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*ALLOCATE BUFFER

*SELECT ADAPTER
This menu displays the controllers that were found
in the system.  If more than one controller is 
found, a controller must be selected to scan for 
devices. Use the  and  keys to highlight the 
desired controller.  Press the <Enter> key to 
select the controller.  To quit without selecting, 
press the <Esc> key.

*SELECT DRIVE
This menu displays the SCSI devices that were 
found on the selected SCSI controller.  Select a 
drive to be tested.  Use the  and  keys to 
highlight the desired device.  Press the <Enter> 
key to select the device.  To select a device not 
present on the Drive Selection Menu, use the <F5> 
key to manually select one.  To return to the 
previous menu, press the <Esc> key. 

*FORMAT UNIT
The SCSI Format Unit Command requires two parameters,
the Defect List Format and the Interleave value.
Refer to your SCSI device's manual for the correct 
values to use.  Highlight the appropriate option for 
each of the two parameters with the use of the  and 
 keys and press <Enter> to select.

Use this command with extreme caution.  All data on
the disk will be lost.

NOTE: This option does not issue a Mode Select SCSI
  Command so the device's default parameters will 
  be used.  Use the Future Domain Disk Setup Utility 
  if the device's parameters need to change.

Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.

*START/STOP
Use the  and  keys to highlight the desired option 
and press <Enter> to select.

The Start Unit option will issue a START/STOP UNIT
SCSI Command with the "Start" field set to 1 (spin
up).  The Stop Unit option will issue a START/STOP 
UNIT SCSI Command with the "Start" field set to 
0 (spin down).

Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.

*LOCK/UNLOCK
Use the  and  keys to highlight the desired option 
and press <Enter> to select.

The Lock Medium option will issue a PREVENT/ALLOW 
SCSI Command with the "Prevent" field set to 1 
(prevent removal).  The Unlock Medium option will 
issue a PREVENT/ALLOW SCSI Command with the 
"Prevent" field set to 0 (allow).

For some CD-ROM drives, this option disables/enables 
the eject button on the front of the drive. 

Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.

*LOAD/UNLOAD
Use the  and  keys to highlight the desired option 
and press <Enter> to select.

The Load Unit option will issue a LOAD/UNLOAD SCSI 
Command with the "Load" field set to 1 (load and
position to Beginning-Of-Partition zero).  The 
Unload Unit option will issue a LOAD/UNLOAD SCSI 
Command with the "Start" field set to 0 (unload).

Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.

*SELECT TEST ADAPTER
Select the appropriate Controller Type which matches
the currently selected controller.  Selecting an
incorrect Controller Type is likely to cause errors.

*USER SELECT
If an attached SCSI drive is not found on the Drive
Selection Menu, you can select a SCSI device from 
here by entering the Device Type, ID and LUN 
manually.  Select the Device Type by highlighting 
the desired option with the  and  keys and 
pressing the <Enter> key.  Then enter the ID and 
LUN of the SCSI device.  Valid numbers for the ID 
are from 0 to 6 and for the LUN from 0 to 7.  

To return to the previous menu, press the <Esc> key.

*GET PARAMETERS
These parameters are used in configuring the SCSI 
Commands. In most cases, the default values are 
sufficient. Just press the <Enter> key and continue 
on.

If you have an 8-bit Future Domain controller and 
are experiencing some data transfer problems, try to 
change the Read/Write Block Factor A and Read/Write 
Block Factor B values. You may also try to disable 
the Burst Mode. Disabling the Burst Mode will cause
data transfer to slow down.

The Block Length is the sector size of the device.
You should not modify this unless you are familiar
with the behavior of the device under a different
sector size.

If there is a need to modify the default values, put
the cursor on the field to be modified and change 
the value.  Press the <Enter> key to accept the 
value in each field.

To return to the previous menu, press the <Esc> key.

*GET TEST
This window displays the SCSI Command Block bytes,
the timeout value in seconds, the expected number of
data bytes transferred and the Block Factor A and 
Block Factor B values. The -1 value in the Timeout
field means indefinite wait.  In most cases, the 
default values are sufficient. If you desire to 
modify any of the values in this windows, place the 
cursor on the field to be modified and change the 
value.  Press the <Enter> key to accept the new value.  
To issue the SCSI command, press the <F10> key.

To return to the previous menu, press the <Esc> key.

*MAIN MENU
This menu is broken down into two sections.  The 
first section displays the most common SCSI commands 
that can be issued to the specified SCSI device.
The second section displays some miscellaneous
options to diagnose the SCSI controller, 
reselect a SCSI controller or device and an 
option to Reset the SCSI bus.

NOTE: If a SCSI command is not listed in the menu,
  select the Custom SCSI Command option to create a
  user defined command block.

Enter the number or letter corresponding to the
desired option and press the <Enter> key.  

To return to the previous menu, press the <Esc> key.

*END-USER MENU
This menu displays up to six test options depending 
on the type of device being tested.  The following 
provides a short description of each of the 
different options.

        Controller Diagnostics

This option tests the ROM (Read Only Memory), 
the RAM (Random Access Memory) and the Data 
Path of the controller. The ROM and RAM tests may 
not be performed if their presence is not detected. 

        Device Diagnostics 

This option sends a SEND DIAGNOSTIC SCSI Command 
to the SCSI device. This command requests the 
SCSI device to perform a self diagnostic.  

        Test Unit Ready

This option issues a SCSI Test Unit Ready Command 
to the device.

        Get Device Status

This option displays the status of the last SCSI 
command sent to the device.

        Read Test

This option issues SCSI Read Commands to the entire 
media of the SCSI device.

        Read/Write Test

This option issues a SCSI Write Command and then 
issues a SCSI Read Command to verify the integrity 
of the media. This test is performed on the entire 
media of the SCSI device.  WARNING: This test will 
destroy all the data on your media!

Enter the number corresponding to the test option
desired and press the <Enter> key to select the 
option.  To return to the previous menu, press 
the <Esc> key.

*NO HELP
There is no help available.

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