
Product:        PowerSCSI!(tm) for DOS/Windows/NetWare 386

Version:        2.0

Date:           November 1, 1993



                        PRODUCT OVERVIEW
                        ================

PowerSCSI! for DOS/Windows/NetWare 386 Version 2.0 is a total SCSI 
solution for Future Domain controllers. Depending on the Operating
System you are using, full support for certain SCSI peripherals are
provided.

        Under DOS and Windows full support for:

         SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks
         SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives

        Under NetWare 386 V4.X full support for:

         SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks
         SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives
         SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Tape Drives

        Under NetWare 386 V3.X full support for:

         SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 Fixed Disks
         SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drives

In addition, the following software interfaces are supported:

         Future/CAM
         ASPI
         Interrupt 13
         Interrupt 4B
         FastDisk
         CD-ROM Extensions      

This extensive SCSI interface support allows you to use various 
third party software on Future Domain controllers.

Finally, for DOS users several utilities are included to exercise 
your fixed disks and CD-ROM drives. These are:

         FDSDA    - Future Domain SCSI Diagnostic Utility
         FDDSU    - Future Domain Disk Setup Utility
         FDAUDIO  - DOS CD-ROM Play Audio Utility
         FDLOCK   - Locks the CD-ROM Door      
         FDUNLOCK - Unlocks the CD-ROM Door
         FDEJECT  - Software Eject of CD
         FDCDTEST - Exercises the various CD-ROM functions
        


                          INSTALLATION
                          ============

                    For DOS and Windows Users
                    -------------------------       

Installation of the drivers and utilities is accomplished by running 
the SETUP.EXE program. This program can be run from either the DOS 
shell or the Windows Program Manager. If you will be using Windows 
we suggest that you run SETUP.EXE from the Program Manager. We also
encourage you to use the 'Express' option in the SETUP.EXE program to
minimize possible configuration conflicts.

SETUP.EXE will determine what drivers your system will need and
modify some or all of the following files after it had saved the old
copies:

         CONFIG.SYS
         AUTOEXEC.BAT
         SYSTEM.INI

You will then be required to reboot your computer system after all 
the modifications have been made.

The DOS SCSI Utilities that are in the DOSUTILS subdirectory can be
copied to your fixed disk for later reference. These utilities are to
be used only for SCSI disk preparation (FDDSU.EXE) or for diagnostic
purposes (FDSDA.EXE).


                      For NetWare 386 Users
                      ---------------------    

An INSTALL.EXE program is provided in the NETWARE subdirectory to
copy the appropriate Netware 386 Drivers to your Netware Server
directory. For more information on the NetWare 386 Drivers refer to
the README.NOW file in the NETWARE subdirectory.



                           LIMITATIONS
                           ===========

  Under MS-DOS Version 6.0, if you have a SCSI configuration that depends 
   on conditionally executing AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file, you may 
   need to move the PowerSCSI! drivers to the appropriate section. 

  To install the TMC-7000EX drivers under DOS/Windows you have to
   run SETUP from the DOS prompt and not from within Windows. If you
   intend to run SCSI drivers and/or applications in Windows you must
   add the following line to the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI
   file:

   DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\VEXFCAMD.386

   In addition, if your system has a SCSI hard disk you may take advantage 
   of the 32-Bit Disk Access Support under Windows by adding the following
   lines to your SYSTEM.INI file:

   DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\FDSCSI.386
   DEVICE=C:\PWRSCSI!\INT13.386
   32BitDiskAccess=ON
   OverlappedIO=ON

   If the 32BitDiskAccess and OverlappedIO parameters were previously
   defined in your SYSTEM.INI file you need to delete them. Also if your
   system does not have a Western Digital based IDE controller, you must
   delete the following line from your SYSTEM.INI FILE:

   DEVICE=*WDCRTL

   NOTE: You have to manually copy the appropriate .386 files from the 
         PowerSCSI! for DOS/Windows/NetWare 386 diskette to the 
         C:\PWRSCSI! directory. All the .386 drivers are located
         in the WINDOWS subdirectory of the diskette.

  If the TMC-7000EX is present in a system with other SCSI controllers, 
   the following restrictions apply :

     (1) No more than one TMC-7000EX BIOS should be enabled in the system.
     (2) If the TMC-7000EX BIOS is configured, it should be set to the
	 highest ROM address of all the SCSI controllers present.

  If you are using a high resolution video driver under Windows V3.1 
   (e.g., Diamond Speedstar) and are having problems with PowerSCSI! 
   loaded, you may disable the the output of the PowerSCSI! banner(s) 
   to the screen. Add the following lines to the [386Enh] section of 
   your SYSTEM.INI file:

   FCAMMessageMode=OFF
   FDSCSIMessageMode=OFF

  If you have FDBIOS loaded and are having conflicts with drive
   letters assignment on a multiple controller setup, you may have 
   to upgrade your ROM BIOS to a newer version. Contact Customer
   Service for more information.

  The Conner Backup Exec V3.1 for Windows is not currently supported
   in this release of PowerSCSI!.



                         CUSTOMER SERVICE
                         ================

If you have any comments or questions, our Customer Service representatives 
are available at the following times:

        Mondays to Fridays
        8 AM to 5 PM (PST)
        Phone: (714) 253-0440
        FAX:   (714) 253-0429


You may also correspond via the following address:

        Future Domain Corporation
        Customer Service Department
        2801 McGaw Avenue
        Irvine, CA 92714
        U.S.A.
