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- Page 1 Enhanced IDE Accelerator Adapter For ISA Systems Installation Instructions BEFORE CALLING GSI TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE READ THE INSTALLATION SECTION OF THIS MANUAL (PAGES 2-4) COMPLETELY AND HAVE ALL INFORMA- TION ON PAGE 25 READY! © GSI 1991-97, see page ii...
- Page 2 All product or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. This manual is applicable to all revisions of the Model 18 controller and BIOS versions 2.xx and later. © GSI 1991-97, see page ii...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Windows 3.1 32-bit Disk Access Mode ..............14 C.4.1.1 High-Capacity IDE Hard Drives ................14 THE MODEL 18 WITH OS/2 WARP, 2.1 & 2.0, UNIX & LINUX ......14 THE MODEL 18 WITH A NOVELL NETWORK ............14 C.6.1 Model 18 as Primary-Address Controller .............. 14 C.6.2... - Page 4 ‘HD Controller Error’ Message after System Memory Test — PRI Mode ....23 Hard Drive(s) Are Not Found by GSI Model 18 ............23 System Will Not Boot to a C: Hard Drive Which is on the Model 18 ......24 HD Read/Write Operations Appear to be Faulty ............24 HD Capacity Seems to be Wrong, After Preparation with Model 18 ......
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Page 5: Manual Overview
Installation Notes During installation, you should take down specific notes regarding the GSI Model 18 and your system. These notes will help should you need to troubleshoot your installation. © GSI 1991-97, see page ii... - Page 6 Indicates a special note on a related subject. Indicates an area where caution should be used. Indicates where damage could occur. Abbreviations A few abbreviations are used in this manual: for Hard Drive for Tape Drive © GSI 1991-97, see page ii Doc. #: 1539-18-09-5...
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Page 7: Important - Read This First
1. Have your serial number ready. The serial number is a six digit number located on the back of the board. It also comes up onscreen during the boot process in the GSI banner. The part number (1533-18-XX-X) is NOT the serial number. - Page 8 Board layout- GSI Model 18 (GSI PN#1533-18-06-1 shown, for earlier board revisions, see G.3) (Jumpers shown are factory default. See Appendix A.2.1) viii © GSI 1991-97, see page ii Doc. #: 1539-18-09-5...
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Page 9: Product Overview
1.0 PRODUCT OVERVIEW The Model 18 is an Enhanced IDE controller for ISA systems. The Model 18 is a 16-bit ISA-bus controller that supports EIDE & IDE hard drives, Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROMs, and IDE tape drives. The Model 18 uses a state-of-... -
Page 10: Installing The Gsi Model 18
2.0 INSTALLING THE GSI MODEL 18 This section of the manual should allow you to quickly install the Model 18 in your computer. Each step has, if needed, a bracketed [ ] reference to other sections in this manual that discuss that step in more detail. Should you have problems, or questions regarding a QUICK INSTALL step, please read carefully the reference sections. -
Page 11: System Cmos Setup & Gsi Flash Bios Auto-Install
[A.2.1] Try factory-default Secondary Mode. (For Primary Mode option, see E.6.) (8) Install the Model 18 into a 16-bit AT-type bus slot and Power ON 2.2 SYSTEM CMOS SETUP & GSI FLASH BIOS AUTO-INSTALL (1) System CMOS Setup — Select NONE or NOT INSTALLED [B.1] Do not select a CMOS drive type for drives attached to the Model 18. - Page 12 (6) For hard drives already formatted & CD-ROM drives [B.2.2] As mentioned in Step 4, do not attempt to use the Model 18 with an IDE hard drive previously formatted using a special disk partitioning software. If your hard drive was formatted using this type of software, you must back-up the data before putting the drive on the GSI Model 18 and then use FDISK to “clean”...
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Page 13: Appendix A - Physical Installation
Use a standard straight 40-pin cable for connection of one or two IDE drives. Observe Pin-1 markings on the IDE cable (colored band at edge = Pin 1) and on the Model 18 J6 connector (Pin 1 is toward the metal bracket). Model 18 boards shipped in GSI VAR Packs (Part #1533-18-Vx-x —... -
Page 14: Mode Of Operation
To change the Model 18’s BIOS address or mode of operation (primary or secondary), simply use the jumpers on Jumper Block J4. For Model 18 with Part #1533-18-06-1 or later (for Part #, see the product label on the card): Mode of Operation... - Page 15 BIOS ADDRESS BIOS ADDRESS D800-D9FF E000-E1FF Note: Pins 1, 2, & 3 are not used. For Model 18 with Part #1533-18-03-1 or earlier (for Part #, see the product label on the card): BIOS ADDRESS BIOS ADDRESS C800-C9FF D800-D9FF (Default) Note: Pins 7, 8, &...
