Adaptec 1742A User Manual

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Using FdiskTo install a new disk, or to re-partition an existing disk, use thefdisk DOS utility as you normally would. The cylinder size in-creases to 8 MBytes when you enable extended translation. Thesize of the partition you request must therefore be a multiple of8 MBytes. If you request a partition size that is not a multiple of8 MBytes,fdisk will round up to the nearest whole multiple of8 MBytes.Load ASW-1410 v3.0aLoad ASW-1410 v3.0a for ASPI support of non-disk peripheral de-vices. The ASW-1410 v3.0a is fully compatible with extendedtranslation in the AHA-1740A/1742A.Questions and Answers About ExtendedTranslationWhat happens if I enable extended translation with SCSIdrives that are less than 1 Gigabyte in capacity?Drives handled by the BIOS will use extended translation pro-vided they are over 1 Gigabyte in formatted capacity. Drives withless than 1 Gigabyte of formatted capacity will use standardtranslation regardless of whether extended translation is enabled.Drives handled by the disk driveraspidisk.sys will continue to usestandard translation and not be capable of DOS partitions over 1Gigabyte.What if I have more than two fixed disk drives on theAHA-1740A/1742A?You can use up to seven fixed disk drives under the BIOSprovided you are running DOS 5.0.EISA-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter Disk Drives Over 1 GigabyteA-3