README

                      Welcome to P54SA IDE_Drivers
                      ----------------------------

  This README file contains important information about QuickIDE
  and your P54SA 32-Bit Local Bus CMD_IDE Controller.  For the latest
  information about your CMD_IDE controller and QuickIDE, please read
  this file in its entirety.

  This is the general release of P54SA 32-bit local bus IDE_drivers.
  This release includes the following drivers :

  - DOS driver
  - OS/2 2.x driver
  - Windows NT driver
  - SCO Unix 3.2.4.x driver
  - Netware 3.1x driver
  - Netware 4.0x driver


NOTE:  Some IDE drives have firmware bugs which cause them to declare
       themselves as Mode 2 drives even though they are really slower.
       As a result, the following exception table has been implemented in
       all CMD drivers:

      1. Samsung Mode 2 drives are slowed down to Mode 1.
      2. Maxtor Mode 2 drives are slowed down to Mode 1.
      3. Quantum Mode 2 drives are slowed down to Mode 0.

      If you have a drive with a similar bug not listed above, refer to
      the following command line switches:
      1) DOS: CMD640X.SYS - /O - documented in README.DOS
      2) OS/2: CMD640X.ADD - /PIOMODE:d - documented in README.OS2
      3) NT: see README.NT - ATA PIO Mode Timing Overrides


INSTALLATION
------------

  Software Drivers:
     DOS: see install procedure below
     NetWare 3.1x : see install procedure below, additional info
                    in NETWARE.3X\README.NW3
     NetWare 4.0 : see NETWARE.4X\README.NW4
     OS/2 2.x    : see OS2\README.OS2
     Windows 3.1 NT : see NT\README.NT
     SCO UNIX 3.2.4.x : see SCO\README.SCO

  Connect your IDE drives to your P54SA IDE_controller.  Make sure that
  the jumpers on the drives are set correctly for Master and Slave drives.

  Next, configure your CMOS with the proper drive types for the
  drive(s) connected to the IDE port.  If you are not sure
  of the drive type(s), you can use the HDD Auto-detect Mode.

  Install the desired operating system that you are going to use on your
  hard drive.

  Next, you must install the QuickIDE software for DOS and NetWare 3.1x.
  For OS/2, NetWare 4.x, and Windows NT, refer to README.OS2, README.NW
  and README.NT, respectively.  To start QuickIDE installation, type
  the path where your installation program resides.  For instance,
  if you will be installing from drive A, type:

    A:INSTALL

  Once QuickIDE Installation loads, you will be guided through
  the installation process with a series of prompts and dialogs.
  If you have a mouse, be sure to load your mouse driver first.
  If you do not have a mouse, the keyboard will work fine.  The
  following key definitions may be helpful:

    ARROW KEYS - move within a field.
    TAB - move from one field to another within a window or dialog

  To select a button or menu, hold down ALT while pressing the
  underlined letter in the button or menu.

  After you have answered all the questions, QuickIDE will copy
  files to your C: drive and perform edits to files as needed.
  Backup copies of any files it changes will be created in case you
  want to undo the installation.  The files which may be modified are:
  CONFIG.SYS and  AUTOEXEC.BAT.  The original files will be renamed to
  CONFIG.000, etc.