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PCM-3110C/3112 (PCM-220D1) User Manual

1. DEVICE C DOS SETVER EXE TYPE BY YOURSELF DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS TYPE BY YOURSELF DOS HIGH UMB TYPE BY YOURSELF DEVICE C CARDSOFT SSVADEM EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT CS EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT CSALLOC EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT ATADRV EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT MTAA EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT MTAB EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT MTI1 EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT MTI2P EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT MTSRAM EX DEVICE C CARDSOFT MTDDRV EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT SSMFLSH SYS DEVICE C CARDSOFT CARDID EX Note Install original DOS software to insure proper operation 4 Note the following details regarding memory card installation where IDE HDD C a SRAM cards are bootable readable and writeable Drive letter assignments are first slot F and second slot G b Flash cards are readable writeable but not bootable Drive letter assignments are first slot F second slot G Format your Flash card before initial reading writing by executing MCFORMAT EXE c ATA HDD ATA Flash cards are bootable readable and writeable Drive letter assignments are first slot D second slot E CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER d When you use a PCMCIA drive with Boot ROM V 2 0x with ATA HDD or ATA Flash cards boot the system from drive C if the capacity of the card is greater than 15 MB Boot from drive A if the the size of the PCMCIA card is less than 15 MB e If the address of any
2. 8 A o ooooooooooooooooooooooooo lt 1 5 O 5 1 5 a eo e LL A 2 18 1 th p ign red line wi flat cable al pin Connect with 2 x 50 SEOh 3E1h Address IRQ for the card status change interrupt ing Interrupt steeri PCM 210A SDD 03B Busy LED Red Busy LED Red LED LED HARDWARE INSTALLATION CardMaster 104 SDD 03B Hardware Installation Package Contents Checklist When you open your CardMaster 104 SDD 03B for the first time first check that all the following items are present One CardMaster 104 SDD 03B combination PCMCIA module and 3 5 FDD drive e 2x 50 pin flat cable Mounting screws This user s manual If any of the above items is missing or appears to be damaged in any way please consult with the dealer from whom you purchased your unit immediately There are no jumpers to set on the SDD 03B CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER Installation Procedure To install the CardMaster 104 SDD 03B in your system follow the Instructions below 1 Turn off the power to your PC and all peripherals connected to your system Open your system case This procedure will vary according to the particular system you own and you
3. oooooooooooooooooooo O lloooooooooooooooooooo o ox o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 2 0o000000000000000000000000 OO0000000000000000000000000000000 U lt o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 2 J v ooooooooooooooooooooooooo U N aa O Address 3E0h 3E1h IRQ Interrupt steering for the card status change interrupt LED Busy LED Red 2 12 HARDWARE INSTALLATION PCM 210A Jumper Settings The PCM 210A includes two jumpers JP3 and JP4 that must be set before installation These jumpers control the BIOS address Read from Boot ROM Write to Boot ROM 1210 11 1210 11 10109 Olo 1010 Olo OO 7 uu OO 7 5 e JP4 6 JP4 4 00 4 210011 2 1 JP3 JP3 JP4 controls the ability to write data to the Boot ROM Closing pins 2 3 enables writing Using the Boot ROM requires pins 1 2 to be closed To enable the Boot ROM function pins 3 4 must be closed The settings for JP3 are as follows Close pins 1 2 Load data to Flash ROM 28F1000 Close pins 3 4 Enable Boot ROM Close pins 5 6 Set BIOS address C8000 CFFFF 32KB Close pins 7 8 Set BIOS address D8000 DFFFF 32KB Close pins 9 10 Set BIOS address E0000 E7FFF 32KB Close pins 11 12 Set BIOS address E8000 EFFFF 32
4. iaa 4 1 Memory Card Drive Letter Assignment 4 1 Using SRAM Memory Cards5 4 2 SRAM Card Beep 4 3 Formatting SRAM Cards 4 3 Making SRAM Cards Bootable 4 3 Deleting Data on an SRAM Card 4 4 Using Flash Memory Cards sse 4 4 Flash Memory Card Beep 4 5 Formatting Flash Memory Cards 4 5 Erasing Flash Memory 4 6 Booting from Linear Flash 4 7 Using M Systems PCMCIA Flash Disk TrueFFS 4 7 Installing M Systems TrueFFS software 4 8 Formatting your Flash Card as a Bootable Flash Card 4 8 CARD MASTER PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER Chapter 5 USING I O CARDS OM c saneren eeen 5 1 Card Beep 5 2 PCMCIA I O Card Types 5 2 Modem and Fax Modem 5 2 PCMCIA Network Cards ne
5. JP1 JP2 00000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 CARD MASTER PC CARD READER WRITER 2 x 50 Pin Flat Cable Connectors Connector JP1 Pin No Function Pin No Function 1 GND 2 AO 3 Al 4 A2 5 A3 6 GND 7 A4 8 A5 9 A6 10 A7 11 GND 12 A8 13 A9 14 A10 15 A11 16 GND 17 GND 18 B CA12 19 B CA13 20 B CA14 21 B CA15 22 GND 23 B CA16 24 B CA17 25 B CA18 26 B CA19 27 GND 28 B CA20 29 B CA21 30 B CA22 31 B CA23 32 GND 33 B CA24 34 B CA25 35 GND 36 GND 37 B ENABLE 38 EXTDIR 39 GND 40 GND 41 VCC 42 43 44 VCC 45 GND 46 GND 47 VPPB 48 VPPB 49 VPPB 50 VPPB CARDMASTER 104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS Connector JP2 Pin No Function Pin No Function 1 GND 2 DO 3 D1 4 GND 5 D2 6 D3 7 GND 8 D4 9 D5 10 GND 11 D6 12 D7 13 GND 14 D8 15 D9 16 GND 17 D10 18 D11 19 GND 20 D12 21 D13 22 GND 23 D14 24 D15 25 GND 26 GND 27 B WAIT 28 B CD1 29 B CD2 30 B BVD1 31 B BVD2 32 B WP 33 B RDY BSY 34 GND 35 B IORD 36 B IOWR 37 B WE PRGM 38 B OE 39 GND 40 B REG 41 B CE1 42 B CE2 43 B RESET 44 LEDB 45 GND 46 GND 47 VCC 48 VCC 49 50 CARD MASTER PC CARD READER
6. No change need to be made to these statements The following statements will be added to the CONFIG SYS file by SystemSoft CardSoft EVICE C CARDSOFT SSVADEM EXE Socket Services Driver EVICE C NCARDSOFTNCS EXE Card Services Driver EVICE C CARDSOFT CSALLOC EXE EVICE C CARDSOFT CARDID EXE U O a UA U The first thing you must do is check that the above statements appear after the statements used to load the CardMaster 104 drivers which are detailed on page 3 5 If they do not use any text editor to edit your CONFIG SYS file and move the statements below the CardMaster 104 statements The first two statements load SystemSoft s Socket services and Card Services software drivers which are used by Intel Because your CardMaster 104 software already provides its own socket services and card services drivers these statements should be removed or disabled to USING I O CARDS prevent conflict To disable these two statements simply add the REM remark statement in front of them To do this use any text editor to call up the CONFIG SYS file and edit the statements as below REM DEVICE C CARDSOFT SSVADEM EXE REM DEVICE C NCARDSOFTNCS EXE Adding the REM statement will disable these two lines You could also delete these two statements completely though adding REM ensures they a
7. 5 3 PCMCIA LAN Card Software in 5 5 Chapter 6 USING ATA DISK DRIVE CARDS Introduction RR 6 1 ATA Hard Disk Drive Beep Codes 6 1 ATA HDD Drive Letter Assignments Non bootable 6 2 Making ATA HDD Flash Cards Bootable 6 4 Bootable ATA Flash Card Letter Assignments 6 6 Appendix A CardMaster 104 Pin Assignments PC 104 Bus Connectors PCM 210 210A 211 220D1 A 1 80 Pin Flat Cable PCM 210 and 211 A 3 2 x 50 Pin Connectors PCM 210A and SDD 02B 038 A 5 FDD Cable and FDD Power connector SDD 03B A 8 Floppy drive A 9 Power Connector a a A 9 Preface INTRODUCING PCMCIA CARDS Introduction If you are unfamiliar with PCMCIA cards then we suggest you read this preface to gain an overall understanding of the various types and configurations before you attempt to install your Card Master PCMCIA Card Reader Writer If you have used PCMCIA cards before it is not necessary to read this section and you should proceed directly to the main body of the manual What are PCMCIA Cards PCMCIA stands for the Personal Computer Memor
8. Reboot your system and run the BIOS setup An ATA disk drive card that is less than 15 MB will be designated as drive A Change the boot up sequence to A C which is usually found in the BIOS features setup menu If you need to recover your floppy disk drive as A simply remove the PCMCIA card from its slot and type DIR A The floppy drive will then reassigned as drive A Bootable ATA Flash Card Letter Assignments If you boot from an ATA Flash card the drive letter assignment of your entire system is changed After boot up the bootable drive will become the A drive as shown by the A gt DOS prompt In this case the original A floppy disk drive becomes the B drive If you have a second floppy disk drive on your system this will be inaccessible To rearrange the entire drive letter assignment back to normal and have access to the second floppy drive proceed as follows USING ATA DISK DRIVE CARDS 1 oo u fomth AA lah ar 2 Di co ne t heAT Fas c rdbypuli gt al wa o t f he Oc et 3 ns rtan fop y is ete n he A fl pp dskdrve 4 t heDO pom t ty e DR Th A dre toy f lo pydi k rie il b dspay d T e lo pyisno r stre heB fl pp cn e 1 ohe div ttr ssgn ens s es ri edinth s ctonab ve 6 e ns 111 AA lah ar i t e oc et Note If ATA Flash card has been configured with the CardWizard driver software the letter assignments will be the following First slot A drive bec
9. installation Close your system case Your CardMaster 104 PCM 211 is now installed in your system and you should proceed with your software installation HARDWARE INSTALLATION CardMaster 104 PCM 220D1 Hardware Installation PCM 220D1 2 slot PC 104 PCMCIA module 7 O B 00000000000000000000000000000000 U gt wo D1 LED Busy LED Red D2 LED Busy LED Red Address 3E0h 3E1h IRQ Interrupt steering for the card status change interrupt Package Contents Checklist When you open your CardMaster 104 PCM 220D1 for the first time first check that all the following items are present One CardMaster 104 PCM 220D1 2 slot PCMCIA module Your choice of one of the following PCMCIA software packages from SystemSoft Corporation Cardsoft 3 1 for DOS 5 0 or higher CardWizard for Windows 3 1 or higher CardWorks for Windows 95 Cardwizard NT for Windows NT Additional software is available for purchase separately Spacer and screw This user s manual If any of the above items is missing or appears to be damaged in any way please consult with the dealer from whom you purchased your unit immediately 2 9 CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER PCM 220D1 Jumper Settings The PCM 220D1 includes two jumpers JP1 and JP2 that must be set before installation These jumpers control
