From: jre@zeos.com (Jim Erickson)
Subject: Re: SURVEY: Adaptec 1542 and ASPI4DOS (was: Adeptec SCSI Device Driver For Win 3.1)
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:57:47 GMT

In article <11300050@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com> darrylo@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Darryl Okahata) writes:
>In comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alvino@solomon.technet.sg (Alvin Ong) writes:
[stuff deleted]
>     This is really weird.  The 1542 and ASPI4DOS work flawlessly for
>some people, but not for others (like me).  I'd like to narrow this
>down, and so I'm going to take a survey, to see if there is some common
>cause.

It was basically plug-and-play for me. I pulled it out of my old machine and
put it in my new one and it worked.

>
>     If you have an Adaptec 1542 and have successfully or unsuccessfully
>used ASPI4DOS, I'd like to know what kind of hardware you are using.  If
>possible, I'd like to know the following:
>
>* What kind of SCSI hard disk(s) are you using?  What is its capacity?
>  Who makes it?  Do you have more than one HD?

One ST296N 80MB(slow but effective).

>
>* Do you have any other SCSI devices attached to the 1542?  If so, what
>  are they?

No.

>
>* Do you have any other IDE, etc. drives?  If so, how many, who makes
>  them, and what are their capacities?

One ST3144A (Seagate 130MB IDE).

>
>* Do you have a 1542A or a 1542B?  Do you know the 1542 ROM
>  version/date?

I was using a 1542B but I do not know the ROM date or version off the top of
my head.

>
>* Are the 1542 bus on/off times at the default setting?  If not, what
>  are they?

I had it working both ways. I changed it via the ASPI drivers to allow my
FDD based TBU to stream faster (cuts backup times in half at least!).

>
>* Have you changed the 1542 default DMA/IRQ settings?  If so, what are
>  they?

I left these at the defaults.

>
>* Are you using the 1542 with the DMA transfer speed at the default
>  setting?  If not, at what speed are you using the 1542?

Default.

>
>* What kind of computer do you have?  A 386?  486?  25MHz?  33MHz?
>  SX/DX?  Who makes the PC?  Do you know who makes the motherboard or
>  what chipset is being used on the motherboard?

Zeos 486DX-33 Upgradable. The motherboard is Zeos manufactured and uses a
VLSI chipset.

>
>* If possible, can I get a copy of your config.sys and autoexec.bat?  If
>  not, can you answer the questions past this point?  *IMPORTANT*: if I
>  can get a copy of them, make sure that you DELETE or CHANGE any
>  PASSWORDS or other private information in the copies that you send to
>  me.  If you send me a copy, skip the questions past this point.

Sorry, don't have them anymore.

>
>* What version of ASPI4DOS are you using?  Do you know what switches, if
>  any, you pass to ASPI4DOS?

Version 3.0 I believe (not sure). I was passing the /n and /f parameters to 
change the bus on/off timing.

>
>* Do you use ASPIDISK.SYS?

No.

>
>* Are you using SCSIHA.SYS?  (If you don't know what this is, don't
>  worry about it.)

No.

>
>* Do you use a memory manager like QEMM or 386MAX?  If so, do you know
>  what switches you use?

I only used Himem and EMM386 from DOS 5.0.

>
>* Do you use SMARTDRV and double-buffering?  (Yes, using this will make
>  everything work, but I'm curious as to how many people are using
>  this.)

NO. If you are using ASPI4DOS, theoretically, you don't need to
double_buffer. Double buffering slows the system _way_ down and its
functions are handled by ASPI4DOS.

>
>* Do you use any disk-compression programs like Stacker or Superstor?

I was stacking my SCSI drive but not my IDE drive.

>
>Please post responses here or email them to "darrylo@sr.hp.com".  If I
>get any, I'll post a summary.  I'm sure a lot of people here will be
>very happy if we can solve this.  Also note that I'm doing this to solve
>a problem on my personal PC; I am not doing this on behalf of either
>Microsoft or Adaptec.
>
>     -- Darryl Okahata
>	Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
>
>DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
>constitute the support, opinion or policy of Hewlett-Packard or of the
>little green men that have been following him all day.

---JRE---

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