VG4 README.TXT File 3/31/1995 +=====================+ | Release Information | +=====================+ Device Driver Diskette...............................(Version 3.2) On this diskette you will find device drivers for the VG4 VL-Bus IDE Disk Controller. VG4.EXE (Version 3.2) is the installation utility. VG4.SYS (Version 3.2) is the driver for DOS. VG4.386 (Version 3.2) is the driver for Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 VG4.ADD (Version 2.31) is the driver for IBM OS/2 2.0 and 2.1 VG4310.DSK (Version 2.20) is the driver for Netware386 3.10 VG4311.DSK (Version 2.20) is the driver for Netware386 3.11 and 3.12 VG4401.DSK (Version 2.40) is the driver for Netware386 4.01 VG4401.DDI (Version 2.40) is the installation information file for Netware 386 4.01 VG4NT31.SYS(Version 3.1) is the driver for Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 VG4NT35.SYS(Version 3.1) is the driver for Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 CITURBO.EXE is the set mode utility for Windows NT 3.1, 3.5. OEMSETUP.INF is the information file 1 for Windows NT driver setup DISK1.NT is the information file 2 for Windows NT driver setup VG4FDISK.EXE(Version 1.20) is the drives partition utility \NT35\README.TXT(Version 1.0) is the README file for the ATAPI driver for Windows NT 3.5 \NT35\PTIVGAPI.SYS is the ATAPI driver for Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 \NT35\PTIVGAPI.EXE is the set mode utility for Windows NT 3.5 \NT35\OEMSETUP.INF is the information file for Windows NT ATAPI driver setup \UNIX\README.TXT(Version 1.30) is the README file for UNIX drivers \UNIX\PTIINST is the installation program for UNIX drivers \UNIX\DRIVER.SCO is the driver for SCO UNIX 3.2.X \UNIX\DRIVER.ATT is the driver for AT&T UNIX SVR 4.0 \UNIX\INSTALL is the internal program 1 for UNIX drivers \UNIX\REMOVE is the internal program 2 for UNIX drivers \UNIX\NAME is the internal program 3 for UNIX drivers \UNIX\SIZE is the internal program 4 for UNIX drivers \UNIX\PTISETMO is the set mode utility +=====================================================+ | DOS Driver for VG4 VL-Bus IDE Controller | +=====================================================+ Your VG4 disk controller needs the device drivers to take the advantage of the high performance 32-bit VL-Bus when running under assorted operating systems. You can use the installation program "VG4.EXE" to install the DOS driver and Windows driver automatically(Please refer to the VG4 Installation Guide for details). If you want to install the drivers by yourself, please follow the procedures below: 1. Complete the installation steps from (1) to (8) which are described in the VG4 Installation Guide and boot to the DOS prompt. 2. Copy the driver VG4.SYS to your system in the appropriate path. 3. Add the following statement to your CONFIG.SYS file: device=C:\VG4\VG4.SYS [/F] [/W] [/P] [/D0:n or /M0:m] [/D1:n or /M1:m] [/X2] The parameters F, W and P define the operating mode, and D0, D1, M0, M1, n, and m define the speed settings of the attached hard drives NOTE: Only one speed mode can be specified per VL-IDE device. Either D or M speed mode should be specified on the individual VL-IDE device, NOT both. It is possible to define different modes for separate VL-IDE devices. Example: /D0:d /M0:m is illegal /D0:d /M1:m is legal F : VG4 controller works in the Fast mode (Default operation is in Turbo mode). W : VG4 controller works in the 16-bit data access mode. Certain motherboard CPUs(for example, IBM 486 SLC2) have a 16-bit external data bus and cannot operate in the default 32-bit data access mode. P : VG4 controller works in the Power-Saving-Detection mode. This parameter is used when the IDE drive is not fully compatible with the power saving functions. D0 : drive 0 PIO speed setting D1 : drive 1 PIO speed setting n : drive speed from 0 to 8, or A 0 to 8 : PIO speed level A : IORDY indicator M0 : drive 0 DMA speed setting M1 : drive 1 DMA speed setting m : drive speed from 0 to 8 0 to 8 : DMA speed level X2 : Disable ISA-IDE IDE HD support (default: enabled) In the Fast(F) mode, the VG4 disk controller supports 32-bit VL-Bus I/O access. In Turbo(T) mode, the VG4 not only supports 32-bit VL-Bus I/O access but also read/write multiple commands. Since read/write