10. defective card software improperly installed or for SRAM cards low battery Two high pitched beeps second has higher pitch than first Hardware and software is correctly installed and everything is working fine 6 1 CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER This signal tells you that the ATA card is working correctly If you fail to hear this beep signal when you insert the card this may indicate that the card is faulty or damaged ATA HDD Drive Letter Assignments Non bootable 6 2 The drive letter assigned to an ATA HDD card will depend on the configuration of your system The basic rules for drive letter assign ment are The first two drive letters above those existing on the system are reserved for memory cards in Socket 1 and Socket 2 The next four drive letters are reserved for an ATA HDD in Socket 1 and an ATA HDD card in Socket 2 In order to make this understandable it is best to take some actual examples to illustrate the driver letter assignments when using Cardsoft Cardworks Card wizard software Example 1 If your system has two floppy drives and one hard disk drive formatted into two partitions the drive letter assignments when running Cardsoft 3 1 will be as follows Floppy disk drive 1 A no change Floppy disk drive 2 B no change Internal hard disk drive partition 1 C no change Internal hard disk drive partition 2 D no change ATA HDD ATA Flash card in CardMaster 104 Socket 1 E A
11. Specifications e Same functions as PCM 210A e Fits in a 3 5 FDD bay in your computer case CardMaster 104 SDD 03B to be used with PCM 210A The SDD 03B is a combination PCMCIA reader writer and a 1 44 MB floppy disk drive that fits in your computer s 3 5 FDD bay It con nects with the PCM 210A with a 2 x 50 pin flat cable The SDD 03B is ideal for users that require both a PCMCIA and 3 5 FDD interface to be mounted within their computer s 3 5 FDD bay SDD 03B Specifications Complies with PCMCIA v 2 10 and JEIDA v 4 1 Accepts Type 1 11 111 PCMCIA cards Provides one 1 44 FDD drive and one PCMCIA slot within a housing that mounts in your computer s 3 5 FDD bay e Supports SRAM Flash ATA Flash ATA HDD and l O cards Supports reading writing Flash cards using FTL and TFFS CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER CardMaster 104 Software All of the above models are bundled with your choice of one of the following PCMCIA software packages from SystemSoft Corporation Cardsoft 3 1 for DOS 5 0 or higher CardWizard for Windows 3 1 or higher CardWorks for Windows 95 CardWizard NT for Windows NT Additional software is available for purchase separately SystemSoft Cardsoft CardWizard CardWorks software includes all the necessary drivers and utilities to enable you to take full advantage of the capabilities offered by all types of PCMCIA cards The software comes with its own install program which automatical
12. ce iii Whatis AO uu uuu iv Ntro UC IOMA iv Advantages of PC 104 a iv Chapter 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW NA ET tono Eon conde E E o le 1 1 Product Models seso 1 1 Common Specifications 1 2 Power consumption typical 1 2 Environmental specifications 1 2 DIMENSIONS tara 1 2 System requirements a 1 2 Adaressind ensen 1 2 CardMaster 104 PCM 210 sse nennen 1 3 PGM 210 Specifications umi 1 3 CardMaster 104 PCM 211 to be used with PCM 210 1 4 PCM 211 Specifications kissin nennen ennn nennen 1 4 CardMaster 104 22001 1 5 PCM 220D1 2 Slots Specifications 1 5 CardMaster 104 PCM 210A a 1 6 PCM 210 Specifications sirarsa a NS uu ua 1 6 CardMaster 104 SDD 02B to be used with PCM 2104 1 7 SDD 02B Sp cificatiONS iria 1 7 CardMaster 104 SDD 03B to be used with PCM 2104 1 7 SDD 03B Specifications 1 7 CardMaster 104 Software 1 8 CARD MASTER PCM
13. terms of portability and exchangeability of large amounts of data Two main types are available solid state devices such as the Sundisk ATA card which is a Type II device and rotating media ATA hard disk drive cards which are Type III devices Both types are sup ported by all models of CardMaster 104 Both types of devices func tion in the same way and all instructions in this chapter apply to both types These devices make large capacity hard disk drives as convenient to use as floppy diskettes With CardMaster 104 installed on your desktop you have instant access to the ATA hard disk drive you use in your notebook This will save you hours in wasted time copying data to diskettes to transfer data between your portable computer and your desktop and provides an easy way to install a second hard disk drive without having to open up your system and mess around with cables and connectors The CardMaster 104 PCMCIA sockets provide full support for all brands of ATA hard disk drives including the ability to boot from such devices If you already have two hard disk drives installed on your system with CardMaster 104 models you can expand your system to three or four hard disk drives ATA Hard Disk Drive Beep Codes Just as with memory cards and I O cards when an ATA HDD card is inserted in the CardMaster 104 PCMCIA slot an audible beep is issued to inform you of the status of the card Single low pitched beep Card not inserted properly
14. the BIOS address Boot ROM function Read from Boot ROM Write Data to Boot ROM 1210 11 12109 09111 10910 Olo 10109 Olo 8 E 8 E S 6 00 5 JP2 e 5 JP2 4 100 4 080 2 OO 1 2100 1 JP1 JP1 JP2 controls the ability to write data to the Boot ROM Closing pins 2 3 enables writing Using the Boot ROM requires pins 1 2 to be closed The settings for JP1 are as follows To enable the Boot ROM function pins 3 4 must be closed Close pins 1 2 Load data to Flash ROM 28F 1000 Close pins 3 4 Enable Boot ROM Close pins 5 6 Set BIOS address C8000 CFFF 32KB Close pins 7 8 Set BIOS address D8000 DFFF 32KB Close pins 9 10 Set BIOS address E0000 E7FFF 32KB Close pins 11 12 Set BIOS address E8000 EFFFF 32KB Note denotes default setting shown above at left 2 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installation Procedure To install the CardMaster 104 PCM 220D1 in your system follow the Instructions below 1 Turn off the power to your PC and all peripherals connected to your system 2 Open your system case This procedure will vary according to the particular system you own and you should consult with the relevant user s manual for details 3 Set the jumpers as shown previously 4 Mount the PCM 220D1 in your system as required You may stack the PCM 220D1 on another PC 104 module using the supports plug the PCM 220D1 into a custom carrier board or else mount it directly on a PC 104 C
15. this chapter we detail how to prepare SRAM and Flash memory cards to store data and the relative merits of these two types of memory card Memory Card Drive Letter Assignments Before you go on to learn how to use memory cards with CardMaster 104 it is important to understand how the drive letters are assigned to the PCMCIA slots In particular you should note that the drive letter of the PCMCIA slot varies depending on whether the device inserted is a memory card or an ATA hard disk drive This is different from a hard disk drive which is always fixed as C or D etc After you have installed CardMaster 104 in your system when using memory cards the drive letter of the first PCMCIA socket the PCM 210 PCM 211 and PCM 210A models have only one socket will become the drive after the last hard disk drive For example if you have one C hard disk drive with one partition then the 1st PCMCIA socket becomes the D drive and the second 1f present is the E drive If you have two hard disk drives with two partitions each 1 e C D E and F then the first PCMCIA socket becomes the G drive and the second the H drive CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER The memory card assignments when you install CardMaster 104 devices is summarized as follows Single PCM 210 Assigned as socket 1 PCM 210 and PCM 211 PCM 210 is socket 1 and PCM 211 is socket 2 PCM 220D1 Bottom socket is socket 1 top socket is socket 2 Single PCM 210A P
16. CIA CARD READER WRITER Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Introduction a ta a e 2 1 System Requirements All models 2 1 Setting Jumlpers em 2 2 CardMaster 104 PCM 210 Hardware Installation 2 3 Package Contents Checklist 2 3 PCM 210 Jumper 5 5 2 4 Installation Procedure e 2 5 CardMaster 104 PCM 211 Hardware Installation 2 7 Package Contents Checklist 2 7 Installation Procedure e 2 8 CardMaster 104 PCM 220D1 Hardware Installation 2 9 Package Contents Checklist 2 9 PCM 220D1 Jumper Settings 2 10 Installation Procedure a a 2 11 Socket Configuration on the 22001 2 11 CardMaster 104 PCM 210A Hardware Installation 2 12 Package Contents Checklist nnee 2 12 PCM 210A Jumper Settings esee 2 13 Installation Procedure a ra 2 14 CardMaster 104 SDD 02B Hardware Installation 2 15 Package Contents Checklist 2 15 Installation Procedure 2 17 CardMaster 104
