CardWare® for Windows 7/Vista and Server 2008
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1. For Help press F1 Figure 1 PCCard Control Main Window Note The exact content of menus is context specific and depends from selected User Level and inserted PC Cards coard ears mene Menu Cards view edit PC Card settings Cards Options Info View Help Stop or power off a card reconfigure an installed card Card Settings and format a storage card Note Il that the content of Cards Slot Power OFF menu may vary depending on the installed cards Card Disable H Card Stop Card Reconfigure a Open Device Manager W Open mcview X Exit PCCard Cards Settings Card Settings dialog consists of several property sheets Application Launch page specifies application which should be started when specified card is inserted 22 CardWare User Interface CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Card Settings AU System PowerBit 34 amp 56K PCMCIA x Application Launch Serial Port Configuration Device Manager IV Enable the card for automatic launch aplication Launch Application Target C Program Files Accessories HyperT erminaKHYPERTRM Command BT Start in Ce Run Minimize ti i s s s CSY OK Cancel Apply Help Figure 2 Card Settings Application Launch Dialog Serial Port Configuration page specifies serial port that should be assigned to the specified card Card Settings Xircom Cardbus Ethernet 100 Modem2. AttributeMemorySize REG_DWORD Attribute memory size IoHigh REG_DWORD FFFFh Maximal I O address used we build resource requirements list for 16 bit cards ToLow REG_DWORD 0 Minimal I O address used we build resource requirements list for 16 bit cards ReadyDelaylter REG_DWORD 850 Max number of loops used to wait for ready card state Each loop takes ReadyStall microseconds ReadyStall REG_DWORD 10000 Stall in microseconds between 50 CardWare Drivers description CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft ReadyDelaylter DisableIsaToPciRouting REG_DWORD Disable ISA to PCI routing IsaIrqRescanComplete REG_DWORD 0 IRQ rescan complete flag IrqRouteToPciController REG_DWORD 0 Route to PCI interrupt of controller IrqRouteTolIsaController REG_DWORD Route to ISA inetrrup of controller IrqRouteToPciLocation REG_DWORD 0 IrqRouteTolIsaLocation REG_DWORD 0 CBModemReadyDelay REG_DWORD 1000000 Delay in microseconds to wait after assigning resources to CB modem PcicMemoryWindowDelay REG_DWORD 3000 Delay in microseconds to wait after modifying window PcicResetWidthDelay REG_DWORD 100 Delay after clearing PCIC_INTER_RES ET bit in microseconds PcicResetSetupDelay REG_DWORD 70000 Delay after restoring
3. PCCard Control tray icon a Slot Power Dff gt command menu opens i similar to this Seea Card Stop Card Reconfigure 18 21 This menu varies depending on the kind of PC Card s currently inserted This is the same menu as the PCCard Main Window Cards menu see description in chapter Menu Cards Right Single If you right click once on Click the PCCard Control icon in Open PCCard system tray area a list of Open MCView CardWare control options pops up Open Device Manager amp Event Notifications G User Level Auto Start MCView Card Services Info Client Info k About PECARD X Exit PCCard CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare User Interface 31 APSoft Left Double 32 CardWare User Interface Click You can choose from following options Open PCCard Open the PCCard Control Main Window same function as left double click Open MCView Start MCView See description of Memory Cards Viewer below Open Device Opens the System Device Manager Manager Event Notifications Opens the CardWare Event Notifications window shown on page Error Bookmark not defined User Level Opens the dialog for specifying the user experience Beginner Intermediate or Expert Auto Start MCView Option to specify if the Memory Card View is started when the memory card is inserted Card Services Info Provides information a
4. CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide PCCard Control is a desktop utility that gives you easy access to the most frequently used card control functions like Card Power On Off Card Stop Start Card Reconfigure and so on The menus and commands available in PCCard Control vary depending on the type of PC Cards you are using It gives you easy access to the information about your PC Card and its configuration PCCard Control allows you to assigning ports for serial or parallel cards or associated application which may be automatically started when the specific card is inserted All PCCard Control features are available from the system tray icon it gives quick and easy access to all card control functions information about card s and its configuration MCView is a utility for quick and easy access to several memory card operations MCView allows you to format erase and eject card s as well as edit card contents directly from HEX editor read write cards formatted by Microsoft FFSII standard easy copy files to from card using standard Drag n Drop or Copy Paste operations etc CardWare User Interface 21 APSoft When you open PCCard Control appears a window similar to shown below It has a menu bar optional tool bar optional status line and a graphical representation of your PCCard sockets and installed cards E PCCard Control iol x Cards Options Info View Help 2 OQ Biogee ew
5. Figure 6 CardWare Setup Completed Follow the program instructions to complete the installation When the installation of CardWare is complete and your system files updated remove the installation medium and reboot your computer to activate CardWare 18 Installing CardWare CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Uninstalling CardWare To remove CardWare from your system use the CardWare Uninstall program 1 Start Windows 2 Select Uninstall from the CardWare group 3 Follow the program prompts 4 After the program is removed delete any remaining CardWare files and directories NOTE If you install CardWare more than once without removing it after each installation the CardWare program group remains even after you run the CardWare Uninstall program The reason is rather technical but to summarize each subsequent time you run Install this program detects the existing program group so it does not create another program group Therefore when you run Uninstall there is no record of creating a program group so Uninstall does not remove it CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Installing CardWare 19 APSoft This page is intentionally blank 20 Installing CardWare CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide C HAPTER CardWare User Interface CardWare User Interface consists of two main components 1 PCCard Control PCCard Control Main Window
6. Number of tracks per cylinder Number of sectors per track Number of bytes per sector Drive spaces Total number of bytes CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare User Interface 37 APSoft Raw Dump File List 38 CardWare User Interface Total number of free bytes Files occupy for FFSII only File control structures occupy for FFSII only Directories occupy for FFSII only Block allocation structures occupy for FFSII only Space occupied by de allocated blocks Raw dump of card s memory is available whenever card is inserted into the PC Card socket 4 Information Raw Dump 2 File lst 6 7 8 00000000 7C 8B F4 0 iF 00000010 BF 00 06 B9 00 0l FZ AS EA 1D 06 OO 00 BE 00000020 B3 04 80 3C 80 74 OF 80 3C 00 75 1C 83 C6 00000030 CB 75 EF CD 18 8B 14 8B 4C 02 8B EE 83 C6 00000040 CB 74 1A 80 3C 00 74 F4 BE 8B 06 AC 3C 00 00000050 56 BB 07 00 B4 OF CD 10 SE EB FO EB FE BF 00000060 BB 00 7C B8 01 02 57 CD 13 SF 73 OC 33 CO 00000070 4F 75 ED BE A3 06 EB D3 BE C2 06 BF FE 7D 00000080 55 AA 75 C7 8B FS EA 00 7C 00 OO 49 6E 76 00000090 69 64 20 70 61 72 74 69 74 69 GF GE 20 74 id partition tab 00000040 6C 65 00 45 72 72 6F 72 20 6C 6F 61 64 69 6E 67 le Error loading OOOOOOBO 20 6F 70 65 72 61 74 69 6E 67 20 73 79 73 74 65 operating syste OO0G0O0CO 6D 00 4D 69 73 73 69 6E 67 20 6F 70 65 72 61 74 m Missing operat 000000DO 69 6E 67 20 73 79 73
7. PCIC_INTER_RES ET bit in microseconds CBResetWidthDelay REG_DWORD 100 Delay after inserting of PCI_BRIDGECTL_ CBRESET bit in microseconds CBResetSetupDelay REG_DWORD 100000 Delay after clearing of CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare Drivers description 51 APSoft PCI_BRIDGECTL_ CBRESET in microseconds ControllerPowerUpDelay REG_DWORD 250000 Delay after powering adapter on in microseconds EventDpcDelay REG_DWORD 400000 Postpone CSC interrupt processing in microseconds ReportMTDO0002AsError REG_DWORD 0 Disable support of FLASH cards w o CIS PowerPolicy REG_DWORD 1 1 Standard 2 Power off sockets w o inserted cards ForceControllerDeviceWake REG_DWORD 1 Specifies the least powered device power state from which the device can signal a wake event ToctlInterface REG_DWORD 0 Disable creating name symbolic link for adapter device 52 CardWare Drivers description CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide A PP EN DIXOE E Helpful Information How CardWare Recognizes a Memory Card CardWare recognizes memory card with help of Windows PnP subsystem Windows automatically detects identification of PCMCIA card and asks CardWare s driver to handle such cards Troubleshooting Occasionally problems occur with new software because of incompatibilities
