First post, by vetz
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I have a Toshiba XM-3401B CD-ROM drive which had trouble reading CD-R media. It was very unstable and I would get random read errors. I thought there were a problem with it. The CD test on DUNE CD release was a sure fail.
In my 386 I had a Adaptec AHA-1540B, but upgraded to AHA-1542C. The C version have a BIOS which is incompatible with the Zenith 386-20, as you only get "Timeout failure during scsi inquiry command" on boot. While trying to troubleshoot this problem I was searching around for a new upgraded BIOS for the AHA-1540C/1542C but to no availability. That was untill I went on archive.org and looked on adaptec.com's website from 1997 and noticed there were indeed a BIOS 1.02 (I had 1.01 on my card). I updated and unfortunately it didn't fix the boot issue. I then noticed the text for v1.02 which says "Includes synchronous and fast synchronous support for Toshiba XM-3401B CD-ROM drive.". This did indeed fix the issue on the Toshiba in the machine I had it installed in.
Posting this information and attaching the files/BIOS'es for all 15XX cards as they are quite hard to find.
Drivers
General
File: 154X_JM.PDF
Date: 03/20/97
Size: 4,333
Description: Jumper Settings for the AHA-154xB in PDF format
File: !ADP0100.CFG
Date:11/16/93
Size: 19,200
Description: EISA configuration file for AHA-1540/42B
File: 1542CCFG.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 74,649
Description: ASWC154 v2.01, AHA-154xC & AHA-154xCF configuration utility
File: 154CPCFG.EXE
Date: 08/02/95
Size: 12,543
Description: Executable version of the AHA-154xCP SCSIselect configuration utility
File: 154XQ&A.TXT;
Date: 09/09/94
Size: 3,111
Description: Common question and answers for the AHA-154x SCSI controller
File: BUSTIFIX.EXE
Date: 08/31/94
Size: 17,351
Description: Bus on/bus off timing fix for AHA-154xA and AHA-154xB
Bus on/off fix for AHA-154xA or AHA-154xB cards only. For the AHA-154xC or AHA-154xCF, use 1542CCFG.EXE (which contains C_CONFIG.EXE or CFCONFIG.EXE).
Windows 95
File: WIN95MPD.EXE Updated
Date: 08/08/97
Size: 91,016
Description: EZ-SCSI v4.01 Windows 95 drivers for the Adaptec AHA-151x/152x, AIC 6260/6360/6365/6370, APA-14xx, AHA-154x, AHA-2940, AHA-3940, AHA-2920/A and AIC-78x0.
BIOS/Microcode
File: A154X.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 31,705
Description: AHA-154xA BIOS and Microcode
File: B154X.EXE
Date: 10/06/94
Size: 32,095
Description: AHA-154xB BIOS and Microcode, v3.10
File: B154X334.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 33,211
Description: AHA-154xB BIOS and Microcode for alt. boot address 334h, v3.20ALT
Supports DOS hard drives > 1 Gb for DOS 5.0+ with jumper J6 pin 2.
File: B154XG.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 33,183
Description: AHA-154xB BIOS and Microcode for > 1 Gb support (DOS 5.0+ only)
This is the latest code for the AHA-154cB in any operating system. For DOS support of hard drives > 1 Gb, you will need to jumper J6 pin 2.
File: B154XGT.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 33,170
Description: AHA-154xB BIOS and Microcode with extended timeout
Supports DOS (5.0+) hard drives > 1 Gb.
This BIOS is only needed for hard drives that have an extended spinup duration.
File: C154X.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 42,760
Description: AHA-154xC BIOS and Microcode, v1.02
Added support for Hewlett-Packard 1300T Magneto-Optical drive.
Includes synchronous and fast synchronous support for Toshiba XM-3401B CD-ROM drive.
File: CF154X.EXE
Date: 08/08/95
Size: 49,654
Description: AHA-154xCF BIOS and Microcode, v2.10
OS/2
File: AHA154X.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 31,252
Description: OS/2 v2.x driver for AHA-154x
Novell
File: NW215.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 41,105
Description: Drivers for all supported Adaptec SCSI host adapters in Novell NetWare v2.15. Supports AHA-154x, AHA-1640, AHA-1520, and AHA-1510
File: NW22.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 41,422
Description: Drivers for Novell all supported Adaptec SCSI host adapters in NetWare v2.2. Supports AHA-154x, AHA-1640, AHA-1520, and AHA-1510
File: NW30.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 23,376
Description: Drivers for all supported Adaptec SCSI host adapters in Novell NetWare 3.0. Supports AHA-1540, AHA-1640, AHA-1740 and AHA-1520
File: NW310.EXE
Date: 09/28/94
Size: 61,759
Description: Drivers for all supported Adaptec SCSI host adapters in Novell NetWare v3.10. Supports AHA-1540, AHA-1640, AHA-1740 and AHA-1520
File: NW31X.EXE Updated
Date: 08/08/97
Size: 183,923
Description: Drivers for all supported Adaptec SCSI host adapters in Novell NetWare v3.1x. Supports AHA-1510, AHA-1520 AHA-1540, AHA-1640, AHA-1740, AHA-274x, AHA-284x, AHA-2940, AHA-3940, and AHA-3980
File: NW4X.EXE Updated
Date: 08/08/97
Size: 248,437
Description: Drivers for all supported Adaptec SCSI host adapters in Novell NetWare v4.x. Supports AHA-1510, AHA-1520 AHA-1540, AHA-1640, AHA-1740, AHA-274x, AHA-284x, AHA-2940, AHA-3940, andAHA-3980
