Adaptec GDT6110 User manual

User's Manual
Disk Array Controller Series
PCI - FAST-SCSI
PCI - Wide SCSI
PCI - Wide & Ultra SCSI
Version 1.1/8-96 - RA/RS/WM/RM
All Rights and Changes reserved.
1991-96 vortex Computersysteme GmbH
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Contents of this User’s Manual:
Part I
Chapter A General Informationen
Chapter B Hardware Installation
Chapter C Quick-Setup
Part II
Chapter D Using Microsoft MS-DOS
Chapter E Using IBM OS/2 v2.x
Chapter F Using Novell NetWare
Chapter G Using SCO UNIX V/386
Chapter H Using Interactive UNIX
Chapter I Using Novell UnixWare
Chapter J Using Microsoft Windows NT
Part III
Chapter K The GDTMON Program
Chapter L The Hot Plug Program
Chapter M GDTSETUP in Detail
Chapter N Appendix

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Important Note
Using modern RAID Systems significantly increases data security and availability. Under no
circumstances does it relieve you from a careful and daily backup on tape or a similar backup
media. This is the only method to protect your valuable data against total loss (e.g. through
fire or theft), accidental deletion, or any other destroying impacts.
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Table of Contents
A. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................13
A.1 Product Identification .................................................................................................13
A.1.1 Available RAIDYNE Upgrades.............................................................................16
A.1.2 Key Features of the GDT-Series Controllers .......................................................16
A.2 Copyrights, Patents....................................................................................................18
A.3 Software License Agreement.....................................................................................19
A.4 General Information...................................................................................................20
A.4.1 Unpacking the GDT controller..............................................................................20
A.4.2 Contents...............................................................................................................20
A.4.3 Contents of the GDT System Disks......................................................................20
A.4.4 Before you start....................................................................................................20
A.5 Product Description....................................................................................................21
A.5.1 Transputer as Control CPU..................................................................................21
A.5.2 Architecture - General 32 BIT...............................................................................21
A.5.3 Cache RAM - Expandable to 32MB/64MB...........................................................21
A.5.4 Compatibility - PCI................................................................................................21
A.5.5 Up to 5 independent SCSI channels....................................................................21
A.5.6 GDT Controller Firmware and PCI-BIOS.......................................................22
A.5.7 Configuration Program GDTSETUP ....................................................................22
A.5.8 Diagnosis-Program GDTMON..............................................................................22
A.5.9 Driver Software.....................................................................................................23
B. HARDWARE INSTALLATION.........................................................................................33
B.1 Before the Installation................................................................................................33
B.2 Tools..........................................................................................................................33
B.3 Installing the Cache RAM SIMM................................................................................33
B.4 What you should know about SCSI...........................................................................35
B.4.1 SCSI Cables.........................................................................................................35
B.4.2 SCSI Termination.................................................................................................40
B.4.3 SCSI ID.................................................................................................................42
B.4.4 SCSI Accessories from ICP-vortex......................................................................43
B.4.5 Examples..............................................................................................................43

