Adaptec APA-1460 Slim SCSI card and CD-ROM-equipped models



Document ID: 97070001

 

Posted Date: 1998-05-01

 

Last Updated: 1997-07-15

 

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Applicable Models
Satellite 200CDS
Satellite T2150CDS
Satellite T2150CDT
Satellite T2155CDS
Satellite Pro 400CDT
Satellite Pro 400CS
Satellite Pro 410CDT
Satellite Pro 410CS
Satellite Pro 415CS
Satellite Pro 420CDS
Satellite Pro 420CDT
Satellite Pro 430CDS
Satellite Pro 430CDT

 

Issue
How to install and configure an Adaptec APA-1460 Slim SCSI card on Satellite Pro 400 Series and other CD-ROM equipped Toshiba notebooks.
Procedure
To install the Adaptec Slim SCSI PCMCIA APA-1460 on the Satellite Pro 400CS attaching to an external CD-ROM, please follow these instructions:

  1. Install Card Manager, select fax/modem, TR and ETHERNET card
  2. RebootInsert SlimSCSI card, attach to external CD-ROM.
  3. Run Adaptec's "a:setup" from disk 1 of 3.
  4. Install EZ-SCSI
  5. Complete (installation)
  6. Continue
  7. SCSI host adapters detected Adaptec SlimSCSI (APA-1460) Port 340h
  8. Continue
  9. Scanning for SCSI Drives
  10. Adaptec SlimSCSI (APA-1460) Port 340h SCSI ID 1-7 11) c:\scsi
  11. Install
  12. Please insert disk 2
  13. Please insert disk 3
  14. EZ-SCSI will want to add this line to the config.sys file:

    Device=c:\scsi\aspi2dos.sys /d /pcmcia /a /q9

  15. Let EZ-SCSI modify the config.sys
  16. OK
  17. OK
  18. Return to Windows
  19. Modify the config.sys so that the scsi driver uses IRQ=10. Do this by modifying the line that reads:

    Device=c:\scsi\aspi2dos.sys /d /pcmcia /a /q9

    This line should read:
    DEVICE=C:\SCSI\ASPI2DOS.SYS /D /PCMCIA /Z /Q10

  20. Add the following line to the end of config.sys or modify it if it already exists:

    device=c:\scsi\aspicd.sys /d:mscd000

  21. Add the following line to the end of autoexec.bat or modify it if it already exists:

    c:\scsi\mscdex /d:mscd000 /l:d /m:10

  22. The ESS sound system in TSETUP should be configured as I/O=220 or 240, IRQ=5, DMA=1
  23. Reboot, no error messages should appear and drive D: will now be mapped to
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