ASPI Drivers

[Hipster Doofus]

OK I have loaded the driver now where do I go to see the version that is installed? I ain't got a clue.

 

[dreamliner77]

check adaptec's site for a program called aspichk32. It should tell you about what you have installed

or just download Nero's aspi layer and throw it in your win32 dir.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

O right. I already have that checker. Forgot about it. Thought it would be on the system somewhere. Thanx.

 

[dreamliner77]

no problem. no charge this time

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Doesn't make sense to me. With xp I think only two files get installed. It is working OK.....well it hasn't given me any grief but the checker says it is not installed properly.

 

[dreamliner77]

Check this link: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/frcaspi.cfm

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Before starting this thread I did a forum search & found this page. I downloaded 'force aspi' & everything else there. I'll run that & see what it does........later today.

[edit] I won't run it. Just as I hit submit I remembered they are 4.60. I have 4.71.

I'll do that google.

[edit edit] OK I'll forget google & hit that link instead.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Followed the link & found that I already downloaded the file. I think it still has the older driver. Might try & see if I can get 4.71 in there some how. Thanx for the help. Will keep trying to sort it out.

 

[dreamliner77]

4.60 is generally considered the better ASPI layer. Newer is not always better.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Yeah I've only tried the later driver. It works OK it's just that stupid checker that says it not..............but it is.

 

[Gus K]

With xp I think only two files get installed. It is working OK....

You only need the first and last files, the two in the middle don't apply. And for XP I would go for at least 4.70. No need for ForceASPI, Apaptec now allows use of it's ASPI for anyone, might as well get it from the source..

Was there a specific reason you need an additional ASPI layer?

 

[Hipster Doofus]

I went back to 4.6. Heard some horror stories about 4.7 with xp but I found it OK. I'm trying a new burning program, burnatonce. Great little program. Freeware of course.

 

[RogerPhillis]

Have the same problem as Hipster , run Aspichk and you get an error message on installation of aspi files.
Have tried to run a program from Grc .com that relies on Aspi layer to check the performance of zip discs.
Neither Aspi 4.60 or 4.71/2 have initialled on XP correctly, to allow recognition of the zip drive on this program.
Even forcing them makes no diff.

Worked fine in Win 98

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Did you use Force ASPI? If so in the folder you will find 'killaspi.bat'. Try running that to remove aspi, reboot, then run 'instaspi.bat' to install 4.6.