To begin driver installation, first load the EZ-SCSI utility as described in the following subsection “Installing EZ-SCSI,” and then calculate the slot number as described in “Calculating the Slot Number” found later in this section. Then if you are performing a first-time Net- Ware installation, see “Installing NetWare and the Driver” found later in this section. If NetWare is already installed in your system, see “Using NetWare to Update or Install the Driver” found later in this section.

NOTE: Your system must have a complete version of MS-DOS (version 6.2x) installed before you can com- plete the Novell NetWare installation.

Installing EZ-SCSI

The Adaptec EZ-SCSI utility automatically configures the computer to use an Adaptec SCSI host adapter and the devices connected to it. The Adaptec EZ-SCSI utility also copies applications and device drivers to the computer’s hard-disk drive. The configuration and installation process is explained with a series of screens. In most cases, the computer and SCSI devices are configured to take full advantage of all the performance benefits of SCSI when you accept the default values suggested by these screens.

Follow these steps to install the Adaptec EZ-SCSI utility:

1.If you have not already done so, create an Adaptec EZ-SCSI diskette for the version of Net- Ware you are using.

Chapter 2, “Using the Dell Server Assistant CD,” provides instructions for creating this diskette.

2.Insert your Adaptec EZ-SCSI diskette into drive A.

3.Type dosinst and press <Enter>. A message appears while the EZ-SCSI utility loads into memory.

4.When the first EZ-SCSI screen appears, read the text carefully.

You can press <F1> on any screen for additional help. (Press <Esc> to exit a Help screen.)

5.Press <Enter> to continue with the installation.

6.Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Press <Enter> at every screen to accept the EZ-SCSI default values.

If you accept all the default values, the EZ-SCSI util- ity copies the files from the diskette to the c:\scsi directory. (The EZ-SCSI utility creates this directory if the directory does not already exist.) The EZ-SCSI utility also adds command lines to your computer’s configuration files (autoexec.bat and/or config.sys) that will load the required device drivers into mem- ory when you boot your computer.

Press <Esc> to continue after the EZ-SCSI utility enters changes to your system configuration files.

If you want to copy the files to a different directory or control the changes to your configuration files, follow the instructions on the screen. Press <F1> on any screen to see more information.

NOTE: If the EZ-SCSI utility is unable to locate the mscdex.exe file in the c:\dos directory, it will prompt for a pathname to access this file. (Without this file, the utility cannot access the computer’s CD-ROM drive.)

When the message (Adaptec EZ-SCSI has been successfully installed…)appears on the screen, press <Enter> or <Esc> to exit the EZ- SCSI utility, and remove the Adaptec EZ-SCSI dis- kette from the drive. Then reboot your computer by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Del>.

Calculating the Slot Number

The slot number is used to uniquely identify each Adaptec 78xx Family host adapter installed in your sys- tem. To properly load the driver for each Adaptec 78xx host adapter, you will need to calculate the slot number in order to include it as part of the load command line.

NOTE: The Novell NetWare operating system will auto- matically calculate the slot number for you if you are installing only one expansion card. If you are installing multiple expansion cards, use the following procedure to calculate the slot number.

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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