PCM-3115 PCMCIA Module (2 slots)
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1. 5 in the CardSoft user s guide Configuration of the LAN card s client driver fails Please refer to the sections Using CSALLOC Ch 2 and Customizing Your System Ch 5 in the CardSoft user s guide Check to see if there is a system resource for the client driver to configure your LAN card Other cards Refer to the instructions provided for trouble shooting of LAN cards NOTE For those who need special utilities for Reading Writing memory cards SRAM or FLASH or more information about booting from memory cards please refer to the README TXT file located in the Utility subdirectory on the supplied diskette 4 PCM 3115 User s Manual2. LAN cards If your LAN card was recognized but not properly configured single low tone beep you may use a client driver to configure your LAN card Consult the vendor s driver guide for instructions on how to configure When your LAN card has been configured two beeps from the CardSoft directory type CARDINFO V and press lt Enter gt A list similar to the following will be displayed Slot 0 Card Information Card Type Ethernet Manufacturer lt Vendor Name gt Product Name lt Vendor Product Name gt Configuration Info necessary for running Network software Configuring client handle is A65C Memory 1 O interface Vcc 50 Vpp1 50 Vpp2 50 Config base 0100 Config value Option value 60 Status value 00 Copy value 00 First I O range 300 30F 8 bit Second I O range 310 31F 16 bit Assigned IRQ is 5 enabled After being configured your LAN card functions like an ISA Bus LAN adapter with a specified I O range and IRQ set by jumper In the above example your Ethernet card is configured with two I O ranges 300 30F amp 310 31F and an IRQ setting of 5 The I O range and IRQ assignment of your network software must agree with these configurations or it will not function properly Using FAX MODEM cards Confirm that your FAX MODEM card was recognized and properly configured two beeps From the CardSoft directory type CARDINFO V and press lt Enter gt A list similar to the following will be displayed S
3. low tone it indicates that the card will not work Please refer to Trouble Shooting for further assistance When you remove a card you should hear a high tone followed by a medium tone This indicates that CardSoft has recognized the removal of the card PCM 3115 User s Manual Using ATA cards letters are reserved to specify ATA cards You can find out which letters have been reserved for your ATA cards by using CARDINFO To do so insert the ATA card into a PCMCIA slot Then from the C cardsoft directory type CARDINFO V and press lt Enter gt A list similar to the following will be displayed Slot 0 Card Information Card Type ATA Disk Drive D brive letter is listed here Manufacturer lt Vendor Name gt Product Name lt Vendor Product Name gt If necessary you can use the DOS FORMAT command to format your ATA cards All standard DOS commands will work with your ATA cards Using SRAM cards At system startup a series of messages scroll across the screen as different software and hardware drivers are automatically installed One of these messages tells you which drive letter is the first that will be assigned to your SRAM cards You can press the PAUSE key to stop the messages from scrolling To continue the system startup press the PRINT SCREEN key Press the PAUSE and PRINT SCREEN keys alternately until you see the following message Microsoft CardDRV for CardSoft Card Services Version 0 01 08 26 April 19
4. may not need the additional information provided in these files they are provided for easy reference should the need arise Installation for Window s 95 Window s 95 contains built in support for this PCMCIA Card Drive and does not require the supplied driver diskette The hardware still needs to be properly configured following installation Follow the steps below once you have entered the Windows 95 environment 1 At START SETTINGS CONTROL PANEL double click on ADD NEW HARDWARE An Add New Hardware window will be displayed 2 Double click on the PCMCIA socket A Manufactur er s amp Model window will be displayed Double click on PCIC or Compatible PCMCIA controller A Resource type and Setting window will be displayed 3 Click on Next and then click Finish A System Settings Change window will appear 4 Click Yes to reboot Windows 95 Installation is finished Using PC cards This section describes how to use your PC cards for DOS and Windows 3 1x For Windows 95 please refer to the Windows 95 User s manual Before Using PC Cards Before using your PC Card you should verify the installation Follow these steps to verify card setup Verify your CONFIG SYS file After software installation your CONFIG SYS file will include command lines shown at right Lines 5 to 9 and 12 to 13 are included only when the supplied software disk contains optional Flash File System II FFS2 or FTL To use a Flash card FFS2
