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                                Addonics PHD
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This document is divided into the following sections and topics:

1. Instructions for DOS users
   1.1 Installing PHD
   1.2 ETOOLS application
   1.3 Driver command line options
   1.4 Uninstalling PHD

2. Instructions for Windows 3.10/3.11 users
   2.1 Installing PHD
   2.2 SwissKnife16 application
   2.3 Driver command line options
   2.4 Uninstalling PHD

3. Instructions for Windows 95 users
   3.1 Installing PHD
   3.2 SwissKnife application
   3.3 Un-partitioned hard drives
   3.4 Device Attach/Detach
   3.5 Backup utility 
   3.6 Driver command line options
   3.7 Printing documents from a parallel port based drive to the printer also
       connected to the same parallel port
   3.8 Avoiding IRQ conflicts
   3.9 Uninstalling PHD

4. Instructions for Windows NT 3.51/4.0 users
   4.1 Installing PHD
   4.2 SwissKnife application
   4.3 Un-partitioned hard drives
   4.4 Driver command line options
   4.5 Uninstalling PHD

5. Instructions for OS/2 users
   5.1 Installing PHD on a system currently running OS/2
   5.2 Driver command line options
   5.3 Uninstalling PHD



1. Instructions for DOS users
=============================


1.1. Installing PHD
---------------------

There are two ways you can install the PHD driver:

1.1.1 If you want the driver to be loaded during system boot up, 
      type A:(or B:)\INSTALL

1.1.2 You can also load the driver from the command prompt by typing IDEDRIVE 
      from A:(or B:).

Note: 1. In this case, you need to run IDEDRIVE whenever your system
	 is restarted.
      2. This option cannot be used in Windows 95 DOS sessions.
      3. If you get an error message saying that there are not enough
	 drive letters available, add the following line in CONFIG.SYS,
		LASTDRIVE=Z 
      4. You can assign a fixed drive letter for all the systems for your 
	 parallel port drive. For example type IDEDRIVE /L:G where you would
	 like to assign drive letter G to the parallel port drive.


1.2 ETOOLS application
----------------------

The ETOOLS application has the following features:

1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of an IDE hard disk 
   drive and also report the type of Super IO card installed in the system.
2. Disk utilities to display the existing partitions, create new partitions and 
   format them. The ETOOLS partitioning scheme is based on the DOS FDISK for 
   the maximum compatibility across all operating systems. These partitions 
   will be recognized by DOS/Windows 3.X, Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2.
3. Option to set driver command line options.


1.3 Driver command line options
-------------------------------

Use the command line options ONLY if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware or if the driver exhibits a data reliability problem. The options 
can be set using the "Device" - "Driver Settings" menu option of ETOOLS.EXE.

The command line options are:

1. Slow down Enhanced parallel port access
2. Turn off Burst Mode - This option slows down port access for 
   Uni-directional and Bi-directional parallel ports.
3. Force Port to behave as a Standard Parallel Port - This option will force 
   the driver to detect the parallel port as a uni-directional port which is 
   the slowest mode of operation.
4. Reduce Port access speed by [1-30] - This option slows down the port access
   by a slow factor number and is applicable for all parallel port types.

The Driver settings menu will be enabled only if

- the driver line entry is present in CONFIG.SYS and
- the file INSFILES.INF is present in the directory where the ETOOLS.EXE
  is present.


1.4 Uninstalling PHD
----------------------

To uninstall PHD, run INSTALL.EXE from the directory where you have 
installed the software and choose Uninstall option.


2. Instructions for Windows 3.10/3.11 users
===========================================


2.1 Installing PHD
--------------------

1. Load Windows 3.10/3.11 and in Program Manager menu choose "File".
2. Click on "Run" from the popup menu. Insert the Windows installation 
   disk and type A:\(or)B:\SETUP.
3. After the installation is over, reboot your system for the changes to
   take effect.


2.2 SwissKnife16 application
----------------------------

The SwissKnife16 application has the features to:

1. Display the existing partitions.
2. Create new partitions and format them. The SwissKnife16 partitioning scheme 
   is based on the DOS FDISK for the maximum compatibility across all 
   operating systems. These partitions will be recognized by DOS/Windows 3.X, 
   Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2. Since ease of use and connectivity are 
   the main features of a parallel port based drive, DOS FAT (File Allocation 
   Table) format is used to put down the partitions. SwissKnife16 will also 
   recognize several other formats such as OnTrack, Windows 95, Windows NT 
   (NTFS), OS/2's High Performance File System (HPFS) etc,.
3. View system details such as internal hard disk information, partition
   size, free space and Windows version.
4. Option to set driver command line options.


