of the users manual for information on using these drives. *** These jukebox CD-ROM drives are fully supported. A drive letter will be assigned for each CD. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 5. Tape Drive Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Backup Basics for Windows supports the following SCSI tape drives: Vendor Drive Firmware ------------------------------------------------------------ Conner/Archive Viper 2150S 21247-011 Conner/Archive Viper 2525S 25462-007 Conner/Archive Viper 2525S 25462-011 Conner/Archive MS525Q Viper 2525S 25582-004 Conner/Archive Anaconda 2750S 28077-902 v6.0 Conner/Archive MS1350Q Anaconda 2750S 28077-003 v6.0 Conner/Archive Anaconda 2800S 28889-900 Conner/Archive Anaconda 2800S 28077-003 v6.0 Conner/Archive MS2000DAT Python DAT 4320 2.19 Conner/Archive MS2000DAT Python DAT 4320 2.66 Conner/Archive MS2000DAT Python DAT 4320 2.96 Conner/Archive Python DAT 4320 2.50 Conner/Archive MS4000DAT Python DAT DC 4322 3.58 Conner/Archive MS4000DAT Python DAT DC 4322 4.04 Conner/Archive MS4000DAT Python DAT DC 4322 4.61 Conner/Archive Python Turbo DAT DC 4324 4.28 Conner/Archive Python Turbo DAT DC 4324 4.59 Conner/Archive Python Turbo DAT DC 4324 4.04 Conner/Archive MS4000DAT Python Turbo DAT DC 4324 4.61 Conner/Archive MS4000DAT+ Python DDS-2 4326 4.98 Conner MS2200HS 8200 2637 Conner MS2200HS+ 8200SX 2638 Conner MS2200HS+ 8200SX 261Z Conner MS5000HS 8500 0340 Conner MS5000HS 8500 04S0 Conner MS600CS 600CS MT-2ST/F50b Rev D Exabyte 8200 2637 Exabyte 8200SX 2638 Exabyte 8200SX 261Z Exabyte 8500 0340 Exabyte 8500 04S0 Exabyte 8505 05B0 Exabyte 8505 06J2 Exabyte DAT (4200) 107 Exabyte DAT (4200) 137A Exabyte DAT DC (4200C) 096 Exabyte DAT DC (4200C) 132 HP DAT (35470A) 7.09 Rev A HP DAT DC (35480A) 7.09 Rev A HP DDS-2 (1533A) 1.95 HP DDS-2 (1533A) 9104 IBM 3450-001 1.2GB QIC I05Y06 IBM 3440-001 2/4GB DAT DC 7.09 IBM DDS-2 4/10GB 4.73 IBM DDS-2 4/10GB 4.82 Iomega 4000 DAT DC 1.35 Iomega 4000 DAT DC 1.38 Sony SDT 2000 DAT 2.09 Sony SDT 2000 DAT 3.02 Sony SDT 4000 DAT DC 2.09 Sony SDT 4000 DAT DC 3.02 Sony SDT 5000 DDS-2 3.02 Tandberg Data 3660 (250MB) 08:15 Tandberg Data 3820 (525MB) 04:08 Tandberg Data 4120 (1GB) 05:10 Tandberg Data 4120 (1GB) 05:17 Tandberg Data 4220 (2GB) 05:10 Tandberg Data 4220 (2GB) 05:17 Teac 600CS 0233-06RV.A-191C Teac 600CS 0233-0RV.A-191D Teac 600CS 0233-06RV.D-239E WangDAT DAT (3100) 2.0 WangDAT DAT DC (3200) 2.0 WangDAT DDS-2 (3400) 1.10 Wangtek 250 FA14 Wangtek 525 73J Wangtek 51000 7J3 Please note that the firmware versions listed in the above table indicate the firmware with which the tape drive was tested. If you have a different version of firmware, it most likely will work with Backup Basics, even though it is not listed as the version that was certified with the tape drive. You should contact the manufacturer or reseller of your tape drive for more information about firmware differences. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 6. Scanner Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Hewlett-Packard's driver for HP ScanJet II scanners is included with Adaptec EZ-SCSI. This driver is named SJIIX.SYS and is designed to function with Adaptec's ASPI managers. Installation of the driver is easy. Simply run Adaptec EZ-SCSI. Adaptec EZ-SCSI automatically detects your HP scanner and installs SJIIX.SYS into the appropriate section of your CONFIG.SYS file. You can then install HP's DESKSCAN software if it is not already installed. SJIIX.SYS supports the following applications using TWAIN or the application's scanning utility: Aldus: PhotoStyler Arkenstone: Arkenstone Reader II Caere: FaxMaster, OmniPage Direct, OmniPage Professional, PageKeeper Calera: TrueScan, WordScan, WordScan Plus Corel: Corel Draw Delrina: WinFax, WinFax Pro Eclipse systems: Eclipse fax ExperVision: TypeReader Image-In: Image-In Intel: Satisfaction Light Source: Ofoto Micrografx: Picture Publisher Pixel Translations: Open Book RIX Software: WinRix Westbrook: File Magic WordStar/ZSoft: Publisher's Paintbrush, PhotoFinish EPSON SCANNER SUPPORT To connect your PC system with the SCSI interface on an Epson scanner, first install an Adaptec SCSI Host Adapter interface board and EZ-SCSI software onto your PC system before loading the Epson Scanner Utility and TWAIN driver. The Epson scanner TWAIN driver should be included with your Epson scanner. