Troubles using MiniSCSI under Windows 95/98

This document applies to the following Parallel-to-SCSI Host Adapters:

• Adaptec APA-358 MiniSCSI EPP Host Adapter
• Trantor T-358 Parallel Host Adapter

1. Symptoms

   If you are experiencing any of the following difficulties, this might take care of your problem:
   • Your software will not see your tape or CD-ROM drive.
   • Your software will not see your DAT tape.
   • Your backup software starts to perform a SCSI operation, but eventually hangs -- often bringing Windows down with it.

3. Possible Causes

   • The driver for the SCSI controller is not installed, this may be checked as follows:
     1. Right-click on My Computer
     2. Click Properties
     3. Open the Device Manager tab
     4. If you don't see a device type labeled SCSI Controllers, go directly to installing the driver, this is your problem!
     5. If you do see SCSI Controllers, open it up. If you don't see either Trantor T358 Parallel SCSI Host Adapter or Adaptec APA-358 MiniSCSI EPP SCSI Host Adapter, go directly to installing the driver, this is your problem!
   • The wrong driver for the SCSI controller is installed...
     1. Open the Device Manager (see above)
     2. Look under SCSI Controllers to see which driver is installed.
     3. If the driver you have installed doesn't match the device you have, go directly to changing the driver
   • The driver is not configured properly:
     1. Open the Device Manager (see above)
     2. Open the SCSI Controllers category
     3. Pull up the properties on the Adaptec APA-358 (or Trantor T-358) MiniSCSI EPP SCSI Host Adapter
     4. Look under the Settings, the Adapter settings should read: /m2 /I7.

4. Installing the Driver

   If no driver for the SCSI Controller is installed already, you may install one as follows:

   1. Adaptec|Trantor MiniSCSI EPP

      1. Download the driver (APA358.ZIP)
      2. UnZIP the downloaded file to a temporary location, making a note of where you unzipped it.
      3. Open the Control Panel
      4. Double-Click Add New Hardware
      5. Click Next
      6. Select No and click Next
      7. Select SCSI Controllers and click Next
      8. Click Have Disk...
      9. Enter the path where you unzipped the driver and click OK.
      10. Select Adaptec APA-358 MiniSCSI EPP SCSI Host Adapter and click Next
      11. Click Finish
      12. Let the machine reboot
      13. From the Control Panel, double-click System
      14. Select the Device Manager tab
      15. Under SCSI Controllers, double-click Adaptec APA-358 MiniSCSI EPP SCSI Host Adapter
      16. Select the Settings tab
      17. Under Adapter settings, type /m2 /I7
      18. Click OK
      19. Click OK
      20. Let the machine reboot, and you're done!

5. Changing the Driver

   If the wrong driver for the SCSI Controller is installed already, you may install the correct one as follows:

   1. Adaptec|Trantor MiniSCSI EPP

      1. Download the driver (APA358.ZIP)
      2. Unzip the downloaded file to a temporary location, making a note of where you unzipped it.
      3. Right-click My Computer
      4. Select Properties
      5. Under SCSI Controllers, double-click the device which you wish to change the driver for
      6. Under Manufacturers, select Trantor
      7. Select the Driver tab
      8. Click Change Driver...
      9. Select SCSI Controllers and click Next
      10. Click Have Disk...
      11. Enter the path where you unzipped the driver and click OK.
      12. Select Adaptec APA-358 MiniSCSI EPP SCSI Host Adapter and click Next
      13. Click Finish
      14. Let the machine reboot
      15. Right-click My Computer
      16. Select Properties
      17. Select the Device Manager tab
      18. Under SCSI Controllers, double-click Adaptec APA-358 MiniSCSI EPP SCSI Host Adapter
      19. Select the Settings tab
      20. Under Adapter settings, type /m2 /I7
      21. Click OK
      22. Click OK
      23. Let the machine reboot, and you're done!