2.3 Driver command line options
-------------------------------

Use the command line options ONLY if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware or if the driver exhibits a data reliability problem. The options 
can be set using the "Driver Settings" tab of SwissKnife16 application.

The command line options are:

1. Slow down Enhanced parallel port access
2. Turn off Burst Mode - This option slows down port access for 
   Uni-directional and Bi-directional parallel ports.
3. Force Port to behave as a Standard Parallel Port - This option will force 
   the driver to detect the parallel port as a uni-directional port which is 
   the slowest mode of operation.
4. Reduce Port access speed by [1-30] - This option slows down the port access
   by a slow factor number and is applicable for all parallel port types.

The Driver settings menu will be enabled only if

- the driver line entry is present in CONFIG.SYS and
- the file INSFILES.INF is present in the directory where the SwissKnife16
  executable is present.


2.4 Uninstalling PHD
----------------------

To uninstall PHD, click on the "Uninstall PHD" icon in the group where you 
have installed the software and follow the instructions.


3. Instructions for Windows 95 users
====================================
  

3.1 Installing PHD
--------------------

Bring up Windows 95 and select Start-Run menu. Windows 95 will prompt for the
name of the application to run. Insert the Windows 95/NT installation disk and
type A:(or B:)\SETUP and press ENTER. The software will be installed and
if your device is powered up and connected, you will be able to use it.


3.2 SwissKnife application
--------------------------

The SwissKnife application has the following features:

1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of an IDE hard disk 
   drive and report the throughput that can be obtained from the port and also 
   the type of Super IO card installed in the system.
2. Attach/Detach option to dynamically attach/detach the devices on the 
   parallel port without restarting the system.
3. Disk utilities to display the existing partitions, create new partitions and 
   format them. The SwissKnife partitioning scheme is based on the DOS FDISK
   for the maximum compatibility across all operating systems. These partitions 
   will be recognized by DOS/Windows 3.X, Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2.
   Since ease of use and connectivity are the main features of a parallel port
   based drive, DOS FAT (File Allocation Table) format is used to put down
   the partitions. SwissKnife will also recognize several other formats such 
   as OnTrack, Windows 95, Windows NT (NTFS), OS/2's High Performance File 
   System (HPFS) etc,.
   Please note that the partitioning utility of Windows 95 or NT (FDISK) may 
   not recognize all the partitions created by SwissKnife. This is due to the 
   fact that Windows 95 and Windows NT treat IDE hard drives as SCSI drives
   and fix the geometry at 64 Heads and 32 Sectors, where as IDE drives can 
   have heads only up to 16 and Sectors up to 63.
4. Option to set driver command line options.


3.3 Un-partitioned hard drives
------------------------------

Windows 95 will not give you a drive icon in My Computer if the drive is not
partitioned. This will happen if you have a hard disk drive kit and you 
connect a brand new hard disk to this kit. Use SwissKnife application to 
partition the drive, it will add the icon(s) dynamically to My Computer.


3.4 Device Attach/Detach
------------------------

If Windows 95 was started without the parallel port device connected, connect
the device to the port and click on the icon "Device Attach". This  will add 
the device to the system and drive icons for the external drive will appear
in "My Computer". To dynamically remove the device from the system, the icon 
"Device Detach" can be used.


3.5 Backup utility
------------------

Setup creates a shortcut to Microsoft Backup Utility in the folder. This 
utility helps you to backup your internal hard disk into the external drive. 
If you do not have this utility installed in your system, install it from the 
Windows 95 installation disk/CD-ROM as follows:

1. Insert your Windows 95 installation disk/CD-ROM in the drive.
2. Choose Start - Settings - Control Panel.
3. Double click on Add/Remove Programs.
4. Choose Windows Setup tab.
5. Double click on Disk Tools and choose Backup. Click on ok.
6. Choose Apply button and follow the instructions.


3.6 Driver command line options
-------------------------------

Use the command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware. The options can be entered by selecting Device-Driver Settings
menu option of SwissKnife application.


3.7 Printing documents from a parallel port based drive to the printer also
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connected to the same port
--------------------------

Do the following only if you encounter problems in printing:

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Double Click on Printers Icon.
3. Double Click on the printer icon that is connected to the same printer
   port as the SCSI device.
4. Go to the menu and select Pause Printing for this printer.
5. Print the document from the parallel port drive now. 
6. When the printing is finished, it will be queued to the printer, which
   is in pause state.
7. Go to the menu and select Resume Printing for this printer.
8. Your document will be printed now.


3.8 Avoiding IRQ conflicts
--------------------------

Windows 95 32-Bit driver is capable of detecting IRQs automatically. In
case if you face IRQ conflicts, the driver will be sluggish.

