CSC FASTCACHE AK-47 OS/2 DRIVER VERSION 1.21 May 4, 1995 README FILE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ************************* 1. Installing OS/2 from CD-ROM To install OS/2 to a supported boot drive via CD-ROM attached to the AK47, first use diskcopy A: A: to make a backup copy of the OS/2 CD-ROM "Install Disk 1" and the OS/2 "Diskette for CD-ROM". Next, using the copy command, copy the file "CSCAK47.ADD" from the AK-47 Diskette to the backup install disk. Edit the "CONFIG.SYS" file on this disk, and add the following line to the end of the CONFIG.SYS: BASEDEV=CSCAK47.ADD Reboot the system with the OS/2 CD-ROM "Install Disk 1" in your boot drive. When OS/2 asks for "Diskette for CD-ROM" insert your new disk. The installation process will be completed automatically. 2. Installing OS/2 FROM FLOPPIES Proceed with normal OS/2 installation from floppies as described in the IBM manuals. This procedure will complete using the built-in OS/2 "Int-13" driver. When the installation screen "Advanced Options" appears, select the check box for prompt for "Install device support diskette". insert the AK-47 Diskett and select OK. This will automatically update the OS/2 installation to load the CSCAK47 device driver. 3. Installing the device driver to an existing OS/2 system Select the Device Driver Install Icon in the System Setup Folder. The OS/2 device driver installation program will load. Place the AK-47 Diskette in the floppy drive. Select the Install button to update the existing system. DEVICE DRIVER OPTIONS ********************* The CSCAK47.ADD driver supports all standard OS/2 ADD SCSI command line parameters. A description of these parameters is listed below. You may view the OS/2 help file for SCSI command line parameters by clicking on the information Icon, and selecting the command reference. Open the topic "OS/2 commands by name", and look up the BASEDEV command. select Adapter Device Driver parameters for more information on how to use these parameters as specified for CSCAK47.ADD. The following BASEDEV parameters are supported, with defaults shown in parentheses: Verbose Mode: (/V) /!V Debug Mode: /DEBUG /DEBUG:nnnn Adapter No: /A:n Host ID: /ID:nn (7) Port No: /PORT:nnnn (auto) IRQ No: /IRQ:nn (auto) Ignore Adapter: /IGNORE Target No: /T:n Disconnect Mode: /D /D:n (/!D) /!D:n Synchronous Mode: /SN /SN:n (/!SN) /!SN:n SCSI-2 Mode: (/SCSI2) /SCSI2:n /!SCSI2 /!SCSI2:n DASD Manager: (/DM) /DM:n /!DM /!DM:n SCSI Manager: (/SM) /SM:n /!SM /!SM:n SCSI Parity: /PARITY /!PARITY (auto detect) The following options can be specified globally prior to an /A: option: /D /!D /SN /!SN /DM /!DM /SM /!SM /SCSI2 /!SCSI2 /PARITY /!PARITY ABSTRACT ******** This is release 1.21 of the OS/2 2.x device driver for the CSC FastCache AK-47 SCSI-II controller. This driver supports all tested SCSI devices, and is bootable. The driver may be loaded from CD-ROM or floppy disk. This driver supports the Warp Resource Manager. IBM DISCLAIMER ************** THIS DEVICE DRIVER AND ITS ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION HAVE BEEN LICENSED TO IBM BY CSC SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISTRIBUTION. MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE DEVICE DRIVER IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CSC. IBM MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVICE DRIVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL IBM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) RESULTING FROM A FAILURE OF THIS DEVICE DRIVER OR ITS ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION TO PERFORM TO THE USERS EXPECTATIONS. IBM GRANTS NO LICENSE TO PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS WITH THIS DEVICE DRIVER. CONSULT THE ACCOMPANYING END USER DOCUMENTATION FOR YOUR RIGHTS AND LICENSES. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ********************** Release 1.x of the OS/2 2.x device driver for the CSC AK47A Fast Vesa VL-Bus SCSI-II controller is a fast, multi threaded, interrupt driven driver. This driver supports CD-ROM, tape, and hard disk drives. Other devices supported under OS/2 and under DOS windows in OS/2 through VASPI may be used with this driver. The driver is most easily loaded during a CD-ROM installation, but may also be loaded from floppy disk as described below. This driver provides about a 200% speed increase over the Int-13 device driver in most applications. RESTRICTIONS ************ This release requires an FastCache AK-47 Rom BIOS revision of 1.14 or higher to boot OS/2 correctly. The command line switch /D (for disconnect mode) will not operate with all SCSI devices. This option should normally be left disabled unless several devices are connected to the SCSI bus and all connected devices fully support SCSI-II disconnect features. CSC LICENSE AGREEMENT ********************* THE ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE DEVICE DRIVERS ARE LICENSED TO THE END USER FOR USE ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH CSC DISK CONTROLLERS. THESE DEVICE DRIVERS ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVICE DRIVER PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL CSC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) RESULTING FROM A FAILURE OF THIS DEVICE DRIVER OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION TO PERFORM TO THE USERS EXPECTATIONS. CSC GRANTS NO LICENSE TO PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS WITH THIS DEVICE DRIVER. THIS DRIVER MAY CONTAINS COPYRIGHTED CODES AUTHORED BY æMAGIC, INC. AND DISTRIBUTED BY CORPORATE SYSTEMS CENTER. TRADEMARK ATTRIBUTIONS ********************** OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines. CSC FastCache AK-47 is a trademark of Computer Performance, Inc. This driver is copyrighted by æ-Magic (c) 1994,1995 and by Corporate Systems Center (c) 1994. This driver was developed by æ-Magic, Discovery Bay CA. ------------------------ Corporate Systems Center 1294 Hammerwood Ave Sunnyvale CA 94089 408-734-3475