Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users
The following information may be useful if you install EZ-SCSI on a computer running DOS, Windows 3.1x, or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x.
DOS and Windows 3.1x Device Driver
Devices drivers are software programs that enable your computer to communicate with SCSI devices such as hard disk drivers, CD-ROM drivers, and scanners. Each kind of device requires a different device driver. Adaptec EZ-SCSI includes several DOS/Windows 3.1x device drivers that are copied to your hard disk during installation. Adaptec EZ-SCSI adds command lines to your config.sys and autoexec.bat files to load these device drivers if it finds these kinds of devices on your computer system.
To learn more about the EZ-SCSI device drivers, including their command line option information, see the Windows Help application.
DOS and Windows 3.1x ASPI Managers
ASPI (Advances SCSI Programming Interface) managers are software programs that enable the SCSI device drivers, your PCM-3420 host adapter, and your SCSI devices to communicate with each other. ASPI managers are written for a specific operating system, such as DOS, and a specific family of AIC’s chip host adapters.
EZ-SCSI includes several ASPI managers for DOS/Windows 3.1x. When you install EZ-SCSI on these operating systems, it detects what kind of host adapter is installed in your system and automatically configures your system with the correct ASPI manager.
DOS Formatting Utilities
EZ-SCSI includes several DOS-based formatting utilities :
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