17. CM 210A is socket 1 PCM 210A and SDD 02B PCM 210A is socket 1 and SDD 02B is socket 2 PCM 210A and SDD 03B PCM 210A is socket 1 and SDD 03B is socket 2 Refer to the SystemSoft 3 1 amp FFS Installation Guide on page 3 3 for detailed information about PCMCIA drive letter assignments Using SRAM Memory Cards 4 2 SRAM cards are the simplest PCMCIA medium for data storage functioning in much the same way as floppy diskettes They are easy to format and data can be written to and erased from the card as many times as needed In general SRAM cards are ideal for storing data files which may need to be frequently updated and or deleted since there is no restriction on the way in which or the number of times data can be deleted Note that SRAM cards are available from a number of differ ent manufacturers though the basic method of usage is always the same USING MEMORY CARDS SRAM Card Beep Codes When you insert any kind of PCMCIA card into a socket you will hear an audible beep which will inform you of the status of the card All PCMCIA cards have two types of audible message that tell you about the status of your card and your system Single low pitched beep Card not inserted properly defective card software improperly installed or for SRAM cards low battery Two high pitched beeps second has higher pitch than first Hardware and software is correctly installed and everything is working fine Formatting SRAM Cards
18. COM2 Although the hardware COM port assignment is automatic in your communication software you must specify that your communication device is connected to COM2 PCMCIA Network Cards After fax modem and modem cards the most commonly available PCMCIA I O device is a Local Area Network LAN card which allows your system to be hooked into a network The CardMaster 104 hardware and software is fully compatible with most popular PCMCIA LAN cards including those from IBM National Semiconductor NS and D Link Accton Svec and Socket Communications Inc s Socket EA card These cards can be used with CardMaster 104 with no further configuration Intel s Ethernet card can also be used though please note the section below on using Intel s PCMCIA Ethernet CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER 5 4 Card Using Intel s PCMCIA Ethernet Card If you wish to use Intel s PCMCIA ethernet card it is necessary to make certain adjustments to ensure correct operation Intel s PCMCIA card comes with a complete software package which is installed on the hard disk drive The Intel installation program will modify your CONFIG SYS file and your AUTOEXEC BAT files The following statements are added to the AUTOEXEC BAT file INTELAN LSL 595 INTELAN C INTELAN NETX EXE
19. Custom Installation Choosing Custom will allow you greater flexibility in how you setup your CONFIG SYS file The Express Installation path will follow a pre defined path as described in the next paragraph Express Setup The Setup Utility will create a new menu item and menu section in the CONFIG SYS file Upon rebooting you will be presented with a new option called SystemSoft CardWizard In the case that you are upgrading from a previous version of SystemSoft s PCMCIA software the older software will be replaced with the newer CardWizard version and no new menu item will be created The Setup Utility will de install any other vendor s software it encounters Custom Installation On a Custom Installation the Setup Utility will present you with a screen that displays all of the different menus found in the CONFIG SYS file By clicking on the Setup button you can inform the Setup Utility as to which menu sections you wish to install the drivers Also you can specify which cards you prefer to support in each menu SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Typical System File Modifications Typical system file modifications are shown below CONFIG SYS DEVICEHIGH C WINDOWS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X D000 D7
20. FF DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ SSVADEM EXE SKT 2 DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ CS EXE POLL 1 DEVICE C CARDWIZ CSALLOC EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ ATADRV EXE S 2 DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ MTI1 EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ MTI2P EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ MTAA EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ MTAB EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ MTATM EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ MTHB2 EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ MTDDRV EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ MTSRAM EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ FTL EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDWIZ CARDID EXE SYSTEM INI 386Enh This is the only section changed EMME XCLUDE D000 D7FF EVICE VCD This line is remarked or ommented out EVICE C NCARDWIZNPCCARD 386 EVICE C NCARDWIZNSSVRDD 386 EVICE C NCARDWIZNSSVCD311 386 Windows for Workgroups ez 3 7 CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER 3 8 EMM386 Exclusions The Card Wizard Setup Utility looks for EMM386 EXE in the CONFIG SYS file If this driver is not in CONFIG SYS then the EmmExclude D000 D7FF parameter is added in SYSTEM INI to ensure that there are 32 KB of memory which can be used by CardWizard If EMM386 is installed in CONFIG SYS then the Setup Utility will check its memory exclusion range If less than 32 KB are excluded then the installation program will expand the exclusion range to 32 KB Notes About Your CardWizard Software This version currently handles one
21. Installation Procedure To install the CardMaster 104 SDD 02B in your system follow the instructions below a Turn off the power to your PC and all peripherals connected to your system Open your system case This procedure will vary according to the particular system you own and you should consult with the relevant user s manual for details Install the PCM 210A according to the previous instructions 4 Mount the SDD 02B in a free 3 5 FDD bay normally found on 6 the front of your computer Connect a 2 x 50 pin flat cable between connectors JP1 and JP2 on your PCM 210A and SDD 02B Make sure that pin 1 of PCM 210A is connected to pin 1 of SDD 02B Align the red line on the flat cable with pin 1 Close your system case Your CardMaster 104 SDD 02B is now installed in your system CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER N gt Afoooooooooooooooooooo lt I fdOOO0o00000000000000000000000000000 gt 2 2 E o060000000000000000000000 NS 1 Lx ooooooooooooooooooooooooo 2 2 2 5 2 58 s F 2 ao A 101994409 003 1 2 S o0000000000000oooc 5 a 5
22. KB Note denotes default setting shown above at left CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER Installation Procedure To install the CardMaster 104 PCM 210A in your system follow the Instructions below 1 Turn off the power to your PC and all peripherals connected to your system Open your system case This procedure will vary according to the particular system you own and you should consult with the relevant user s manual for details 3 Set the jumpers as shown previously 4 Mount the PCM 210A in your system as required You may 7 stack the PCM 210A on another PC 104 module using the supports plug the PCM 210 into a custom carrier board or else mount it directly on a PC 104 CPU card The two PC 104 connectors i e the 64 pin J1 and the 40 pin J2 on the bottom of the board fit into the sockets on the device on which you are mounting Your PCM 210A is now installed Proceed with the software installation If you have purchased the SDD 02B secondary PCMCIA drive or the SDD 03B dual 3 5 FDD PCMCIA drive proceed with the instructions in the following section Close your system case Your CardMaster 104 PCM 210A is now installed in your system and you should proceed with your software installation 2 14 HARDWARE INSTALLATION CardMaster 104 SDD 02B Hardware Installation Package Contents Checklist When you open your CardMaster 104 SDD 02B for the first time first check that all th
23. MR SD9 DACK6 13 SA18 5010 DRQ6 14 SA17 011 DACK7 15 SA16 DACK3 sD12 DRQ7 16 SA15 DRQ3 SD13 5V 17 SA14 DACK1 5014 MASTER 18 SA13 DRQ1 SD15 GND 19 SA12 REFRESH GND 20 SA11 ATCLK 21 SA10 IRQ7 22 SA9 IRQ6 23 SA8 IRQ5 24 SA7 IRQ4 25 SA6 IRQ3 26 SA5 DACK2 27 SA4 T C 28 SA3 BALE 29 SA2 5V 30 SA1 OSC 31 GND 32 GND GND CARDMASTER 104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 80 Pin Flat Cable PCM 210 and 211 The PCM 210 and PCM 211 are connected together by using an 80 pin flat cable When making the connection make sure that pin 1 on PCM 210 is connected to pin 1 on PCM 211 A40 B40 A39 S x B39 A38 o o B38 7 B37 B36 A351 o o B35 o 1834 B33 2 B32 1 o o B31 B30 29 29 28 28 27 B27 26 B26 25 25 24 B24 23 B23 22 o 22 21 o 21 20 B20 19 19 18 o o B18 17 B17 16 B16 15 15 14 14 13 B13 12 12 A11 o o 11 A10 o o B10 A9 o o 9 A8 o o 8 A7 oo B7 O O B6 A5 o o 5 A4 oo B4 oo A2 OO B2 A1 B1 CARD MASTER PC CARD
24. Memory Manager EMM386 EXE It does not correct for memory conflicts that result from the presence of QEMM 386MAX or other memory managers CardWizard cannot correct problems for cards that require proprietary card services clients It can however report any resource conflicts if the driver is installed properly For example if you have a PC card which has more than one function i e Ethernet and Modem you will need to load the additional driver which is provided with the card on top of the Card Wizard software When running the Card Wizard application in the minimized view format there are two ways to maximize the window you can double click on the icon with the mouse button or you can use the lt Alt gt lt Space gt key sequence The icon will not maximize by using the lt Enter gt key SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Installing CardWorks for Windows 95 CardWorks is a Windows 95 software suite that includes SystemSoft s industry leading CardSoft amp CardWizard PCMCIA card software to enhance the functionality of PCMCIA card technology in Windows 95 CardWorks is intended to make PCMCIA card use simple and straightforward while affording the greatest compatibility in the computer industry CardWorks Installation 1 Turn on your computer and start Windows 95 2 Insert the 3 5 CardWorks software diskette into the A floppy disk drive 3 Choose Start from the Windows 95 taskbar and then choose Run 4 Type a setup and c