B.5 Installing the GDT controller ......................................................................................51
B.6 GDT controller Function Check..................................................................................52
B.6.1 PCI 2.x Compatibility Requirements ....................................................................52
B.6.2 Switching On the PCI Computer System.............................................................54
B.6.3 Trouble Shooting..................................................................................................55
B.7 Checking the GDT controller Configuration...............................................................56
B.7.1 Starting GDTSETUP............................................................................................57
B.7.2 Updating the GDT Controller with new Firmware and BIOS Versions.................58
B.6.3 Additional Notes...................................................................................................60
C. QUICK-SETUP.................................................................................................................63
C.1 What is the Aim of Quick-Setup ?..............................................................................63
C.2 What is the GDT controller Firmware ?.....................................................................64
C.3 How are the GDT Firmware Features activated ?.....................................................64
C.3.1 The Express Setup Function of GDTSETUP.......................................................65
C.4 Levels of Hierarchy within the GDT Firmware...........................................................66
C.5 Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc..........................................................................67
C.6 Example 1 - Installing a single SCSI Hard Disk.........................................................68
C.7 Example 2 - Installing a Mirroring Array.....................................................................78
C.8 Example 3 - Installing a RAID 5 Disk Array...............................................................84
C.8.1 Mechanical structure, electrical connections.......................................................84
.C.9 Example 4 - RAID 5 Disk Arrays with a Hot Fix drive.............................................110
C.10 Trying to answer the initial questions.....................................................................124
C.10.1 How many disk drives should be integrated into the disk array ?....................124
C.10.2 Which level of redundancy is needed ?...........................................................125
C.10.3 Do we need Hot-Fix drives ?............................................................................125
C.11 Statuses of a RAIDYNE RAID4/5 Disk Array.........................................................126
C.11.1 Idle status.........................................................................................................126
C.11.2 Build status.......................................................................................................126
C.11.3 Ready status....................................................................................................126
C.11.4 Fail status.........................................................................................................126
C.11.5 Rebuild status..................................................................................................127
C.11.6 Error status.......................................................................................................127

D. USING MICROSOFT MS-DOS......................................................................................131
D.1 Transparency of Host Drives...................................................................................131
D.2 Partitioning a Host-Drive and Transferring MS-DOS...............................................131
D.3 CONFIG.SYS and the Driver GDTX000.EXE..........................................................135
D.4 Expanded Memory Managers..................................................................................136
D.5 Using Windows 3.x..................................................................................................137
D.6 Using a CD-ROM Drive under MS-DOS or Windows 3.x........................................138
D.6.1 Example: Using an ASW ASPI Module for the NEC CD-ROM..........................139
D.6.2 Example: Using corelSCSI for the NEC CD-ROM.............................................140
D.7 Using a DAT drive under MS-DOS with Sytos Plus.................................................140
D.8 Notes on ARCsolo from Cheyenne..........................................................................141
D.9 The GDT ASPI Manager GDTASPI.EXE.................................................................142
D.9.1 Using ASW ASPIDISK.SYS...............................................................................143
D.9.2 Using corelSCSI.................................................................................................143
D.10 Using Windows 95.................................................................................................144
E. USING IBM OS/2 VERSION 2.X AND WARP...............................................................146
E.1 Transparency of Host Drives ...................................................................................146
E.2 Preparing the Installation.........................................................................................146
E.3 Carrying out the Installation.....................................................................................146
E.4 Using a CD-ROM Drive under OS/2........................................................................147
E.4.1 Installation with OS2SCSI.DMD.........................................................................147
E.4.2 Installation with OS2ASPI.DMD.........................................................................148
E.5 Command Line Switches of GDTX000.ADD ...........................................................148
F. USING NOVELL NETWARE..........................................................................................152
F.1 Transparency of Host-Drives ...................................................................................152
F.2 How much RAM should the GDT controller have ?.................................................152
F.3 Novell NetWare 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12........................................................................152
F.4 Novell NetWare 4.x..................................................................................................153
F.4.1 Tips for the Installations......................................................................................153
F.5 Notes on ARCserve..................................................................................................153
G. USING SCO UNIX V/386...............................................................................................156