5. or FTL is required DEVICE C Cardsoft SSVADEM EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft CS EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft CSALLOC DEVICE C Cardsoft ATADRV EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft MTAA EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft MTAB EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft MTI1 EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft MTl2P EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft MTATM EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft MTSRAM EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft MTDDRV EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft SSMSFLSH SYS DEVICE C Cardsoft FTL EXE DEVICE C Cardsoft CARDID EXE Make Certain CardSoft has been loaded successfully After verifying the CONFIG SYS file reboot the system Verify that there are no errors due to loading the drivers Check System Resources A CSALLOC Utility scans the system for available memory MEM I O ports IOP and Interrupt Request Lines IRQ To check for available resources type CSALLOC d at the DOS prompt and press lt Enter gt A list similar to the following will be displayed MEM D000 DFFF 10 108 1EF 1F8 377 380 3EF 970 977 B70 B77 IRQ 3 5 A C E F None of the 3 lines above can be absent Card Insertion and System Beeps When you insert a card your system emits a beep code to let you know whether or not the CardSoft software was successful in recognizing and configuring the card The beep codes are as follows Medium tone followed by high tone beep The PC card was recognized and properly configured when inserted Single low tone beep The PC card was recognized but not successfully configured when inserted When you hear a single
6. warning screen similar o the one shown below will appear The appropriate DEVICE line changes for your memory manager will be displayed on the screen The CardSoft 3 1 Install Utility has detected the presence of the EMM386 memory manager In order for CardSoft 3 1 to function properly certain ranges of memory need to be excluded from this memory manager If you wish to ensure proper functionality of the CardSoft 3 1 drivers we suggest you add the switch X D000 DFFF After this installation is complete please edit the line in your CONFIG SYS file to appear as below Device C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X D000 DFFF Press ESC to quit any other key to continue If you see a screen similar to the one on the lower right of page one write down the displayed DEVICE line When the installation has completed remember to change the setting in your CONFIG SYS file to match the line displayed on the screen To edit or display your CONFIG SYS file type the command Edit CONFIG SYS at the DOS prompt If you are using EMM386 memory manager look for a line similar to the following if you do not see any line similar to that below you are not using EMM386 on your system device emm386 exe To exclude the address range DO00 DFFF change this line as shown below device emm386 exe noems x d000 dfff y F h h m y T Q gt 2 D N va mh PC 104 and the PC 104 logo are trademarks of the PC 1
7. 04 Consortium Part no 2006115002 3rd Edition Printed in Taiwan April 1997 If you are using a memory manager other than those listed refer to the manual the you received with the memory manager for instructions on how to exclude an address range The installation procedures are as follows 1 Start your computer Insert the CardSoft diskette into drive A or drive B 2 If you are a Windows user start the Windows program Select File and the Run Type A Install or B Install when asked for a file name and press lt Enter gt If you are a dos user type Install at the appropriate DOS prompt A or BA 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen If you have questions regarding the installation procedure refer to the CardSoft User s Guide in the supplied diskette for assistance 4 If you are a Window s user you will likely want to install CardView after the CardSoft installation To install CardView select File and Run from the main menu of the program manager Type A Setup or B Setup when prompted to enter a filename When the CardView program appears follow the on screen instructions Additional software documentation is provided in three files located in the DOC directory CSUG DOC EXE CardSoft User s Guide CVUG DOC EXE CardView User s Guide CSTR DOC EXE CardSoft Technical Reference The above files will be decompressed to Windows Word format files when executed from within the DOS environment While
8. 94 Copyright C Microsoft Corporation 1989 1993 All rights reserved Card Services Interface Copyright 1993 1994 SystemSoft Corp Alll rights reserved The Device Driver system installed 02 drive s D E In the above example drives D and E are already installed in the system Drive letter F is reserved for slot 0 and drive letter G is reserved for slot 1 If necessary you can use these drive letters and the DOS FORMAT command to format your SRAM cards For Windows95 environment please add DDEVICE C WINDOWS SYSTEM CSMAPPER SYS DEVICE C WINDOWS SYSTEM CARDDRV EXE to CONFIG SYS Windows95 Using FLASH cards For using Flash cards an optional Flash File System II or FTL is required Refer to the section Before Using PC cards Verify your CONFIG SYS file in this user s guide The drive letters assigned to Flash cards are the same as those reserved for SRAM cards To format your Flash cards run the utility MCFORMAT A function manual will be displayed The Erase and Create and Format functions should be the only functions required First erase and then format For Intel compatible Flash cards formatted as FTL all DOS commands will work with the PCM 3115 For Windows95 environment please formatted as FFS2 and add DEVICE C WINDOWS SYSTEM CSMAPPER SYS DEVICE C WINDOWS SYSTEM CARDDRV EXE DEVICE C WINDOWS SYSTEM SSMSFLSH SYS to CONFIG SYS Windows95 copy SSMSFLSH SYS PCMCIA Software Drive to C WINDOWS SYSTEM Using
