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From: Dieter Messy CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 15, 1993 5:19 PM
Dear Jack Can You tell me what is the meaning of the parameter: " /p:r " (Enables CD-ROM seek commands) with the Trantor SCSI driver for the ProAudio Spectrum 16? I am using a SONY CDU561 CD-ROM drive with that card. When I use the above mentioned parameter in my…
From: Steve Shipper CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 15, 1993 3:59 PM
Can anyone give me some pointers? I am trying to use a T100 with an NEC BFU-35 CDROM on my Gateway 486DX33V local bus system. The T100 and CDROM work on other PCs, but on mine I get a "not in High Sierra format" when I try to to list…
From: Dave Davenport CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 15, 1993 3:16 PM
I'm trying to find anyone who has (successfully) connected an NEC CDR-74 drive to an IBM PS/2 with the MCA bus. We're trying to use an Adaptec AHA/1640 host adapter for the MCA bus, and we also have the CorelSCSI! device drivers. Do we need to load both the ASPI4DOS…
Int 5 conflicts Message #963
I have recently installed a Texel 2024 CDR with the NEC 8-bit SCSI interface card which I have read is the same as the T130. When I installed OS/2, I found out that despite setting interupt jumpers on the card to "no interupt used" it conflicts with other cards (specifically…
From: Markus Rahlff CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 14, 1993 2:12 PM
Hallo Jack, I am the proud owner of a Trantor SCSIworks! and I want to use it together with a PAS16-card. Now I got some funny problems, you might help me with. First of all, there are some files provided with the driver-kit for the PAS: The 'TSLCDR.SYS' (date: 3.19.93)…
From: Michael Whittle CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 14, 1993 11:07 AM
Do you have a Netware 4.0 Driver available yet. I am using a T130 Adapter AKA NEC CDXT003 and cannot get it to load as a volume on Netware 4.0 without one. Thanks in anticipation.
From: Tetsuya Chiba CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 14, 1993 10:48 AM
I am a user of MiniSCSI EPP but I lost the driver disk. Let me know how to get it again. If I could download the files from your library, that is nice. Is their any way to receive the disk I lose by mail? Getting the driver is very…
From: Gaston Maurin CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 14, 1993 7:40 AM
Many thanks; I moved the jumper from DACK2 to DACK3, and everything seems to be working fine.
From: joel remis CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 13, 1993 9:17 PM
I realize most of the discussion here concerns OS/2, but I am looking for the appropriate device drivers for a Toshiba 3401 and a PS/2 model 95 and a model 57 running under DOS. When I ask IBM for the CD-ROM option disk, they are unclear as to what I…
BASEDEV=T13BSCSI.ADD BASEDEV=OS2DASD.DMD DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2CDROM.DMD /Q
If you use the /o option, OPTICAL.SYS will not load. You then have to select it and use the FORMAT program to format it. It will report being a floppy drive since that is the way all removable media is seen right now. Format it as a floppy… if you…
Steve, thanks for dropping by! That's good news, all right. I look forward to the new level of support you guys can provide.
