ASUS sc200 User Manual

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 PCI SCSI Cards

SCSI BIOS

Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers

Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con-
tains the Symbios SCSI BIOS. This Symbios SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with
the optional ASUS PCI-SC200 controller card to provide Fast SCSI-2 (up to 10MB/
Sec) interface when using compatible Fast SCSI-2 devices or the ASUS PCI-SC860
SCSI controller cards to provide Ultra-Fast SCSI-2 (up to 20MB/Sec) interface when
using Ultra-Fast SCSI-2 devices.

All SCSI devices you install on your system require driver software to function. The
Symbios SCSI BIOS directly supports SCSI hard disks under the DOS, Windows
and OS/2 environments. It also uses device drivers from the DOS floppy disk in-
cluded in the ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 controller card packages to
support hard disks and other SCSI devices working under DOS, Microsoft Win-
dows, Microsoft Windows NT, Novell NetWare and IBM OS/2. These drivers pro-
vide higher performance than the direct BIOS support. To use these drivers, you
must install them into your system and add them to your system configuration files.
Driver support for SCSI devices used with SCO UNIX is also provided on a sepa-
rate diskette. Windows 95 support is also available using the device drivers included
within the Windows software. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 are
Plug and Play adapters that are auto detected by BIOS and current operating sys-
tems that support Plug and Play features.

For information about these drivers and their usage, view the Readme files included
with each driver on the provided diskettes.

ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 SCSI Cards

The ASUS PCI-SC200 or the ASUS PCI-SC860 may be bundled with your mother-
board or purchased separately. Both cards provide the option of connecting internal
or external SCSI devices for a total of 7 devices on each SCSI card.