on
showscsi.exe
to enter the command line information in the
Program Item Properties
window.
You can type the full path name in the Command Line box, instead
of using Browse.
5.
Click on OK. The
Showscsi
icon will appear in the
Program
Group
window.
Running showscsi
1. Double-click on the
Showscsi
icon, and the
Adaptec SCSI
Interrogator
window will appear. Each installed SCSI device is
represented by an icon and is labeled with a SCSI ID number. A
crossed-out
No Device
icon indicates that no device is installed at
that SCSI ID.
2. Double-click on any icon in the
SCSI Interrogator
window to view
information about a SCSI device.
Different kinds
of
information screens will appear in the
Inquiry
window, depending on the type of SCSI device.
·
SCSI Host Adapter:
A single information screen lists the model
number of the adapter, the ASPI manager drivers it uses, and the
SCSI programming interface it uses.
·
Disk Devices:
The first
screen lists vendor and model number
information, device type, storage capacity and bytes per sector.
If the disk is a SCSI-2 device the screen lists available SCSI
features, such as synchronous mode and SCSI linking.
If the disk device uses removable media, such as a CD-ROM,
you can click on the
Eject Media
button to eject the CD.
Lock
Media
and
Unlock Media
buttons allow you to lock removable
media in devices that support this command and unlock it when
you want to remove
it. These three buttons are grayed-out if the
SCSI device you are viewing does not support the commands.
You can click on the Read Defect List button to view information
about disk defects. The notes in this window explain the
meaning of the primary defects and grown defects that are listed.
The SCSI Interrogator supports reading the defect list for most,
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