Adaptec 1520A User Guide - Page 49

DOS/Windows, Adaptec EZ-SCSI

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4 w w w w Software Support DOS/Windows When you are using AHA-1520A/1522A host adapters under DOS, you can connect up to two SCSI hard disk drives per host adapter without additional software. AHA-1510A host adapters always need additional device drivers because they have no onboard BIOS. You need additional software if you want to do any of the following with your AHA-1520A/1522A host adapter: s Support more than two SCSI hard disk drives s Remove or switch removable media (for example, Bernoulli cartridges) while your computer is running s Support CD-ROM drives s Support devices other than CD-ROM drives and disk drives- for example, SCSI tape drives, scanners, plotters, or WORM drives s Disable the BIOS on the AHA-1520A/1522A host adapter Adaptec EZ-SCSI If you are running under DOS or Windows, Adaptec EZ-SCSI software makes driver installation easier than ever before. Adaptec EZ-SCSI is a menu-driven software package that configures your operating environment automatically. Adaptec EZ-SCSI includes a number of software applications, such as an audio CD player for DOS and Windows, a tape backup program, and a data transfer benchmarking utility. It includes DOS and Windows formatting utilities for SCSI disk devices. Adaptec EZ-SCSI also includes ASPI device drivers that support most models of CD-ROM drives and SCSI disk devices. 4-1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASPCAAAAAArtuHoiAAArncAAAArtkAAAe-SAAAn1NAAApt5AAAeuD1AAAcmAAA0aAAANtAbeAAAeu:/AAAr2mAAA1:0AAA15bAAAA/1eAAA1rAAA0S8:AAA4/e4AAA90rAAA94i0eAAA1-AAAs08AAAU04AAA,2AAAsR-AAAe0AAAre0'AAAvsAAA.AAAGCAAAuAAAAAAidAAAeAAAAAAAAAEAAACAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAaAAAtAAAeAAA:PAAA1aAAA1AAAg/AAAe2AAA:9AAA4/AAA9-AAA41AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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AHA-1510A/20A Series User’s Guide
Stock Number: 510400-00, Rev. C
Page: 4-1
Print Spec Number: 491842-00
Current Date: 11/18/94
ECN Date: 11/29/94
4-1
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Software Support
DOS/Windows
When you are using AHA-1520A/1522A host adapters under DOS,
you can connect up to two SCSI hard disk drives per host adapter
without additional software. AHA-1510A host adapters always
need additional device drivers because they have no onboard BIOS.
You need additional software if you want to do any of the following
with your AHA-1520A/1522A host adapter:
Support more than two SCSI hard disk drives
Remove or switch removable media (for example, Bernoulli
cartridges) while your computer is running
Support CD-ROM drives
Support devices other than CD-ROM drives and disk drives–
for example, SCSI tape drives, scanners, plotters, or WORM
drives
Disable the BIOS on the AHA-1520A/1522A host adapter
Adaptec EZ-SCSI
If you are running under DOS or Windows, Adaptec EZ-SCSI soft-
ware makes driver installation easier than ever before. Adaptec
EZ-SCSI is a menu-driven software package that configures your
operating environment automatically.
Adaptec EZ-SCSI includes a number of software applications, such
as an audio CD player for DOS and Windows, a tape backup pro-
gram, and a data transfer benchmarking utility. It includes DOS and
Windows formatting utilities for SCSI disk devices. Adaptec
EZ-SCSI also includes ASPI device drivers that support most models
of CD-ROM drives and SCSI disk devices.