G.1 Transparency of Host-Drives...................................................................................156
G.2 General Tips for Installation.....................................................................................156
G.3 SCO UNIX System V/386 3.2v2.0...........................................................................156
G.4 SCO UNIX System V/386 3.2v4.x & 3.2v5.x...........................................................157
G.4.1 GDT as additional Controller..............................................................................158
G.5 Instructions on mkdev (ADM) for 3.2v2.0 & 3.2v4.x................................................158
G.6 Instructions on mkdev (ADM) for 3.2v5.x (Open Server) ........................................160
G.7 Further Information..................................................................................................162
H. USING INTERACTIVE UNIX .........................................................................................164
H.1 Transparency of Host drives....................................................................................164
H.2 Installation as an additional Controller.....................................................................164
H.3 Installation as Boot Controller..................................................................................165
H.4 UNIX Target-ID/LUN of a Host Drive Number.........................................................165
H.5 Further Information..................................................................................................167
I. USING UNIXWARE.........................................................................................................170
I.1 Transparency of Host Drives.....................................................................................170
I.2 General Installation Notes.........................................................................................170
I.3 GDT as Boot Controller.............................................................................................170
I.4 GDT as an additional Controller................................................................................171
I.5 Coordinates of SCSI devices ....................................................................................171
I.6 Further Information....................................................................................................174
J. USING MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT.............................................................................176
J.1 Transparency of Host Drives....................................................................................176
J.2 General Information on Windows NT.......................................................................176
J.3 Preparing the Installation..........................................................................................176
J.4 The Installation.........................................................................................................177
J.4.1 The GDT controller is the only Controller in the system.....................................178
J.4.2 The GDT controller is the secondary Controller in the system...........................178
J.4.3 Using the Hot-Plug Function with RAID Host Drives..........................................179
J.4.4 Installation of a new GDTX.SYS Driver Version.................................................179

J.5 Installation of a Removable Hard Disk.....................................................................179
K. THE DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM GDTMON......................................................................182
K.1 Loading GDTMON...................................................................................................183
K.1.1 Loading the GDTMON program under Netware................................................184
K.1.2 Loading the GDTMON program under OS/2......................................................184
K.1.3 Loading the GDTMON program under Windows NT.........................................184
K.1.4 Loading the GDTMON program under Windows 95..........................................184
K.1.5 Loading gdtmon under SCO UNIX.....................................................................185
K.2 The GDTMON program ...........................................................................................185
K.2.1 Select Controller.................................................................................................185
K.2.2 Host Drives.........................................................................................................187
K.2.3 Cache Drives......................................................................................................188
K.2.4 Physical Drives...................................................................................................190
K.2.5 Cache Statistics..................................................................................................192
K.2.6 Sampling Rate....................................................................................................193
K.3 The Menu: View/Change Settings...........................................................................194
K.3.1 Notes and Information on the Hot Plug function of GDTMON...........................195
K.3.2 Controller............................................................................................................196
K.3.3 GDT Cache ........................................................................................................197
K.3.4 Physical Drives...................................................................................................198
K.3.5 Cache Drives......................................................................................................199
K.3.5.1 Set Cache Drive Name.............................................................................200
K.3.5.2 Hot Plug: Replace Mirror Drive.................................................................201
K.3.5.3 Hot Plug: Add Mirror Drive........................................................................209
K.3.5.4 Hot Plug: Remove Mirror Drive.................................................................212
K.3.5.5 Hot Plug: Add Pool Hot Fix Drive..............................................................213
K.3.5.6 Hot Plug: Remove Pool Hot Fix Drive.......................................................215
K.3.5.7 Pool Hot Fix Access..................................................................................215
K.3.6 Array Drives........................................................................................................216
K.3.6.1 Parity Verify...............................................................................................217
K.3.6.2 Parity Recalculate.....................................................................................218
K.3.6.3 Hot Plug: Replace Drive............................................................................219
K.3.6.4 Hot Plug: Add private Hot Fix Drive..........................................................229
K.3.6.5 Hot Plug: Add Pool Hot Fix Drive..............................................................232
K.3.6.6 Hot Plug: Remove private Hot Fix Drive...................................................233

