NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              PS2OPT.DSK for NetWare 3.11 and 3.12
DOCUMENT ID:        TID000309
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               14DEC93
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         PS2OPT.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare 3.11
NetWare 3.12

ABSTRACT:

This driver has been modified to include a wider range of support for tape
drives as well as other issues. It is needed to support the IBM model 9595-opt
Pentium /60mhz hardware.

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SYMPTOM

     1.   Recovering when older disk drives would fail and hang the SCSI bus.
     2.   Occasionally failed to reload when there were active work stations.
     3.   Occasionally caused an ABEND when mounting all devices.
     4.   Taking too long to recover when a disk drive failed.


SOLUTION

     Apply PS2OPT.EXE

     Self-Extracting File Name:  PS2OPT.EXE     Revision:  A

     Files Included    Size      Date      Time

     \
       PS2OPT.TXT            (This File)
       PS2OPT.DSK      35506   05-14-93    9:59p

     Installation Instructions:

          1.   Rename the PS2OPT.DSK that is currently being used to
               PS2OPT.OLD.
          2.   Copy the new file PS2OPT.DSK onto the boot drive.


     Solution Specifics:

     PS2OPT.DSK for NetWare v3.11 and 3.12. This driver has been modified to
     include a wider range of support for tape drives as well as other issues.
     It also supports the IBM model 9595-opt with pentium 60 mhz processor.

     Tape units the driver has been tested with:

          1.   Exabyte 8200, 8mm
          2.   Exabyte 8500, 8mm
          3.   HP 35470, 4mm DAT
          4.   HP 35480A, 4mm DAT
          5.   HP 35450A, 4mm DAT
          6.   WangDat 3200, 4mm DAT
          7.   WangDat 1300, 4mm DAT
          8.   Archive Python, 4mm DAT
          9.   Cipher T860s, 1/2 inch tape

     This driver provides support for ALL IBM SCSI controllers, bus based as
     well as internal (MotherBoard).  The internal (MotherBoard) controllers
     are found on PS/2 models 56, 57, 76, 77, and 85.

     A new option has been added to the command line (at the server) when
     loading the disk driver, "LOAD PS2OPT.DSK /host", "/host" (in lower case
     only).  This option tells the driver to load the internal (MotherBoard)
     SCSI controller that may not have been recognized.  The PS2 model 85 must
     use this command to load, all other currently known, do not need it. 
     Some later revisions of the model 85 may also need a "slot=99" parameter
     added to the load command.

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