------------ OnSpec LS120 ------------ This document is divided into the following sections and topics: An expanded version of this file that is formatted is on the second disk of this release, with a file name LS120.DOC and includes sections on booting from the parallel port based LS120 drive. 1. Instructions for DOS/Windows 3.1/3.11 users 1.1 Installing LS120 1.2 LS120FMT application 1.3 Booting from external LS120 drive 1.4 Driver command line options 1.5 Uninstalling LS120 2. Instructions for Windows 95/98 users 2.1 Installing LS120 2.2 SwissKnife application 2.3 Device Attach/Detach 2.4 Backup utility 2.5 Driver command line options 2.6 Printing documents from a parallel port based drive to the printer also connected to the same parallel port 2.7 Avoiding IRQ conflicts 2.8 Uninstalling LS120 3. Instructions for Windows NT 3.51/4.0 users 3.1 Installing LS120 3.2 SwissKnife application 3.3 Driver command line options 3.4 Uninstalling LS120 4. Instructions for OS/2 users 4.1 Installing LS120 4.2 Driver command line options 4.3 Uninstalling LS120 1. Instructions for DOS/Windows 3.1/3.11 users ============================================== 1.1. Installing LS120 --------------------- There are two ways you can install the LS120 driver: 1.1.1 If you want the driver to be loaded during system boot up, type A:(or B:)\LS120\INSTALL.EXE 1.1.2 You can also load the driver from the command prompt by typing LS120 from A:(or B:). Note: 1. In this case, you need to run LS120 whenever your system is restarted. 2. This option cannot be used in Windows 95/98 DOS sessions. 3. If you get an error message saying that there are not enough drive letters available, add the following line in CONFIG.SYS, LASTDRIVE=Z 4. You can assign a fixed drive letter for all the systems for your parallel port drive. For example type LS120 /L:G where you would like to assign drive letter G to the parallel port drive. 1.2 LS120FMT application ------------------------ LS120FMT application has the following features: 1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of an LS120 drive and also report the type of Super IO card installed in the system. 2. Disk utilities to display the existing type of format and create floppy formats for 720KB/1.44MB/120MB diskettes. For the maximum compatibility across all operating systems such as DOS/Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, Windows NT and OS/2, floppy format is recommended. 3. Option to create a parallel port boot manager diskette in drive A. This diskette can be used to boot from the LS120 connected to the printer port. 4. Option to make the diskette in the LS120 drive bootable. For booting from 120 MB diskettes, make sure a fixed disk format has been created using LS120FMT.EXE application before making it as bootable. Please refer to the topic "Booting from external LS120 drive" for more information. 5. Option to set driver command line options. 1.3 Booting from external LS120 drive ------------------------------------- Booting from the external LS120 is a convenient method of running your legacy applications that may require an older version of OS (for e. g. Windows 3.1). If you use an LS120 diskette, you can easily put your application and the operating system on the diskette. Once this step is accomplished, you can then use the following procedure to boot from the LS120 drive. 1. Insert a blank formatted 1.44 MB disk in drive A and make it as a boot manager diskette using "Utils" - "Create Boot Manager Diskette" menu option of LS120FMT.EXE application. 2. Do this step only if you do not have a bootable LS120 diskette. Insert a blank formatted 1.44 MB diskette or a 120 MB diskette (if it has the fixed disk format created using "Utils" - "Quick Format" menu option of LS120FMT.EXE) in the external LS120 drive. Make this diskette as DOS bootable diskette using "Utils" - "Make LS120 Bootable" menu option of LS120FMT. 3. Set Boot sequence in CMOS to A, C. 4. When system starts up, boot manager menu is displayed. Press Ctl + Z (Control Key with letter Z) to boot from parallel port. The system will boot into whatever the Operating System that resides on the diskette you have in the LS120 device. After you have booted through LS120, the LS120 drive takes over drive A if the diskette capacity is 1.44 MB or drive C if the diskette capacity is 120 MB. If there are problems while running Windows 3.1 after booting from the parallel port, comment out the SMARTDRV.EXE line from autoexec.bat and then try running Windows 3.1. 1.4 Driver command line options ------------------------------- Use the command line options ONLY if the driver is unable to detect the hardware or if the driver exhibits a data reliability problem. The options can be set using the "Device" - "Driver Settings" menu option of LS120FMT.EXE. The command line options cannot be changed if the driver line in CONFIG.SYS is commented out (with a "REM"). The command line options are: 1. Slow down Enhanced parallel port access 2. Turn off Burst Mode - This option slows down port access for Uni-directional and Bi-directional parallel ports. 3. Force Port to behave as a Standard Parallel Port - This option will force the driver to detect the parallel port as a uni-directional port which is the slowest mode of operation. 4. Reduce Port access speed by [1-30] - This option slows down the port access by a slow factor number and is applicable for all parallel port types. The Driver settings menu will be enabled ONLY if - the driver line entry is present in CONFIG.SYS and - the file INSFILES.INF is present in the directory where the LS120FMT.EXE is present. 1.5 Uninstalling LS120 ---------------------- To uninstall LS120, run INSTALL.EXE from the directory where you have installed the software and choose Uninstall option. 2. Instructions for Windows 95/98 users ======================================= 2.1 Installing LS120 -------------------- Bring up Windows 95/98 and select Start-Run menu. Windows 95/98 will prompt for the name of the application to run. Insert the Windows 95/98/NT installation disk and type A:(or B:)\WIN9X&NT\SETUP.EXE and press ENTER. The software will be installed and if your device is powered up and connected, you will be able to use it. 2.2 SwissKnife application -------------------------- The SwissKnife application has the following features: 1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of an LS120 drive and report the throughput that can be obtained from the port and also the type of Super IO card installed in the system. 