+==========================================================+ | EIDE2300PLUS Driver for Novell Netware 3.10, 3.11 & 3.12 | +==========================================================+ NOTICE: EIDE310.DSK is the driver for Netware 3.10, and EIDE311.DSK is the driver for Netware 3.11 and 3.12. It is assumed that you are familiar with Netware installation. If this is not the case, please refer to your Netware documentation. ********* Installing the Driver ********* 1. After you have installed the EIDE2300PLUS disk controller, bring up the Netware server until the prompt ":" appears on the screen. 2. Type the following command after the ":" prompt: :load EIDE310 [/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 : EIDE2300PLUS controller works in the Fast mode (Default operation is in Turbo mode) W : EIDE2300PLUS 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 Note: If no operating mode parameter is specified, the EIDE2300PLUS controller will be set to run in the default Turbo and 32 bit data access mode. In the Fast(F) mode, the EIDE2300PLUS disk controller supports 32-bit VL-Bus I/O access. In the Turbo(T) mode, the EIDE2300PLUS 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 EIDE2300PLUS to run in the Turbo mode. When your system is brought up, the driver EIDExxx.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 EIDE2300PLUS 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.