K.3.6.7 Hot Plug: Remove Pool Hot Fix Drive.......................................................234
K.3.6.8 Pool Hot Fix Access..................................................................................234
K.3.7 Save Information................................................................................................235
M. GDTSETUP IN DETAIL.................................................................................................240
M.1 The three Levels of Hierarchy in GDT Firmware.....................................................240
M.1.1 Host Drive types in RAIDYNE............................................................................241
M.2 SCSI-Devices which can be run with GDTSETUP..................................................242
M.3 Loading GDTSETUP...............................................................................................242
M.3.1 Special Keys in GDTSETUP..............................................................................243
M.4 Select Controller......................................................................................................244
M.5 Configure Controller................................................................................................245
M.6 Initializing Disks.......................................................................................................246
M.7 Setting Up Cache Drives.........................................................................................252
M.7.1 Installing a Cache drive of the Type Disk..........................................................257
M.7.2 Installing a Cache drive of the Types Chain or Stripe (*) ....................................258
M.7.3 Installing a Cache drive of the Type Mirror - RAID 1.........................................260
M.8 Configuring Host Drives ..........................................................................................265
M.8.1 Setting Up Array Drives.....................................................................................267
M.8.1.1 Enter Array Drive Name...........................................................................271
M.8.1.2 Remove Array Drive.................................................................................271
M.8.1.3 Add Hot-Fix Drive.....................................................................................272
M.8.1.4 Replace drive............................................................................................275
M.8.1.5 Parity Verify ....................................................................................................279
M.8.1.6 Notes on the configuration of RAID 4/5 host drives........................................280
M.8.2 Swap Host Drives..............................................................................................283
M.8.3 Partition Host Drive............................................................................................284
M.9 System Overview.....................................................................................................285
M.9.1 Last Status Messages of the SCSI Devices......................................................286
M.10 Leaving GDTSETUP.............................................................................................288
N. APPENDIX......................................................................................................................291
N.1 Technical Data of the GDT controller......................................................................291
N.2 Error Messages issued by the GDT controller.........................................................291

N.3 Assignment of the LED connectors.........................................................................292
N.4 Index........................................................................................................................293
FCC Compliance Statement
Information for the User
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be deter-
mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
- Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is powered.
- If necessary, consult the dealer or an experienced radio/T.V. technician for additional suggestions.
The use of a non-shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by vortex Computersysteme GmbH could void the
authority to operate the equipment.

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Chapter A
General
Information

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Chapter A - Introduction & General Information
A. Introduction
GDT Series: Hardware RAID Disk Array Controller for PCI Bus Computersystems with
FAST SCSI, Wide SCSI or Wide & Ultra SCSI I/O channnels
In order to take full advantage of modern operating systems, high performance computer
systems are needed. When assessing the performance of a computer system, the aspects
speed and security of the mass-storage subsystem are gaining increasing impo rtance.
As a result of the constantly growing acceptance of the RAID technology (Redundant Array
of Inexpensive Disks) in these computer systems, and the identification of the RAID co n-
troller as the essential part of a disk subsystem, a strong demand for suitable RAID co n-
trollers has emerged during the last years.
Since 1990, ICP-vortex has been intensively engaged in the research and development of
RAID disk controller products for the highest performance and security requirements. As a
consequence of our products outstanding performance, our expertise and continuity in
development, ICP-vortex controllers are accepted and known as top leading edge pro ducts.
With the controller products of the GDT-Series customers are offered a wide variety of
RAID controllers, suitable for the most different platforms and applications. All GDT con-
trollers are pure-bred hardware solutions. All functionality needed for the sometimes very
complex tasks is hardware-implemented on the controller. Thus, RAID becomes fully inde-
pendent of the computer system (the host) and the operating system.
Thanks to the wide operating system support and easy-to-use installation and maintenance
utilities, setting up and using high performance and fault-tolerant mass-storage subsy s-
tems for almost every purpose becomes childs play.
We would like to thank you for purchasing a GDT controller.
ICP - Intelligent Computer Peripherals ®
A.1 Product Identification
In order to meet the most various customer and system requirements, ICP-vortex offers the
GDT Series which includes a wide range of different RAID Disk Array Controllers for PC-
based PCI computer systems. The main differences between the various controller models
lie in the number of SCSI channels available (1, 2, 3 or 5), the SCSI bus technology used
(FAST, Wide, Ultra & Wide), and the kind of firmware installed (RAID 0, 1, or RAID 0, 1, 4, 5
and 10).
Upgrades are optionally available for some controllers (RAIDYNE Upgrade, ECC Option).
The following figure gives you a key to the nomenclature used for the controllers. The num-
ber 6 after GDT indicates that it is a GDT Controller for the PCI bus.