8. structure Card Information Structure that consists of information about the card its purpose and the resources it needs The CIS is a memory area inside certain PC Cards This memory area is divided into Tuples fields of data that allow the system and application programs to know what are required to properly use that PC Card See also Tuple Configure The act of programming a socket and PC Card for use in a system When a PC Card is inserted CardWare uses a card definition to recognize the card Once a card is recognized associated devices are used to determine the system resource required and how the card is configured See also PC Card Device In CardWare A named collection of system resources that a PC Card uses when it is configured by CardWare More generally A peripheral or subsystem in a computer system Examples are hard drives serial ports and network adapters See also Device type Device type The card type the device is intended to support Card definitions may only be associated with devices of the same type Different device types use different combinations of system resources See also Associated DMA DMA channels are used for highspeed transfer of data Typically these are used by audio PC Cards If a PC Card needs a DMA channel CardWare configures the card socket to route the card s DMA channel signals to an available DMA channel in the system CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7
9. 1 Base 010200000h End 0103FFFFFh Length 200000 2 Mb FLASH Card Information Number ofregions 1 4 gt Region O Figure 21 MCView Main Window 34 CardWare User Interface CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft The left pane represents explorer style devices folders tree All available PC Card sockets reside on upper level If any memory card is inserted into the socket its name will be shown on the same level with the socket The next level represents a drive assigned to the card If the card is formatted for any supported file system like FFSII or FAT and if it contains any directories structure the tree of directories will be shown under the drive item The right pane is used to show card information card s memory raw dump files stored on the card etc In order to choose one of the information sub panes you just have to click on the corresponding tab at the top of right pane Gathering Card Information In order to gather any card information you first should insert memory card to one of the available PC Card sockets wait until the end of card installation process and then open the MCView window MCView supports Windows PnP notifications and will detect inserted card automatically without additional user intervention Information s Raw Dump Card Function Device Memory Window 1 Intel Smart 5 FlashFile Memory card Drive letter s G Base OFCOO0000h
10. APSoft CardWare Service component of CWSERV EXE CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare CSDLL DLL and CSDLLPR DLL Description Location of installed file 42 CardWare Files CSDLL DLL is Card Services interface library Any Win32 application can access Card Services via DoCS function call CSDLLPR DLL represents extension to CSDLL DLL specific for Windows 7 Vista 2008 SystemRoot system32 CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide User Interface Files PCCARD EXE Description Location of installed file MCVIEW EXE Description Location of installed file APSoft This is the main CardWare user interface program PCCard Control realizes a graphical representation of the PC Card socket s and the PC Card s you have inserted PCCard Control lets you edit PC Card definitions defines their associated devices reconfigures installed cards and controls the way PCCard Control runs CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare CardWare Memory Cards Viewer It is a GUI application that gives user access to all memory card operations through a standard user interface CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare MCVIEW EXE MANIFEST Description Location of installed file CWNOT DLL Description Location of installed file CWPH DLL Description Location of CardWare for Windows 7 Vist
11. card information e g Serial number Firmware revision Model number Number of cylinders Number of heads Number of sectors per track Current capacity in sectors Etc ATAPI cards additionally show decoded ATAPI information if present Device type Removable media ATAPI version Vendor information Product ID Product revision level CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Gathering Drive If card inserted in the socket is formatted with one of the supported formats Information FFSII or FAT for example MCView will be able to show a drive information table for this card 4 Information s Raw Dump Z Fie lst Drive H Basic information File System FFS II Partition Spaces Total number of bytes 8387629 7 9 Mb Total number of free bytes 10876 106 2 Kb Files occupy 6206244 7 6 Mb File control structures occupy 4762 4 6 Kb Directories occupy 33 33 B Block allocation structures occupy 2268 2 2 Kb Total number of bytes occupied by deallocated blocks 65535 63 9 Kb Figure 23 Drive Information Tn order to show drive information you should insert a card choose Information tab and in the left tree select a drive If card is not formatted with one of the supported formats then message Drive information is unavailable will be shown Independently of type of the card FLASH or SRAM drive information will be the same Drive geometry Number of cylinders
12. for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare User Interface 27 APSoft PSR The View menu lets you change the Menu View size and placement of your view of the slots CardWare offers several B different sizes of images of the slots Ra and cards themselves 28 CardWare User Interface CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Toolbar The toolbar is a row of buttons that allow quick access to some of the common functions for scaling and aligning images of your PC Card slots When Toolbar is checked the toolbar appears below the main menu Open Card Services Information Dialog 100 Size Select object for help Open Options User Level Dialog Help Ay E o E g T 2 25 Size Size to socket size Open System Device Side by side M H Columns Default ordering Open Options Event Notifications Dialo E Figure 6 PCCard Control Toolbar Status Bar The status bar displays information on the current view When the item is checked the status bar appears at the bottom of the PCCard Control window When not checked the CardWare display area is smaller Percentage The check mark indicates the current sizing as a percentage of the default size Free scale You can manually enter the size in percents Always on top Checking this option makes CardWare always visible Even when you are using another application the card and slot representation is visible Adjust s
13. or GPS receivers Some cards are actually interfaces through which your system can access even more devices PCCard Control PCMCIA Recognized Registered PCCard Control is the program for configuring your PC Cards To run PCCard Control click on the Icon in the CardWare group or left double click on tray icon Personal Computer Memory Card International Association has created and documented a series of specifications to allow you to plug in and use almost any compliant PC Card To CardWare recognized means that a PC Card is identified when it is inserted A PC Card must be recognized before it can be configured using an associated device See also Associated CardWare can identify an inserted card using information registered in an internal database CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Socket APSoft The 68 pin slot into which the PC Card is inserted to make physical and electrical connection to the PC Card adapter See also Adapter System Resources A system interacts with its world through four resources Memory Interrupts T O ports DMA channels Devices describe the set of resources used by a PC Card once it is configured See also I O Interrupts Memory Tuple Tuples are special fields in the internal memory of certain PC Cards PCMCIA compliant tuples describe the configurable characteristics of Memory Only and T O Cards See also CIS WAV Files A WAV pr
14. software should not be installed on more than one computer If you use the Software on more than one computer at a time you must license additional copies or request a multi user license from APSoft You agree that you will not transfer or sublicense these rights Term This License Agreement is effective from the day you receive the Software and continues until you return the original magnetic media and all copies of the Software to APSoft APSoft shall have the right to terminate this license if you violate any of its provisions APSoft or its licensors own all right title and interest including all worldwide copyrights in the Software and all copies of the Software Your Agreement You agree not to transfer the Software in any form to any party without the prior written consent of APSoft You further agree not to copy the Software in whole or in part unless APSoft consents in writing You will use your best efforts and take all reasonable steps to protect the Software from unauthorized reproduction publication disclosure or distribution and you agree not to disassemble decompile reverse engineer or transmit the Software in any form or by any means You understand that the unauthorized reproduction of the Software and or transfer of any copy may be a serious crime as well as subjecting you to damages and attorney fees Copyright The Software and accompanying documentation is protected by copyright laws international copyright treaties a
