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- Page 1 Enhanced IDE Adapter Installation Guide PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: BEFORE CALLING GSI TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE READ THE INSTALLATION SECTION OF THIS MANUAL (PAGES 5-7) COMPLETELY AND HAVE ALL INFORMATION ON PAGE 20 READY! © GSI 1996-7 (see page ii) Doc. #: 1539-2C-01-3...
- Page 2 Any alteration or misuse of these products voids any expressed or implied warranties. All product or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. This manual applies to all revisions of the Model 2C adapter and BIOS version 4.10 and later. © GSI 1996-7 (see page ii)
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.3 MODEL 2C FACTORY DEFAULT JUMPER SETTINGS ........4 3.0 INSTALLING THE GSI MODEL 2C ..........5 3.1 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION ................... 5 3.2 SYSTEM CMOS SETUP & MODEL 2C BIOS AUTO-INSTALL ......6 3.3 CHECK FOR PROPER DRIVE OPERATION ............7 APPENDIX A — PHYSICAL INSTALLATION........8 A.1 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION ................ - Page 4 Remember to register your product using the enclosed product registration card and the GSI serial number. Do not remove the GSI Model 2C from the pink anti-static bag until time of installation. This will protect the adapter from static electricity generated by handling the adapter without proper protection.
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Page 5: Product Overview
If the system has two channels, the Model 2C can be set to add two more — supporting a total of eight (8) EIDE drives in the system! New Innovative Bigabyte™... -
Page 6: Pre-Installation Considerations
This should remove the drive partitioning software and clean the drive com- pletely. The drive is now ready to be used with the GSI Model 2C. DOES THE SYSTEM HAVE AN INTEGRATED IDE INTERFACE? Many systems have IDE adapters or also referred to as “channels” built-in to the motherboard. -
Page 7: Model 2C Factory Default Jumper Settings
If your system has an integrated IDE adapter, you must make sure the existing adapter(s) and the GSI Model 2C do not conflict with each other. Following are the industry standard channel selections: Channel I/O Address Note 1F0-3F0 Primary IDE channel - system boots from... -
Page 8: Installing The Gsi Model 2C
Model 2C. If there are two (E)IDE drives connected to the GSI Model 2C, you must set one as the Master and the other as the Slave. Note: Master/Slave jumper settings are for drives that share a cable. If you... -
Page 9: System Cmos Setup & Model 2C Bios Auto-Install
(8) Install the Model 2C into the computer Install the Model 2C into any open 16-bit ISA bus slot. Make sure that the adapter is seated well and then power on the system. SYSTEM CMOS SETUP & MODEL 2C BIOS AUTO-INSTALL (1) System CMOS or BIOS Setup Do not select a CMOS drive type for drives attached to the Model 2C. -
Page 10: Check For Proper Drive Operation
(5) Install DOS, if needed, using the DOS install procedure. (6) For hard drives already formatted & CD-ROM drives Do not attempt to use the Model 2C with an IDE hard drive previously formatted using a special disk partitioning software. If the hard drive was formatted using this type of software, please go back to the Pre-Installation Considerations section 2.1... -
Page 11: Appendix A - Physical Installation
Channel Configuration Jumpers - Adapter Operation Jumper blocks J4 and J9 are used to configure the Model 2C’s two IDE channels. The Model 2C’s channels are named Channel X (connector closest to the top edge of the adapter) and Channel Y (connector just below Channel X). - Page 12 Setting the GSI BIOS Address Jumper block J4 is also used to set the BIOS address of the Model 2C. There are four BIOS address options and the Model 2C. You can confirm the actual current GSI-BIOS address by reading it from the GSI BIOS banner, on-screen at boot-up time (see 3.2 for example).
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Page 13: Appendix B - System Setup Procedure
If you are using Windows®95 you must set the hard drive(s) on channel 1 to drive ‘Type 1’ in the system CMOS, even if this channel is not on the Model 2C. See B.1.2 on how to do this. B.1.2 Model 2C Channel X set as Channel 1 In some systems or if using Windows®95, a drive type must be declared in the system’s CMOS... -
Page 14: Shadowing The Gsi Bios - Very Important
E000-E7FF E000-EFFF Please note that if you are shadowing the GSI BIOS address with the memory manager, you do not need to exclude it as well. However, if your CMOS is handling the shadowing, you must exclude the GSI BIOS range from the memory manager. -
Page 15: Appendix C - System & Software Usage Guidelines
Also be aware that DOS has a partition limit of 2GB per partition. You must keep the partition sizes under 2GB as a result of this DOS limitation. This is not a limitation of the GSI Model 2C, but rather a limitation of the DOS FAT system. If you have a drive larger than 2GB, you will still be able to use the full capacity of the drive, but not in a single partition. -
Page 16: Novell Networks
3.) Run Novell’s Surface Test on each Novell Partition. To use the Model 2C with Novell 3.xx, you must have NetWare 3.11 or later. You can call the Novell BBS (or contact your Novell office) to get the current version of Novell’s IDE.DSK. Make sure the version of that driver is June of 1994 or later. -
Page 17: Appendix D - (E)Ide Drives: Setup & Operation
— and will support it, by setting up proper parameters for the drive. If you were only able to use part of the drive’s capactity before using the Model 2C and would like to now use the full capacity, you must back up your data, delete the existing partitions and reboot. -
Page 18: Model 2C Identify Drive Support
D.3.2 No Partition Exists If your hard drive is not yet prepared with a partition, the Model 2C will use the hard drive’s IDE Identify Drive response information to read the hard drive’s parameters. In so doing, the Model 2C should be making use of 100% of the hard drive’s capacity — if the hard drive’s firmware issues a correct Identify Drive report. -
Page 19: Appendix E - Other System Integration Topics
BIOS co-residing in the system with them. If you do not even see a GSI Banner at boot time, and if you have situated the GSI BIOS at a lower address than the SCSI/ESDI BIOS, try putting the GSI BIOS at a higher address —... -
Page 20: Appendix F - Vesa Local Bus Option
The other VESA Extender (GSI Part #: 1645-V2-xx-x) supports two channels (or four drives) — provided your system has two channels. The two channel VESA Extender is the perfect add-on to the GSI Model 2C, allowing up to four EIDE hard drives to run at full Mode 4 performance on the VESA local bus. -
Page 21: Appendix G - Basic Troubleshooting
• Do you have a “Plug-N-Play” CMOS? Try disabling PnP option in CMOS. If the above has been tried and you still see no GSI banner upon boot, contact GSI Tech Support (714-261-9744). Not getting 32-bit File/Disk Access in Windows: •... - Page 22 BIOS chip. Remove/substitute cards. Flash ‘Hard Drive Controller Error’ Message Just after Memory Test • Is another adapter using the same IRQ or I/O address as the Model 2C? 2.2 • Power cable or ribbon cable not attached to HD? •...
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Page 23: Installation Notes
GSI’s Authorized Distributors can provide you technical support, or you can contact GSI Technical Support at (714) 261-9744 or by fax (714) 757-1778. When calling either Technical support department, MAKE SURE TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE. - Page 24 & increases data throughput up to 80%. Allows EIDE hard drives to co-exist with MFM, RLL, SCSI, ESDI and other IDE hard drives. The GSI Model 21 -- A 16-bit Combo IDE / Floppy & Tape accelerator board. Increases IDE throughput up to 80%. Supports two IDE, four floppy (including 2.88MB) and one floppy-tape drive.
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