TITLE
    NeXTSTEP 3.3 Driver: EIDE
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Modified: 		71839
3/4/99
3/4/99
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    This document discusses a device driver for the NeXTSTEP operating system, version 3.3. This driver will not work with any version of OPENSTEP.

DISCUSSION

    Availability Information


    An updated release version of this driver, version 3.31, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
    ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/drivers/released/EIDE.pkg.compressed
    An updated BETA version of this driver, version 3.37, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
    ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/drivers/beta/EIDE.pkg.compressed

    Driver Name / Installer .pkg: EIDE
    Driver Type: System
    Driver Scope: Generic-System
    Supported Components: PC Tech RZ1000
    PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver**: Integrated, ISA, PCI
    Supported Connectors: 40-pin Header (Internal IDE)
    Access Mode: PIO
    Adapter Memory:

    General Overview notes: This drivers supports IDE disks and IDE ATAPI rev. 1.2 compliant CD-ROMs. It supports primary and secondary IDE controllers with up to 2 drives per controller. Please refer to 1933_EIDE_and_ATAPI_CDROM_Support_in_NEXTSTEP_3.3.rtf for more information on configuring your EIDE drives for NEXTSTEP.

    This driver replaces the IDE driver distributed on the NEXTSTEP 3.3 CD.

    Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
    The following ATAPI CD-ROM drives are supported:
    Chinon CD-ROM CDS-525 (2X), firmware rev. W09
    Matsushita CD-ROM CR-571 (2X), firmware rev. 1.0e -- Panasonic
    Mitsumi CD-ROM 1B (4X), firmware rev. B02 -- model FX400
    Sony CD-ROM CDU55E (2X), firmware rev. 1.0u
    Sony CD-ROM CDU76E-S (4X), firmware rev. 1.0c
    Toshiba CD-ROM XM-5302TA (4X), firmware rev. 0305

    The beta driver adds support for the following ATAPI CD-ROM drives:
    Philips CM207, firmware rev 1.10 (??) -- reported to work
    SONY CD-ROM CDU76E-Q, firmware rev 1.0c (4X)
    SONY CD-ROM CDU55D, firmware rev 1.0v (2X)
    SONY CD-ROM CDU77E, firmware rev 1.0e (4X)
    TORiSAN CD-ROM CDR-S1, firmware rev 1.70 (4X) -- SANYO
    Chinon CD-ROM CDS-545, firmware rev ERc A1.0 (4X)
    GoldStar CD-ROM GCD-R540, firmware rev 1.17 (4X)
    GoldStar CD-ROM GCD-540C, firmware rev 1.01 (4X)
    SANYO CRD-254P, firmware rev 1.02 (4X)
    MATSHITA CD-ROM CR-574, firmware rev 1.06 (4X) -- Panasonic
    Pioneer CD-ROM DR-UA124X, firmware rev 1.02 (4X) -- force detection
    MITSUMI CD-ROM !B, firmware rev K02 (4X) -- DRM FX400B
    TEAC CD-55E, firmware rev ?? (4X) -- Thinkpad 760CD
    ATAPI CD-ROM SPEED-6X, firmware rev 6.2D (6X) -- ACER 665A
    VERTOS 600ESD CD-ROM X6-IDE, firmware rev 1.20 (6X)
    TEAC CD-56E, firmware rev 1.0D (6X)
    MATSHITA UJDCD4700, firmware rev 1.11 (??)
    TEAC CD-58E, firmware rev 1.1B (8X)
    Toshiba CD-ROM XM-5602B, firmware rev 1426 (8X)
    Sony CD-ROM CDU311, firmware rev 3.0i (8X)
    EPSON CMD-2240 SPEED-6X, firmware rev R100 -- reported to work
    Hitachi CDR-7730, firmware 1.1a (4X)
    TEAC CD-524E, firmware 4.0D (24X)


    Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
    Other ATAPI 1.2 compliant CD-ROM drives should work with NEXTSTEP even if they are not in the supported list. If a CD-ROM drive does not work with NEXTSTEP (or even if it does) we would like to know about it. Please send an email message to nextanswers-request@next.com including the model number of the CD-ROM drive and also whether this drive is connected as a master or a slave.

    Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
    Also see the NextAnswer 1933_EIDE_and_ATAPI_CDROM_Support_in_NEXTSTEP_3.3

    NeXT's EIDE driver is not affected by the RZ1000 hardware bug.

    This device driver provides information in the Configure application's help panel. Choose Info>Help from the Configure menu and scroll down to find this device driver's help topic.

    Known Problems

    These devices are not supported.
    1. NEC CDR-260 (2X)
    2. NEC CDR-273

    To get the Pioneer DR-UA124X 1.02 CD-ROM to work you must force detection. You can do this by going in Expert mode and adding the key "Slave"="ATAPI" (or "Master" as the case may be) to the table.

    Driver versions 3.33 and below can cause certain systems to hang under very heavy load.

    Due to ongoing development and testing of OPENSTEP 4.0, the beta version (v3.34) of this driver will neither be tested on NEXTSTEP 3.3 nor upgraded to "Released" status.

    Driver Version Notes

    3.33: This version adds support for several new ATAPI CD-ROM drives and fixes some bugs.
    3.34: Fixed a bug which could cause machines to hang under very heavy load.
    3.36: Added device overrides and modified the inspector. The new overrides are documented in the driver help.
    3.37: Improved ATAPI support. Added support for Intel PIIX PCI IDE controllers. Added Bus Master support. Revised the driver Inspector.


    ** - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed. Check any available NeXTanswers and the hardware manual for the device for additional information.

    Product Vendor

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: NeXTSTEP
Sub Category: Drivers
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