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 7. SETUP Command Line Options =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= There are a couple of command line options that are available with the Windows version of EZ-SCSI (SETUP.EXE): Option: noctl3d Example: c:\setup noctl3d Description: EZ-SCSI for Windows uses a Dynamic Link Library (DLL) called CTL3D.DLL that gives its dialog boxes the 3-D gray-box look. This command line option disables the loading of this DLL. Note that EZ-SCSI defaults to not loading this DLL if you are using Central Point's Desktop (e.g. PC Tools for Windows 1.0). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 8. Troubleshooting/Limitations =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= o SMARTDRV 5.0 (in MS-DOS 6.2, Windows for Workgroups 3.11) now includes caching for CD-ROM drives. There is a problem with SMARTDRV in its support for XA formatted Compact Discs. If you experience "Not Ready" errors, using SMARTDRV 5.0, add /E:2048 to your SMARTDRV command line. For example: C:\DOS\SMARTDRV /X /E:2048 o EZ-SCSI for Windows (SETUP.EXE) will not load its 3-D look DLL (CTL3D.DLL) if you are using Central Point PC Tools for Windows Desktop. The installation will still proceed without any loss of functionality. o You should install Adaptec EZ-SCSI to a drive letter that exists at boot time. This would NOT include RAM drives, network drives, removable drives, etc. o We have seen at least one case where an unstable video driver would cause EZ-SCSI for Windows to hang during installation. If you are experiencing similar problems, try using the standard VGA driver that comes with Windows. If EZ-SCSI for Windows then installs properly, you may want to contact your video card company for updated drivers. o In the unlikely event that you encounter a timeout failure when EZ-SCSI for Windows scans the SCSI bus, you should run EZ-SCSI for DOS first. Let it modify your CONFIG.SYS to load the appropriate ASPI managers; reboot your system. You should then be able to run EZ-SCSI for Windows. o If you have an IBM ThinkPad 360Cs or an IBM ThinkPad 755, and are using the Adaptec APA-1460 SlimSCSI, you need to move the following line to the last line inside your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=C:\EZPLY\$ICPMDOS.SYS Note: If the directory for EZ-Play is different than the default, use that directory instead. The above line uses the standard directory as an example. o If you have an APA-1460 (SlimSCSI) in your system and are installing ASPI2DOS.SYS manually, you will need to add the following command line switch to ASPI2DOS.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE = C:\SCSI\ASPI2DOS.SYS /D /PCMCIA /Z o If you cannot suspend/resume properly on an AcerNote 735c, with an APA-1460 (SlimSCSI), you're probably experiencing an I/O conflict between the APA-1460 and your laptop. The AcerNote uses port 35F for video control. You'll need to manually exclude this I/O port. With SystemSoft Card and Socket Services, you can do this by editing the CSALLOC.INI file and adding the line: ioexclude=35F o If you are using the APA-358 with an NEC system which uses the Western Digital Super I/O chip for EPP Parallel Ports (Chip #WD76C30), you should use the MA358NEC.SYS ASPI Manager in your CONFIG.SYS file instead of the standard MA358.SYS ASPI Manager. o If you have an AHA-2740W/2742W or AHA-2940W (Wide SCSI Host Adapter), the SCSI Interrogator for Windows (SHOWSCSI.EXE) will only show icons for SCSI IDs 0-7. You will not see IDs 8-15. o If you have an Adaptec PCI SCSI host adapter installed in your system, and you have EMM386.EXE loaded from MS-DOS versions up to 6.2, your system might hang if loading the ASPI manager after EMM386.EXE. This has been fixed in the EMM386.EXE that ships with MS-DOS 6.21 and later. If you experience this problem, you will either need to load ASPI8DOS.SYS before EMM386.EXE, or upgrade to MS-DOS 6.21 or later. Other ASPI modules (e.g. ASPICD.SYS) can continue to be loaded high. o Backup Basics, by default, does not support backing up removable hard drives. To enable this, you can modify the BEWINS.INI file in your WINDOWS' subdirectory. In the [Backup Engine] section, add the line: Special Word = 0x02 o The SCSI Power Management Utility is not compatible with the Trantor T160 and T260 SCSI Host Adapters. o The SCSI Power Management Utility requires that the following line be present in your SYSTEM.INI file under the [386Enh] section: device=VSCSIPWR.386 The first time you run SCSI Power Management you will be prompted to install the above driver. If you wish to disable the SCSI Power Management functions, you can remove this line from your SYSTEM.INI file in your WINDOWS subdirectory.