Information For Dos/Windows 3.1X Users - Asus P2B-D User Manual

VIII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI

Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users

The following information may be useful if you install Adaptec EZSCSI on a com-
puter running DOS, Windows 3.1x, or Windows for Workgroups3.1x.
NOTE: The Windows95/WindowsNT Troubleshooting section on page 6 de-
scribes a few situations when you may need to use the DOS/Windows3.1x driv-
ers and ASPI managers under Windows95 or WindowsNT.
DOS and Windows3.1x Device Drivers
Device drivers are software programs that enable your computer to communicate
with SCSI devices such as hard disk drives, CDROM drives, and scanners. Each
kind of device requires a different device driver. Adaptec EZSCSI includes several
DOS/Windows3.1x device drivers that are copied to your hard disk during installa-
tion. Adaptec EZSCSI 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.
To learn more about the Adaptec EZSCSI device drivers, including their command
line option information, see the online Adaptec EZSCSI Online Reference, a Win-
dows Help application.
DOS and Windows3.1x ASPI Managers
ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) managers are software programs
that enable the SCSI device drivers, your 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 Adaptec host adapters.
Adaptec EZSCSI includes several ASPI managers for DOS/Windows3.1x. When
you install Adaptec EZSCSI on these operating systems, it detects what kind of host
adapter is installed in your computer and automatically configures your system with
the correct ASPI manager. To learn more about these ASPI managers, including
their command line option information, see the Adaptec EZSCSI Online Reference,
a Windows Help application.
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