9. EL Flash memory FAX MODEM card 2 beeps no configured COM port There may be four resident COM ports in your PC Consult your PC s user manual for instructions on disabling a COM port 2 beeps no configured IRQ Please refer to the section Using CSALLOC in chapter 2 of the CardSoft user s guide 2 beeps configuration settings don t suit software Please refer to the sections Using CSALLOC and Using the Configuration Utility in chapter 2 of the CardSoft user s guide 2 beeps configuration settings suit software but software does not function properly The current configuration may conflict with other devices being used by your PC Please refer to the sections Using CSALLOC Ch 2 and Customizing Your System Ch 5 in the CardSoft user s guide 1 beep Your Fax Modem card is defective or CardSoft is not correctly installed Refer to the section Before Using PC cards in this user s guide LAN card 2 beeps no configured I O range or IRQ setting Please refer to Using CSALLOC in chapter 2 of the CardSoft user s guide 2 beeps configuration settings don t suit software Please refer to Using CSALLOC Ch 2 and Customizing Your System Ch 5 of the CardSoft user s guide 2 beeps configuration settings suit software but software does not function properly The current configuration may conflict with other devices being used by your PC Please refer to the sections Using CSALLOC Ch 2 and Customizing Your System Ch
10. PCM 3115 PCMCIA Module 2 slots Hardware Installation Jumper Setting There are two slots on a single PCMCIA card drive You may install one to four PCMCIA card drives in your PC If more than one card is installed jumpers need to be set accordingly These jumpers JP1 and JP2 are shown on the Host Interface Adapter in figure 1 The Jumper settings are shown in table 1 Table 1 Jumper Setting PCMCIA Card Drive AES The 1st PCMCIA Card Drive 0 1 Default ria mil LIKA The 2nd PCMCIA Card Drive The 3rd PCMCIA Card Drive The 4th PCMCIA Card Drive Figure 1 Location of Jumpers o o HTP amp JP2 inna o f Active LED Battery Low LED JP3 Pin Assignment eee eee ele e Fe a ca Enable Disable Boot ROM 15 16 JP3 I Oo Disable Default S Short O Open Software Installation The PCMCIA Card Drive includes a DOS PCMCIA services software library CardSoft manufactured by SystemSoft It also comes with CardView a PCMCIA control and maintenance utility for Microsoft Windows It works side by side with CardSoft allowing you to configure and control your PCMCIA cards easily while in Windows These functions are supported under Windows 95 without CardSoft and CardView Note Install card drive before installing software Installation for DOS and Windows 3 1x During the installation procedure if one of the following memory managers is detected a
11. lot 0 Card Information Card Type Modem COM3 Manufacturer lt Vendor Name gt Product Name lt Vendor Product Name gt Configuration Info Configuring client handle is A5B7 Memory 1 O interface Vcc 50 Vpp1 50 Vpp2 50 Config base 0100 Config value Option value 62 Status value 08 V O range 3E8 3EF 8 bit Assigned IRQ is 5 enabled In the example above your Fax Modem card is configured to COM 3 and IRQ 5 The COM port and IRQ assignment of your communication software such as Bit COM etc must agree with this configuration in order for the device to function properly Normally your PC has resident COM ports and IRQ for devices such as a mouse The standard configurations are COM1 IRQ4 and COM2 IRQ3 CardSoft avoids configuring your Fax Modem to these settings so as to avoid conflicts with other devices PCM 3115 User s Manual Trouble Shooting Installation If you see a window like that below during installation the installation has failed This screen will appear if the Host Interface adapter is not correctly installed the jumper setting is not a default value the default value I O address is used by another adapter card or your Host nterface adapter is defective Intel 82365SL Socket Services Databook Socket Services Cirrus Socket Services Vadem Socket Services VLSI Socket Services Intel 82365LP Socket Services IBM 720 Socket Services VIA VT83C465 469 Socket Services Not In
12. stall Socket Services During system bootup if you see the following message there is a conflict with software other than CardSoft or the Host Interface adapter is defective Installation failed VT83C469 PCMCIA adapter not found ATA card 2 beeps DIR error Your ATA card may not have been formatted Please format now 2 beeps can t format Your ATA card may not have been partitioned Use the ATAINIT command from the CardSoft DIR For more information refer to Ch 3 of the CardSoft user s guide 2 beeps can t partition Your ATA card may be defective 1 beep CardSoft does not support your ATA card or your ATA card is defective SRAM card 2 beeps DIR error Your SRAM card may not have been formatted or the CardSoft installation is incorrect 2 beeps can t format Your SRAM card is defective or the CardSoft installation is incorrect 1 beep Your SRAM card is defective or the CardSoft installation is incorrect FLASH card 2 beeps DIR error Your FLASH card may not have been formatted or the CardSoft installation is incorrect 2 beeps can t format Your FLASH card is defective or the CardSoft installation is incorrect 1 beep FLASH memory chip on your FLASH card is not supported by CardSoft your FLASH card is defective or CardSoft is not correctly installed CardSoft supports FLASH cards which are built with INTEL series 1 or compatible INTEL series 2 AMD type A AMD type B or AMT
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