ۥ--@ -i(*h~ ~ b,(Tsw(4559Introduction Installing your AST PCMCIA option consists of three steps: Installing the SystemSoft Card Services software. Configuring the PCMCIA card for the communications software or network driver that accompanied the card. Installing the PCMCIA card in your computer. This option guide is organized to reflect these steps. In addition, this guide includes procedures for using the Card Services programs to change PCMCIA card parameters such as port assignments and memory addresses, and procedures for installing a Card Services software upgrade. Abbreviations This option guide uses the following abbreviations: COM: Communication (as in communication port). KB: Kilobytes LAN: Local-area network. I/O: Input/Output. IRQ: Interrupt request line. PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. RAM: Random-access memory. SCSI: Small-computer standard interface. Viewing the README File Before you install your PCMCIA option, check to see if there is a README file on the PCMCIA Card Services disk. If so, the file provides information about your PCMCIA option that was not available when the documentation was printed. To see if a README file is on the disk, and if so to view it or print it, do the following: 1. Turn the computer on. 2. Insert the PCMCIA Card Services disk in drive A and, at the MS-DOS prompt, type: A: README If the disk contains a README file, its first screen appears, with instructions for viewing subsequent screens. If the disk does not contain a README, you will see the following message: Bad command or filename. Before You Install the Software If you currently have some other PCMCIA configuration programs loaded on your computer, you must disable or delete those programs before you install the Card Services software. N If you have another copy of the Card Services software included with AST products, see the section "Upgrading Your Card Services Software." For example, if you previously installed the AST PCMCIA configuration programs (CCU.EXE and SSU.EXE) in the PCMCIA directory of your hard drive, use the following procedure to disable those programs: 1. Add REM to the CCU.EXE and SSU.EXE device statements in the CONFIG.SYS file. To do this, use the DOS EDIT utility and change the device statements to resemble the following: REM DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\SSU.EXE REM DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\CCU.EXE 2. Remove any PCMCIA cards from the computer and reboot your computer. 3. Install the Card Services software using the procedures in the next section. N Do not delete or disable application device drivers for your PCMCIA card. Installing the Card Services Software The next few sections provide a brief description of the Card Services software and include procedures for installing the software on your hard drive. About the Card Services Software The Card Services software allocates your computer's resources (such as communication ports and memory addresses) each time a PCMCIA card is installed in or removed from your computer. Because the card and resource information are loaded into RAM, you can install and remove cards while the system is turned on (also known as hot swapping). The software is comprised of card drivers and system files and requires approximately 75 KB of conventional memory. You can use the Card Services software to do the following: Display the parameters for an installed PCMCIA card. Change the parameters for a card. Edit the resource allocation for your computer. Installing the Software To install the Card Services software on your hard drive, do the following: 1. Insert the PCMCIA Card Services disk in your floppy drive. At the DOS prompt, type: A: INSTALL Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. If you select the Custom Install option, you may specify the Card Services files that you wish to install. The drivers for ATA and Static RAM cards are optional; all other files are required to use the Card Services software. N You may choose to install only the Static RAM card driver or both the Static RAM card and ATA card drivers. However, you cannot install the ATA card driver without installing the driver for the Static RAM card. 2. If you have device drivers installed (such as network drivers), use the DOS EDIT utility to modify your CONFIG.SYS file so that the driver device statements come after those for the Card Services programs. In most cases, you only need to perform this step if you are replacing some other PCMCIA configuration software with Card Services. 