PROMISE IDE Cache Adapter Device Driver for Microsoft Windows 95 Note: Before installing this driver, Please read README.1ST. Driver Install: ********************************************************************** 1. Remove references to the default installed Standard IDE/ESDI device drivers. 1.1 Open the My Computer folder. 1.2 Double click on the Control Panel icon. 1.3 Double click on the System icon. 1.4 Click on the Device Manager option. 1.5 Click on the View Devices by Type button. A list of the system devices connected to the system will be displayed. 1.6 Click on "Hard disk controllers". (NOTE: If "Hard disk controllers" does not appear in the Device Manager list, then no WIN 95 drivers are curr- ently installed for the hard disk controller yet. If this is the case, then you may skip to the next section for installing the Promise IDE Cache driver for the primary port) There should be one or two instances listed: * Standard IDE/ESDI Controller (primary controller) * Standard IDE/ESDI Controller (secondary controller) 1.7 Remove the Secondary Controller's listing. 1. Select the Second instance of the Standard ESDI/IDE Controller. 2. Click on the Remove option. 3. Select Yes when prompted to remove this device. Remove the Primary Controller's listing. 1. Select the remaining instance of the Standard ESDI/IDE Controller. 2. Click on the Remove option. 3. Select Yes when prompted to remove this device. 1.8 Select "Yes" when prompted to re-start Windows 95. 1.9 Windows 95 will re-start. 2. Install the Promise IDE Cache drivers for the Primary port. 2.1 Open the My Computer folder. 2.2 Double click on the Control Panel icon. 2.3 Double click on the Add New Hardware icon. 2.4 Click on "Next". 2.5 Choose "No" when asked if you want Windows to search for new hardware. 2.6 Highlight "Hard disk controllers" from the Hardware Types list and then click on "Next". 2.7 Pick "Have Disk" button. 2.8 Key in "a:\win95" or the correct path to where you have the PTIATAPI.MPD and PTIATAPI.INF files located and then click "OK". A box should be displayed showing the Promise IDE Cache driver. 2.9 Click on "Next" button. 2.10 A Resource Type/Settings box will appear. Click on "Next" button again. (NOTE: A message may appear saying that PTIATAPI.MPD could not be found. If you get this message, just click on "OK" and the driver should then be successfully copied to the hard drive.) 2.11 Click on "Finish" button. When asked if you want to Shutdown or restart the computer, choose "No". 2.12 Double click on System icon in Control Panel. 2.13 Pick the Device Manager tab. 2.14 Double click on "Hard disk controllers". 2.15 Double click on "Promise IDE Cache driver". 2.16 Pick the "Resources" tab. 2.17 In the "Settings Based On:" box, choose Basic Configuration 0. The Resource Settings box should now show IRQ 14. 2.18 Click on "OK" button. 2.19 Pick "Yes" to restart system You have finished installing the PROMISE IDE Disk Accelerator Win95 Driver to be the Primary Controller in your Windows 95 system. By installing this driver, you can access the 3rd and 4th IDE HDD on the VESA-IDE channel in your system under WIN95 and utilize 32-bit data transfers. 3. Install the Promise IDE Cache drivers to the Secondary port. (NOTE: You only need to install a driver for a secondary controller if you have a secondary controller. For example, if you have a DC200 or DC4030VL-2 with 4 hard drives, you still only need to install the driver once for the Primary controller only) 3.1 Open the My Computer folder. 3.2 Double click on the Control Panel icon. 3.3 Double click on the Add New Hardware icon. 3.4 Click on "Next". 3.5 Choose "No" when asked if you want Windows to search for new hardware. 3.6 Highlight "Hard disk controllers" from the Hardware Types list and then click on "Next". 3.7 Pick "Promise Technology, Inc" in the "Manufacturers:" column. 3.8 Pick Promise IDE Cache driver in the "Models:" column. 3.9 Click on "Next" button. 3.10 Click on "Finish" button. 3.11 Pick "Yes" button to restart or shutdown system. Promise Technology Inc. PTIATAPI Driver Troubleshooting: -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. When you restart the computer, check "Hard disk controllers" in Device Manager. This will tell you if the IDE Cache driver is installed correctly or not. If it is not correct, reconfigure or remove it and install it again. 2. Remove DOSDRV.SYS from CONFIG.SYS and PTICTRL.386/PTI13.386 from SYSTEM.INI. 3. If a red X shows up on the driver in Device Manager, high- light the driver, click on "System Properties", and then "Resources" to make sure the Basic Configuration is correct. The driver controlling the primary controller should be Basic Configuration 0 (IRQ 14 - Input/Output Range 1F0-1F7), and the driver controlling the secondary controller should be Basic Configuration 1 (IRQ 15 - Input/Output Range 170-177). 4. If you have more than 3 hard drives (or want to use a drive letter after E:), add LASTDRIVE=Z in CONFIG.SYS. 5. When you shutdown the system, if you do not see the "Safe To Shutdown" message for a long time, press two or three times. 6. You can install a different driver for Primary and Secondary IDE port, and each port needs a driver to support it. For example: PTIATAPI driver installed for port 0X1Fx(Primary IDE), Standard IDE/ESDI driver installed for port 0X17x(Secondary IDE). NOTE: You only need to install a driver for a secondary controller if you have a secondary controller. For example, if you have a DC4030VL-2 with 4 hard drives, you only need to install the driver for the Primary controller. #End