4xEIDE'99 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Note: Before you proceed with the installation of the software of the controller, uninstall any system add-on programme like IDEFIX, EIDE device, etc. The following files are provided on the enclosed EIDE'99 floppy disk: 4xEIDE.driver, 4XEIDE-Install, 4xEIDEPrefs, Mountlists: PC5, PC6, PC7, Read.me History.txt CheckLMB (Check Left Mouse Button) DriveSpeed ATAPIFormat Copyright.doc 4xEIDE11.lha Note: The controller without software installed operates only with the PRIMARY PORT, in exactly the same way as a standard A1200 controller. Note: Please remember that if you have only one drive attached to any port jumpers on this drive should be set to SINGLE (MASTER). If you have two drives attached to any port the first drive should have jumpers set to MASTER, the second to SLAVE. AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION 1. Boot the computer from the hard disk. 2. Run 4xEIDE-Install from the 4xEIDE'99 floppy disk. The installation shall proceed in a fully automatic mode. Note: The Installer programme (from INSTALL Workbench) must be present in the SYS: folder of the booting disk. MANUAL INSTALLATION 1. Copy 4xEIDE.driver to the C: folder. 2. Copy 4xEIDEPrefs to the Prefs: folder. 3. Add the following sequence at the beginning of the startup-sequence: C:SetPatch QUIET C:CheckLMB IF WARN SYS:Prefs/4xEIDEPrefs ENDIF C:4xEIDE.driver QUIET Note: If you upgrade drivers copy only 4xEIDE.driver and 4xEIDEPrefs to the appriopriate folders, HOW THE SOFTWARE WORKS The 4xEIDE.driver programme recognises EIDE devices connected to the Amiga, detects the A1200 processor type and takes over all the calls to the scsi.device. The second run of the 4xEIDE.driver gives only information on the devices connected. 4xEIDE buffered interface with 4xEIDE'99 software supports HDD larger than 4GB by way of automatic HDD split into 4GB logical units, which guarantees 100% compability with the Operating System and any previous software. If you connect hard disks with the capacity of over 4 GB, they will be automatically divided into Units of the size below 4 GB. Splited 4GB units have Drive Revision 4Gxx in the HDToolBox programme. Note: Run 4xEIDE.driver before partitioning HDs larger than 4GB. Note: Same filesystems (e.g. FFS) don't support correctly partitions larger than 2GB. See also FAQ on the end of read.me. If same of HDD is not validated 4xEIDE.driver will stop running until Amiga will finish validating this HDD. Note: PRIMARY PORT without running 4xEIDE.driver works like standard Amiga IDE connector. ATAPI DEVICES If you have ATAPI-standard devices installed, the Devs/DOsDrivers folder has to include an appropriate mountlist. Note: You can make use of the CD0 mountlist included in the STORAGE disk of Workbench 3.1. The Unit parameter of the CD0 mountlist shall correspond to the Unit number for the given CD-ROM drive. PRIMARY MASTER Unit 0 PRIMARY SLAVE Unit 1 SECONDARY MASTER Unit 2 SECONDARY SLAVE Unit 3 Note: If you are using any other mountlist, always use the device=scsi.device for HDD, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW drives and trackdisk.device for removable media like LS-120, ZIP-ATAPI. Removable media drives like LS-120, ZIP, etc., when formatted under the Amiga operational system, do not require a special mountlist as they are automatically recognised. When these media are used in the PC format, the Devs/DOsDrivers folder has to include an appropriate mountlist. Note: The Unit parameter of the PC5 mountlist shall correspond to the Unit number for the given CD-ROM drive. PRIMARY SLAVE Unit 5 SECONDARY MASTER Unit 6 SECONDARY SLAVE Unit 7 THE 4xEIDEPREFS PROGRAMME The 4xEIDEPrefs will NOT operate when the 4xEIDE.driver or any other software colliding with the 4xEIDE.driver (e.g. IDEFIX, ASIM.device, etc.) has been run earlier. The 4xEIDEPrefs may be used to manually adjust operation modes in any non-standard or old-fashioned drives and to configure the 4xEIDE.driver. It is NOT necessary to use it when your configuration is typical. Then, all the devices are used at the fastest modes of their operation. Note: From 4xEIDE.driver ver.3.6 for reach the full write speed on A1200 with 68040 it is nesessery to start once 4xEIDEPrefs. The 4xEIDE.driver is a resident software as a rule, thus enabling auto-booting from the LS-120 disks and from ZIP disks. You can switch off this auto-booting option by changing 4xEIDEPrefs settings. Any changes become valid after the computer is restarted. Note: Pressing the RESTORE button in the 4xEIDEPrefs recalls the fastest settings and auto-booting after any unwanted changes made with the 4xEIDEPrefs software. Note: With 4xEIDE-Install script used, 4xEIDE.driver and 4xEIDEPrefs from the floppy disk are installed in such a way that keeping the left mouse button pressed at computer's boot-up causes 4xEIDEPrefs to start. Otherwise, computer starts with 4xEIDE.driver running. DRIVESPEED DriveSpeed is the programme for