Novell and Adaptec SCSI cards
A Novell NetWare Server requires 2 MB of RAM per CD-ROM for caching purposes. Remember to take into account the amount of RAM being used by other NLMs when calculating the amount available RAM.

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Novell NetWare 4.x /IntranetWare Server
New Servers
Novell 4.x/IntranetWare automatically detects installed hardware and selects drivers during the original system installation on the server. The INSTALL utility displays drivers for the Adaptec card and will allow you to delete, modify, or select the driver and also to add additional drivers if necessary.

Existing Servers
If you are adding the Adaptec card to an existing server, the installed card must have no address conflicts and the SYS: volume must be mounted before the drivers can be loaded.

To add drivers to the STARTUP.NCF file type LOAD INSTALL at the console prompt.

1. Select DRIVER OPTIONS from the menu.
2. Select CONFIGURE DISK/STORAGE DEVICE DRIVERS from the menu.
3. Select LOAD ADDITIONAL DRIVER from the menu.
4. Scroll to AHA1540.DSK, highlight and press <Enter>
5. Scroll to ASPICD.DSK, highlight and press <Enter>

To manually load drivers type at the console prompt:

1. LOAD AHA1540.DSK <Enter>
2. LOAD ASPICD.DSK <Enter>
3. LOAD NWPA.NLM <Enter>
4. LOAD CDROM.NLM <Enter>

Novell NetWare 3.12 Server
As with the 4x/IntranetWare server, drivers for the 3.12 server may be loaded using two different methods.

To add drivers to the STARTUP.NCF using the INSTALL.NLM:

1. Type LOAD INSTALL <Enter> at the console prompt.
2. Select DISK OPTIONS from the menu.
3. Follow the menu options to load the AHA1542.DSK, ASPICD.DSK, NPA312.NLM, and CDROM.NLM.

To manually load drivers at the console prompt type:

1. LOAD AHA1542.DSK <Enter>
2. LOAD ASPICD.DSK <Enter>
3. LOAD AFTER311.NLM <Enter>
4. LOAD CDROM.NLM <Enter>

Novell NetWare 2.2, 3.0, 3.1, and 3.11 Server
These versions of NetWare cannot access CD-ROM towers across the network. Additional drivers are necessary. A third party software package or an upgrade to NetWare 3.12 or higher is needed. Contact Academy Computer Services for further details.

Mounting CD-ROMs as NetWare Volumes
Novell NetWare 3.12
After the CDROM.NLM has been loaded there are several commands that aid in the mounting of a CD-ROM as a volume.

CD DEVICE LIST will list all the volume names and/or device numbers for the CD drives. If no name appears, unload and reload CDROM.NLM.
CD VOLUME LIST will list all CDs currently mounted as volumes.
CD CHANGE [name] will dismount a volume, and allow the media to be changed. Be sure to wait for full spin-up before mounting the new media, or the CD will not mount correctly.

To mount the CD as a volume at the console prompt type CD MOUNT [name] or CD MOUNT [device]. It may take several minutes to mount the volume, depending on the speed of the server. If further assistance in needed type HELP MOUNT at the console prompt.

Novell NetWare 4.x
To mount volumes using the MONITOR.NLM:

1. Type LOAD MONITOR at the console prompt.
2. Select the AVAILABLE OPTIONS menu.
3. Select DISK INFORMATION.
4. Select MOUNT REMOVABLE MEDIA DEVICE.

In NetWare 4.x a string of error messages and beeps may be seen/heard as the CD-ROM mounts. Ignore them. According to Novell Engineering "These warnings are cosmetic. The operating system expects to be able to write to a volume; however, in the case of a CD-ROM, it obviously can't….[We] are working on a solution."