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FAST SCSI RAID Controllers
Part
Number
Part
Name
Number of FAST
SCSI channels
RAID Levels
6001 GDT6110 1 0, 1
6017 GDT6510 1 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6002 GDT6120 2 0, 1
6027 GDT6520 2 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6037 GDT6530 3 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6057 GDT6550 5 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
The GDT series of FAST SCSI RAID Controllers feature 1, 2, 3, or 5 FAST SCSI (8 Bit
parallel SCSI) RISC processors. When appropriate SCSI devices are used, a synchr o-
nous data transfer rate of up to 10MB/sec. can be achieved.
The FAST SCSI RAID Controllers are capable of controlling SCSI devices with the fo l-
lowing specifications:

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SCSI bus width Mode Synchronous data transfer rate
8 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB/sec.
16 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB/sec.
Wide SCSI RAID Controllesr
Part
Number
Part
Name
Number of Wide
SCSI channels
RAID Levels
6003 GDT6115 1 0, 1
6517 GDT6515 1 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6004 GDT6125 2 0, 1
6527 GDT6525 2 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6537 GDT6535 3 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6557 GDT6555 5 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6558 GDT6555-ECC 5 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
The GDT Series of Wide SCSI RAID Controllers feature 1, 2, 3, or 5 Wide SCSI (16 Bit
parallel SCSI) RISC processors. When appropriate SCSI devices are used, a synchr o-
nous data transfer rate of up to 20MB/sec. can be achieved. The Wide SCSI RAID Co n-
trollers are capable of controlling SCSI devices with the following specifications:
SCSI bus width Mode Synchronous data transfer rate
8 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB/sec.
16 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB/sec.
16 Bit, wide Fast 20 MB/sec.
Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controllers
Part
Number
Part
Name
Number of Wide &
Ultra SCSI channels
RAID Levels
6005 GDT6117 1 0, 1
6717 GDT6517 1 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6006 GDT6127 2 0, 1
6727 GDT6527 2 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6737 GDT6537 3 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6757 GDT6557 5 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
6758 GDT6557-ECC 5 0, 1, 4, 5, 10
The GDT Series of Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controllers feature 1, 2, 3, or 5 Wide & U l-
tra SCSI (16 Bit parallel SCSI) RISC processors. When appropriate SCSI devices are
used, a synchronous data transfer rate of up to 40MB/sec. can be achieved.
The Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controllers are capable of controlling SCSI devices with
the following specifications:

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SCSI bus width Mode Synchronous data transfer rate
8 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB/sec.
8 Bit, narrow Fast-20, Ultra 20 MB/sec.
16 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB/sec.
16 Bit, wide Fast 20 MB/sec.
16 Bit, wide Fast-20, Ultra 40 MB/sec.
A.1.1 Available RAIDYNE Upgrades
The GDT6110 can easily be upgraded to a GDT6510. Order the RAIDYNE Upgrade with part
no. 8710.
The GDT6120 can easily be upgraded to a GDT6520. Order the RAIDYNE Upgrade with part
no. 8720.
The GDT6115, GDT6117, GDT6125, and GDT6127 can easily be upgraded to a GDT6515,
GDT6517, GDT6525, and GDT6527. Order the RAIDYNE Upgrade with part no. 8730.
A.1.2 Key Features of the GDT-Series Controllers
99Hardware RAID Controller with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 4, RAID 5 and RAID10
Disk Ararys on controller level, completely independent of the computer sys-
tem and the operating system. Hot-Plug, Hot-Fix Drives.
99Advanced Multi-Processor RISC Technology.
99On-Board 32 Bit RISC CPU. Completely off-loads the host CPU.
991, 2, 3, or 5 FAST SCSI, Wide SCSI or Wide & Ultra SCSI channels with third
generation 32 SCSI RISC processors and an active, software-switchable termi-
nation. On the Wide SCSI and Wide & Ultra SCSI controllers, the Low-Byte and
High-Byte termination can be switched separately.
99For each channel, the 1, 2, and 3 channel Wide SCSI and Wide & Ultra SCSI
controllers provide both of the following connectors:
- a standard 50 pin header for 8 Bit SCSI cables and
- a standard 68 pin receptacle for 16 Bit SCSI cables.
This saves you money because no expensive adapters are needed.
99On-Board RAID Co-Processor for XOR Operation.
99Can control up to 35 SCSI-devices (7 per channel). Hard disks, Removable
hard disks, CD-ROMs, MODs, DAT-drives, streamers, etc.
99Full SCSI-1, SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 protocol support.
99Synchronous data transfer rate per SCSI channel:
FAST SCSI RAID Controller: Up to 10MB/sec.
Wide SCSI RAID Controller: Up to 20MB/sec.
Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controller: Up to 40MB/sec.
99Cache RAM:
FAST SCSI RAID Controller: 2MB (GDT6110, only) to 32MB