15. to make as many copies of the Evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish give exact copies of the original Evaluation version to anyone and distribute the Evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means There is no charge for any of the above You are specifically prohibited from charging or requesting donations for any such copies however made and from distributing the software and or documentation with other products commercially or otherwise without prior written permission CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide ii APSoft This page is intentionally blank iv CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Table of Contents MATPOCDU COM Pran S ESAE EEA E NAE AEAEE A E E E vii IntentioOn of The Manuals asas iseis tate oaoa OEE OAE ONS sunevewaca deasvasaccates calesaVeadeccedacecteeverevsereasere vii CardWare Basics ici sca E E E EE EEO E EEE celansbeeees Rice candice 9 What Is CardWare for Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 ceccseseeceeeeseeeceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeates 9 Installing CardWare sssssssssusnuesunsunenunnunnunnnnnnunnunnnunnnnnnnnnnnnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nunnana CardWare Installation Options Evaluation and Registration The Serial Number 12 What Happens During Installation 13 Starting the Program 11 Before You Start 13 Adding the Progr
16. will need to purchase an upgrade You will receive a remainder two weeks before the serial number expires For details on our upgrade policy and price please check our WEB site http www tssc de web policies htm 12 Installing CardWare CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft What Happens During Installation The CardWare Setup program automatically installs CardWare on your system The program copies all CardWare components onto your system and modifies the Windows registry as necessary The installation process does the following 1 Lets you specify the location of CardWare 2 Copies CardWare files to your system for list of installed files see the Appendix 3 Creates a CardWare program folder and adds program icons to the folder Starting the Program Before You Start 1 Before you install CardWare be sure your system meets these minimum requirements PC Card controller At least one socket using one of the supported controller ICs check the README file for the latest information Hard Disk Approximately 8 MB free space without Acrobat Reader installation CD ROM Drive CD ROM drive during install process from CDROM Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows Vista with or without Service Pack or Server 2008 System Processor and RAM sufficient to support Windows 7 Vista 2008 Adding the During the installation you can move backward or forward through the screen
17. 00 User s Guide Helpful Information 61 APSoft 62 Helpful Information IDE Acronym for Integrated Drive Electronics Used to describe hard drives with an on board controller The interface to the controller is described in the ATA specification Installing a PC Card Generic GPS Hot Docking A process including these steps 1 Mapping memory ranges from the PC Card into the system memory space if required 2 Mapping I O ranges from the PC Card into the system I O space if required 3 Routing an interrupt from the PC Card to a system interrupt if required 4 Routing a DMA channel from the PC Card to a system DMA channel if required Common PC Cards that conforms to the PC Card specification containing information that identifies each card according to its function For such generic cards CardWare does not need to develop a specific individual definition Instead CardWare configures the card according to its generic type using pre defined devices appropriate to the card s function Generic card recognition greatly reduces the number of required card definitions and allows a class of cards to be handled in a standard manner with automatic configuration from the first insertion CardWare recognizes such common generic card types as ATA data storage fax modem SCSI and LAN Acronym for Global Positioning System GPS is a navigational system using satellites GPS receivers may be implemented as PC Cards GPS
18. 37 Reichertsheim Internet _ http www tssc de Germany CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Evaluation and Registration You are licensed to use CardWare free of charge during a 14 day period for evaluation purposes only Any use of the CardWare evaluation software other than evaluation represents a breach of this license and may result in legal prosecution See the README TXT file in you CardWare installation directory for information about how to contact APSoft and how to license CardWare The Serial Number APSoft issues the serial number when you purchase CardWare Once entered it will transform the evaluation version of CardWare into a full retail version The serial number is valid for free updates during a period of one year Any update of CardWare released by APSoft during this time can be installed using the same serial number After the annual expiry date the serial number will still be able to use your copy of CardWare without time limitation but you will not be able to upgrade any longer free of charge If you want to continue to receive free updates of CardWare you will need to purchase an upgrade You will receive a remainder two weeks before the serial number expires For details on our upgrade policy and price please check our WEB site http www tssc de web policies htm Distribution Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Evaluation Version you are hereby licensed
19. 56 Modem Interface x Application Launch Serial Port Configuration Device Manager m Serial Port Configuration Cancel EPpy Help Figure 3 Card Settings Serial Port Configuration Dialog Device Manager page specifies Device Manager Settings for the selected card CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare User Interface 23 APSoft Card Settings AU System PowerBit 34 amp 56K PCMCIA Figure 4 Card Settings Device Manager Dialog Device Properties This is just shortcut which opens System Device Manager dialog related to specific device 24 CardWare User Interface CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Xircom Cardbus Ethernet 100 Modem 56 Modem Inte 2 x Driver Resources Power Management General Modem Diagnostics Advanced 3 Xircom Cardbus Ethernet 100 Modem 56 Modem Interface Device type Modems Manufacturer Xircom Location CardBus Slot 5 PCI bus 3 device 0 function m Device status This device is working properly If you are having problems with this device click Troubleshooter to start the troubleshooter ud Device usage Use this device enable bal Figure 5 Device Properties Dialog Slot Power Off Whether this menu entry is available or not depends on the inserted PC cards and may also be limited by your system manufacturer Command switches the po
20. 74 65 6D 00 00 00 00 OO OO jing system 000000E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 O00 00 OO 00 00 00 ooo000F0 oo 00 00 00 00 00 00 GO 00 00 00 00 00 00 00000100 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 OO OO 00 00 00000110 oo 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00000120 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 O00 00 OO 00 00 00 zi Figure 24 Raw Dump Raw dump is only the physical view of the card s memory The window where raw dump is shown contains three columns The first column represents offset on the card the second column contains hexadecimal view of card s memory and the third column contains ASCII view of cards memory There is a difference between raw dumps for SRAM and FLASH cards For SRAM cards and FLASH cards without FTL format raw dump is actually the physical dump of card s memory For FLASH cards with FTL format the raw dump can be physical and logical Logical dump represents card contents over the FTL marks and does not include FTL specific data You will see a card like formatted floppy disk Physical dump will show the actual physical dump of the card s memory as with SRAM cards or FLASH cards without FTL To switch between raw dump modes you should choose menu Tools Options select Read Write pane and press Enable FTL support button To enable FTL support for read write raw operations button should be in pressed state checked File list information sub pane becomes available when inserted card is formatted wit