multiple commands allow the host to access disk data in multiple-sector blocks, the Turbo mode will usually be faster. Note that not all IDE drives support the read/write multiple commands. Usually, you may set your VG4 to run in the Turbo mode. When your system is brought up, the driver VG4.SYS will automatically issues an Identify Drive command to check if the attached IDE drive(s) support the read/write multiple commands. In case your drive(s) does not support the read/write multiple commands, the VG4 disk controller will automatically be forced to run in the Fast mode. Please also note: While some IDE drives may respond to the Identify Drive command and confirm its capability to support the read/write multiple commands, they may not support the read/write multiple commands properly. In such cases, you will need to specify the operating mode as "F" explicitly to ensure reliable operation of such IDE drives. Example: The DOS driver VG4.SYS resides in the root directory of the drive C:. If you want your VG4 controller to run in the TURBO mode; drive 0 at speed 3 and drive 1 at speed 5. Please add the following statement to the file CONFIG.SYS. device = c:\VG4.SYS /D0:3 /D1:5 If your VG4 controller has to run in the Fast mode, the statement must be changed to: device = c:\VG4.SYS /f /D0:3 /D1:5 If the DOS driver is installed manually, you might have the following three types of prompt messages when you boot up the system. (a) HDD 0 setting: FAST Mode, Speed 5 by DEVICE DRIVER AUTOMATICALLY HDD 1 setting: Turbo Mode, DMA Speed 5 by DEVICE DRIVER AUTOMATICALLY Where the operating mode and the speed parameter may vary with the hard drive(s) attached. This message will be shown when the device driver is installed without any user specified parameter and the drive(s) attached can be found in the internal speed table of the DOS driver. (b) HDD 0 setting: FAST Mode, Speed 2 by HARDWARE JUMPER SETTING HDD 1 setting: Turbo Mode, Speed 2 by HARDWARE JUMPER SETTING +-----------------------------------------------+ | Notice | | To optimize the performance of your HDD | | please execute the Installation Utility | | to reconfigure your device driver | +-----------------------------------------------+ Where the operating mode and speed parameter may vary with the hard drive(s) attached. This message will be shown when the HDD(s) can't be found in the internal speed table. It might appear when the drive(s) are brand new models for phe device driver, or the device driver is copied from other PC's hard drive. The Installation Utility stands for the VG4.EXE. (c) HDD 0 setting: FAST Mode, Speed 5 by USER DEFINED SETTING HDD 1 setting: Turbo Mode, Speed 5 by USER DEFINED SETTING +----------------------------------------------------+ | Notice | | Please ensure the above setting is your preference. | | For better reliability and optimized performance | | please execute the Installation Utility | | to reconfigure your device driver | +-----------------------------------------------------+ Where the operating mode and speed parameter may vary with the hard drive(s) attached. This message will be shown when user defined parameter is entered with the DOS device driver. The Installation Utility stands for the VG4.EXE. Four IDE Drive Note ------------------- 1. The DOS Device driver "VG4.SYS" loads and supports the IDE hard disks on the secondary ISA-IDE connector. You can connect up to four IDE Hard disk Drives on your VG4. 2. The Master/Slave drive settings for drives on the ISA-IDE connector are the same as for VL-IDE connector. There should be only one master and one slave on the ISA-IDE connector. 3. The ROM BIOS on the VG4 controller supports large IDE drives on the VL-IDE (J1) connector ONLY. 4. If you would like to connect 3 (or 4) IDE hard disks, make sure the DOS driver VG4.SYS in installed. Than you can use the EIFDISK.EXE enclosed in the "Drivers and Installation Utilities" diskette to partition you 3rd and 4th IDE drives before formatting them. IDE CDROM and other IDE Devices -------------------------------- Other devices such as IDE CDROM and TAPE MUST support IDE ATAPI interface. The drive manufacturer provides software drivers to attach these drives. Be sure to configure the proper master/slave drive settings. On BOTH PRIMARY and