Adaptec 1742A User Manual

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Appendix BLoading the I/O OperatingEnvironment SoftwareDOS/WindowsUnder DOS 5.0 or higher, up to seven SCSI fixed disk drives canbe connected to the 1740A/1742A/1744 without additional soft-ware. (Older versions of DOS support up to two disk drives).The host adapter treats removable media drives as fixed diskdrives provided you enable Treat Removable Disks Under BIOSas Fixed Disks in Advanced Configuration Options, and do not re-move the media while your computer power is on.Additional software is required if you desire to do the following:• Treat removable media devices as removable while yourcomputer is running.• Support more than two fixed disk drives under versions ofDOS prior to MS-DOS 5.0.• Use devices other than fixed disk drives such as SCSItape, CD-ROM, scanners, etc.Refer to the documentation received with your operating environ-ment software package for instructions on loading your SCSI I/OOperating Environment for versions of DOS prior to MS-DOS 5.0B-1