=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI 3.1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Welcome to Adaptec EZ-SCSI 3.1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The following information is available in this README file: 1. CD-ROM Drive Support 2. Troubleshooting/Limitations =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 1. CD-ROM Drive Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adaptec's CD-ROM driver, ASPICD.SYS, has been written to fully support any SCSI-2 CD-ROM drive. The following drives have been tested by Adaptec with Adaptec EZ-SCSI 3.1. All drives support both audio and data. Photo CD is supported where indicated: Firm- Name Model ware SCSI Photo CD ---- ----- ----- ---- -------- Compaq CDU561-31 1.8I 2 multisession CDU6611-31 1.8B 2 multisession Chinon * CDS 431 H48 1 single-session CDS 435 M62 1 single-session CDS 525 V05 2 multisession CDS 535 Q08 2 multisession Denon * DRD 253 V 1 single-session Goldstar GCD-R320 1.0 2 multisession Hitachi CDR 1750S 12 1 single-session CDR 3750 4 1 single-session CDR 6750 0005 2 multisession CDR 1950S 0005 2 multisession IBM Internal CD-ROM 2443 2 multisession Enhanced CD-ROM II 0893 2 multisession LMS (Philips) * CM 214 .12 1 single-session CM 215 .13 2 multisession NEC CDR 38 1 2 multisession ** CDR 55JD 1 1 multisession * CDR 72 E 1 single-session CDR 73 1.2 1 single-session ** CDR 210 1.0 1 multisession CDR 210P 1.0 1 multisession MultiSpin 3X 1.0 2 multisession CDR 500 1.0 2 multisession CDR 510 1.0 2 multisession MultiSpin 4X 2.5A 2 multisession CDR 900 2.5A 2 multisession Panasonic/ 501 family 1.0B/C 1 single-session Matsushita CR 503 1.0A 2 multisession CR 532 2.0A 2 multisession CR 532 2.5A 2 single-session CR 533 1.1a 2 multisession LK-MC501S 1 1 single-session Philips CDD-BK01 / IMS CCD-463 0.00 2 multisession Pioneer *** DRM 600 806 1 single-session *** DRM 604X 2403 2 multisession Plextor/Texel Shinaken 3021 1.04 1 single-session Shinaken 5021 1.04 1 single-session DM 5021 1.04 1 single-session DM 3024 1.10 2 multisession DM 5024 1.10 2 multisession DM 3028 3.00 2 multisession DM 5028 3.00 2 multisession CD-ROM PX-4XCH 1.22 2 multisession 4PleX 1.22 2 multisession Sanyo CRD 400E 1.31 2 multisession CRD 400I 1.31 2 multisession Sony CDU 55 1.0a 2 multisession CDU 541-01 2.6A 1 single-session CDU 561 1.8K 2 multisession CDU 561-31 1.8i 2 multisession CDU 6211-10 2.6A 1 single-session CDU 6811 1.9i 2 multisession TEAC CD 50 1 2 multisession Toshiba XM 3101BME 3232 1 no TXM 3201A1 3332 1 single-session XM 3301B 272 2 single-session XM 3401B 283 2 multisession TM 3301E 2162 2 multisession TX 3401B 2 2 multisession XM 4101B 2893 2 multisession * These drives do not directly support Photo CD. However, by adding /XAEMUL to the ASPICD.SYS command line, in your CONFIG.SYS, we will emulate support for single-session Photo CD on these drives. ** These drives do not support parity. Please consult the troubleshooting section of the users manual for information on using these drives. *** These jukebox CD-ROM drives are fully supported. A drive letter will be assigned for each CD. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2. Troubleshooting/Limitations =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= o SMARTDRV 5.0 (in MS-DOS 6.2, Windows for Workgroups 3.11) now includes caching for CD-ROM drives. There is a problem with SMARTDRV in its support for XA formatted Compact Discs. If you experience "Not Ready" errors, using SMARTDRV 5.0, add /E:2048 to your SMARTDRV command line. For example: C:\DOS\SMARTDRV /X /E:2048 o EZ-SCSI for Windows (SETUP.EXE) will not load its 3-D look DLL (CTL3D.DLL) if you are using Central Point PC Tools for Windows Desktop. The installation will still proceed without any loss of functionality. o You should install Adaptec EZ-SCSI to a drive letter that exists at boot time. This would NOT include RAM drives, network drives, removable drives, etc. o We have seen at least one case where an unstable video driver would cause EZ-SCSI for Windows to hang during installation. If you are experiencing similar problems, try using the standard VGA driver that comes with Windows. If EZ-SCSI for Windows then installs properly, you may want to contact your video card company for updated drivers. o In the unlikely event that you encounter a timeout failure when EZ-SCSI for Windows scans the SCSI bus, you should run EZ-SCSI for DOS first. Let it modify your CONFIG.SYS to load the appropriate ASPI managers; reboot your system. You should then be able to run EZ-SCSI for Windows. o If you have an IBM ThinkPad 360Cs or an IBM ThinkPad 755, and are using the Adaptec APA-1460 SlimSCSI, you need to move the following line to the last line inside your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=C:\EZPLY\$ICPMDOS.SYS Note: If the directory for EZ-Play is different than the default, use that directory instead. The above line uses the standard directory as an example.