SECONDARY connectors, there is one master and one slave on EACH connector. On either PRIMARY or SECONDARY connector, the other IDE device relies on their supplied drivers. The VG4.SYS driver does not load support for IDE devices besides IDE hard disks. When installed on the PRIMARY connector, set in the Mainboard Bios drive type to "not installed" for the other IDE device and when necessary, indicate the parameters IRQ14 PORT 1F0 for the driver installation. When installed on the SECONDARY connector, indicate IRQ15 and PORT 170 for the driver installation. +=======================================================+ | VG4 device driver for Microsoft Windows 3.1 and | | Windows for Workgroups 3.11 | +=======================================================+ The file VG4.386 is the Microsoft Windows 3.1 disk driver for the VG4 disk controller. While Microsoft Windows version 3.1 supports 32-bit disk access, the disk data transfer between host and the IDE adapter is still limited by the 16-bit ISA bus. If you want to speed up your hard drives under Windows through the 32-bit VL-Bus, you need this driver. In addition, the driver also allows your host to access the disk data through the faster "read/write multiple" commands. If you choose to install the Windows driver manually, you should complete the installation steps from (1) to (8) which are described in the VG4 Installation Guide, then follow the steps below: 1. Copy the driver VG4.386 to your system in the appropriate path. It is recommended that the driver VG4.386 be copied to the Windows SYSTEM directory. 2. Check if the following lines exit in the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.ini file. [386Enh] 32BitDiskAccess=ON device=*int13 If the statements do not exist, add them into the [386Enh] section. If the statements exist, but 32BitDiskAccess is set to "OFF", change it to "ON". 3. Delete the "device=*wdctrl" device setting. Delete the command line "device=*wdctrl" from the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file, if it exists. 4. Install the virtual device "VG4.386". Add the following command lines in the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file: device=[drive:][\path\]VG4.386 DisksAccessMode=[Fast|Turbo] [/W] [/D0:n|/M0:m] [/D1:n|/M1:m] The [drive:] and [\path\] point to the directory that contains VG4.386 file. Note that the setting must specify the full path of the device driver VG4.386. The setting of disk_access_mode specifies the disk access mode as follows: Fast : VG4 controller works in the Fast mode Turbo : VG4 controller works in the Turbo mode (default mode) W : VG4 controller works in the 16-bit data access mode. Certain motherboard CPUs(for example, IBM 486 SLC2) have a 16-bit external data bus and cannot operate in the default 32-bit data access mode. D0 : drive 0 PIO speed setting D1 : drive 1 PIO speed setting n : drive speed from 0 to 8, or A 0 to 8 : PIO speed level(speed 8 is the so-called MODE 3 timing A : IORDY indicator M0 : drive 0 DMA speed setting M1 : drive 1 DMA speed setting m : drive speed from 0 to 8 0 to 8 : DMA speed level Note : If no parameter is specified, the VG4 disk controller will be set to run under the default Turbo and 32 bit data access mode. In the Fast(F) mode, the VG4 disk controller supports 32-bit VL-Bus I/O access. In the Turbo(T) mode, the VG4 not only supports 32 bit VL-Bus I/O access but also read/write multiple commands. Since read/write multiple commands allow the host to access disk data in multiple-sector blocks, the Turbo mode will usually be faster. Note that not all IDE drives support the read/write multiple commands. Usually, you may set your VG4 to run in the Turbo mode. When your system is brought up, the driver VG4.386 will automatically issue an Identify Drive command to check if the attached IDE drive(s) support the read/write multiple commands. In case your drive(s) does not support the read/write multiple commands, the VG4 disk controller will automatically be forced to run in the Fast mode. Please also note: While some IDE drives may respond to the Identify Drive command and confirm its capability to support the read/write multiple commands, they may not support the read/write multiple commands properly. In such cases, you will need to specify