25. PC 104 acts as the bridge for using PC technology in industrial applica tions It enables system integrators to capitalize on a wide variety of standard PC hardware and software in designing their embedded systems Chapter 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW Introduction Until recently the use of PCMCIA cards has been restricted to portable computers Desktop systems rarely included a PCMCIA interface If you use a portable computer with a PCMCIA slot any programs or data you have on PCMCIA memory cards have to be copied to diskette before being transferred to your desktop PC which can be both time consuming and inconvenient You may also be using a PCMCIA modem card network card and or ATA hard disk drive with your portable computer none of which can be used on a standard desktop system resulting in wasted resources and additional inconvenience The CardMaster 104 PC Card Reader Writer series of products is designed to provide a PCMCIA card interface for desktop PCs in order to facilitate the transfer of data and sharing of devices between portable computers and desktop PCs CardMaster 104 complies fully with PCMCIA v 2 10 and JEIDA v 4 1 specifications which define the industry standard for PCMCIA cards By installing a CardMaster 104 PC Card Reader Writer on your desktop system you will be able to make full use of all data stored on PCMCIA memory cards and PCMCIA devices on both your portable and desktop systems Product Models There are s
26. PCM 3110C 3112 PCM 220D1 User Manual P N 2006311001 Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted 1997 All rights are reserved The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice Acknowledgments Windows 3 1 95 NT Flash File System FFS and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp True Flash File System TFFS is a registered trademark of M Systems Flash Disk Pioneers PC AT is a registered trademark of IBM Card Wizard CardSoft CardWorks and SystemSoft are registered trademarks of SystemSoft Corporation PCMCIA is a registered trademark of Personal Computer Memory Card Association Pentium and Pentium Pro are registered trademarks of Intel Corpora tion PC 104 and the PC 104 logo are trademarks of the PC 104 consortium For more information on PCMCIA cards please contact the follow ing organization Personal Computer Memory Card International Association 1030 East Duane Avenue Suite G Sunnyvale CA 94086 CONTENTS Table of Contents Preface INTRODUCING PCMCIA CARDS INTRODUCTION oi i What are PCMCIA Cards i Cards ui ii Type eco ii Type ll CS A ii SRAM and Flash Memory ii PCMCIA Memory Card Formatting Options ii Formatting SRAM Cards non cnnnn cnn iii Formatting Flash nec erc hc
27. PCMCIA I O card fax modem network card conflicts with the port address of any other cards execute CONFIG EXE under c cardsoft to correct the situa tion 3 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Installing CardWizard for Windows 3 1 3 11 Card Wizard is a utility that assists with PCMCIA configuration and automatically diagnoses and resolves the most common PCMCIA and system problems System Requirements The following items are the minimum requirements for Card Wizard Windows 3 1 3 11 DOS 5 0 or later 1or more PCMCIA slots 32 of DOS memory 4MBRAM 4 of hard drive storage space Note Before installing the CardWizard software remove any PCMCIA cards that may be in the slots of your CardMaster 104 Reader Writer CardWizard Installation The CardWizard installation must be done within Windows CardWizard installs all DOS and Windows PCMCIA support in addition to the Windows CardWizard interface Insert the installation disk into the proper disk drive For example if drive A is to be used From the Windows Program Manager 1 choose Run from the file menu 2 type AASETUP CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER 3 6 From the Windows File Manager 1 choose Run from the File menu 2 type AASETUP or select the A drive then double click on SETUP EXE file CONFIG SYS Menu Partitions If you wish to customize the handling of the CONFIG SYS partitions it is recommended that you choose
28. PU card The two PC 104 connectors i e the 64 pin J1 and the 40 pin J2 on the bottom of the board fit into the sockets on the device on which you are mounting 5 Your PCM 220D1 is now installed Proceed with the software installation 6 Close your system case Your CardMaster 104 PCM 220D1 is now installed in your system and you should proceed with your software installation Socket Configuration on the PCM 220D1 It is important to note that with two PCMCIA sockets one is always Socket 1 and Socket 2 The socket configuration for the PCM 220D1 is as follows Lower socket Socket 1 Upper socket Socket 2 CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER CardMaster 104 PCM 210A Hardware Installation Package Contents Checklist When you open your CardMaster 104 PCM 210A for the first time first check that all the following items are present One CardMaster 104 PCM 210A PCMCIA module Your choice of one of the following PCMCIA software packages from SystemSoft Corporation Cardsoft 3 1 for DOS 5 0 or higher CardWizard for Windows 3 1 or higher CardWorks for Windows 95 Cardwizard NT for Windows NT Additional software is available for purchase separately Spacer and screw This user s manual If any of the above items is missing or appears to be damaged in any way please consult with the dealer from whom you purchased your unit immediately PCM 210A PC 104 PCMCIA module a o EN a o EN
29. RDS Insure that the CONFIG SYS file includes the following lines DEVICE A PCICSS COM DEVICE A TFFS COM WINDOW D000 DRIVE C SIZE 4096 Reboot your system and run your BIOS setup Disable the IDE hard disk drive This is usually done by pressing the Delete key immediately after your computer boots Change the boot up sequence to A C which is usually found in the BIOS features setup menu Insert the working floppy disk drive in drive A and boot from your floppy disk Insert your Flash card into the PCMCIA module and format the Flash card by typing TFORMAT C USE 99 S A ROMIMAGE ROM Reboot your computer from A Type A SYS C and press Enter Reboot your system and run the BIOS setup Enable the IDE hard disk drive by changing the drive boot up sequence back toC A Remove the working floppy disk from A reboot your system from the Flash card Flash Card C IDE HDD D CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER 4 10 Chapter 5 USING I O CARDS Introduction Unlike SRAM and Flash memory cards I O Input Output cards are not used to store data but are actually devices to perform some special function I O devices are instruments that control incoming and outgo ing data flow Traditional I O devices for desktop PCs come in the form of interface cards that are plugged into the slots on the mainboard of the computer and include such devices as network cards modems and fax modems I
30. READER WRITER 80 Pin Flat Cable Connectors Pin No Function Pin No Function Al VPPB B1 VCC A2 VPPB B2 VCC A3 VPPB B3 VCC A4 GND B4 A5 B CA12 B5 GND A6 B CA25 B6 SDO A7 B CA13 B7 SD15 A8 B CA24 B8 SD1 A9 B CA14 B9 SD14 A10 GND B10 GND A11 B CA23 B11 SD2 A12 B CA15 B12 SD13 A13 B CA22 B13 SD3 A14 B CA16 B14 5012 15 21 15 GND A16 GND B16 SD4 A17 B CA17 B17 SD11 A18 B CA20 B18 SD5 A19 B CA18 B19 SD10 A20 B CA19 B20 GND A21 GND B21 SD6 A22 SAO B22 SD9 A23 SA1 B23 SD7 A24 SA2 B24 SD8 A25 SA3 B25 GND A26 GND B26 B CE1 A27 SA4 B27 B OE A28 SA5 B28 B IORD A29 SA6 B29 B REG A30 SA7 B30 GND A31 GND B31 B IOWR A32 SA8 B32 B WE A33 SA9 B33 B CE2 A34 SA10 B34 B RESET A25 SA11 B35 GND A36 GED B36 B WP A37 B ENABLE B37 B BVD2 A38 EXTDIR B38 B CD2 A39 B CD1 B39 B WAIT A40 B BVD1 B40 B RDY CARDMASTER 104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 2 x 50 Pin Connectors PCM 210A and SDD 02B 03B The SDD 02B and SDD 03B provides an additional PCMCIA drive with a 3 5 FDD form factor for customers that have purchased a PCM 210A The SDD 03B also provides a 3 5 FDD drive Connec tions with the PCM 210A are made with 2 x 50 pin flat cables 0 000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000
31. SDD 03B Hardware Installation 2 19 Package Contents Checklist nennen 2 19 Installation Procedure en 2 20 CONTENTS Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1011001101101 55 5255555758827855 E 3 1 Installing CardSoft 3 1 for DOS 3 2 SystemSoft CardSoft 3 1 amp FFS Installation Guide 3 3 Installing CardWizard for Windows 3 1 3 11 3 5 System Requirements n a 3 5 CardWizard a nennen 3 5 CONFIG SYS Menu Parlitions 3 6 Express Setups oec 3 6 Custom Installation o rad 3 6 Typical System File 3 7 CONC Si ATA 3 7 2 mam ME 3 7 EMM386 Exclusions oir 3 8 Notes About Your CardWizard Software 3 8 Installing CardWorks for Windows 95 3 9 CardWorks Installation 555 3 9 Installing CardWizard NT for Windows NT 3 10 How to Use CardWizard 3 10 Introduction a aa N 3 11 Chapter 4 USING MEMORY CARDS
32. SRAM cards can be formatted with the DOS File Allocation Table FAT just like floppy diskettes To format SRAM cards follow the instructions below 1 Insert the SRAM card in the PCMCIA slot You should hear the two high pitched beeps to indicate that everything is working fine 2 Atthe DOS prompt type C gt FORMAT d U where d is the drive letter of the socket in which the card is inserted You should add the U Unconditional switch when formatting PCMCIA cards to ensure correct formatting 3 Your SRAM card will be formatted and you may now proceed to copy data to the card Making SRAM Cards Bootable Just like floppy disk drives SRAM cards can be made bootable To do this simply add the S switch to the FORMAT command to transfer the DOS system files to the SRAM card Thus you should type C gt FORMAT d U S where d is the drive letter of the socket in which the card is inserted 4 3 CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER Note that you must transfer the system using the format command and cannot use the SYS command to transfer the system to a pre formatted SRAM card as you can with a floppy diskette After transferring the system to the card with the FORMAT command you must then copy the CardMaster 104 drivers and the DOS files HIMEM SYS and SETVER EXE from your internal hard disk drive to the SRAM card Create a CONFIG SYS file on the card which loads the CardMaster 104 drivers and includes the other statemen