3. Remove the PCMCIA Card Services disk from the floppy drive and reboot your computer. N If you use an expanded memory manager on your system, make sure that its device statement excludes the D000h-DFFFh memory range. For example, if you are using EMM386.EXE, modify the device statement in your CONFIG.SYS file as follows: DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=D000-DFFF Also, make certain that the memory manager does not load the Card Services programs into high memory. If you have Microsoft Windows installed on your computer, see the next section for procedures on installing CardView. If you do not wish to install CardView, proceed to the section "Installing Communication Software and Network Drivers." Installing the CardView Program To install the CardView program in Windows, insert the PCMCIA Card Services disk in your floppy drive. At the DOS prompt, type: WIN A:SETUP Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. N You must run Windows in 386 Enhanced mode in order to use CardView. installing Communication Software and Network Drivers After you install the Card Services software, you must configure the card for the communications software or network driver that you are using. Configuring a Modem Card To configure a modem card, you must install the communications software included with your modem card option. Refer to the communications software manual for detailed procedures on configuring the card. As you configure a modem card, you will need to know the parameters assigned to the card. Card Services assigns the following default parameters to a modem card: COM 2, IRQ 3, I/O address 2F8h-2FFh. Configuring a Modem Card as COM 1 In most cases, COM 1 is assigned to your computer's serial port so your modem card is configured to the default of COM 2. If you are using a modem card that must be configured as COM 1, use the procedures in this section to reallocate COM 1 on your computer. To configure your modem card as COM 1 in DOS-based applications, do the following: 1. Start your computer's setup program and disable the serial port. Save the change, exit setup, and reboot your computer. (Refer to your computer user's guide for procedures on running setup.) 2. Start the CardSoft Configuration Utility. (See "Using the Configuration Utility" for more procedures.) Configure the modem as COM 1 . 3. Use the Configuration Utility to perform a scan of your computer's resources, and save the scan results. 4. Reboot your computer. To configure your modem card as COM 1 in Windows, you can reinstall the CardView program after you run the Configuration Utility and reboot the computer. Or, if you prefer not to reinstall CardView, use the DOS EDIT utility to modify the Windows SYSTEM.INI file as follows: 1. Find the following line in the current SYSTEM.INI file: COM2NONREMOVEABLE=FALSE 2. Add the following line to the SYSTEM.INI file just before the line in step 1: COM1NONREMOVEABLE=FALSE Save the new SYSTEM.INI file. 3. Start Windows. 4. Run CardView and configure the modem card as COM 1. Configuring a SCSI Card Once you have installed the Card Services software, do the following to configure your SCSI card: 1. Install the SCSI card in your computer (see "Installing a PCMCIA Card" for general installation procedures). 2. Connect the card to the SCSI peripheral device using the communication cable. 3. Insert the AST SCSI Drivers disk in your floppy drive. At the DOS prompt, type: A: INSTALL Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your card using the CorelSCSI program. Configuring a Network Card To configure a network card, you must install the driver for the network software you are using. The AST Network Drivers disk contains Ethernet and Token-Ring drivers that support Novell NetWare (version 2.2 or greater) and IBM Local Area Network Support Program (version 1.3 or greater). In addition, the disk contains Ethernet drivers that support and Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Microsoft LAN Manager (version 2.1 or greater). As you configure the network card, you will need to know the parameters that Card Services assigned to the card. The following table shows the default parameters assigned to network cards. Network Memory I/O Card IRQ Address Address Speed Ethernet 5 D400h--D7FFh 300h-31Fh n/a Token-Ring 9 D000h--D3FFh A20h-A23h 4 MBps* D800h--DBFFh * MBps = Megabytes per second Memory address in read-only memory. Memory address in random-access memory. The following sections contain procedures for installing network drivers. Novell NetWare Drivers for the Ethernet Card The NETWARE\DOSODI subdirectory of the AST Network Drivers disk contains the PCMSM.COM driver required for Novell NetWare. In addition, you also need the following drivers included with Novell NetWare: LSL.COM IPXODI.COM NETn.COM (The n refers to the version of DOS installed on your computer. Use NET3.COM for DOS 3.x and NET5.COM for DOS 5.x.) Refer to the Novell ODI for DOS User's Guide for the name of the disk that contains these files. 1. To copy the PCMSM.COM driver to your root directory, insert the AST Network Drivers disk in the floppy drive. At the DOS prompt, type: A: CD\ NETWARE\DOSODI COPY PCMSM.COM C:\ 2. Copy the files listed above from the Novell NetWare disks to your root directory. 3. To initialize Novell DOS ODI driver support and the IPX protocol stack, type the following commands in the order shown: LSL.COM PCMSM.COM IPXODI.COM NETn.COM In the last of these commands, n represents the DOS version number. Novell NetWare Drivers for the Token-Ring Card The NETWARE\DOSODI subdirectory of the AST Network Drivers disk contains the TOKEN.COM driver required for Novell NetWare. In addition, you also need the following drivers included with Novell NetWare: LSL.COM IPXODI.COM NETn.COM (The n refers to the version of DOS installed on your computer. Use NET3.COM for DOS 3.x and NET5.COM for DOS 5.x.) Refer to the Novell ODI for DOS User's Guide for the name of the disk that contains these files. 