21. End OFC1FFFFFh Length 200000 2 MBytes FLASH Card Information Number of regions Region 0 Region size Region offset Boundary size Walk size Erase block size JEDECID Erase algorithm Read command Write Vpp Read Ypp File System CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide 200000h 2 MBytes Oh 200000h 2 MBytes 200000h 2 MBytes 20000h 128 KBytes ABBSh Intel Smart 5 FlashFile Intel Series 2 2 FFh Equal to Vcc Equal to ec FFS II Partition X Figure 22a Card Information CardWare User Interface 35 APSoft 36 CardWare User Interface If there is no card inserted to one of the supported PC Card sockets MCView will show No supported memory card detected in the Information sub pane All other sub panes Raw dump File list etc will be unavailable 4 Information No supported memory card detected Figure 13b Alternative Info Depends on the type of the card FLASH or SRAM different card information will be shown For FLASH cards it s usually Name or Manufacturer of card Function Assigned drive letter List of memory windows List or regions with detailed information for each region like size offset etc For SRAM cards the information is similar except that the description of each region is less detailed It contains just region size and region offset For ATA cards the information of the socket is the same plus it shows specific ATA
22. PC Cards typically have a serial port interface Inserting or removing a mobile computer into a docking station while both the computer and the docking station are in full power and full functional operating mode CardWare supports hot docking if the mobile computer has a Plug and Play BIOS that supports hot docking CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Hot Spot An area on the display screen where clicking with a mouse results in a move to another area of the help file The cursor changes from an arrow to a small hand when positioned over a hot spot Hot Swapping Inserting a PC Card in the socket while the computer is in full power and full operational mode All PC Cards support hot swapping but some software notably telecommunication packages and network operating systems do not Interrupts Interrupts are used to get the system s attention If a PC Card generates interrupts CardWare configures the card socket to route the card s interrupt signal to an available Interrupt ReQuest IRQ level in the system See also System Resources VO Ports Ports have a port number or address and are used to pass information to or from peripheral devices Port address space is separate from memory address space CardWare configures PC Cards with I O ports to use unoccupied port address space See also System Resources IRQ See Interrupts Memory Memory is the place used to store information
23. PCCARD EXE and MCVIEW EXE if open Stop CardWare Service Select Start Run and type net stop CWSERV Remove the entire registry trees HKLM Software APSoft CardWare HKLM Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Uninstall CardWare HKCU Software APSoft CardWare HKCU Software APSoft MC VIEW HKCU Software APSoft PCCard Control HKCU Software APSoft CSDLL Remove the entire registry trees HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services PCCS HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services CWMEM2K HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services CWSERV Remove the registry value HKLM Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Run PCCARD Delete subdirectory C Program Files APSoft CardWare Remove following files from SystemRoot system32 CWSERV EXE CSDLL DLL CSDLLPR DLL MCDLL DLL CW2KINST DLL MCUNINST DLL Remove following files from SystemRoot system32 Drivers PCCS SYS CWMEM2K SYS GENCARD SYS Remove CardWare installation directory from PATH variable in HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control Session Manager Environment CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft How to Get Technical Support for CardWare Please send an e mail in English we can t process technical support questions in any other language to technical support support tssc de In your request please specify 1 CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare version exactly as it appears in C Program Files APSoft CardWare
24. PCCS HKLM System CurrentControlSet Enum Root LEGACY_CWSERV HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control Session Manager Environment CardWare installation directory is added to variable PATH CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft HKLM Software APSoft CardWare V700 HKLM Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Uninstall CardWare HKLM Software Microsoft Rpc ClientProtocols added value ncalrpc HKLM Software Microsoft Rpc ServerProtocols added value ncalrpc HKLM Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Run added value PCCARD HKCU Software APSoft For every newly inserted card Windows not CardWare also creates HKLM System CurrentControlSet Enum PCMCIA xxxxx key where xxxxxx is the card ID Legacy Devices Resource Assignment The industry standard PC AT bus uses a scheme of permanent device resource assignments shown below LPT1 3BC 3BF monochrome display and printer adapter only LPTI LPT2 378 37F LPT2 LPT3 278 27F 3C0 3CF 3D0 CDF IDE HDD Primary 1F0 1F7 3F6 3F7 Secondary SCSI HDD 270 277 Floppy drive 3F2 3F4 3F5 3F7 PS 2 mouse eee CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Helpful Information 55 APSoft How to Manually Uninstall CardWare WE DO NOT RECOMMEND REMOVING CARDWARE MANUALLY EXCEPT IF YOUR UNINSTALL INFO IS CORRUPTED If you really need removing CardWare installation manually then you have to 1 56 Helpful Information Shut down
25. README TXT Where and when did you bought your version your serial number or license number Description of your problem If problem is related with particular card please specify the card name and manufacturer exactly as it appears on the card If you have troubles with card drivers please specify an exact driver version and URL where you got the driver In order to help you collect technical information about your computer APSoft designed a specialized PC analyzer the PCScope Attention You should run PCScope ONLY from User Account with administrative privileges For run PCScope please connect to the WEB page http www tssc de support support_cwvi htm and follow instructions on this page By end of execution the PCScope will create file C CWSUPRT REP in root of your disk C Please attach this file to your support request Helpful Information 57 APSoft 58 Helpful Information Alternatively you can collect required technical info manually as described in following section If you created and attached CWSUPRT REP to your e mail please ignore following section Please attach to your e mail following files 1 Please run REGEDIT go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE window and save following keys a HKLM System CurrentControlSet Enum PCMCIA b HKLM System CurrentControlSet Enum PCI c HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services CWMEM2K d HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services PCCS e HKLM System CurrentControlSet Se
26. WE HELP COMPUTERS WORK CardWare for Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 R 7 00 amp PCCard Control lof x Cards Options Info View Help 2 Hie ged 2 SRAM Memory Card Battery Dead POWER OFF COM2 Drive G For Help press F1 User s Guide APSoft Copyright Notice and Disclaimer Unless otherwise noted this document and the information herein disclosed are proprietary to APSoft Any person or entity to whom this document is furnished or who otherwise has possession thereof by acceptance agrees that it will not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part nor used in any manner except to meet the purposes for which it was delivered The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be considered as a commitment by APSoft Although APSoft will make every effort to inform users of substantive errors APSoft disclaims all liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this document or any hardware or software described herein including without limitation contingent special or incidental liability Copyright 2007 2010 APSoft All rights reserved Issue date 09 Nov 10 CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 CardWare and the APSoft logo are registered trademarks of APSoft All other products and brand names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies APSoft Tel 49 0 8073 928 0 Am Wald 6 Fax 49 0 8073 9275 844
27. a Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide This file provides XML description of MCVIEW EXE application required by Windows XP for change look and feel of MCVIEW application according to Windows XP appearance CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare This DLL implements all notification messages shown by PCCard Control application CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare This DLL handles access to Windows registry and INI files CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare CardWare Files 43 APSoft installed file CWPD DLL and CWPI DLL Description Those two DLLs implement algorithms supporting handling of memory cards drive letter assignment etc Location of CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare installed file TSCUST DLL Description This DLL implements all OEM customizations of CardWare Location of CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare installed file MCDLL DLL Description This DLL implements all memory card operations for MCVIEW application Location of SystemRoot system32 installed file CW2KINST DLL Description Memory Technology Driver co installer Location of SystemRoot system32 installed file CARDWARE CHM Description PCCard Control Help file Location of CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare installed file MCVIEW CHM De
