WINASPI v4.71 Alpha 1
Release Notes
May 7, 2002
ASPI provides a pass-through interface between the two main components of a software driver: a manger that is written to specific host adapter hardware and a device module or application that is tailored to particular peripheral. SCSI device driver modules and applications submit I/O requests to the host adapter, independent of the SCSI host adapter type. An ASPI manager handles and manages multiple I/O requests from multiple ASPI device driver modules or applications.
The ASPI manager is operating system- and hardware-dependent, written to control a particular host adapter or host adapter family. An ASPI device driver module or application is hardware-independent and will work with any host adapter and ASPI manager combination.
You should read the "readme.txt' file in the working directory. It has the late breaking information that is not documented elsewhere.
The ASPI32 and the ASPIINST manual are in PDF format. You'll need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to read it. Direct your Web Browser to http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
And download a copy if you don't already have one. If you don't have Internet access, contact Adobe at
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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San Jose, California 95110-2704 USA
Tel: 408-536-6000
Contents
WNASPI46.DL_
APIX46.VX_
WNASPI32.DL_
ASPI32.SY_
WINASPI.DL_
WOWPOST.EX_
WNASPI2K.DL_
ASPI2K.SY_
ASPIXP.SYS
WNASPIXP.DLL
ASPI64.SYS
WNASPI64.DLL
ASPICHK.EXE
ASPIINST.EXE
INSTALL.BAT
REG_XP.EXE
RELNOTES.DOC
README.TXT
DOCS
ASPI32
ASPIINST
INCLUDE
SCSIDEFS.INC
SCSIDEFS.H
SRB32.H
SRBMN.H
Special Notes
Adaptec does not provide programming support for the APSI layer. It is assumed that you have a solid understanding of system level programming and are familiar at least with device you wish to control.
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