
Section Four
NetWare 286 v2.1S Installation
Q. What is the "Write Verify" configuration option?
A. Each configuration option
0./0
base address
/REQ
/ DMA) can be configured to
"Write"
or
"Write Verify". For example, for a host adapter
at
port 330H, IRQ 11,
and
DMA
channel 5, option 1 should
be
used for "Write" only
or
option 25 for
"Write Verify". Standard "Write" will use the SCSI write command when writing
data
to
the hard disk. "Write Verify" will use the SCSI "WriteVerify" command
when writing to the disk drive.
If
the SCSI "Write Verify" command
is
not
supported by a particular drive, then the SCSI "Write" command followed
by
the
SCSI "Verify" command will
be used.
The "Write Verify" option will decrease overall system performance, but offers a
higher degree
of
reliability. In general the "Write" only option is usually
sufficient.
Q. Will my AHA-1540/1542 work in every AT compatible system?
A. The AHA-1540/1542 is a bus master DMA device, and requires that the host
system support bus master DMA.
If
a particular host system does not support bus
master DMA, the AHA-1540/1542 (or any other bus master board) cannot
be
used
in that system.
A test is built into the AHA-1540/1542 BIOS that can
be
used to determine
if
the
host system supports bus master DMA. It can be invoked by using DOS
DEBUG.COM. At the DEGUB "-" prompt, type
G=DCOO:9.
The
instruction
will be printed on the screen. This assumes your AHA-I540/1542 BIOS
is
configured for
DCOO.
Q. Can I use my AHA-17400r AHA-1744 with NetWare 286 using the ASW-1440
v3.0?
A. The AHA-1740 and AHA-1744 have two operating modes; standard and enhanced.
Standard Mode emulates the AHA-1540/1542, so the NetWare 286 drivers can
be
used when the AHA-1740/1744 is in standard mode. Enhanced Mode uses an
advanced host interface and allows greater than 16 MBytes
of
hOst
RAM
to
be
accessed. However, no driver for enhanced mode for NetWare 286 is provided with
the ASW-1440 v3.0.
4.4
NETW
ARE
286
ERROR
MESSAGES
Error messages in NetWare 286 drivers can only
be
displayed when a fatal error has
occurred. Once this message is displayed, the server will "abend". This will terminate
server activity. NetWare 286 driver error messages are only displayed during installation.
The following are the possible error messages:
ASW-1440
4-26
adaptee
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