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Loading Adaptec DSK Drivers

In order to use this procedure you need to test SERVER.EXE with your motherboard as follows:

 

  1. Boot to MS-DOS 5.0, 6.0, 6.2 (with no config.sys)
  2. run server -ns -na (this prevents startup.ncf and autoexec.ncf from loading)
  3. type in a fileserver name
  4. type in an internal ipx number
  5. type memory

If you see all your memory use Procedure I

If you do not see all your memory use Procedure II (This is due to a problem with server.exe and your motherboard)

 
Procedure I

Netware 3.11, 3.12, 4.0x

STARTUP.NCF

set auto register memory above 16 megabytes = on
set reserved buffers below 16 meg = 40

(Add 20 buffers for each additional SCSI device supported by the Adaptec driver with a minimum of 200 buffers for Sbackup, Arcserve)

load DRIVERNAME options=xxx

(Replace DRIVERNAME with the correct driver for your product. Example: AIC7870, AHA1540, etc. The "above16=y" switch is no longer necessary)

 
Procedure II

Netware 3.11, 3.12:

STARTUP.NCF

set auto register memory above 16 megabytes = off
set reserved buffers below 16 meg = 40

(Add 20 buffers for each additional SCSI device supported by the Adaptec driver with a minimum of 200,300 buffers for Sbackup, Arcserve)

AUTOEXEC.NCF (must be in same path as STARTUP.NCF, C: or A:)

file server name
ipx internal net
Register memory 1000000 ???????(See
Memory)
load DRIVERNAME options=xxx

(Replace DRIVERNAME with the correct driver for your product. Example: AIC7870, AHA1540, etc. The "above16=y" switch is no longer necessary)

(if you have a problem with not mounting the first time, add the command line "scan for new devices" at this point)

mount sys
load <landriver>.lan
bind ...
mount <volumes>(all)
load nlms

Netware 4.0x:

STARTUP.NCF

set auto register memory above 16 megabytes = off
set reserved buffers below 16 meg = 40

(Add 20 buffers for each additional SCSI device supported by the Adaptec driver with a minimum of 200 buffers for Sbackup, Arcserve)

register memory 1000000 ???????(see Memory)
load DRIVERNAME options=xxx

(Replace DRIVERNAME with the correct driver for your product. Example: AIC7870, AHA1540, etc. The "above16=y" switch is no longer necessary)

AUTOEXEC.NCF (this file can be on the SYS: Volume)

file server name
ipx internal net
load <landriver>.lan
bind ...
mount <volumes>(all)
load nlms
 

Memory

register memory <start address> <range>
(both numbers are in hex)
decimal 16777216 / 1048576 / 65536 / 4096 / 256 / 16 / 1
16Meg = 1              0                0          0          0       0     0 = 1,000,000

Examples of the register memory command:
     24M:     register memory   1,000,000   800,000
     32M:     register memory   1,000,000   1,000,000
     48M:     register memory   1,000,000   2,000,000
     64M:     register memory   1,000,000   3,000,000


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