28. ailto sales tssc de to purchase the serial number Once entered the serial number will transform the evaluation version of CardWare into the full retail version 2 Purchase CardWare on CD ROM After inserting the CardWare CD ROM into your computer the AUTORUN program will start automatically Please choose Install CardWare and the CardWare setup will automatically start In the case the AUTORUN program will not start on your computer please go to the directory on your CardWare CD ROM and run SETUP EXE The CardWare serial number is located on the inside of your CardWare package Evaluation and You are licensed to use CardWare free of charge during a 14 day period for Registration evaluation purposes only Any use of the CardWare evaluation software other than evaluation represents a breach of this license and may result in legal prosecution The Serial APSoft issues the serial number when you purchase CardWare Once entered it Number will transform the evaluation version of CardWare into a full retail version The serial number is valid for free updates during a period of one year Any update of CardWare released by APSoft during this time can be installed using the same serial number After the annual expiry date the serial number will still be able to use your copy of CardWare without time limitation but you will not be able to upgrade any longer free of charge If you want to continue to receive free updates of CardWare you
29. am 13 Finishing the Installation Uninstalling CardWare CardWare User Interface PCCard Control a PCGCard Control Main WindOW ss ciiscc cssicecscoscseuscoseuecsosressceesuosscevtuederansuesventanddenrdeatatsetnedseat Menu Cards Menu Options Menu Info Menu View Getting Help in PCCard Control Using Mouse in PCCard Control PCCard Control Tray Icon Left Single Click Right Single Click Left Double Click Memory Cards Viewer MCView MCView Main Window Gathering Card Information Gathering Drive Information Raw Dump File List Card Access CardWare Files 41 CardWare Drivers 41 CardWare Service 42 User Interface Files 43 Console Applications 46 Uninstallation and Support 48 CardWare Drivers description csssecesseecsessseeseeseessesseseeeseeseeeseeseeeseenenees 49 POCE ST a a a a aah darada iaaa daa tb dat AAEE 49 Helpful Information cccccsscsseeessecsseessneeeseessseessneeseesseesseeesseesenesssneeseensenens How CardWare Recognizes a Memory Card Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions Legacy Devices Resource Assignment 4 How to Manually Uninstall CardWarre oo uiaiia a EE eE ENEN EENEN CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft APSoft How to Get Technical Support for CardWare Glossary vi CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Introduction Intention of Thi
30. an be find here PCCS SYS PCCS SYS supports following registry options HKLM S YSTEM CurrentControlSet PCCS Options Value Name Type Default Value Comment StdMTDSupport REG_DWORD 0 Enable Disable generating device ID used by CWMEM2K SYS for memory cards HKLM S YSTEM CurrentControlSet PCCS Options CommandLine Value Name Type Default Value Comment TP lt n gt REG_DWORD 0 Set debug output device Possible values of lt n gt 0 debugger 1 COM1 2 COM2 TB lt r gt REG_DWORD 0 Set baud rate lt r gt a baud rate in range from 50 to 115200 HKLM S YSTEM CurrentControlSet PCMCIA Options Value Name Type Default Value Comment SoundsEnabled REG_DWORD 1 Enable beeps CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare Drivers description 49 APSoft ForcePolledMode REG_DWORD 0 Forces using pool timer instead of CSC interrupt DisableAcpiNameSpaceCheck REG_DWORD 0 Disable retrieving ACPI interface used to choose interrupts for 16 bit cards DefaultRouteTolIsa REG_DWORD 0 Force ISA routing ForcedInterruptMask REG_DWORD 0 Forced interrupt mask FilterInterruptMask REG_DWORD Mask of interrupts to exclude from select AttributeMemoryLow REG_DWORD D0000h Low address of service window AttributeMemoryHigh REG_DWORD E0000h High addrress of service window
31. bout Card Services Client Info Provides a list of the currently loaded client drivers About PCCard Gives you information about PCCard Control Exit PCCard Turns off PCCard Control Left double click on PCCard Control tray icon opens PC Card Control for Windows CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft This page is intentionally blank CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare User Interface 33 APSoft Memory Cards Viewer MCView MC View is a memory cards control utility designed as a GUI application Following memory card operations are available from MCView interface Gather card information Raw access to card memory Edit card contents directly with HEX editor Read Write cards formatted by Microsoft FFSII Easy copy files to from card using standard Drag n Drop or Copy Paste operations Re assign drive letters Format card Erase card Eject card if your adapter supports this operation MCView Main MCView main window consists of two panes left and right Window do CardWare Memory Cards Viewer Version 7 00 ioj x File access Raw access Edit View Tools Help S5235 2 pA E 255 Cy Feels 32 Information S Raw Dump l H 6 Drive l Socket 1 Socket 0 Card Hyundai Electronics Co Ltd 2MB FLASH CARD HYCFLO02 Function Memory card Write protected No Battery Good Device Drive letter s I Memory Window
32. directory can be specified by CD option Note You can use the socket number zero based or the drive letter to identify the card CD path Specifies the path For CF the target directory to copy to For CC the source directory to copy from For DD the path on the card with the FFS II partition Notes 1 Any numeric value could be entered as decimal default form or hexadecimal with Ox prefix number 2 Don t use spaces behind a comma Any command should be written without any spaces 3 You can use in parameters not only separator You can also use symbol Uninstallation and Support UNINST ISU Description CardWare 7 uninstallation scripts Location of CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare installed file MCUNINST DLL Description Memory Cards Viewer uninstallation library Location of SystemRoot system32 installed file CW2KKRNL LOG CW2KKRNL OLD CW7 LOG CW7 0LD Description Support LOG files You will be asked to send those files to APSoft support if you request help from our Technical Support Service Location of CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare installed file 48 CardWare Files CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide A PP EN DtIxXB CardWare Drivers description For the full list of CardWare drivers please refer to CardWare Files chapter More detailed description of some drivers c
33. ds to be configured or released What file formats do you support with memory cards Currently we support FAT for SRAM cards For FLASH cards we support Disk like FAT Microsoft Flash File System II FFSID and Flash Translation Layer FTL with any file system supported by Microsoft Windows How are you going to support new cards as they are released For a card to comply with PC Card Standards it must have a Card Information Structure CIS Since our software uses the CIS information to configure the card any card that is compliant with PC Card Standards is automatically recognized and supported by our software In addition APSoft has established a Card Review Program designed to promote the review and testing of card manufacturers CIS with CardWare How do you update the system registry What is the information format so that I end user can modify or troubleshoot it When a card is configured specifically for the first time CardWare stores this configuration information in the system registry You can edit the registry with the registry editor REGEDIT APSoft recommends that only service personnel personnel or advanced users attempt to edit the system registry List of Registry Key HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services PCCS HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services EventLog System PCCS HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services CWMEM2K HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services CWSERV HKLM System CurrentControlSet Enum Root LEGACY_