33. TA HDD ATA Flash card in CardMaster 104 Socket 2 F Memory card in CardMaster 104 Socket 1 G Memory card in CardMaster 104 Socket 2 H USING ATA DISK DRIVE CARDS Example 2 If your system has two floppy drives and two hard disk drives both formatted into two partitions the drive letter assignment when running CardSoft 3 1 will be as follows Floppy disk drive 1 A no change Floppy disk drive 2 B no change nternal hard disk drive 1 partition 1 C no change nternal hard disk drive 2 partition 1 D no change nternal hard disk drive 1 partition 2 E no change nternal hard disk drive 2 partition 2 F no change ATA HDD ATA Flash card in CardMaster 104 Socket 1 G ATA HDD ATA Flash card in CardMaster 104 Socket 2 H Memory card in CardMaster 104 Socket 1 I Memory card in CardMaster 104 Socket 2 J Example 3 If your system has two floppy disk drives A and B and one hard disk drive with a single partition C the drive letter assignments for your CardMaster 104 drives under Cardsoft 3 1 will be the following ATA HDD ATA Flash card in CardMaster 104 Socket 1 D ATA HDD ATA Flash card in CardMaster 104 Socket 2 E e SRAM Flash card in CardMaster 104 Socket 1 F e SRAM Flash card in CardMaster 104 Socket 2 G CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER Example 4 If your system has two floppy disk drives A and B and one hard disk drive with a single partition C
34. WRITER FDD Cable and FDD Power connector SDD 03B The SDD 03B combination 3 5 FDD PCMCIA drive includes a 34 pin FDD cable and a 4 pin mini power connector for the 3 5 FDD Connect the FDD cable to your computer s main board and the power connector to your computer s power supply CARDMASTER 104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS Floppy drive connector Connector JP5 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 DENSITY SELECT 3 GND 4 N C 5 GND 6 N C 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MOTOR 0 11 GND 12 DRIVE SELECT 1 13 GND 14 DRIVE SELECT 0 15 GND 16 MOTOR 1 17 GND 18 DIRECTION 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WRITE DATA 23 GND 24 WRITE GATE 25 GND 26 TRACK 0 27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GND 30 READ DATA 31 GND 32 HEAD SELECT 33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE Power Connector Connector JP3 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 5V CARD MASTER PC CARD READER WRITER A 10
35. a bootable PCMCIA device Using M Systems PCMCIA Flash Disk TrueFFS The following instructions permit you to use M System s TrueFFS software to format Flash memory cards and enable the auto boot feature of the PCM 210A and PCM 220D models You must first set the jumpers on your PCM 210A and PCM 220D to enable the BootROM function Consult the jumper settings in Chapter 2 Installation CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER Installing M Systems TrueFFS software 1 Insert the M Systems TrueFFS installation diskette into your disk drive and make the disk drive active 2 Type we will assume that drive A contains the installation diskette A gt install 3 The installation program will prompt you for information about your system Press Enter to confirm each of the following questions Do you have a color display Y Continue Installation Y Enter the source drive letter A Enter the destination drive letter C WINDOW D000 DRIVE C SIZE 4096 BOOT C Exit Make sure that the contents of your CONFIG SYS file contains the following commands DEVICE C PCICSS COM DEVICE C TFFS COM WINDOW D000 DRIVE SIZE 4096 Formatting your Flash Card as a Bootable Flash Card 1 Insert a floppy disk into your A FDD drive and type FORMAT A S U 2 Copy SYS COM ROMIMAGE ROM PCICSS COM TFFS COM TFORMAT COM and CONFIG SYS to this working floppy disk 4 8 10 USING MEMORY CA
36. a storage devices Note that although SRAM cards are generally Type I devices Flash memory cards may be either Type I or II depend ing on their density The difference between these two types is as follows e SRAM cards can be used to store and load data Data on these cards can be written and erased many times just like the data on a floppy diskette SRAM cards can also be made bootable e Flash cards can be used to store and load data Depending on the formatting process used Flash cards are either WORM Write Once Read Many times or full read write These cards can also be made bootable PCMCIA Memory Card Formatting Options Memory cards can be formatted with either SystemSoft s Flash Transla tion Layer FTL M System s True Flash File System TFFS or with the DOS File Allocation Table FAT PREFACE INTRODUCING PCMCIA CARDS AND PC 104 Formatting SRAM Cards The FAT System is the same as that used by standard floppy diskettes and hard disks and provides a straight forward option for uncompli cated formatting SRAM cards should always be formatted with the FAT system which will allow them to be used in exactly the same way as floppy diskettes with full read write capability Formatting Flash Cards For Flash memory cards the formatting choice depends on the usage intended for the Flash card and also whether you intend to use the card on some other system since not all systems support all formats Flash cards can be f
37. ase separately 80 pin flat cable Spacer and screw This user s manual If any of the above items is missing or appears to be damaged in any way please consult with the dealer from whom you purchased your unit immediately The PCM 211 does not have any jumpers to set CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER 2 8 Installation Procedure To install the CardMaster 104 PCM 211 in your system follow the Instructions below 7 Turn off the power to your PC and all peripherals connected to your system Open your system case This procedure will vary according to the particular system you own and you should consult with the relevant user s manual for details Install your PCM 210 according to the directions in the previous section Mount the PCM 211 in your system as required The PCM 211 cannot be used by itself it must be used in conjunction with PCM 210 You may stack the PCM 211 on another PC 104 module such as your PCM 210 using the supports plug the PCM 211 into a custom carrier board or else mount it directly on a PC 104 CPU card The two PC 104 connectors i e the 64 pin J1 and the 40 pin J2 on the bottom of the board fit into the sockets on the device on which you are mounting Connect an 80 pin flat cable between connectors J3 on your PCM 210 and PCM 211 Make sure that pin 1 of PCM 210 is connected to pin 1 of PCM 211 Your PCM 211 is now installed Proceed with the software
38. ded with CardSoft To install the CardSoft 3 1 PCMCIA drivers proceed as follows 1 Insert the 3 5 CardSoft software diskette into the A floppy disk drive 2 Make the A drive the current drive by typing A at the DOS prompt 3 At the DOS prompt type A gt INSTALL The installation program will start and guide you through the installa tion procedure The installation program will ask you information regarding your system Note that CardSoft must always be copied to the C hard disk drive and you may not specify a different drive The automatic installation program will copy the CardSoft PCMCIA driver files to the C hard disk drive and amend the CONFIG SYS file to ensure the Card Master PCMCIA drivers are loaded at boot up That is all you have to do to install the CardMaster 104 software but before proceeding please read the next section on the CONFIG S YS file to ensure that your CONFIG SYS is correctly configured to enable the CardMaster 104 drivers to be loaded SOFTWARE INSTALLATION SystemSoft CardSoft 3 1 8 FFS Installation Guide 1 Install all cables to your CardMaster 104 module 2 Insert CardSoft 3 1 and FFS diskette into your floppy disk drive Type install 3 Insure that your config sys file appears as foll OWS
39. diately 2 3 CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER 2 4 PCM 210 Jumper Settings The PCM 210 includes one jumper JP1 that must be set before installa tion These jumpers control the BIOS address Read from Write to Boot ROM Boot ROM 710018 710018 51 l6 5 9 3109 091 4 310 091 4 110 0912 JP1 JP1 The settings for JP1 are as follows Close pins 1 2 Write data to Flash ROM 28C64 Close pins 3 4 Set BIOS address CA000 CB000 8KB Close pins 5 6 Set BIOS address CC000 CD000 8KB Close pins 7 8 Set BIOS address 0 CF000 8KB Close pins 5 6 7 8 Disable Boot ROM function Note denotes default setting shown above at left HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installation Procedure To install the CardMaster 104 PCM 210 in your system follow the instructions below 1 Turn off the power to your PC and all peripherals connected to your system Open your system case This procedure will vary according to the particular system you own and you should consult with the relevant user s manual for details 3 Set the jumpers as shown previously 4 Mount the PCM 210 in your system as required You may stack 7 the PCM 210 on another PC 104 module using the supports plug the PCM 210 into a custom carrier board or else mount it directly on a CPU card with PC 104 connector The two PC 104 connectors i e the 64 pin J1 and the 40 pin J2 on the bottom of the board fit into the sockets
40. ds 3 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Introduction SystemSoft s CardWizard NT is a Microsoft Windows NT applica tion that creates a new standard for improving PC card ease of use CardWizard NT allows you to view PC card slots trouble shoot card configuration problems resolve resource conflicts receive notification of card activity and launch PC applications upon card insertion CardWizard NT features an expert system that addresses advanced configuration issues The expert system assumes the role of a com puter based technical support advisor It will guide you through dialog boxes to diagnose and resolve many common PC compatibility prob lems CardWizard NT for Windows NT supports hot swapping of ATA PC cards and fax modem cards It also supports hot insertion but not removal of network PC cards CardWizard NT for Windows NT also currently supports boot timer insertion of SCSI PC cards Boot time insertion requires that you shut down your system insert the PC card then reboot your system Card Wizard NT for Windows NT also works with the PowerProfiler Power Management system CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER 3 12 Chapter 4 USING MEMORY CARDS Introduction CardMaster 104 supports the use of the two main kinds of memory cards SRAM cards and Flash memory cards Though both these types of cards have the same function i e to store data the way in which they are formatted and used to store data is different In
