This is the release of the IN-2000 Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) Manager for DOS. The ASPI Manager is an industry standard software "front end" that allows the IN-2000 SCSI host adapter to run any ASPI compliant software package (eg. CorelSCSI!, Central Point Utilities, Sytos Plus etc.). Follow the instructions below for installation of the IN-2000 ASPI Manager for DOS. Copy the file ASPIDRVR.SYS to your boot drive and add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=c:\path\ASPIDRVR.SYS where c:\path\ is the drive and directory to which you copied the ASPI driver. Currently, there are no parameters on the "DEVICE=" line. NOTES: ====== If you are using an IN-2000 without any hard drives attached, the ASPI Manager will display the following message: Always Int 13 handler not loaded This is not a problem, since the Int 13 handler is used only to handle disk requests for DOS. The IN-2000 BIOS may be disabled if you are using only non-disk peripherals such as tape drives with the ASPI Manager. The BIOS MUST be enabled to run hard disks when using the ASPI Manager. Up to four IN-2000 SCSI host adapter boards may be installed in a system running the ASPI Manager. Only the one set to the lowest BIOS address will support hard disks. The ASPI Manager requires that an interrupt channel on the IN-2000 be enabled. Switches 5, 6 and 7 select the interrupt channel. Refer to the Installation Guide. BIOS VCN:1-03 and later supports up to 7 SCSI hard drives under DOS 5.0 and 6.0 without the need for a loadable device driver. Switch 8 = "ON" enables multiple drive support. See the IN-2000 Installation Guide for more information and/or check the ALWAYS BBS (818) 597-0275 for a BIOS update. Make certain to load any caching software (SMARTDRIVE, VCACHE, PC-KWIK etc.) after the ASPI Manager. Most of these packages work by hooking the disk interrupt (Int 13h), which is replaced by the ASPI Manager. Once the ASPI Manager is loaded DO NOT use any applications which use the old IN-2000 SCSI Shell. Such applications include: Always' CD-ROM driver, NovaStor's NovaBack (ver 3.56D and earlier), IN-2000 drivers (with BIOS enabled) and Always' supplied Sytos PLUS drivers. Both NovaBack and Sytos PLUS are shipped with ASPI compatible tape drivers that work with the IN-2000 ASPI Manager. A CD-ROM driver will be released in the near future that is compatible with ASPI. DO NOT use the IN-2000 BIOS diagnostic or low level format functions (from DEBUG) while the ASPI Manager is loaded. To perform diagnostics and/or to low level format a hard disk temp- orarily remove the ASPI manager from CONFIG.SYS. The ASPI Manager requires Hardware Revision 2.7 (An 8 pin socketed chip) on the IN-2000 SCSI host adapter. If you do not have this Hardware Version, contact Technical Support for upgrades (818) 597-1400. ASPI Supported Software and Peripherals ======================================= Central Point 8.0 Utilities and Tape Backup with SCSI Support Cheyenne ArcSolo DOS/NetWare Workstation Tape Backup software CorelSCSI! Comprehensive SCSI device driver package Sytos PLUS Tape Backup software NovaBack DOS/NetWare Workstation Tape Backup software Nsure DOS/Netware Workstation Tape Backup software Network Archivist DOS/NetWare Workstation Tape Backup software Back-IT DOS/Windows Tape Backup software Pegasus JukeBox software Insite Peripherals Floptical disk drive IOMEGA OAD drivers for Bernoulli disk drives ANY OTHER ASPI COMPLIANT SOFTWARE/HARDWARE PACKAGE