34. ebsite The latest version of CardWare is always available in the download area of APSoft s WEB site http www tssc de You can always download CardWare from the WEB and use it as an update to a previously purchased version or as evaluation software In the download area of APSoft WEB site click on the floppy icon to start the download If you are using Microsoft R Internet Explorer the File Download window will open Click on Save to store the file onto your hard disk If you want to update an existing CardWare version you will need to uninstall the existing version now After download please run this executable file When the splash screen appears choose Install CardWare The installer will automatically unpack the self executable file to your temporarily sub directory and will start the CardWare Setup automatically If you are using CardWare for product evaluation please note e You are licensed to use CardWare free of charge during a 14 day period for evaluation purposes only CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Installing CardWare 11 APSoft Any use of the CardWare evaluation software other than evaluation represents a breach of this license and may result in legal prosecution Unless you enter the valid serial number at the end of the CardWare installation the software will function for 14 days in evaluation mode If you are satisfied with the result of your evaluation please contact m
35. es Acknowledgement YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU ALSO AGREE THAT THIS SUPERCEEDES ALL PROPOSALS OR PRIOR AGREEMENTS VERBAL OR WRITTEN AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT
36. etters etc to specific PC Cards CardWare allows you to put the card into various power saving modes This feature allows the user to reduce the power consumption of the system thus conserving the notebook s battery CardWare centralizes all aspects of PC Card support information in one place CardWare can configure the PC Card w o drivers installed CardWare can install and configure PC Cards on your system so standard software not just PC Card specific software can access the card CardWare provides the industrial standard Card Services API defined in PC Card Standard for Win32 applications CardWare works in the background so applications can use your PC Cards CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare Basics 9 APSoft This page is intentionally blank 10 CardWare Basics CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide C H A PT ERO Installing CardWare This chapter explains how to install CardWare for Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 Make sure you have the correct equipment and operating system to install and run CardWare See the detailed list of system requirements on the following page NOTE In some cases your system may be shipped with CardWare preinstalled Please check to see if CardWare is already installed before going through the installation procedure described in this chapter CardWare Installation Options 1 Download CardWare from APSoft w
37. gt CD path Online help Silent mode _no video output to display Erase the whole media of the card in the socket drive n Display Identify Drive information for the card in the socket n Display card specific information for the card in the socket n Display assigned drive letter for the socket amp resources assigned to socket CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft FC n Force media change in the socket n Reset socket n SP n Reserve specific drive letters for socket n AUTO assign the first available drive letter NONE don t assign any drive letter to socket In such case you will be able to execute only DP and CP commands Notice that you should recycle memory card in the socket to apply changes Y Assume Yes on all queries This command is not standalone You should use this command together with any other command to prevent any questions from PCDISK FTL support TL n Create FTL partition on card n This parameter can be used only with flash memory cards FS FileSys Specifies the type of file system FAT NTFS or NONE Default FAT FAT Normal DOS style FAT file system NTFS NT file system NONE _ Nofile system Note that for either FAT or NTFS the Microsoft format program FORMAT COM is invoked with the appropriate parameters to format the partition with the indicated file system This option can only be used together with the TL opti
38. h one of supported file system formats like FAT or FFSH CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Information can be viewed in three different formats e Icons e List e Details Using this pane you can walk through directories structure on the card to see its contents Card Access MCView supports two types of operations named File access and Raw access File access operations provide access to a card on drive file system level Raw access operations provide access to a card on physical binary level File access operations Open New Rename Delete Properties Assign drive letter Force media change Format card Full drag n drop and cut copy paste support Eject card Raw access operations Read Write raw data HEX Editor Erase card Go to Find data Refer to MCView help file for obtain more detailed information CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare User Interface 39 APSoft This page is intentionally blank 40 CardWare User Interface CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide A PP EN DIX A CardWare Files CardWare consists of a set of files each with a specific function Many are drivers that are loaded as operating system extensions CardWare Drivers PCCS SYS Description Location of installed file GENCARD SYS Description Location of installed file CWMEM2K SYS Description Location of
39. installed file This file actually includes Card Services Socket Services and Generic T O enabler in terms of PC Card Standard This is NOT a utility program SystemRoot system32 drivers GENCARD SYS is generic PCMCIA card driver Windows does not configure card if INF file or driver is missing GENCARD SYS can be registered for a card w o INF file or driver It causes assigning default configuration for PCMCIA card SystemRoot system32 drivers CWMEM2K is Memory Technology driver This driver is designed for support of FLASH cards including support of FTL and Microsoft Flash File System II SRAM cards and for extended support of ATA cards SystemRoot system32 drivers CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare Files 41 APSoft CardWare Service CWSERV EXE Description Location of installed file SF OVL Description Location of installed file FF OVL Description Location of installed file LC OVL Description Location of installed file The CardWare service CWSERV EXE is a key component of the CardWare package This service provides the mechanisms by which User Interface components communicate with Card Services This is NOT a utility program SystemRoot system32 Service component of CWSERV EXE CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare Service component of CWSERV EXE CardWare Install directory default C Program Files
40. ista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Installing CardWare 15 APSoft Choose Destination Location x Setup will install Card Ware in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Mor can choose not to install CardWare by clicking Cancel to exit etup C Program Files APS oft Cardware Browse Destination Folder Figure 3 CardWare Setup Destination Directory 9 Confirm the destination directory for CardWare or select a different one Then click Next Select Program Folder dialog appears Select Program Folder x Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list Click Next to continue Program Folder fe Existing Folders Administrative Tools Common Startup lt Back Cancel Figure 4 CardWare Setup Group Selection 16 Installing CardWare CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft 10 Confirm or edit the name of the program folder here and click the Next button The Start Copying Files dialog appears Start Copying Files Figure 5 Start Copying Files Verify Current Setup settings and click Next button CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Installing CardWare 17 APSoft Finishing the Installation Setup Complete
41. nd several command to PCCard Control e To reconfigure the card make a left double click on the card image in the main window It s the same as selecting Cards Reconfigure e To show a card description click the card name with the right mouse button and hold down the button e To show device information click and hold the right mouse button on the device name below the card image in the main window CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft To edit Socket Settings make a right click or left double click on the socket image between card socket name and device name fields in the main window It s the same as selecting View Socket Settings To edit Frame Settings make a right click or left double click on frame image between socket images in the main window It s the same as selecting View Frame Settings PCCard Control When PCCard Control is started a small icon appears in the system tray area Tray Icon The PCCard Control tray icon a small representation of a PCCard Control is in the system tray area of the Windows taskbar When your cursor rests on the PCCard Control tray icon for a few moments a tooltip pops up saying CardWare Control You can activate program functions by clicking the left or right mouse buttons Double clicking with the left mouse button opens PCCard Control Left Single Click If you click once with the left mouse button on the Card Settings gt