To find out the IRQ number, please do the following:

1. Make sure that the unit is connected to your parallel port and is 
   powered on.
2. Restart the computer and press funcion key F8 to bring up Windows 95 
   startup menu.
3. Select "Command prompt only" to boot MSDOS.
4. Run FINDIRQ.EXE utility from the directory where you have installed
   the software.
5. FINDIRQ will display the IRQ number. Please note down this number.
6. Restart the computer to bring up Windows 95.
7. Enter the IRQ number as a command line option.


3.9 Uninstalling PHD
----------------------

To uninstall PHD, click on the "Uninstall PHD" icon in the folder where 
you have installed the software and follow the instructions.



4. Instructions for Windows NT 3.51/4.0 users
=============================================


4.1 Installing PHD
--------------------

4.1.1 Steps to install PHD on Windows NT 3.51

1. Load Windows NT 3.51 and in Program Manager menu choose "File". 
2. Click on "Run" from the popup menu.  Insert the Windows 95/NT installation 
   disk and and type A:\(or)B:\SETUP.
3. After the installation is over reboot your system for the changes to
   take effect.

4.1.2 Steps to install PHD on Windows NT 4.0

1. Load Windows NT 4.0 and click on "Start". 
2. Choose "Run" from the popup. Insert the Windows 95/NT installation disk 
   and and type A:\(or)B:\SETUP.
3. After the installation is over, reboot your system for the changes to
   take effect.


4.2 SwissKnife application
--------------------------

The SwissKnife application has the following features:

1. Option to scan the parallel ports for the existence of an IDE hard disk 
   drive and report the throughput that can be obtained from the port and also 
   the type of Super IO card installed in the system.
2. Disk utilities to display the existing partitions, create new partitions and 
   format them. The SwissKnife partitioning scheme is based on the DOS FDISK
   for the maximum compatibility across all operating systems. These partitions 
   will be recognized by DOS/Windows 3.X, Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2.
   Since ease of use and connectivity are the main features of a parallel port
   based drive, DOS FAT (File Allocation Table) format is used to put down
   the partitions. SwissKnife will also recognize several other formats 
   such as OnTrack, Windows 95, Windows NT (NTFS), OS/2's High Performance 
   File System (HPFS) etc,.
   Please note that the partitioning utility of Windows 95 or NT (FDISK) may 
   not recognize all the partitions created by SwissKnife. This is due to the 
   fact that Windows 95 and Windows NT treat IDE hard drives as SCSI drives
   and fix the geometry at 64 Heads and 32 Sectors, where as IDE drives
   can have heads only up to 16 and Sectors up to 63.
3. Option to set driver command line options.


4.3 Un-partitioned hard drives
------------------------------

Windows NT will not give you a drive icon if the drive is not partitioned.
This will happen if you have a hard disk drive kit and you connect a brand 
new hard disk to this kit. Use SwissKnife application to partition the drive 
and restart the system for the changes to take effect.


4.4 Driver command line options
-------------------------------

Use the command line options only if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware. The options can be entered by selecting Device-Driver Settings
menu option of SwissKnife application.


4.5 Uninstalling PHD
----------------------

To uninstall PHD, click on the "Uninstall PHD" icon in the folder where 
you have installed the software and follow the instructions.



5. Instructions for OS/2 users
==============================


5.1 Installing PHD on a system currently running OS/2
-------------------------------------------------------

1. Open OS/2 System folder
2. Open System Setup folder
3. Open Device Driver Install (in Warp 4 this is found in the Install/Remove
   folder)
4. Change the source directory to A:\OS2 (or B:\OS2)
5. Select Install
6. Select Addonics PHD Hard Disk ADD
7. Select OK
8. After it installs select Exit, and reboot your system


5.2 Driver command line options
-------------------------------

Use the command line options ONLY if the driver is unable to detect the
hardware or if the driver exhibits a data reliability problem. The options 
can be set using the "Device" - "Driver Settings" menu option of DRVRSET.EXE
present in \OS2 directory.

The command line options are:

1. Slow down Enhanced parallel port access
2. Turn off Burst Mode - This option slows down port access for 
   Uni-directional and Bi-directional parallel ports.
3. Force Port to behave as a Standard Parallel Port - This option will force 
   the driver to detect the parallel port as a uni-directional port which is 
   the slowest mode of operation.
4. Reduce Port access speed by [1-30] - This option slows down the port access
   by a slow factor number and is applicable for all parallel port types.

The Driver settings menu will be enabled only if

- the driver line entry is present in CONFIG.SYS and
- the IDEDRVR1.DDP file is present in the directory where the DRVRSET.EXE
  is present.


5.3 Uninstalling PHD
----------------------

To uninstall PHD, remove the following line from CONFIG.SYS file:
      basedev=idedrvr1.add /v