the operating mode as "Fast" explicitly to ensure reliable operation of such IDE drives. [Note] 1. If there is a ROM BIOS on the VG4 controller, the VG4.386 supports LBA mode only on the VL/IDE (J1) connector and when it is set as the primary controller. +====================================================+ | Netware 3.xx & 4.01 disk driver for VG4 Controller | +====================================================+ It's assumed that you are familiar with Netware installation. If this is not the case, please refer to related documents. Please follow the steps below to install the driver for Netware 3.10, and use VG4311.DSK(VG4401.DSK) instead of VG4310.DSK in the following procedure when you are installing Netware 3.11, 3.12 or 4.01. Note that you don't have to load the ISADISK.DSK when you are installing the Netware driver for VG4 disk controller. 1. After you have installed the VG4 disk controller, bring up the Netware server until the prompt ":" appears on the screen. 2. Type the following command after the ":" prompt: :load VG4310 [/F|/T] [/W] [/D0:n] [/D1:m] port=1f0 int=e The parameters F, T and W define the operating mode. The parameters D0, n, D1 and m define the speed setting for the attached IDE drives. F : VG4 controller works in thd Fast mode (Default operation is in Turbo mode) W : VG4 controller works in the 16-bit data access mode. Certain motherboard CPUs(for example, IBM 486 SLC2) have a 16-bit external data bus and cannot operate in the default 32-bit data access mode. D0 : drive 0 speed setting n : drive 0 speed from 0 to 7 D1 : drive 1 speed setting m : drive 1 speed from 0 to 7 Usually, you do not need to enter any speed parameters during the installation process. Since when you execute the VG4.EXE to install the DOS driver, the device drivers for Netware are also reconfigured for the optimal speed setting. Note: If no operating mode parameter is specified, the VG4 controller will be set to run in the default Turbo and 32 bit data access mode. In the Fast(F) mode, the VG4 disk controller supports 32-bit VL-Bus I/O access. In the Turbo(T) mode, the VG4 not only supports 32-bit VL-Bus I/O access but also read/write multiple commands. Since read/write multiple commands allow the host to access disk data in multiple-sector blocks, the Turbo mode will usually be faster. Note that not all IDE drives support the read/write multiple commands. Usually, you may set your VG4 to run in the Turbo mode. When your system is brought up, the driver VG4xxx.DSK will automatically issue an Identify Drive command to check if the attached IDE drive(s) support the read/write multiple commands. In case your drive(s) does not support the read/write multiple commands, the VG4 disk controller will automatically be forced to run in the Fast mode. Please also note: While some IDE drives may respond to the Identify Drive command and confirm its capability to support the read/write multiple commands, they may not support the read/write multiple commands properly. In such cases, you will need to specify the operating mode as "F" explicitly to ensure reliable operation of such IDE drives. +=============================================+ | IBM OS/2 2.x disk driver for VG4 Controller | +=============================================+ VG4.ADD is the driver for IBM OS/2 2.0 and IBM OS/2 2.1. Your VG4 disk controller needs this device driver to take the advantage of the high performance 32-bit VL-Bus when running under OS/2. Please follow the steps below in installing the driver for the VG4 disk controller. 1. Install the OS/2 driver. Copy VG4.ADD to the OS/2 directory of your system. Use a text editor to edit the CONFIG.SYS file. Add the following line: BASEDEV = VG4.ADD [/A:0 [/U:0 /SPEED:n] [/U:1 /SPEED:m]] Note: This line must not contain either drive or path information. parameters: A: adapter number U: drive number SPEED: drive speed setting n: speed of drive 0 from 0 to 7 m: speed of drive 1 from 0 to 7 Example: If you want your VG4 controller to run with drive 0 at speed 3 and drive 1 at speed 5. Please add the following statement to the file CONFIG.SYS. BASEDEV = VG4.ADD /A:0 /U:0 /SPEED:3 /U:1 /SPEED:5 2. Delete the "BASEDEV = IBM1S506.ADD" device setting. Delete the command line "BASEDEV = IBM1S506.ADD" from the CONFIG.SYS file, if it exists. 