In order to install the Trantor SCSI card with OS/2 2.1, you need to follow the instructions on the OS/2 Installation guide, page XVIII. Copy the .ADD to Disk1 and edit the CONFIG.SYS there to include that .ADD driver in it. OS/2 should install without a problem. In several of…
#931 PAS & Bernoulli Message #936
Actually, we did write the NT driver for the PAS… then we gave the source code to Microsoft to include in NT. Microsoft has stated that it will ship the SCSI drivers for the PAS in the release version. You just need to wait awhile, since NT still isn't released…
Hallo Jack, thanks for your quick answer about point 4 of my problem report. I assume Trantor is working on point 1 to 3. Now to point 4: > Option /o for the add driver: no differece, MO still a floppy Yes, this is the way IBM sees removable media.…
We're revisiting the OPTICAL.SYS driver to see if we cam get it released with the shrink wrap. No promises yet, but we are working on it. I'll post any updated information here. We're also looking into making MOs more than just large floppies…. and to allow HPFS and caching. Stay…
#753 #PAS & Bernoulli Message #931
From: Kent Gestring CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 13, 1993 2:40 PM
A sideline question, I am using your SCSI works ASPI driver with my PAS\16 and CorelSCSI. I have my CD-ROM , Bernoulli, Maxtor Worm, and now a Maxtor 500Meg Scsi hard disk. I am wondering if you have a update to this driver, it appears to give random erattic read…
From: Michael Perata CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 13, 1993 2:14 AM
Steve I have posted a message to Jack re: our common problem, at Trantor on this forum. Please feel free to jump on the thread if Jack responds. Not only is it convenient to be able to load large programs using a CD but I have several apps (Corel, AutCad)…
From: Michael Perata CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 13, 1993 2:05 AM
I have a Texel 3024 and your T130 adapter card. I successfully loaded OS/2 2.1 after receiving your good advice, but I lose the driver on subsequent reboots. The OS/2 message states that T13BSCSI.ADD was not installed. I have this file in both C:\ & C:\OS2. The following is an…
#553- #OS/2 2.1 Install CD-ROM Message #917
From: Steve Shouse CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 13, 1993 1:33 AM
Michael, I ran into the same or a similar problem. I also have the Texel 3024/Trantor T130B. While trying to load OS/2 2.1 from CD, I got the same message. To make a long story short, I was able to load all of the software onto my harddrive with from…
#899 SCSI Pin Outs Message #909
The easiest thing is to just use a standard MAC compatible 25 to 50 pin SCSI cable. On your SCSI drive, you can then just use a 50 pin SCSI connector to a standard 50 pin header connector. That's much easier than trying to make up a special cable.
> Option /o for the add driver: no differece, MO still a floppy Yes, this is the way IBM sees removable media. That's not a bug, it's a feature! If you use the IBM OPTICAL.SYS driver, you need to format the MO cartridge as though it is a floppy… and…
The PAS isn't a bus mastering controller, so you shouldn't need to worry.
SCSI Pin Outs Message #899
From: Shuler Cox CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 11, 1993 12:27 PM
Jack, I have received my SCSIworks!. If you ever get any complaints about shipping, tell them that I was DELIGHTED to receive mine in 10 days for only $40 shipping. (I'm 10 time zones away from where you are.) As we discussed before, I need to have a custom cable…
From: Tetsuya Chiba CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 11, 1993 12:08 PM
Let me know the name of 3.5 MO Drives which are compatible with trantor MiniSCSI EPP. I am planing to use them with Windows 3.1 and Windows NT. Tetsuya Chiba
From: Tetsuya Chiba CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 11, 1993 12:02 PM
I am a user of MiniSCSI EPP but I lost the driver disk. Let me know how to get it again. If I could download the files from your library, that is nice. Tetsuya Chiba
From: Lee DeYoung CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 10, 1993 10:38 PM
Jack, I've run across another SCSI issue I thought I should ask you about. I use Hyperdisk 4.60 as my disk cache. I noticed a QEMM 7.01 tech note warning about possible problems running bus-mastering devices in virtual 8086 mode. Their preferred solution is to use a driver which complies…
From: Lee DeYoung CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 10, 1993 10:19 PM
Jack, Thanks for your helpful reply. My CD-ROM now peacefully coexists on the same PAS-16 SCSI chain as my new SCSI hard drive. Lee
Hallo Jack, here are my problem report about OS/2 add drivers June / May Versions Hardware: IBM P70 with T228 and HD FUJITSU M2623S-512 and CDROM NEC CDR 38 and MO FUITSU 2511A second P70 with T338 Softeware: IBM dos 5.02 and trantor dos aspi drivers OS/2 2.1 and trantor…
We don't know yet how updates will be handled. Info will be posted here when that is worked out.
The release of the new SCSIworks! package is delayed from June, but imminent. When it is released, there will be a posting here. It does contain a work-around for the problem experienced with the Loom disc. The actual mechanism for updates isn't clear yet. There are some major changes in…
From: Hiroki Okita CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 10, 1993 6:40 AM
Jack, I also have some questions about updating SCSIworks from TRANTOR Support. 1) Could the TRANTOR Support send the updating Floppy Disk to me in Japan? 2) If I can, I need pay some updating fee or shipping fee? 3) If so, can I use credit cards to pay the…
From: geoff trahair CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 10, 1993 3:06 AM
Jack I'm using a Sony CD-ROM CDU561-01 connected to a PAS16 card and with the SCSIworks drivers mamv1.sys v1.06 and tslcdr.sys 3.02. I have some problems with some cd games – Loom, Inca. I saw a message some time ago that suggested that there would be a June update to…
It sounds like you are having IRQ problems. Try changing the jumper position at DACK2 to another DACK position on the jumper block and see if that helps at all. If that doesn't work, then your motherboard may just be incompatible with the LL upgrade method.