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Wide SCSI RAID Controller: 2MB (GDT6115, only) to 64MB.
Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controller: 2MB (GDT6117, only) to 64MB.
One standard 72 PIN, 32 Bit or 36 Bit PS/2 SIMM, automatic Cache RAM dete c-
tion.
99Optional ECC Support for a single IBM ECC SIMM, available for the 5 channel
Wide and Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controllers.
99Intelligent multi-level cache-algorithm with adaptive delayed write and read
ahead functions. This ensures an optimized cache for various load profiles and
system requirements.
99Supports an Intelligent Fault Bus on all SCSI channels and the new SAF-TE (SCSI
Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosures) standard.
99On-Board PCI 2.x compatible BIOS (Plug & Play).
99BIOS and Firmware in Flash-RAM. Easy update through floppy disk or BBS-
download.
99Full Scatter und Gather support.
99GDTMON. Monitor program for the diagnosis (remote, too) of GDT controllers
& disk arrays. Tool allows you to optimize existing configurations.
99Drivers for MS-DOS, Novell NetWare, SCO UNIX V/386, Interactive UNIX,
UnixWare, Linux, Windows NT, Windows 95 and OS/2. ASPI-Managers for DOS,
Windows and Novell NetWare
99SNMP and MHS support for Novell NetWare.

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A.2 Copyrights, Patents
The product ICP GDT is protected under international copyright laws and agreements. No
part of this product or the manual, or parts of the manual may be reproduced in any form,
physical, electronic, photographic, or otherwise, without the expressed written consent of
vortex Computersysteme GmbH.
For this product a patent is registered at the Deutsches Patentamt in Munich with the offi-
cial reference no. 4121974.
All special names and trademarks of manufacturers quoted in this manual are protected by
copyright.
ICP - Intelligent Computer Peripherals® and RAIDYNE®, are registered trademarks of
vortex Computersysteme.
ICP-vortex is member of the RAID Advisory Board, the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG)
and the I2O Special Interest Group(I2O SIG):
vortex Computersysteme GmbH
Productline ICP - Intelligent Computer Peripherals ®
Falterstraße 51-53
74223 Flein - Germany
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
BBS: [phone] (24h; 19200, 8N1)
E-Mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.vortex.de

