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Copyright

Copyright©1998 Initio Corporation. All rights reserved. This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, reproduced, reduced or translated by any means, either mechanical or eletronic, without prior consent in writing from Initio Corporation. Initio Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this guide. The information contained in this manual, as well as product design, is subject to change without notice.

Trademarks

Initio, the Initio logo, and the “INI-” prefix are registered trademarks of Initio Corporation. SmartSCSI, ISGE, and I/OHIGHWAY are trademarks of Initio Corporation.

MS-DOS®, Windows®, Windows®95, and Windows NT® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft®Corporation. NetWare™ is a registered trademark of Novell®,Inc.

SCO® is a registered trademark of Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. UNIX® is a registered trademark of Unix System Laboratories.

IBM® and OS/2™ are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel®, i386, i486, i486DX2, and Pentium™ are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Other manufacturers’ product names that appear in this manual are for identification purposes only and are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Initio Technical Support

If you have questions about installing or using Initio products, check this document first. You will find answers to most of your questions here. If you need further assistance, please contact us. We offer the following support and information services:

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific time

Toll Free: (800) 99-INITIO

Phone: (408) 577-1919

Fax: (408) 577-0640

Initio provides on-line support for software upgrades, utility programs, and other information 24 hours a day; using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity at speeds up to 28.8K baud.

Initio Corporation BBS: (408) 577-0431

World Wide Web: http://www.initio.com

Email: support@initio.com

Outside of the US and Canada, contact your authorized Initio distributor. If you received your Initio hardware product as original equipment in a computer system or as part of a hardware bundle, please contact that manufacturer for technical support.

The following information is needed to assist in problem resolution:

Model type

Serial number

Product description

Operating system & version number (i.e. Windows 95)

Software driver product type and version number

Motherboard BIOS version

Location of purchase

The README.TXT File

The README.TXT file on the INI-9XXXU/9XXXUW DRIVER DISK 1 contains important updated information and corrections to this User’s Manual. README is a standard ASCII text file that may be read with any word processor or text editor.

To view the README file from the MS-DOS prompt, type the following command from the MS-DOS prompt: C:\> type readme.txt more

This will permit you to page down the file, one screen at a time to read the file.

P/C: D119-03

May 1998

Third Edition

initio

Printed the USA ®

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Contents Initioi D119-03 May Third Edition Contents Troubleshooting Index Product Warranty Host Adapter IntroductionInitio Technical Illustration INI-9100A Board LayoutProduct Features/Specifications Product FeaturesProduct Specifications Scsi bus preparation Getting StartedHost Adapter and the Scsi Bus Scsi bus terminationOhighway possible termination settings OFFInstallation in Ten Easy Steps Hardware InstallationInstallation Basics OhighwayInserting the host adapter into a PCI slot Connecting the 50-pin internal flat ribbon cable Hardware Installation Hard Disk Drive Preparation Low-level FormatInitio Device Setup Host Adapter SetupRunning the SmartSCSI Setup Utility Main Menu OptionsAdapter Setup Data can be Lost by Changing SettingsBios Setup Disk UtilitiesInitio Overview MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x Driver InstallationInstallation MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x Driver Installation Aspi Manager Command Line Options Aspi CD-ROM Driver Command Line OptionsSample CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT Files Autoexec.batAspi Disk Driver Command Line Options Sample CONFIG.SYS Aspi Partition & Format UtilityMicrosoft Windows 95/95b OSR2 Driver Installation New Windows 95/95a InstallationControl Panel Microsoft Windows 95/95b OSR2 Driver Installation Updating the Initio Windows 95/95a Device Driver New Windows 95B OSR2 Installation Microsoft Windows 95/95b OSR2 Driver Installation Updating the Initio Windows 95B OSR2 Device Driver Initio Microsoft Windows NT Driver Installation New Windows NT InstallationMicrosoft Windows NT Driver Installation Control Panel Installing a new Windows NT system from a Bootable CD Novell NetWare Driver Installation New IntraNetWare InstallationNovell NetWare Driver Installation PCI.XXXX.XXXX.XXXX.XXXX.XXUpgrading/Changing Driver on an Existing IntraNetWare Server Device driver command line options Driver Config OptionsIBM OS/2 Driver Installation New OS/2 installationAdding the Initio driver to an existing OS/2 system Device driver command line options Initio 10Overview SCO Unix Driver InstallationUpdating interrupts and hardware settings Enter Installing the Initio driver in a new SCO Unix systemAdding the Initio driver to an existing SCO Unix system Changing to the INI-9XXX as the bootable host adapter Initio SCO UnixWare Driver Installation Installing the Initio driver in a new UnixWare systemAdding the Initio driver to an existing UnixWare system Using Multiple Host Adapters Removing the Initio driver from a UnixWare systemSCO UnixWare Driver Installation Troubleshooting DOS Space 1GB MS-DOS, OS/2 & Windows NTDrives with Multiple Operating Systems Initio Index Update Driver OEMSETUP.INFSETUP.EXE SYSTEM.INI TXTSETUP.OEM Windows NT Workstation SetupProduct Warranty FCC Compliance StatementDeclaration of the Manufacturer/Importer EN 55 9100UW2 Declaration of Conformance