42. ockets in line Checking this option places the sockets side by side CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare User Interface 29 APSoft Getting Help in PCCard Control Using Mouse in PCCard Control 30 CardWare User Interface Adjust sockets in column Checking this option places the sockets one above the other This is the default arrangement Adjust sockets to default This option places the sockets in a column returns the sockets to their default size and sizes the window to the socket size If you have multiple sockets but not all are visible selecting this option places all of them into visible area Adjust window to contents This option sizes the window so the sockets are centered inside of the window at its minimum size Frame settings Selecting this option pops up a window with the current settings for size location and alignment of the sockets Socket Properties PCCard Control pops up the Socket Properties dialog box Save settings on exit Checking this option causes PC Card to use the last used settings each time it Starts PCCard Control has a powerful online help system that gives you detailed information on all topics You can get help by choosing Help from the main menu or by simply pressing the F1 key whenever you need help If you press Shift F1 the cursor changes to a question mark and you can point to the region for which you need help You can use the mouse for se
43. on on flash cards Support Read Write for storage cards that do not have any file system data DF filename Specifies data file to write to for RS or read from for WS when processing raw data transfer Default extension is BIN RS n Read raw data from the card in socket n WS n Write raw data to the card in socket n A n The card address at which to transfer raw data in bytes default 0 L n The length amount of raw data to transfer in bytes Default For RS card size For WS file size Flash File System II FFS ID support FF n Format card in socket drive n with FFS II Note You can use the socket number zero based or the drive letter to identify the card CH n Check directory and file structure for the card in socket drive n Note You can use the socket number zero based or the drive letter to identify the card CF n Copy all contents of card in socket drive n with directory to the target directory specified by CD Note You can use the socket number zero based or the drive letter to identify the card CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare Files 47 APSoft CC n Copy all content of the source directory specified by CD with directory structure to the card in socket drive n Note You can use the socket number zero based or the drive letter to identify the card DD n Print directory list for the card in socket drive n The
44. onounced wave file is a file of digitized sound like on a CD Because the extension of the file name the three characters following the period in the file name is WAV e g SOUNDS WAYV these segments of sound have become known as WAV files CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Helpful Information 65 CUSTOMER LICENSE AGREEMENT APSoft thanks you for selecting one of their products for your computer This is the APSoft Customer License Agreement which describes APSoft s license terms After reading this license agreement please complete and submit either the electronic or printed Registration Card PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE LICENSE AGREEMENT BY CHOOSING TO USE THIS SOFTWARE YOU HAVE AGREED TO BE BOUND BY THIS STANDARD AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE YOU MUST REMOVE ALL OF THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND DESTROY ANY COPIES OF THE SOFTWARE OR RETURN THE PACKAGE UNUSED TO THE PARTY FROM WHOM YOU RECEIVED IT Grant of License APSoft grants to you and you accept a license to use the programs and related materials Software delivered with this License Agreement This Software is a single licensed version for use on one computer at a time It is not to be used in a factory production or repair environment and neither can its components be separated The software is not to be installed on or accessed through a network The
45. ons CardWare and PCCard Control Cards Options Info View Help preference settings a Event Notifications G2 User Level Auto Start MCView V Hide PCCard On Start Event Notifications Select Event Notifications to instruct CardWare to interrupt your work when the following events occur 1 Card insertion removal 26 CardWare User Interface CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft 2 Battery low or dead CardWare can respond to each event with up to three actions 1 Restore the Card Control window 2 Display an appropriate message 3 Play a WAV file Selecting Sound File associates a WAV file with each event User Level This dialog lets you specify a user s skill level Every menu item in CardWare has associated user level A menu item will be shown only for user of that level or for more experienced user level This feature helps less experienced users to avoid potential problems Auto Start MCView If this option is on then MCView will be started automatically on PCMCIA memory card insertion Hide PCCard on Start If this option is ON then PCCard Control will start as an icon in the system tray area only If this option is OFF then also main PCCard Control window will be started 7 3 Info menu provides information Conti Menu Info about installed version of Card ins Info View Help Services and Card Services eRe BS ch clients m PCCARD PCFLASH CardWare
46. rvices PCMCIA f HKLM Hardware Description System MultifunctionA dapter g HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control Class 4D36E977 E325 11CE BFC1 08002BE10318 For save registry key you should do following a Launch REGEDIT b Change to selected key c Select command Export Registry file from Registry menu d Store key into file e g pemcia reg and provide this file with your e mail as an attachment Please find in your installation directory e g C Program Files APSoft CardWare CW2KKRNL LOG CW2KKRNL OLD CW7 LOG and CW7 0OLD files if they are exist and provide these files with your e mail as an attachment Please insert any 16 bit non CardBus card in the socket execute DOSCARD A command redirect output to the file and include this file with your mail as an attachment E g C Program Files APSoft CardWare doscard A gt doscard txt If you have problem with ATA FLASH or SRAM card please insert the card in the socket 0 execute PCDISK DI 0 command and PCDISK CI 0 command redirect output to files and include those files with your mail as an attachment E g C Program Files APSoft CardWare PCDISK DL0 gt ped_DL txt C Program Files APSoft CardWare PCDISK CI 0 gt ped_CL txt Attention Do not include text of required files in body of your e mail All support files should be attached We will not process support requests without files listed above or with content of such files included into e mail bod
47. s Program until the program starts copying files to the destination drive At any time during the installation process you can cancel setup and exit 1 Start Windows 2 Insert CardWare CD ROM in the CD ROM drive CardWare setup procedure will start automatically If CardWare setup program will not CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Installing CardWare 13 APSoft start automatically then perform steps 3 4 and 5 otherwise go to step Error Reference source not found 3 Open the Windows Control Panel Click Add Remove Programs In the Install Uninstall tab click Install 4 Follow the prompt to insert the CardWare installation medium in the drive 5 Click Next then confirm or edit the command line for the CardWare installation program Click Finish this button title is misleading you are finished with the Windows installation utility but just starting CardWare installation 6 Wait while the setup program loads This screen appears Figure 1 CardWare Setup Welcome 7 Click Next read the license agreement 14 Installing CardWare CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Software License Agreement Figure 2 CardWare License Agreement 8 Please read the license agreement If you don t accept it then click No and the setup will close If you accept it click Yes and the screen with CardWare destination directory appears CardWare for Windows 7 V