2. Attach/Detach option to dynamically attach/detach the devices on the parallel port without restarting the system. 3. Disk utilities to display the existing type of format and Quick format to do floppy format. This format is compatibility across all operating systems. These format can be recognized by DOS/Windows 3.X, Windows 95/98, Windows NT and OS/2. 4. Option to set driver command line options. 2.3 Device Attach/Detach ------------------------ If Windows 95/98 was started without the parallel port device connected, connect the device to the port and click on the icon "Device Attach". This will add the device to the system and drive icons for the external drive will appear in "My Computer". To dynamically remove the device from the system, the icon "Device Detach" can be used. 2.4 Backup utility ------------------ Setup creates a shortcut to Microsoft Backup Utility in the folder. This utility helps you to backup your internal hard disk into the external drive. If you do not have this utility installed in your system, install it from the Windows 95/98 installation disk/CD-ROM as follows: 1. Insert your Windows 95/98 installation disk/CD-ROM in the drive. 2. Choose Start - Settings - Control Panel. 3. Double click on Add/Remove Programs. 4. Choose Windows Setup tab. 5. Double click on Disk Tools and choose Backup. Click on ok. 6. Choose Apply button and follow the instructions. 2.5 Driver command line options ------------------------------- Use the command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the hardware. The options can be entered by selecting Device-Driver Settings menu option of SwissKnife application. 2.6 Printing documents from a parallel port based drive to the printer also --------------------------------------------------------------------------- connected to the same port -------------------------- Do the following only if you encounter problems in printing: 1. Open Control Panel. 2. Double Click on Printers Icon. 3. Double Click on the printer icon that is connected to the same printer port as the SCSI device. 4. Go to the menu and select Pause Printing for this printer. 5. Print the document from the parallel port drive now. 6. When the printing is finished, it will be queued to the printer, which is in pause state. 7. Go to the menu and select Resume Printing for this printer. 8. Your document will be printed now. 2.7 Avoiding IRQ conflicts -------------------------- Windows 95/98 32-Bit driver is capable of detecting IRQs automatically. In case if you face IRQ conflicts, the driver will be sluggish. To find out the IRQ number, please do the following: 1. Make sure that the unit is connected to your parallel port and is powered on. 2. Restart the computer and press funcion key F8 to bring up Windows 95/98 startup menu. 3. Select "Command prompt only" to boot MSDOS. 4. Run FINDIRQ.EXE utility from the directory where you have installed the software. 5. FINDIRQ will display the IRQ number. Please note down this number. 6. Restart the computer to bring up Windows 95/98. 7. Enter the IRQ number as a command line option. 2.8 Uninstalling LS120 ---------------------- Click on the "Uninstall LS120" icon in the folder where you have installed the software and follow the instructions. 3. Instructions for Windows NT 3.51/4.0 users ============================================= 3.1 Installing LS120 -------------------- 3.1.1 Steps to install LS120 on Windows NT 3.51 1. Load Windows NT 3.51 and in Program Manager menu choose "File". 2. Click on "Run" from the popup menu. Insert the Windows 95/98/NT installation disk and and type A:\(or B:)\WIN9X&NT\SETUP.EXE. 3. After the installation is over reboot your system for the changes to take effect. 3.1.2 Steps to install LS120 on Windows NT 4.0 1. Load Windows NT 4.0 and click on "Start". 2. Choose "Run" from the popup. Insert the Windows 95/98/NT installation disk and and type A:\(or B:)\WIN9X&NT\SETUP.EXE. 3. After the installation is over reboot your system for the changes to take effect. 3.2 SwissKnife application -------------------------- The SwissKnife application has the following features: 1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of an LS120 drive and report the throughput that can be obtained from the port and also the type of Super IO card installed in the system. 2. Disk utilities to display the existing type of format and Quick format to do floppy format. This format is compatibility across all operating systems. These format can be recognized by DOS/Windows 3.X, Windows 95/98, Windows NT and OS/2. 3. Option to set driver command line options. 3.3 Driver command line options ------------------------------- Use the command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the hardware. The options can be entered by selecting Device-Driver Settings menu option of SwissKnife application. 3.4 Uninstalling LS120 ---------------------- Click on the "Uninstall LS120" icon in the folder where you have installed the software and follow the instructions. 4. Instructions for OS/2 users ============================== 4.1 Installing LS120 -------------------- 1. Open OS/2 System folder 2. Open System Setup folder 3. Open Device Driver Install (in Warp 4 this is found in the Install/Remove folder) 4. Change the source directory to A:(or B:)\LS120\OS2 5. Select Install 6. Select OnSpec LS120 ADD 7. Select OK 8. After it installs select Exit, and reboot your system If the preceeding installation procedure fails to work, check to make sure that the following line is present in your CONFIG.SYS file. If it is not present, you will need to add: basedev=onhdflpy.add /v 4.2 Driver command line options ------------------------------- Use these command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the hardware. /E : Disables fast EPP. This applies only for Enhanced Parallel Ports. /SF=1..30 : Introduces a delay factor of 30 (Can take a value from 1 to 30 with 30 as the slowest mode of operation). /U : Forces Uni-Directional mode. (Applicable only for non Uni-directional ports. /V : Enables verbose mode /W : Disables burst mode data transfer. This does not apply for Enhanced Parallel Ports. These options can be added to the following driver line entry in CONFIG.SYS, basedev=onhdflpy.add /v For example you can induce a slow factor of five by adding /SF=5 as follows basedev=onhdflpy.add /v /SF=5 4.3 Uninstalling LS120 ---------------------- To uninstall LS120, remove the following line from CONFIG.SYS file: basedev=onhdflpy.add /v