Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!sjsca4!poffen From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Request for ASPI4DOS.SYS for Adaptec's 1540 SCSI adapter Message-ID: <1991Jan2.193200.18138@sj.ate.slb.com> Date: 2 Jan 91 19:32:00 GMT References: <726@philica.ica.philips.nl> Reply-To: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA. Lines: 109 In article <726@philica.ica.philips.nl> adrie@.ica.philips.nl () writes: >I recently bought a SCSI adapter from Tandy. They named it "16 Bit SCSI >Host Adapter" and gave it the catalog number 25-4161B. The PCB has a text >on it, "AHA1542A", which proves that Tandy bought it from Adaptec and >resold it. After installing it in my 286 PC, its BIOS boots with the >message > > Adaptec AHA 1540 BIOS > Version 4.05S > Copyright 1988 Adaptec, Inc. > >That makes me believe, that the adapter is the Adaptec 1540. I got one >3.5" diskette with the drivers scsiha.sys and scsitape.sys. I ordered >for a Quantum ProDrive LPS105S, which I'm still waiting for. > >Now, I read in the December BYTE about a special SCSI protocol, with which >an application can send SCSI commands to connected targets on the SCSI bus. >Adaptec defined it and called it ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface). >There was mentioned a driver `ASPI4DOS.SYS', that could be used under >PC-DOS. Does anybody have this driver for the Tandy SCSI Host Adapter or the >Adaptec AHA1540? Or should I contact Adaptec (in the Netherlands or Germany)? >The Tandy store couldn't help any further, they only resold it. I want to be >able to communicate with SCSI devices, e.g. (re)format the hard disk. I'm >experienced with the SCSI bus, but not with the Adaptec controllers. > >I would be much obliged, if somebody could send me the ASPI4DOS.SYS driver, >with information about SCSI Request Blocks, etc. Also, pointers to places >where I can get it or the phone number of Adaptec in the Netherlands or >Germany would be welcome. Please reply via e-mail, as I don't read this >newsgroup very often. > >Adrie Koolen (adrie@ica.philips.nl) >Philips Innovation Center Aachen Return-Path: MAILER-DAEMON@sj.ate.slb.com Received: from rushmore.sj.ate.slb.com by eris.sj.ate.slb.com (5.59SLBATE/SLB-SERVER-1.16) id AA18096; Wed, 2 Jan 91 11:28:41 PST Date: Wed, 2 Jan 91 11:28:41 PST From: MAILER-DAEMON@sj.ate.slb.com (Mail Delivery Subsystem) Full-Name: Mail Delivery Subsystem Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown Message-Id: <9101021928.AA18096@eris.sj.ate.slb.com> To: postmaster@sj.ate.slb.com To: ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 .ica.philips.nl.smtp... 550 Host unknown 550 ... Host unknown ----- Unsent message follows ----- Received: from rushmore.sj.ate.slb.com by eris.sj.ate.slb.com (5.59SLBATE/SLB-SERVER-1.16) id AA18094; Wed, 2 Jan 91 11:28:41 PST Date: Wed, 2 Jan 91 11:28:41 PST From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Full-Name: Russ Poffenberger Message-Id: <9101021928.AA18094@eris.sj.ate.slb.com> Received: by rushmore.SJ.ATE.SLB.COM (4.0/DUMB-1.0) id AA05764; Wed, 2 Jan 91 11:28:36 PST To: adrie@.ica.philips.nl Subject: Re: Request for ASPI4DOS.SYS for Adaptec's 1540 SCSI adapter Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware In-Reply-To: <726@philica.ica.philips.nl> Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA. Cc: In article <726@philica.ica.philips.nl> you write: >I recently bought a SCSI adapter from Tandy. They named it "16 Bit SCSI >Host Adapter" and gave it the catalog number 25-4161B. The PCB has a text >on it, "AHA1542A", which proves that Tandy bought it from Adaptec and >resold it. After installing it in my 286 PC, its BIOS boots with the >message > > Adaptec AHA 1540 BIOS > Version 4.05S > Copyright 1988 Adaptec, Inc. > >That makes me believe, that the adapter is the Adaptec 1540. I got one >3.5" diskette with the drivers scsiha.sys and scsitape.sys. I ordered >for a Quantum ProDrive LPS105S, which I'm still waiting for. > >Now, I read in the December BYTE about a special SCSI protocol, with which >an application can send SCSI commands to connected targets on the SCSI bus. >Adaptec defined it and called it ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface). >There was mentioned a driver `ASPI4DOS.SYS', that could be used under >PC-DOS. Does anybody have this driver for the Tandy SCSI Host Adapter or the >Adaptec AHA1540? Or should I contact Adaptec (in the Netherlands or Germany)? >The Tandy store couldn't help any further, they only resold it. I want to be >able to communicate with SCSI devices, e.g. (re)format the hard disk. I'm >experienced with the SCSI bus, but not with the Adaptec controllers. > >I would be much obliged, if somebody could send me the ASPI4DOS.SYS driver, >with information about SCSI Request Blocks, etc. Also, pointers to places >where I can get it or the phone number of Adaptec in the Netherlands or >Germany would be welcome. Please reply via e-mail, as I don't read this >newsgroup very often. > I tried to mail, but it bounced. There is a set of unsupported utilities available via anonymous ftp from : cica.cica.indiana.edu:pub/pc/misc/aha1542.zip. Note that these are UNSUPPORTED by adaptec, and the write benchmark test appears to destroy the FAT on an MSDOS formatted disk. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254