Reconfiguring the AMD SCSI port on the Desk Station V+



Document ID: 97110012

 

Posted Date: 1998-05-01

 

Last Updated: 1998-05-01

 

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Applicable Models
Portege 650CT
Portege 660CDT
Tecra 500CDT
Tecra 500CS
Tecra 510CDT
Tecra 520CDT
Tecra 530CDT
Tecra 710CDT
Tecra 720CDT
Tecra 730CDT
Tecra 730XCDT
Tecra 740CDT
Tecra 750CDM
Tecra 750CDT
Tecra 750DVD

 

Issue
The Desk Station V+ and AMD SCSI Controller display a conflict when viewed in Device Manager.
Procedure
  1. If the AMDSCSI Port under SCSI Controllers in Device Manager for the Desk Station V+ has a yellow mark, visit Toshiba's Web site at "www.pcsupport.toshiba.com".
  2. Click on the underlined link to start the download.
  3. Choose a directory of your choice to download the AMDSCSI file to. Sign off the Internet.
  4. Once the AMDSCSI file is downloaded, to locate the file on your computer, click Start/Programs/Windows Explorer.6. Locate the directory that the file was downloaded to and click that directory.
  5. Double click "AMDSCSI.EXE." Click "OK" to extract the file. A message will appear to extract the file to the directory "c:\SCSIdisk."Click "unzip now".
  6. Click "OK" on the message "4 files unzipped successfully." A DOS window will display a message to insert a "blank diskette" into the floppy drive.
  7. Once the diskette is inserted, press the "Y" key to start extracting the files to the diskette. Once finished, close the DOS window.
  8. In Windows Explorer, double click the "Windows" directory. Double click the "System" directory. Double click the "Iosubsys" directory.
  9. Locate the file "SCSIPORT.PDR". Single click using the secondary mouse button. Click "Rename". Rename the file to "SCSIPORT.OLD".
  10. Locate the file "AMINST.MPD." Single click using the secondary mouse button. Click "Rename". Rename the file to "AMINST.OLD".
  11. In Windows Explorer double click "3-1/2 floppy." Double click the "Windows 95" directory.
  12. Locate the file "SCSIPORT.PDR", using the primary mouse button click and drag "SCSIPORT.PDR" to the "IOSUBSYS" directory.
  13. In "3-1/2 floppy," locate the file "AMINST.MPD." Using the primary mouse button, click and drag "AMINST.MPD" to the "IOSUBSYS directory".
  14. Close Windows Explorer and remove the diskette from the floppy drive. Restart Windows 95.
  15. Once Windows 95 restarts, click Start/Settings/Control panel. Double click the System icon. Single click Device Manager.
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