You can try forcing an IRQ if you like… make sure you add the /Ix command line parameter for the IRQ number as well as the jumper on the T130. The address of the card shouldn't make a difference, but you can try changing that, too, if you like. That's…
From: Gaston Maurin CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 9, 1993 1:55 PM
My driver works fine, but whenever I load it, I cannot access my A-Drive or B-Drive. Per instructions from your hotline, the load command omits an IRQ specification, and the messages which appear during boot contain a "No IRQ" line and no error messages. But, if I try to access…
From: James McDaniel CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 9, 1993 11:21 AM
Jack, Thanks for your efforts to date. I appreciate your attempt to replicate the problem. I'm sure the problem is specific to my machine configuration. I work in technical support too, and understand that when a problem can't be replicated it's very hard to make any progress. Are there any…
#866 Adaptec AHA-1542C Message #868
Thanks, Jack! It sure is nice having a straight line to the real story! I'll pass that along to our headquarters and the shop that was asking about it. Kathy
Sounds to me like you may have a cabling problem. Best bet is to contact the Adaptec Tech Support line at 800-959-SCSI (800-959-7274) I'm not really up to speed on the 1540 series products, but they can give you the right info there.
#846 #Adaptec AHA-1542C Message #866
No, as far as I know, they haven't been recalled. There have been some in-line changes made because of problems found with some poorly shielded cables on the market… but I wouldn't worry about your existing cards and setups at all.
I haven't found termination to be a big issue with the PAS and multiple devices. You DO have to make sure you are using different SCSI id's for each device and you DO have to install both the HD and CD drivers from the SCSIworks! package… you can't use the…
#840 Sony CD Library Message #864
With DOS 6, the only thing that is different is you need to use the MSCDEX.EXE that comes with DOS 6. Earlier versions are not compatible. Other than that, there shouldn't be any problem.
#859 Driver for LOOM CD Message #863
MediaVision updates their customers that have the CD-ROM drivers that MediaVision supplies. Trantor updates customers that have purchased the Trantor SCSIworks! package. It's that simple!
Well, you have me stumped. I can't even reproduce a mouse-caused problem in our labs, so maybe someone else will have some ideas. Or maybe it is just a quirk of those particular discs. Isn't Windows fun???
#806 #Driver for LOOM CD Message #859
From: Ken Horsfall CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 8, 1993 8:16 PM
Jack, I currently have the Trantor V3.02 driver which I purchased from Media Vision to work with their PAS16 sound card. I hope I don't have to purchase SCSIworks! to get a driver upgrade. I will contact Trantor technical support. Thank You, Ken
From: Joe Brashear CDROM Vendor Forum · Trantor Systems July 8, 1993 1:49 PM
I don't know if this is the proper forum but: I have been trying to get a Bernoulli 90 transportable 90 Pro to work with an Adaptec 1542C on a 486 since early March. I have just installed EZ-SCSI and version 1.2 of the OAD drivers. I have spent hours…
Bob, I will try disabling COM1 on my motherboard, just to see if it affects anything, and put my mouse on COM2. However, Jack (from Trantor) says that my T130 SCSI host adapter simply does NOT use an IRQ. So the IRQ conflict (if any) can't be with the T130…
I guess I got two messages…but one additional thing caught my eye. You're using a sound card. Have you contacted the mfj. about it? I've heard many people have trouble with conflicts on those… Bob
Hi James. Boy, looks as though you have a pretty stubborn quirk there. As I recall, you were having a problem with IRQ4 conflict. Perhaps you could try disabling COM1 on your system (mother) board. You know…I bet there is something else trying to use IRQ 4. I think you're…
Jack, We've had a question from one of our shops about an Adaptec card, the 1542C. Someone had told them that the entire stock of 1542Cs had been recalled. Is this true? If so, what steps should he take? Thanks, Kathy

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