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The first line following the HIMEM.SYS command of the CONFIG.SYS file loads the
GDTX000.EXE. The next line loads the GDT ASPI Manager GDTASPI.EXE. Next, the corel
ASPI Module for the CD-ROM drive is loaded. The parameter "/D:MSCD000" has nothing to
do with a drive name, it only serves as recognition information for CORELCDX. As men-
tioned before, it is our objective to be able to access the CD-ROM drive with a drive name
(i.e., E). Naturally, this drive name has to be "free", and there has to be enough drive names
available. For example, the command LASTDRIVE=H would enable the user to use drive
names from A to H under DOS. In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the corel translation program for
CD-ROMs, CORELCDX, is loaded. The parameter /D:MSCD000 set here has to be identical
to the parameter set after the ASPI Module in the CONFIG.SYS file. After a warm reboot
which serves to activate the changes made in the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files,
the CD-ROM drive can be accessed as drive E (in our example there are two SCSI hard disks
in the PCI computer, and under MS-DOS they are accessed as C and D). Drive E can be ac-
cessed under Windows, too, now (the Icon next to "E" indicates that it is a CD-ROM drive).
Information on the various CD-ROM drives which can be used can be obtained directly from
Corel.
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Sytos Plus
from the company Sytron is a professional backup manager used in many system
installations for backup purposes. Similarly to our last example, Sytos Plus accesses
Not
Direct Access Devices
through the GDT ASPI Manager.
In our example, we use a Wangtek 1.3GB drive. We presume that the DAT drive has been
properly connected to the ICP Controller. This includes that the SCSI-ID and the SCSI bus
terminators have been set in accordance with the settings of the already existing SCSI de-
vices (i. e., the SCSI-ID set for the DAT drive is not occupied by another device; resistor ter-
minators are located at the two ends of the SCSI bus only).
Important note regarding ICP
Controllers with more than one SCSI channel:
Sytos Plus supports DATs, tapes, WORM
drives etc.
only
when connected to SCSI channel A of the ICP Controller. To install Sytos
Plus, proceed as follows:
(A)
Include the GDT driver GDTX000.EXE and the GDT ASPI Manager in the CONFIG.SYS file
(if you have not done so yet). The CONFIG.SYS file now appears as follows (the important
lines are printed bold):
device=c:\windows\himem.sys
device=gdtx000.exe
files=30
buffers=30
stacks=9,256
dos=high,umb
shell=\COMMAND.COM /E:512 /P
device=\gdt\gdtaspi.exe
(No special entries are necessary in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file).
(B)
Now install Sytos Plus following the Sytos Plus user's manual.
(C)
During the installation, select the device "Wangtek DAT/ASPI4". If Sytos Plus has already
been installed before, load it and press the key combination ALT-H and F5 to select the
"Wangtek DAT/ASPI4" entry from the list of DAT drives.
The installation is completed now and Sytos Plus can be used with the ICP Controller.