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A.3 Software License Agreement
Please read this user agreement before opening the disk packaging and before starting to
use the programs. Each loading of a program covered by this license agreement, each
transmission within any existing network to another computer, as well as each copy on a
mass storage system, regardless of what kind (floppy disk, hard disk etc.), represents a d u-
plication of the program according to copyright regulations. Duplication is permitted only
with the authorization of vortex Computersysteme GmbH.
This authorization will be granted only on the condition that the Software License Agre e-
ment stated hereafter is observed.
By opening the disk packaging you expressly acknowledge the Software License
Agreement of vortex.
1. You are authorised to use the software contained on the enclosed disks, CD-ROMs
and EPROMs/Flash-RAMs on a single computer system only. The restriction to this
one computer system also applies if the disk packaging contains a double set of soft-
ware, for example one set of 3.5" floppy disks and a CD-ROM. It is further valid if the
package contains several versions of software adapted to different operating systems.
A multi-utilization of the software is only permitted when a multiuser license has
been purchased. The number of further computer systems authorized for usage under
a multiuser license is evident from and limited by that license.
2. It is permitted to produce one single copy disk of the software for back-up purposes
only. Furthermore, it is permitted to copy the software onto the hard disk of one sin-
gle computer. It is not permitted to duplicate the contents of the EPROMs and/or
Flash-RAMs on the GDT controller.
3. The permanent conferring (by sale or donation) of the software is permitted. The new
proprietor must be registered with vortex and must assume all rights and obligations
resulting from this Software license agreement. Each and any other kind of transfer,
especially leasing, is not permitted. Copies made by the first user for security reasons
must be destroyed upon transfer.
4. It is forbidden to change the software in its functions or its appearance (especially
trade mark, firm name and copyright reference) or to edit it in any other way. Neither
is it permitted to decompile or disassemble the software.
5. The enclosed software has been carefully copied on floppy disks and/or CD-ROM(s)
by vortex. However, if the floppy disks and/or CD-ROM(s) should prove to be faulty,
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6. vortex makes no warranties, express or implied, including without limitation the i m-
plied warranties of merchantability, functionality and fitness for a particular purpose.
In particular, vortex is not liable to you for any consequential, incidental or indirect
damage arising out of the use of this product.
7. This agreement is subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Place of
jurisdiction for both parties is the domicile of vortex Computersysteme GmbH.

20 Chapter A - GDT User's Manual
A.4 General Information
The GDT controller should be installed by an authorised ICP-vortex distributor. Precond i-
tion for the safe installation is an antistatic work place (earthed mat on the table with wrist
bands connected to an earth). ICP-vortex does not take any responsibility for damage aris-
ing out of improper installation. This manual contains all the information available at the
time it was written. Errors and/or incomplete information are possible. We are grateful for
any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Additional information may be found in the i n-
formation file "README.GBR" on the enclosed System Disk "DOS". Besides up-to-date
information, this file also contains a list of all programs on the ICP-vortex System Disks.
The contents of the file README.GBR must be read before the GDT controller is
used for the first time. Output is possible on printer or screen.
This User's Manual explains the installation and the operation of the vortex GDT control-
ler. For information on the use of the computer system and its operating system, please
refer to the according system manuals. A short list of recommended literature can be found
in the appendix of this manual.
A.4.1 Unpacking the GDT controller
Open the show box and take out the GDT controller (leaving it in its antistatic bag), the disk
package and this manual.
WARNING: Never take the GDT PCB out of the antistatic bag unless this is done on an
antistatic work place, and with the person handling the GDT controller secured with
wrist bands against electrostatic charge. If these instructions are not observed, the
CMOS components on the GDT controller may be damaged or destroyed.
Store the show box in a safe and dry place.
A.4.2 Contents
The following items are delivered with the GDT controller:
1. GDT controller in a sealed antistatic bag.
2. Sealed GDT disk package with driver and installation disks.
3. This User's Manual.
A.4.3 Contents of the GDT System Disks
A list of the files delivered with GDT can be found in the file README.GBR on the en-
closed GDT System Disk "DOS". The contents of this file can be viewed on screen or output
on your printer. You should not use the GDT System Disks as your working disks. Use an
appropriate utility program (for ex. DISKCOPY of MS-DOS) to make functio nal copies of all
system disks (please observe the software license agreement). Store your original system
disks in a safe and dry place.
A.4.4 Before you start
In order to avoid damage caused by improper or faulty usage or handling, we strongly rec-
ommend reading this manual carefully before the installation or the first operation.