41. e card with FLASH 1 OR FTL 2 1 2 2 Erasing Flash Memory Cards If you cannot successfully complete formatting a Flash card you must erase the Flash card and try again PC Memory Card Formatter C 1994 1995 INTEL Corporation Copyright 1994 1995 SystemSoft Corp All Rights Reserved Version 1 07 2413 03 F MCFORMAT options Choose one of the following Create and format a new partition Format an existing partition Erase a partition Display partition information Enter your choice 3 To quit MCFORMAT press ESC Erase a partition Drive Beg address End address Type Status Size D 0 2097151 Free Unformatted 2048 K Which drive would you like to select Drive This command will erase drive D entirely Do you want to continue Y N Y USING MEMORY CARDS Your Flash card will be formatted and you may now proceed to read and write data to the card Booting from Linear Flash Cards PCM 210A and PCM 220D provide you with the capability to boot from linear Flash cards Booting from a linear Flash requires the following BM PC compatible system e PCM 210A or PCM 220D with system boot software loaded in its Flash EPROM Alinear Flash card formatted with M System s True FFS PCMCIA software If you want to order PCMCIA card drives with the above functions you must inform us prior to ordering and buy a BTRM FMS BootROM chip The following instructions will enable you to create
42. e following items are present One CardMaster 104 SDD 02B PCMCIA module e 2x 50 pin flat cable Mounting screws This user s manual If any of the above items is missing or appears to be damaged in any way please consult with the dealer from whom you purchased your unit immediately There are no jumpers to set on the SDD 02B CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER _ lt m 00000000000000000000000000000000 e 2 5 on a lt lt A e Tx Q O0000000000000000000000000 g 2 x o a S o000000000000000000000000 er LL 1 aS R o LO d 0000000000000000000000000 aS lt 2 m lt d 2 na 2 16 in 1 ign red line with pi flat cable al pin 3E0h 3E1h Connect with 2 x 50 Address IRQ for the card status change interrupt ing Interrupt steeri PCM 210A SDD 02B Busy LED Red LED Power LED Green Battery LED Yellow D1 LED D2 LED D3 LED Busy LED Red Not shown HARDWARE INSTALLATION
43. ed examine them carefully to insure they match what was expected Hit ENTER to accept and continue or lt P gt to prompt ENTER 6 ATAINIT EXE will display the following message Do you want a compact format Enter Yes and ATAINIT EXE will wipe the BPB boot sector 7 Atthe DOS prompt type FORMAT E S U OR FORMAT D S U 8 You should now copy the CardMaster 104 drivers and the DOS files HIMEM SYS and SETVER EXE from your internal hard disk drive to the ATA drive Create a CONFIG SYS file on the drive which loads the CardMaster 104 drivers and includes the other statements necessary to load HIMEM SYS and SETVER EXE and set DOS HIGH with UMBs as detailed in Chapter 3 If you do not do this though you will be able to boot from the ATA drive the CardMaster 104 slots will not be activated for any other device since the drivers that are needed to enable the system to recognize CardMaster 104 have not been loaded 6 5 CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER 6 6 Note When using an ATA HDD or ATA Flash card with Boot ROM v 2 0x the size of the card determines whether it boots as drive A or drive C If the card is less than 15 MB it will boot as drive A and the floppy disk will become B if greater than 15 MB it will boot as drive C and your hard drive will become D This means that Flash cards which are typically less than 15 MB will boot as A and ATA HDD cards typi cally greater than 15 MB will boot as drive C
44. eep Card not inserted properly defective card software improperly installed or for SRAM cards low battery Two high pitched beeps second has higher pitch than first Hardware and software is correctly installed and everything is working fine Formatting Flash Memory Cards The utility software that comes with your CardMaster 104 unit includes File Translation Layer FTL software for formatting linear Flash cards The following examples show the process of formatting linear Flash cards under DOS Flash memory cards can be formatted using MCFORMAT EXE 1 Insert the Flash card in the PCMCIA slot You should hear the single tone audible beep to indicate the card is unformatted 2 Atthe DOS prompt type C CARDWIZ gt MCFORMAT Follow the prompts in MCFORMAT EXE to format your Flash memory card PC Memory Card Formatter C 1994 1995 INTEL Corporation Copyright 1994 1995 SystemSoft Corp All Rights Reserved Version 1 07 2413 03 F MCFORMAT options Choose one of the following Create and format a new partition Format an existing partition TM 24 3 4 Erase a partition Display partition information Enter your choice 1 To quit MCFORMAT press ESC CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER 4 6 Create and format a new partition Drive Beg address End address Type Status Size D 0 2097151 Free Unformatted 2048 K Which drive would you like to select Drive d Would you like to format entir
45. he bundled programs provides extensive documentation and we recommend that you consult the on line documen tation and README files for detailed information about using the Cardsoft CardWizard CardWorks software Before you can use any PCMCIA card with your CardMaster 104 unit you must install the software provided All PCMCIA cards require certain device drivers to be installed before you can use them and you should not attempt to use any type of PCMCIA card before the soft ware has been correctly installed Because the original PC configuration did not include support for PCMCIA devices your system will not be able to recognize such devices before the software has been installed The SystemSoft Cardsoft CardWizard CardWorks PCMCIA software provides all the drivers necessary to allow you to use SRAM and Flash memory cards and Type II and Type III I O devices including modems fax modems LAN cards and ATA hard disk drives 3 1 CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER The software includes automatic installation programs which will make the necessary modifications to your CONFIG SYS file to allow you to access your Card Master PCMCIA card slots Please follow the instruc tions in this chapter carefully in order to ensure that the software is correctly installed Installing CardSoft 3 1 for DOS 3 2 Installing the CardSoft 3 1 for DOS on your hard disk drive is a simple procedure thanks to the automatic installation program provi
46. ix models in the CardMaster 104 series and this manual refers to all models The hardware configuration of the models is different and separate instructions for hardware installation are given for each model Note that the instructions on software installation and usage refer to all models The key features of each model in the CardMaster 104 series are described below CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER Common Specifications Power consumption typical Voltage 5 V Operating voltage 350 mA Flash voltage 450 mA Environmental specifications Operating temperature 0 C to 70 C e Storage temperature 20 C to 85 C Relative humidity lt 90 Dimensions PC 104 controller card 96 L x 90 W x 15 H mm Internal drive standard 3 5 FDD form factor System requirements PC AT compatible computer with minimum 640 KB RAM e MS DOS 5 0 or newer Microsoft Windows 3 0 or newer Addressing address 3E0 3E1H ROM address C8000 CFFFF 32 KB D8000 DFFFF 32 KB E0000 E7FFF 32 KB E8000 EFFFF 32 KB Memory address software adjustable 16 KB mapping for each socket from D0000 DFFFF 1 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW CardMaster 104 PCM 210 The PCM 210 model consists of a PC 104 16 bit interface module with one built in PCMCIA card slot The PC 104 interface module can be stacked with other PC 104 modules mounted on a custom carrier board or stacked directly on a CPU card The PCMCIA slot is built int
47. lick OK The InstallShield Wizard starts and guides you through the installation process Note Windows 95 can support PCMCIA ATA HDD ATA Flash and I O cards Windows 95 includes drivers for these devices You must install CardWorks if you want to use SRAM or Flash cards CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER Installing CardWizard NT for Windows NT This release of Card Wizard NT for Windows NT requires Windows NT version 4 0 Golden or a later release of Window NT version 4 0 You MUST have administrator privileges in order to install Card Wizard NT for Windows NT From the Start Menu the Ex plorer or from a DOS prompt run Setup exe You will be presented with a list box of socket services to choose from Select the Socket Services that is appropriate for your controller Make sure that all other Socket Services are de selected For Intel 365 and compatible controllers select the SSIntel option Note The contents of the installation diskette can be copied to a directory on your hard disk and setup can be run from this directory We suggest if you do this that you create a new empty directory for this purpose For example mkdir WizInstall cd NWizInstall copy a setup optional step Setup can also be run from a network drive How to Use CardWizard NT CardWizard NT is SystemSoft s PC card support application to increase ease of use and provide seamless integration for users to configure PC car