3. Reboot the system. +=========================================================+ | Microsoft Windows NT version 3.1, 3.5 disk driver for | | VG4 Controller | +=========================================================+ You need this driver only if you want to install TURBO mode under Windows NT. Please follow the steps below to install the driver. 1. In "Program Manager," doubly click on "Windows NT Setup" in "Main" group. 2. In "Windows NT Setup", select "Options", next choose "/Add/Remove SCSI Adapters..." 3. In "SCSI Adapter Setup", click on "Add...". 4. In "Select SCSI Adapter Option", select "Other (Requires a disk from a hardware manufacturer)" in the "Adapter:" box. 5. One "Insert Diskette" box will appear. Insert the driver diskette into Drive A: and press . 6. One "Select OEM Option" box will appear. Select "Promise Technology Inc. VG4 VL-IDE Controller" and click on "OK". 7. One "Select SCSI Adapter Option" will appear. Click on "Install". 8. After successful installation, the "SCSI Adapter Setup" box will show that "Promise Technology Inc. VG4 VL-IDE Controller" has been installed. 9. Reboot your computer to assure the proper working of the driver. ******** Changing Operating Mode ******* If you want to change the operating mode, please type the following command: PTITURBO The following message will be shown on the screen to ask you which mode will be set: Will the controller be in TURBO or FAST mode (T/F)? (default=T) Please answer 'T' or 'F' for your setup. After the changes have been made, please do a hard boot of the system. ******** Removing the Driver *** 1. In "Program Manager," doubly click on "Windows NT Setup" in "Main" group. 2. In "Windows NT Setup", select "Options", next choose "/Add/Remove SCSI Adapters..." 3. In "SCSI Adapter Setup", select "Promise Technology Inc. VG4 VL-IDE Controller" and click on "Remove". 4. After successful removing, the "SCSI Adapter Setup" box will show that "Promise Technology Inc. VG4 VL-IDE Controller" has been removed. [FLOPPY driver installation] If you are using Windows NT 3.1 which was shipped from Microsoft before February, 1994, there is a floppy driver FLOPPY.SYS under the \FLOPPY sub-directory of the Device Driver Diskette. Please browse the README.TXT file in the same sub-directory and install the device driver as described to avoid the compatibility problem of your floppy drive when installing and using the Windows NT 3.1. +=========================================================+ | Microsoft Windows NT version 3.5 ATAPI driver for | | VG4 Controller | +=========================================================+ You need this driver only if you want to install TURBO mode under Windows NT. Please follow the steps below to install the driver. 1. In "Program Manager," doubly click on "Windows NT Setup" in "Main" group. 2. In "Windows NT Setup", select "Options", next choose "/Add/Remove SCSI Adapters..." 3. In "SCSI Adapter Setup", click on "Add...". 4. In "Select SCSI Adapter Option", select "Other (Requires a disk from a hardware manufacturer)" in the "Adapter:" box. 5. One "Insert Diskette" box will appear. Insert the driver diskette into Drive A:, key in "A:\NT35" and press . 6. One "Select OEM Option" box will appear. Select "VG4 VL-IDE Controller" and click on "OK". 7. One "Select SCSI Adapter Option" will appear. Click on "Install". 8. After successful installation, the "SCSI Adapter Setup" box will show that "VG4 VL-IDE Controller" has been installed. 9. Reboot your computer to assure the proper working of the driver. ******** Changing Operating Mode ******* If you want to change the operating mode, please type the following command: PTIVGAPI The following message will be shown on the screen to ask you which mode will be set: Will the controller be in TURBO or FAST mode (T/F)? (default=T) Please answer 'T' or 'F' for your setup. After the changes have been made, please do a hard boot of the system. ******** Removing the Driver *** 1. In "Program Manager," doubly click on "Windows NT Setup" in "Main" group. 2. In "Windows NT Setup", select "Options", next choose "/Add/Remove SCSI Adapters..." 3. In "SCSI Adapter Setup", select "VG4 VL-IDE Controller" and click on "Remove". 