48. s Manual This manual provides an overview of CardWare 7 0 for Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 It does not fully describe all functions of CardWare If you are looking for a complete description please consult the online help of the product by selecting CardWare Help from the CardWare Group in the start menu or by pressing F1 while PCCard Control is running CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Introduction vii APSoft This page is intentionally blank viii Introduction CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide C HA PT ER CardWare Basics This chapter gives an overview of how CardWare using your computer resources makes PC Cards work for you What Is CardWare for Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 CardWare is a total software solution for PC Cards that complies with the PC Card Standards It is designed to effortlessly manage the complexity of plugging and unplugging the latest generation of PC Cards Main CardWare features are listed below Support for all types of memory cards SRAM FLASH and ATA cards are supported The FLASH cards support includes support of FTL Flash Translation Layer and FFSII Microsoft Flash File System II CardWare allows you to use storage cards memory cards and PC Card ATA flash or hard disk drives as if they were normal floppies or hard disk drives CardWare allows you to assign User selectable parameters such as COM and LPT port number drive l
49. s well as other intellectual property laws and treaties You may not copy the program or the documentation All copies are in violation of this Agreement Disclaimer APSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY AND APSOFT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TORT INDIRECT SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH AS LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF GOODWILL FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE FOR ANY PURPOSE SOME STATES MAY NOT ALLOW THIS DISCLAIMER SO THIS LANGUAGE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN SUCH CASE OUR LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PRICE YOU PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE Updates APSoft will do its best to notify you of subsequent updates released to the public or major corrections and the price for which they may be obtained PROVIDED YOU HAVE SENT IN YOUR REGISTRATION CARD OR REGISTERED ON LINE All updates and corrections which are provided to you shall become part of the Software and be governed by the terms of this license agreement Miscellaneous This is the only agreement between you and APSoft and it cannot and shall not be modified by purchase orders advertising or other representations of anyone unless a written amendment has been signed by one of our company officers This License Agreement is governed under German law The Place of jurisdiction shall be the District Court Munich I Germany It is agreed to be the exclusive legal venue for all parti
50. scription CardWare Memory Cards Viewer Help file 44 CardWare Files CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft Location of CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare installed file CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare Files 45 APSoft Console Applications DOSCARD EXE Description Location of installed file Syntax Where H A S n PCDISK EXE Description Location of installed file Syntax Where HI ES n DIi n CI n 46 CardWare Files DOSCARD displays the revision of the installed software and the current configuration of any installed PC Card CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare DOSCARD H D A S n Print help text Detailed information with card configuration Same as above plus all resources used by Card Services Specifies the zero based socket number n if only information about this socket should be displayed default display information about all sockets This application allows performing all operations with memory cards from command line CardWare Install directory default C Program Files APSoft CardWare PCDISK HI E ES n DI n CI n FC n Y SP n lt Drive Drive AUTO gt l lt NONE gt TL n FS FileSys lt DF filename gt lt RS n WS n gt A n L n lt FF n CH n CF n CC n DD n
51. wer for the PCMCIA slot OFF This feature enhances user control over cards inserted in slots or built inside of notebook preventing PC Cards from consuming system resources or battery power Use Slot Power ON option or simply remove and reinsert the PC Card to exit Slot Power Off state Card Disable Disable the card function device node as you will do it in the Device Manager CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide CardWare User Interface 25 APSoft Card Stop Remove the card function device node in the Device Manager To prevent data lost it s recommended that you remove the PCMCIA Card from slot only after all card functions are stopped Cards Reconfigure This command allows reconfiguration of PC Cards This is logically the same as a card removal and card reinsertion If you have changed the configuration of a PC Card you have to tell CardWare to reconfigure the card There are two ways to reconfigure a PC Card 1 Choose Cards Reconfigure from the menu Then select the socket that contains the card you would like to reconfigure 2 Double click on the card image in the socket Open Device Manager The command opens the System Device Manager Open MCView Toggle the command starts MC View if it isn t started and closes MCView if it is started Exit PCCard This command minimizes PCCard Control to Tray icon The Options menu contains various PCCard Control Menu Opti
52. while it is being used Computer memory is organized as a number on individual locations each identified by an address Memory address space is the sum of all locations identified by an address The memory address space is often much larger than the actual amount of memory available to store data See also System Resources MTD Acronym for Memory Technology Driver An MTD is responsible for manipulating the physical media on a storage memory or ATA PC Card The generic storage card software PCDISK uses the MTDs CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Helpful Information 63 APSoft 64 Helpful Information Multiple Function PC Card PC Card A PC Card that integrates two distinct functions such as a LAN function and a modem function into a single PC Card There are two styles of cards having more than one function Those that are designed using the MFC extensions defined in the 11 95 release of the PC Card Standards these are called MFCs and those that are designed for the 2 10 release of the PC Card Standards commonly called Combo Cards Term used to describe cards compliant with the PCMCIA PC Card Standards About the size of a credit card but varying in thickness these cards plug into a 68 pin socket and expand the capability of your system PC Cards can add additional storage using memory devices or ATA flash and hard drives Other types of cards are specialized devices such as modems network adapters
53. with your system s BIOS Older BIOS versions with limited PC Card support may interfere with CardWare In many cases updating your BIOS to the latest release can reduce the potential for problems Many portable computers have the BIOS in flash memory which can be easily updated Mouse driver interference Erratic movement of the mouse or interferes with PC Card activity is usually caused by assigning the card to the COM port corresponding to the COM port of the mouse e g COM1 and COM3 or COM2 and COM4 PCCard Control does not notify you of low or dead battery Be sure the low or dead battery beep warning is enabled in PCCard Control s Options Event menu Also be sure your speaker is turned on No audio notifications Remove the card from the socket and make a visual inspection of the card and socket rails to insure that there is nothing that could obstruct a connection If there is an obstruction remove it and reinsert card FIRMLY Also make sure your speaker is not turned off CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Helpful Information 53 APSoft Frequently Asked Questions 54 Helpful Information Which Operating Systems are currently supported CardWare 7 0 supports Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 operating systems How is hot swapping of cards handled An interrupt is generated by the system on insertion and removal of a PC Card This interrupt is used to either flag that the card nee
54. y CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide Helpful Information 59 APSoft Glossary 60 Helpful Information Adapter The hardware that connects a computer bus to PC Card sockets Also Certain PC Cards are commonly called adapters Associated The relationship between a device and a defined PC Card CardWare uses associated devices to configure a PC Card with the appropriate system resources See also System Resources Device ATA Acronym for AT Attachment specification The industrial standard for interfacing to Integrated Drive Electronics IDE hard drives and flash drives Card A PCMCTIA compliant card Also known as a PC Card See also PC Card Card Definition Card Definitions are used by CardWare to determine how to configure a PC Card A definition includes a card name information from the Card Information Structure CIS that is used to recognize the card when it is inserted and a list of associated devices See also Configure Card Information Structure Associated Device Card Information Structure Card Type See CIS The type of the function performed by a PC Card Examples is ATA hard drive Network Adapter Parallel Port Serial Port and Other CardWare for Windows 7 Vista Server 2008 R7 00 User s Guide APSoft See also PC Card CIS PC Cards that complies with industrial standards contains the card information
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