48. ly configures your computer to support all functions 1 8 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Introduction As we have mentioned there are six models in the CardMaster 104 series PCM 210 PCM 211 PCM 220D1 PCM 210A SDD 02B and SDD 03B The components and hardware installation procedures are different for all the models and separate instructions are provided in this chapter Please check to see which model you have purchased before reading these instructions Read only the instructions referring to the model you have purchased and ignore the other instructions System Requirements All models Please note that all models in the CardMaster 104 series require a system conforming to the following specifications PC AT including all 80286 80386 80486 Pentium and Pentium Pro processor based computers Hard disk drive MS DOS 5 0 or above Windows 3 1 Windows 95 or Windows NT One PC 104 connector One empty 3 5 floppy disk drive bay SDD 02B and SDD 03B only 2 1 CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER Setting jumpers 2 2 The PCM 210 PCM 220D1 and PCM 210A requires you to set jumpers in order to configure the module for your specific application A jumper consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them thus completing an electric circuit Closing a jumper means connecting the pins with the metal pin while o
49. n order to support portable computers which do not support the installation of interface cards these devices were designed as PCMCIA cards which could be plugged into the standard PCMCIA slot used for memory cards I O PCMCIA cards are usually Type II cards 1 e cards of 3mm thickness In this chapter we explain how to use I O PCMCIA cards with the CardMaster 104 Note that we do not deal with Type II solid state hard disk drive cards which are explained in detail in the next chapter Note Configuring PCMCIA cards used to be an arduous pro cess that often required intensive troubleshooting SystemSoft s Cardsoft CardWizard CardWorks software greatly simplifies configuration and setup Consult the on line help in these software programs for detailed information about configuration Generally speaking configuring I O cards requires two main steps 1 Install the hardware driver 2 Set the COM port or I O address and IRQ settings CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER Card Beep Codes Just as with memory cards when an I O card is inserted in the CardMaster 104 PCMCIA slot an audible beep is issued to inform you of the status of the card There are two kinds of audible message with I O cards which is Single low pitched beep Card not inserted properly defective card software improperly installed or for SRAM cards low battery Two high pitched beeps second has higher pitch than first Hardware and software is co
50. nects to PCM 210 Single 5 V O 70 mA power supply Supports all the functions of the PCM 210 PRODUCT OVERVIEW CardMaster 104 PCM 220D1 PCM 3110C 8 PCM 3112 The PCM 220D1 model consists of a PC 104 16 bit interface module with one or two built in PCMCIA card slots 1Slot ver for PCM 3110C 2 Slot ver for PCM 3112 The PC 104 interface module can be stacked with other PC 104 modules mounted on a custom carrier board or stacked directly on a CPU card One Two PCMCIA slots are built into the interface board The PCM 220D1 is ideal for users who require two PCMCIA interface slots where easy accessibility to the PCMCIA slots is not required The PCMCIA slots on PCM 220D1 provides full support for all Type I Type II and Type III PCMCIA memory I O and ATA hard disk cards PCM 220D1 2 Slots Specifications Complies with PCMCIA v 2 10 and JEIDA v 4 1 Accepts PCMCIA cards 16 bit data bus Features two PCMCIA drives Programmable 32 KB SMD type boot EEPROM BIOS Bootable from linear Flash card or ATA Flash ATA HDD and SRAM cards Busy status LED Single 5 V O 70 mA power supply CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER CardMaster 104 PCM 210A 1 6 The PCM 210A model consists of a PC 104 16 bit interface module with one built in PCMCIA card slot The PC 104 interface module can be stacked with other PC 104 modules mounted on a custom carrier board or stacked directly on a CPU card The PCMCIA
51. o the interface board The PCM 210 model is ideal for users who require a PCMCIA interface where easy accessibility to the PCMCIA drive is not required The PCMCIA slot on the PCM 210 provides full support for all Type I Type II and Type III PCMCIA memory I O and ATA hard disk cards PCM 210 Specifications Complies with PCMCIA v 2 10 and JEIDA v 4 1 Accepts Type PCMCIA cards 16 bit data bus Supports secondary PCMCIA drive PCM 211 optional see below Programmable 8 KB SMD type boot Flash BIOS Busy and battery status LED Single 5 V O 70 mA power supply Supports reading writing Flash cards using FTL and TFFS Supports bootable function from linear Flash ATA hard disk and ATA Flash cards and SRAM cards CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER CardMaster 104 PCM 211 to be used with PCM 210 1 4 The PCM 211 model consists of a PC 104 16 bit interface module with one built in PCMCIA card slot It can be stacked with the PCM 210 with connections being maintained with the 104 pin bus connec tor It can also be mounted on a custom carrier board to form a sepa rate stand alone unit The PCMCIA slot is built into the interface card The PCMCIA slot on the PCM 211 provides full support for all Type I Type II and Type III PCMCIA memory I O and ATA hard disk cards PCM 211 Specifications Complies with PCMCIA v 2 10 and JEIDA v 4 1 Accepts Type II III PCMCIA cards 16 bit data bus 80 pin mini connector con
52. omes D drive Second slot A drive becomes E drive If you did not install the CardWizard driver software the letter assign ments will be as follows ATA Flash cards x 15 MB A ATA Flash cards gt 15 MB C CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER 6 8 Appendix A CardMaster 104 Pin Assignments PC 104 Bus Connectors PCM 210 210A 211 220D1 The CardMaster 104 PCM 210 PCM 211 PCM220D1 and PCM 210A all feature PC 104 bus connectors These two connectors replace the golden finger edge connectors that are found on ISA or PCI bus devices The PC 104 connectors appear as follows B32 B31 B30 B29 B28 B27 B26 B25 B24 B23 B22 B21 B20 CARD MASTER PC CARD READER WRITER PC 104 Connectors Pin Connector J1 Connector J2 Number RowA RowB RowC RowD 0 GND GND 1 GND SBHE MEM16 2 SD7 RESETDRV LA23 1016 3 SD6 5V LA22 IRQ10 4 SD5 IRQ9 LA21 IRQ11 5 SD4 5V LA20 IRQ12 6 SD3 DRQ2 LA19 IRQ15 7 SD2 12V LA18 IRQ14 8 SD1 OW S LA17 DACKO 9 SDO 12V MEMR DRQO 10 IOCHRDY GND MEMW DACK5 11 SMEMW SD8 DRQ5 12 SA19 SME
53. on the device on which you are mounting Your PCM 210 is now installed Proceed with the software installation If you have purchased the PCM 211 secondary PCMCIA drive proceed with the instructions in the following section Close your system case Your CardMaster 104 PCM 210 is now installed in your system and you should proceed with your software installation CARDMASTER 104 PCMCIA CARD READER WRITER a 5 2 2 o E lt O O q Q o 10 99UU09 lqe2 08 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lt 0000000000000000000000000000000O m 10 99UU09 lqe2 UId 08 2 3 9 lt O a O a PCM 211 Connect connectors J3 with 80 pin flat cable align red line with pin 1 D1 LED Battery LED Yellow D2 LED Busy LED Red Address 3E0h 3E1h IRQ Interrupt steering for the card status change interrupt HARDWARE INSTALLATION CardMaster 104 PCM 211 Hardware Installation Package Contents Checklist When you open your CardMaster 104 PCM 211 for the first time first check that all the following items are present One CardMaster 104 PCM 211 PCMCIA module Your choice of one of the following PCMCIA software packages from SystemSoft Corporation Cardsoft 3 1 for DOS 5 0 or higher CardWizard for Windows 3 1 or higher CardWorks for Windows 95 Cardwizard NT for Windows NT Additional software is available for purch
54. ormatted using the standard DOS FAT system but this has the disadvantage that they become WORM Write Once Read Many times devices SystemSoft s Flash Translation Layer FTL and M Systems True Flash File System TFFS are special purpose software that organize the data on a Flash card allowing you to use a Flash card in much the same way as a SRAM card Any application can write data to a Flash card prepared with FTL or TFFS just as easily as writing to a diskette You will have to purchase FTL software and or TFFS software before you will be able to format cards in these formats and read cards already formatted with FTL or TFES CARD MASTER PC CARD READER WRITER What is PC 104 Introduction The PC 104 standard is a compact version of the IEEE P996 PC and PC AT bus The specifications were drafted for the unique require ments of embedded systems and PC 104 is gaining wide acceptance in the field of industrial computing There are 104 signal contacts on the two PC 104 bus connectors P1 has 64 pins and P2 has 40 pins Advantages of PC 104 PC 104 has several advantages over conventional i e ISA VESA PCI bus systems self stacking bus eliminates the need for backplanes and card cages The 40 and 64 pin connectors are durable and replace typical PC edge connectors Asmall form factor of 3 55 x 3 775 90 17 mm x 95 89 mm Lower bus drive requirements 6 mA lowers power consump tion to 1 2 watts per card
55. pening the jumper requires you to remove the pin Open Closed Closed 2 3 The jumper settings are represented in this manual with the following diagrams 1 4223 OO e oe Open Closed Closed 2 3 A pair of nonmagnetic needle nosed pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers In order to prevent an unused jumper from getting lost you may leave it inserted on a single jumper pin HARDWARE INSTALLATION CardMaster 104 PCM 210 Hardware Installation PCM 210 PC 104 PCMCIA module O 00000000000000000000 N Ofoooooooooooooooooooo 5 2 o o c o 2 5 S uS a 01 LED Battery LED Yellow D2 LED Busy LED Red Address 3E0h 3E1h IRQ Interrupt steering for the card status change interrupt JP2 External power connector Package Contents Checklist When you open your CardMaster 104 PCM 210 for the first time first check that all the following items are present One CardMaster 104 PCM 210 PCMCIA module Your choice of one of the following PCMCIA software packages from SystemSoft Corporation Cardsoft 3 1 for DOS 5 0 or higher CardWizard for Windows 3 1 or higher CardWorks for Windows 95 Cardwizard NT for Windows NT Additional software is available for purchase separately Spacer and screw This user s manual If any of the above items is missing or appears to be damaged in any way please consult with the dealer from whom you purchased your unit imme