4. After successful removing, the "SCSI Adapter Setup" box will show that "VG4 VL-IDE Controller" has been removed. [FLOPPY driver installation] If you are using Windows NT 3.1 which was shipped from Microsoft before February, 1994, there is a floppy driver FLOPPY.SYS under the \FLOPPY sub-directory of the Device Driver Diskette. Please browse the README.TXT file in the same sub-directory and install the device driver as described to avoid the compatibility problem of your floppy drive when installing and using the Windows NT 3.1. +==============================================+ | UNIX Driver for VG4 Disk Controller | +==============================================+ It is assumed that you are familiar with UNIX installation. If this is not the case, please refer to related documents. ******** Install VG4 Controller ******** 1. Follow the installation step (1) through step (7), as described in the Installation Guide, to install the VG4 controller in to your system. 2. Insert a bootable DOS diskette into drive A: and bring up your system with DOS. 3. Insert the diskette "Installation Utility & Drivers" in drive A, and execute the installation utility "VG4.EXE". 4. Choose the "Analyze Hard Drive(s)" function to obtain the optimal drive speed(s) and write down these values. 5. Turn off the system power and set the speed jumper according to the data you obtained in step 4. Note: When the peed setting parameter you obtained in step 4 is an ODD number, you should set the hardware jumpers with the even number which is one grade lower. For example, if the optimal speed is 5, you should set the hardware speed setting to speed 4 to ensure data security. Should you have two IDE drives attached and the optimal speed settings for these two drives are different, the slower one should be used for hardware jumper setting. 6. After completing the steps above, you can continue to install the UNIX operating system into your hard drive. ******** Install UNIX Driver ******** This driver is for AT&T UNIX SVR 4.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2.X. The driver is provided in another diskette of your VG4 package. Please follow the steps below to install the UNIX driver: 1. Insert the diskette which contains the UNIX Driver into drive A: and type the following command after the prompt "#": # installpkg 2. The following message will be shown on the screen: Will the VG4 controller be in TURBO or FAST mode (T/F)? (default=T) Please answer 'T' or 'F' to select the VG4 operating mode. 3. Done! You have completed the installation if you are running AT&T UNIX SVR 4.0. 4. If you are running SCO UNIX, type the following commands after the driver is installed. # cd / # shutdown -y -g0 -i6 The commands will shutdown and reboot your system with the new kernel. ******** Changing Operating Mode ******* If you want to change the operating mode after your system has been brought up with the new kernel, please type the following command: # ptisetmode The following messages will be shown on the screen: This command will rebuild the kernel and shutdown the system automatically. Do you really want to proceed with it (Y/N)? (default=N) Please answer 'Y' or 'N'. The following message will be shown on the screen to ask you which mode will be set: Will the VG4 controller be in TURBO or FAST mode (T/F)? (default=T) Please answer 'T' or 'F' for your setup. ******** Removing the Driver ******** If you want to remove the driver and restore the original hard disk device driver, please type the following command after the prompt #: # removepkg Some installed package name(s) will be shown on the screen. Please choose "VG4 UNIX Driver". The removing procedure will continue. If you are running the SCO UNIX, please type the following commands to shutdown and reboot your system: # cd / # shutdown -y -g0 -i6 +=============================+ | Trademark Acknowledgments | +=============================+ VESA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association. VL-Bus is a trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association. MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PC, PC-AT and OS/2 are regist red trademarks of IBM Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of American Telephone and Telegraph Corp. Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Corporation.