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Page 16: Inserting The Controller; Connecting The Led & Power Wiring
Model 18 is currently active (being accessed). If your chassis offers an HD-Active LED for drives attached to the Model 18 (Drives #1 & #2 if in Primary Mode; Drives #3 & #4 if in Secondary), attach the LED wire-pair connector to J8, with it’s colored wire going to either positive (+) end pin. -
Page 17: Appendix B - System Setup Procedure
CD-ROM drive. If only one drive were attached (set as Standalone or Master), the Model 18 would only report the one drive. In the above example, the Model 18 is running in Secondary Mode. There is one hard drive attached to the primary controller (whatever controller that may be);... -
Page 18: Auto-Install: Automatic Hard Drive Configuration Setup
The Model 18 remembers the system drive configuration in Flash memory. If you install a brand new card, change hard drives, or move a card to a different type of PC, the Model 18 will automatically detect the change and revise its setup (that is, perform Auto-Install) to accommodate the new HD and/or motherboard. -
Page 19: An Overview Of Dos Drive Letter Assignments
For logical drives, DOS assigns letters to all logical drives in the first extended partition found, then to all logical drives in the next extended partition found, and so on. © GSI 1991-97, see page ii Doc. #: 1539-18-09-5... -
Page 20: Shadowing Of Gsi Flash Bios
E pages of memory) in 16kB, 32kB, or 64kB blocks. Any of these block sizes will totally contain the GSI Model 18’s 8kB BIOS. Note your GSI BIOS Start Address as shown in your GSI Bootup Banner and request shadowing, in your Advanced CMOS System Setup, as follows:... -
Page 21: Appendix C - System And Software Usage
(For 386MAX and Netroom, do similarly) if your Model 18 BIOS is at C800. (Confirm your GSI BIOS address from the GSI Bootup Banner.) Note: Memory managers cause 386, 486, & 586 PCs to run in Virtual Mode. This mode of operation can dramatically s-l-o-w your PC’s HD/FD I/O processes. -
Page 22: Windows 3.1/3.11, Windows Nt And Windows 95
The GSI Model 18 is compatible with OS/2 Warp, OS/2 Versions 2.1 and 2.0 and UNIX operating systems only if it carries a GSI Part #1533-18-nn-x, where nn = 04 or higher. (Look at the board for the label displaying the GSI Part #.) For UNIX —... -
Page 23: Appendix D - (E)Ide Drive Setup And Operation
However, a secondary-address IDE card, like the Model 18, in Secondary Mode, can be used to add an IDE HD so that it can co- exist with an MFM or RLL HD. -
Page 24: Achieving Proper Use Of Your Entire Ide Hard Drive
If you were only able to use part of the drive’s capactity before using the Model 18 and would like to now use the full capacity, you must back up your data, delete the existing partitions and reboot. -
Page 25: Model 18 Identify Drive Support
A few HDs report parameters which they cannot even accept when these identical parameters are sent right back to them by the Model 18 as part of HD initialization! In this case, the Model 18 receives an error status from the HD. The Model 18, in turn, will report ‘Drive 0 Error’ on-screen, just below the GSI Bootup Banner. -
Page 26: Gsi Enhanced-Ide Large-Drive Support
An IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROM and/or tape backup drive can be operated on the Model 18 in either Slave Mode (where there is also a hard drive in Master Mode on the Model 18) or in Standalone Mode (where there is no other IDE drive on the Model 18). -
Page 27: Appendix E - Other System Integration Topics
BIOS co-residing in the system with them. If you do not 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 28: Model 18 Co-Existing With An Rll Controller
— but you may not have flexibility as to which drive is the system’s Boot Drive, C:. E.3 MODEL 18 CO-EXISTING WITH AN RLL CONTROLLER The Model 18 has been designed to be able to co-exist with RLL (Run Length Limited) hard drive controllers. Unfortunately, many of the RLL controllers are ill behaved. Specifically, they have control logic such that they will not allow any other drive controller with a BIOS to co-exist. -
Page 29: Appendix F - Vesa Local Bus Option
— provided your system has two channels. The two channel VESA Extender cannot add a second channel to the GSI Model 18, your system must have two GSI ISA channels already (i.e. a GSI Model 21 in primary mode and the GSI Model 18 in secondary mode). -
Page 30: Appendix G - Model 18 Product Specification
1) in bulk (board and manual only) — GSI Part # 1533-18-xx-x, where xx-x is the Model 18 revision number, and 2) in VAR packs (board, manual, & GSI IDE 2-drive cable packaged up in a retail GSI box) — GSI Part # 1533-18-Vx-x PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Model 18 Board Dimensions: 2.80"... -
Page 31: Appendix H - Basic Troubleshooting Systems And Cures
SEC/PRI: IDE Tape or CD-ROM Drive is declared in CMOS & should not be. SEC Mode: HD on Model 18 is declared in CMOS & should not be. Note: The HDD Controller Failure message can appear if there is a timing problem involved in a Master/Slave drive relationship. -
Page 32: System Will Not Boot To A C: Hard Drive Which Is On The Model 18
Did you remember to exclude the GSI BIOS Address range with your memory manager? C.1 -V = Check with GSI that you have the latest GSI BIOS version for your Model 18 card. -G = Ask vendor’s Tech Support Dept. or contact GSI's Tech Support Dept. -
Page 33: Installation Notes
INSTALLATION NOTES During installation, you should take down the following information. This information will be useful should you need to contact technical support. 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 34 © GSI 1991-97, see page ii Doc. #: 1539-18-09-5...
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- Page 36 QIC-80 tape backup units. The GSI Model 32 -- EIDE, Floppy, Tape & I/O Accelerator Adapter for ISA Systems. This has all of the GSI Model 21 features, plus two 16550- UART high speed serial ports and one bi-directional parallel port! The GSI Model 4C -- The GSI Model 4C Disk Accelerator Adapter supports EIGHT IDE hard drives on FOUR separate channels.
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