From: LB.KSD@isumvs.iastate.edu (Kerry Sanders)
Subject: Adaptec 1542B x 2
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 20:12:52 GMT



Hello everyone.  This is a bit of a follow up on our efforts to upgrade
our CD-ROM LAN at the Parks Library of Iowa State University.  A few
months ago, we told you that we were going to upgrade our existing LAN
(Lantastic, with Hitatchi CD-ROM drives), to a Novell environment,
running SCSI Express, and NEC CDR84 CD-ROM Drives, and the Adaptec 1542B
Controller cards.  We're also using HP SCSI Storage boxes to house our
CD-ROM drvies of which we currently have is 14.

The good news is, we have been very successful in our efforts to setup
7 drives, as well as to set up the Lantastic Server software for access.
Our initial tests have shown that there is a huge improvement in response
time, over our production system.  We have not been quite as successful
in setting up the remaining 7 drives.  These require an additional
controller, which we can not get to boot up with the first controlller
installed.  Both controllers will boot up by themselves so we know they
are in good working condition, but despite our efforts, we have not been
able to get them to work together.  We have followed Adaptecs instructions
of disabling the BIOS on the second controller, and resetting the following:

        The Port Address
        DMA Channel
        Interrupt Channel

We have tried several several different scenerios of the above options.
We have also removed all other boards such as Ethernet Card, Modem, and
checked the VGA board for conflicts.  Each time we get to the same place on
boot up.  The system identifies each of the settings listed above for each
controller, but ASPI4DOS does not install successfully.  Listed below is
our Config.sys file for further explanation.  Any thoughts or suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.


                 CONFIG.SYS

LASTDRIVE=R
DEVICE=C:\ADAPTEC\ASPI4DOS.SYS /d /p330 /p234
DEVICE=C:\ASW410\ASWCDNEC.SYS /D:ASPICD0 /NORST
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM NOSH ARAM=C800-C9FF
dos=high
buffers=5
files=10
stacks=0,0


On a second note, is there any news concerning NLM's for the Meridian, or
Opti-Net CD-ROM products.  We understand they were suppose to come out
with something about this time, and we are still looking at options in
CD-ROM Networking software.  Thanks!

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* Kerry Sanders              *   Bitnet: LB$KSD@ISUMVS             *
* Automated Systems Division * Internet: LB$KSD@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU *
* 034 Parks Library          *                                     *
* Iowa State University      *    Phone: (515) 294-4681            *
* Ames, Iowa 50011-2140      *      Fax: (515) 294-1885            *
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* Kerry Sanders              *   Bitnet: LB$KSD@ISUMVS             *
* Automated Systems Division * Internet: LB$KSD@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU *
* 034 Parks Library          *                                     *
* Iowa State University      *    Phone: (515) 294-4681            *
* Ames, Iowa 50011-2140      *      Fax: (515) 294-1885            *
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