checking speed of any drives. Syntax: DriveSpeed scsi.device n where n is the unit number from 0 to 3. Note: For checking max CD-ROM speed use CD-ROM disk larger than 675 MB. ATAPIFormat ATAPIFormat is a low-level formatting programme for any removable ATAPI media. Syntax: ATAPIFormat scsi.device n where n is the unit number from 0 to 3 FAQ I have a problem with dissappearing data on my HDD 6.5GB... ABOUT USING HDD >4GB The Scsi.device implemented in the A1200's ROM does not work properly with standard Amiga file systems when managing hard disks larger than 4 GB. Attempts to write to partitions above the 4 GB may result in damaging data located in lower partitions. New file systems, based on TD64 commands (TrackDisk.device 64) is an effort to cope with this situation. However, this solution does not assure full compatibility with the current software available for Amiga computers. Major malfunctions are observed in the working of software directly modifying disk sectors: the FORMAT system command, REORG, DPU, DiskSalve, QuarterbackTools and other programmes. (Using any of these in any partition above 4 GB may lead to damaging data in lower partitions.) 4xEIDE buffered interface with 4xEIDE'99 solves all the problems related to the application of hard disks larger than 4 GB. The controller uses a method of managing large disks, which is different from TD64 commands. Disks larger than 4 GB are automatically splited into logical units of 4 GB size and a unit of a size, which is part of that amount, if needed. For example, a 18.3 GB disk will be divided into 4 disks of 4 GB each and a 2.3 GB disk. This method guarantees 100% compatibility of logical disks created in this way with all the software available for Amiga computers. Any file system (OFS, FFS, AFS, PFS-2, etc.) may be used, the disk may be partitioned with the standard HDToolBox, and partitions may be formatted with the FORMAT system command. Note: During partitioning disks larger than 4 GB, controller must be active. In order to do so, run the 4xEIDE.driver before running HDToolBox (for partitioning HDD>4GB). If the disk to be installed is the only disk connected to the Amiga, the 4xEIDE.driver must be run from the 4xEIDE floppy disk supplied with the controller. Below, please find the step-by-step instruction for installing a 4 GB hard disk in the Amiga with the 4xEIDE buffered interface with 4xEIDE'99, when the said disk is the only disk connected to the computer. (This disk shall be connected to the PRIMARY port as a MASTER disk.) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Turn on the computer and run WORKBENCH from the Install floppy disk. 2. Replace the floppy disk with the 4xEIDE'99 floppy disk and run the 4xEIDE.driver programme. 3. Replace the floppy disk with the WORKBENCH Install floppy disk and run the HDToolBox. 4. The status line will have several logical disks with the status: UNKNOWN, Adress = 0, Lun = 0, 1, ... 5. Mark the first of the logical disks and open the Change Drive Type options. 6. Select the Define New option. 7. Enter RAM: in the File Name field: before the file name (so as not to save to the Install floppy disk). 8. Select Read Configuration, then OK, then OK. 9. Start partitioning the first hard disk. (Please remember that FFS does not work properly with partitions larger than 2 GB; therefore, if you want some partitions to be present in the FFS, these should be smaller than 2 GB.) 10. After dividing the disk into partitions, select the Save Changes to Drive option. 11. Mark the next logical disk and proceed as in steps 5 to 10. Do the same for all the logical disks. Note: Make sure that every partition is named differently. 12. EXIT from the HDToolBox. 13. Reset the computer with the Install floppy disk in its drive. 14. Stop the start of the computer with 2 mouse buttons. 15. Then run the "Boot without startup-sequence." 16. Replace the floppy disk with the 4xEIDE'99 floppy disk and run the df0:4xEIDE.driver. 17. Return to the Install floppy disk and enter execute s:startup-sequence. 18. All the partitions will come up to the screen. Now quick format all the partitions... then everything should be clear. You can freely use a hard disk, which was prepared in this way, and writing to partitions above the 4 GB size will not lead to losing data in lower partitions. You could use standard or multiuser version of PFS-2 filesystem on any partition of this HDD. When you connect a 4 GB hard disk to the Amiga with another hard disk fitted with the Workbench and installed 4xEIDE buffered interface with 4xEIDE'99 drivers the installation procedure for over 4 GB hard disk is much simpler. Connect the installed disk as a PRIMARY SLAVE or to the second port. There is no need to swap floppies, and steps 14 to 17 are no longer necessary. SUPPORT If you have any question about 4x buffered interface with 4xEIDE'99 software and PowerFlyer Fast-ATA2/EIDE Controller please contact with the technical support: support@powerc.com or support@elbox.com.pl