4. DOS ASPI DRIVERS & UTILITIES
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4.2 Installing the ASPI Driver
With the ASPI driver ASPI.SYS installed, you are able to run or install the following utilities
and drivers:
•
TFDISK.EXE: Disk partitioning utility on the DC-3x5 series driver diskette
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TRMDISK.SYS: Disk driver on the DC-3x5 series driver diskette
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AFDISK.EXE: Disk partitioning utility from Adaptec
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ASPIDISK.SYS: Disk driver from Adaptec
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TRMCD.SYS: CD-ROM and CD-Changer driver on the DC-3x5 driver diskette
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SYTOS PLUS: Tape backup program from SYTRON CORP.
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SYTOS V3.x: Tape backup program from SYTRON CORP.
•
ARCserve/Solo: Tape backup program from Cheyenne CORP.
Other utilities/drivers that conform to the ASPI standard may also be used.
Installation Procedure
1.
Turn on the system and boot into DOS.
2.
Insert the DC-395 Driver Disk1 into your floppy drive.
3.
Copy the drivers and utilities into a properly named directory, e.g., C:\ASPI.
4.
Add a line in the CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\ASPI\T3x5ASPI.SYS
4.3 Installing the TRMDISK.SYS Driver
TRMDISK.SYS is used to create valid DOS partitions and logical drives with those disks not
controlled by BIOS INT 13H. Generally, this driver is needed only for Removable devices.
Remember, by default Hard Drives are controlled by BIOS INT 13H (
More Than 2 Drives
Support
Enabled), whereas removable devices are
not
controlled by BIOS INT 13H
(
Removable Media as BIOS Device
Disabled).
TRMDISK.SYS controls up to eight SCSI devices, such as fixed disks, removable cartridges,
re-writable optical disks and Flopticals. Since TRMDISK.SYS automatically scans the
parameters from the master boot record of your drives, it is possible to install drives
previously used with other SCSI adapters without any inconsistency.
