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where the problem is located.
1. GUEST attempts to load the ASPI managers and looks for an adapter
and drive to support. If no information is displayed, verify the ASPI
managers are located in the \ZIPTOOLS directory or on the Windows/DOS
Install diskette.
2. When the ASPI manager attempts to load, it will display
information about the adapter and any devices attached to it. If the
ASPI manager finds no adapter, this may indicate conflict in the a
port address or IRQ. Verify that both the port address and IRQ
settings on the adapter board are set to unused settings.
3. If the ASPI manager finds the adapter but not the attached devices,
this generally indicates a connection problem. Check all cable
connections for the Zip drive and any other devices and make sure they
are straight and secure. Tighten all connector screws completely.
Known Problems and Solutions
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GUEST Locks up when Loading
If GUEST locks up when loading or if drive C: no longer accessible,
are you booting from a SCSI adapter? If you are booting your machine
from a SCSI adapter, and GUEST hangs the system when it tries to load,
the ASPI manager for the SCSI adapter needs to be loaded in the
CONFIG.SYS file.
For Example:
DEVICE=C:\SCSI\ASPI2DOS.SYS
-- ASPI manager for the Adaptec 1520
After rebooting with the SCSI ASPI manager loaded, rerun SETUP or
GUEST.
GUEST Locks up the System
If GUEST locks up the system when it is loading from either the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file or the MS-DOS prompt, GUEST might be scanning for
different SCSI adapters from the one you are using. To solve the
problem, edit the GUEST.INI file and insert a semicolon (;) as the
first character in the lines containing ASPI managers that are not
being used. (This makes the software treat these lines as remarks.)
The GUEST.EXE program uses the GUEST.INI file to load ASPI managers.
Below is the default GUEST.INI file:
[----Scan for existing ASPI managers---]
SCAN=ON
[----Load ASPI managers----]
ASPI=ASPIPPA3.SYS SCAN /INFO SL360=NO SMC=NO
ASPI=ASPI1616.SYS SCAN /INFO
ASPI=ASPIPC16.SYS SCAN /INFO
ASPI=ASPIPC8.SYS SCAN /INFO
ASPI=ASPIPC2.SYS SCAN /INFO
ASPI=ASPIPC4.SYS SCAN /INFO
If you are running the Zip drive from the Zip Zoom accelerator you
will need to insert a semicolon (;) in front of all other ASPI
managers, except the ASPIPC16.SYS manager that controls the Zip Zoom
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