Tekram Technology DC-820B manual CHKDRIVE.EXE Utility, Special translation method

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EISA Fast SCSI Caching Adapter

Special translation method

This method partitions the drive to work with other Tekram adapters.

Heads = 8/16/32/48

Sectors = 26/32/48/63/64/128/192 Cylinders = xxx depends on drive’s capacity

(The head # and Sector # will be calculated automatically, and can not be modified manually.)

Mylex translation method

This method partitions the drive to work with Mylex or Ultrastor adapters.

Heads = 16

Sectors = 63

Cylinders = xxx depends on drive’s capacity

After partitioning the disk, it is necessary to reboot the system for proper operation. For removable devices, you can use /d parameter with DISKDRV.DSK to reserve logical drives. After partitioning the disk by executing TFDISK.EXE, just make a disk change (i.e., retrieve the cartridge and then insert again) to DOS. You can use CHKDRIVE.EXE to verify that the partition has been changed.

2.4 CHKDRIVE.EXE Utility

This utility can be used to check the physical drive and its logical status under Device-driver mode. It provides information about the drive’s SCSI ID, manufacturer, model number, capacity, and drive status. This utility is quite useful for checking if the functions of removable media are as expected, such as media change movement.

Drive status can be reserved, unformatted, or usable:

Reserved: Stands for the logical drive(s) reserved by DISKDRV.SYS’s /d option which do not exist. For example, if (nx) for this specific device is three and only two logical partitions do exist, then the last one logical partition reserved by /d option would be marked as “reserved”.

Unformatted: Means this drive still needs to be formatted by the DOS FORMAT utility to become a usable one.

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Contents DC-820B FCC Compliance Statement Shadow Adapters ROM Bios for Optimal performance QuickInstallationGuideTable of Contents Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Chapter Introduction Easy DOS Driver Installation Software INSTALL.EXE Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Scsi Device Activity LED Indicator JP1 Board Layout and Jumper SettingChecking the Terminators on the Scsi Bus Floppy Enable/Disable JP3Mirroring Beeper JP2 Powering Up and Entering the System Cmos Bios Setup Cache Dram InstallationCable Connection CN1, CN2, & CN3 Running the ECU Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter 1 DC-820B Adapter Hardware Options Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter 2 DC-820B Adapter Firmware Options 1MB 4MB Case IDE 3 DC-820B Scsi Device Options Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter TOOLBME.EXE Utility & Disk Mirroring Initialization Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Chapter Aspi Driver for DOS Installing the DISKDRV.SYS Driver Installing the Aspi DriverDevice=c\aspi\diskdrv.sys /d n1 n2 n3 ... n8 Logical drive scanning sequenceLOCK/UNLOCK of removable media Disk Partition Utility Automatic translation method defaultAdaptec translation method Special translation method CHKDRIVE.EXE UtilityMylex translation method Installing Tape Streamer DAT Installing the CD-ROM DriverEisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Chapter NetWare Drivers Aspi drivers for NetWare Installing the DC-820B driversRemovable media support Server-based backup/restore supportMountingafilesystem Select Disk Information DuplexingEisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter SCO Unix Driver installationDriver removal ISC Unix V Press Enter to remove the driver Press Enter to reboot Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter 80C186-16 Functional Appendix B Product Support Form Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Appendix C General Troubleshooting Tips Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter Eisa Fast Scsi Caching Adapter