56. re still there for reference in case you need to use them in the future Disabling these two statements will ensure that your Intel PCMCIA Ethernet card will function perfectly with CardMaster 104 and you can use all the other features Note that if you delete the CardMaster 104 socket services and card services drivers and use those provided with Intel s software you will be able to use your Intel card but will not be able to access the second PCMCIA slot or use any other device PCMCIA LAN Card Software in General Due to the complicated nature of LAN card configuration most PCMCIA LAN cards come with their own software It will usually be advisable to run this software to make sure you have the full range of configuration options available In addition to allowing you to configure the LAN card most PCMCIA LAN card software includes a complete set of PCMCIA drivers which may be installed in the CONFIG S YS file in place of the CardMaster 104 drivers Since some LAN cards are not designed totally according to the PCMCIA standards and include proprietary technology it may be the case that such cards will run better if the drivers provided with the card are installed Note that the CardMaster 104 hardware fully supports PCMCIA drivers from third parties 5 5 CARDMASTER 104 PC CARD READER WRITER 5 6 Chapter 6 USING ATA DISK DRIVE CARDS Introduction PCMCIA ATA hard disk drives represent a major technological break through in
57. rrectly installed and everything is working fine PCMCIA I O Card Types 5 2 As we have mentioned there are a number of different types of PCMCIA I O cards and the key points regarding their use with CardMaster 104 are given here Note that in order to be able to use PCMCIA I O cards you must have installed the CardMaster 104 PCMCIA drivers as detailed in Chapter 3 Although this type of PCMCIA card is not used to store data and therefore requires no formatting the CardMaster 104 PCMCIA drivers must have been correctly installed in order to allow your system to recognize the CardMaster 104 PCMCIA slot Modem and Fax Modem Cards Automatic COM Port Assignment When installing an internal or external serial modem or fax modem the device must be assigned a COM port PCMCIA modems and fax modems are no different and the correct COM port must be assigned in order for the devices to function correctly USING I O CARDS When you insert a modem or fax modem in a CardMaster 104 slot the following COM port assignments are made f no COM port is being used the PCMCIA modem is automati cally assigned to COM 1 f COM 1 is being used the PCMCIA modem is automatically assigned to COM 2 f COM 1 amp COM 2 are being used the PCMCIA modem is automatically assigned to COM 3 If for example you have a mouse connected to COM 1 and you insert a PCMCIA modem card in Socket 1 or Socket 2 the modem is auto matically assigned to
58. should consult with the relevant user s manual for details 3 Install the PCM 210A according to the previous instructions 4 Mount the SDD 03B in a free 3 5 FDD bay normally found on 6 the front of your computer Connect a 2 x 50 pin flat cable between connectors JP1 and JP2 on your PCM 210A and SDD 03B Make sure that pin 1 of PCM 210A is connected to pin 1 of SDD 03B Align the red line on the flat cable with pin 1 Connect a 34 pin FDD cable between connector JP5 on your SDD 03B and the FDD controller on your system s main board Consult your main board s user s manual for the location of the FDD connector Connect a 4 pin mini power cable to the power connector on the SDD 03B This supplies power to the 3 5 FDD drive Close your system case Your CardMaster 104 SDD 03B is now installed in your system and you should proceed with your software installation 2 20 Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Introduction Your CardMaster 104 PCMCIA Card Reader Writer is supplied with your choice of one of the following bundled software packages from SystemSoft Corporation Cardsoft 3 1 for DOS 5 0 or higher CardWizard for Windows 3 1 or higher amp FTL CardWorks for Windows 95 or higher CardWizard NT for Windows NT Additional software is available for purchase separately Note This chapter is intended to be a Quick Start guide to installing SystemSoft PCMCIA card software All of t
59. slot is built into the interface board The PCM 210A also features two 50 pin connec tors to interface with optional PCMCIA drives that fit in a 3 5 FDD bay see SDD 02B and SDD 03B below The PCM 210A model is ideal for users who require both an inaccessible PCMCIA drive and an interface with a second PCMCIA drive that is mounted in a computer s FDD bay The PCMCIA slot on the PCM 210A provides full support for all Type I Type II and Type III PCMCIA memory I O and ATA hard disk cards PCM 210 Specifications Complies with PCMCIA v 2 10 and JEIDA v 4 1 Accepts Type 1 11 111 PCMCIA cards 16 bit data bus Supports secondary PCMCIA drives SDD 02B and SDD 03B through two 50 pin connectors optional see below Programmable 32 KB SMD type boot Flash BIOS Busy status LED Single 5 V O 70 mA power supply Supports reading writing Flash cards using FTL and TFFS Supports bootable function from linear Flash ATA hard disk drive ATA Flash cards and SRAM cards PRODUCT OVERVIEW CardMaster 104 SDD 02B to be used with PCM 210A The SDD 02B is a PCMCIA reader writer that fits in a 3 5 FDD bay and can be connected to the PCM 210A with a 2 x 50 pin flat cable It gives you a second PCMCIA slot with the convenience of mounting it on the front of your case for easy accessibility All Type I SRAM and Flash memory cards Type II I O device cards and Type III ATA hard disk drive cards can be used in both slots SDD 02B
60. the drive letter assignments for your CardMaster 104 drives under Cardwizard will be the following All cards in CardMaster 104 Socket 1 D All cards in CardMaster 104 Socket 2 E Making ATA HDD Flash Cards Bootable The CardMaster 104 hardware includes a Boot ROM which allows you to boot from both memory cards and ATA hard disk drive cards The procedure for making memory cards bootable is carried out using the standard DOS FORMAT U S command as detailed in Chapter 4 The step by step procedure for making ATA HDDs bootable with Cardsoft 3 1 or Card wizard is as follows 1 Run Cardsoft Cardwizard PCMCIA software 2 Insert your ATA HDD ATA Flash card into your CardMaster 104 socket 3 Cardsoft Cardwizard will analyze your card upon the first insertion and return the number of cylinders heads sectors and tracks 4 Run ATAINIT EXE The software will display the following SystemSoft ATAINIT Utility Version 1 12 2178 14 Copyright 1992 1995 SystemSoft Corporation All Rights Reserved Hit lt ESC gt or lt Q gt to exit or lt F1 gt for help What letter do you want to init Choose D for the first PCMCIA socket or E for the second socket 5 ATAINIT EXE performs a scan of your card and returns the same information that was presented in step 3 6 4 USING ATA DISK DRIVE CARDS Fixed Cylinders Heads lt F1 gt Help Physical Sectors track lt ESC gt Quit Here are the parameters that were return
61. ts necessary to load HIMEM SYS and SETVER EXE and set DOS HIGH with UMBs as detailed in Chapter 3 If you do not do this though you will be able to boot from the SRAM card the CardMaster 104 slots will not be activated for any other device since the drivers that are needed to enable the system to recognize CardMaster 104 have not been loaded Deleting Data on an SRAM Card You can copy data to and delete data from SRAM cards as many times as you want using the standard DOS COPY and DELETE commands Since SRAM cards are formatted with the DOS FAT system they function exactly like floppy diskettes and there is no restriction on deleting data from them Using Flash Memory Cards 4 4 Using the DOS File Allocation Table FAT is very rough and is not a very useful or efficient way of formatting Flash memory cards Most users find that using specialized software like Card Wizard CardSoft Card Works or the Flash File System FFS is a much better way to format their cards Flash memory cards can be formatted to be both readable and writable This is done by using using the MCFORMAT EXE utility program that is provided with your CardMaster 104 unit CardWizard includes specialty software called File Translation Layer FTL that can format Flash cards and make them readable and writ able USING MEMORY CARDS Flash Memory Card Beep Codes The beep codes for Flash memory cards are the same as for SRAM cards Single low pitched b
62. y Card International Association an organization which sets the technical standards accord ing which all related devices are designed PCMCIA cards also known as PC cards and incorrectly as IC cards are rapidly replacing floppy diskettes as the storage medium of choice for computer users They are small compact have a large capacity and offer a flexible range of options for both storage of data and implementation of devices PCMCIA cards come in 3 thicknesses all of them have the same length and width dimensions Type cards are 3 3 mm thick Type Il cards are 5 mm thick Type cards are 10 5 mm thick Though the Type number refers to the thickness of the card rather than to its function the cards available in each category generally fall into the following three groups CARD MASTER PC CARD READER WRITER Type Cards Memory cards for storing data These include two main types SRAM memory cards and Flash memory cards Type Il Cards Type cards are I O cards including modem cards fax modem cards Ethernet LAN cards and solid state ATA hard disk drive cards Type Ill Cards Type III cards are ATA hard disk drive cards with rotating media The CardMaster 104 series of products supports some or all of these card types depending on the model SRAM and Flash Memory Cards As we have mentioned there are two types of memory cards SRAM and Flash These types are not interchangeable but both can be used as dat

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