1. To copy the TOKEN.COM driver to your root directory, insert the AST Network Drivers disk in the floppy drive and type: A: CD\ NETWARE\DOSODI COPY TOKEN.COM C:\ 2. Copy the files listed above from the Novell NetWare disks to your root directory. 3. To initialize Novell DOS ODI driver support and the IPX protocol stack, type the following commands in the order shown: LSL.COM TOKEN.COM IPXODI.COM NETn.COM In the last of these commands, n represents the DOS version number. IBM Local Area Network Support Program Drivers for Ethernet and Token-Ring Cards The DOS subdirectory of the AST Network Drivers disk contains the NDIS files required to support the IBM Local Area Network Program (version 1.3 or greater). If you have an Ethernet card, the following drivers are included on the disk: PCMNIC.DOS PCMNIC.NIF PROTOCOL.INI If you have a Token-Ring card, the disk contains the following files: IBMTOK.DOS IBMTOK.NIF LT2.MSG When you are prompted to insert the driver disk during the network installation process, insert the AST Network Drivers disk into the specified drive. Windows for Workgroups Drivers for Ethernet Cards The AST Network Drivers disk contains the following NDIS files that support Windows for Workgroups: PCMNIC.DOS OEMSETUP.INF To install the files, do the following: 1. Run the Setup program for Windows for Workgroups. When prompted to select the available network adapter driver, choose Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter and press . 2. When prompted to insert the driver disk, insert the AST Network Drivers disk in drive A. 3. Select AST Ethernet PCMCIA Driver and press . The drivers are copied to correct directory on your hard disk. 4. Exit the Setup program and reboot your computer. LAN Manager Drivers for Ethernet Cards The AST Network Drivers disk contains the following NDIS files that support Microsoft LAN Manager: PCMNIC.DOS PROTOCOL.INI PCMNIC.NIF To install the files, do the following: 1. Run the Setup program for LAN Manager. When prompted to select the available network adapter driver, choose Other Driver and press . 2. When prompted to insert the driver disk, insert the AST Network Drivers disk in drive A. 3. Select AST Ethernet PCMCIA Driver and press . The drivers are copied to correct directory on your hard disk. 4. Exit the Setup program and reboot your computer. Installing a PCMCIA Card Once you install the software and configure the card's parameters, you can install your PCMCIA card. This section provides general procedures for installing a PCMCIA card. The procedures you use may vary depending on the type of AST notebook computer that you are using and the type of card you are installing. To install a PCMCIA card, do the following: 1 Open the panel door that conceals the card slot. Then align the card with a slot and insert the card into the slot until it locks in place. Insert 1/3-page line drawing of a generic slot compartment showing card being inserted. N If your computer has two card slots and you are installing an IBM Ethernet or Token-Ring Adapter, install it in the top slot to prevent the card's connector from blocking the second slot. 2. If applicable, connect the adapter module to the connector on the PCMCIA card. (Some cards do not require a separate adapter module.) Insert 1/3-page line drawing of module being connected to PCMCIA card. On module, call out both card and cable connectors. 3. Connect one end of the communications cable to the adapter module (or to the connector on the card if there is no adapter module). Then, connect the other end of the cable to the phone or network jack. Using the Card Services Programs This section provides basic information about the Card Services programs. The Configuration Utility and CardView program also include detailed on-line help that you can refer to as you view or change your card's configuration. Using the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a DOS-based program that enables you to configure COM and I/O ports, memory addresses, IRQs, and the speed for a Token-Ring card. In addition, the Configuration Utility enables you to scan your computer for current resource-allocation information and to edit the resource information. To start the Configuration Utility you must be in the CARDSOFT directory of the hard drive. When you are in the CARDSOFT directory, type the following at the DOS prompt: CONFIG N Although you can run the Configuration Utility from a DOS window, in most cases you should exit Windows before starting the utility. You cannot perform a scan of resources while in Windows. Also, if you use the Configuration Utility to change a card's configuration, you must exit all applications and reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. The following sections describe the functions available with the Configuration Utility. The descriptions are organized by pulldown menu options. File/Edit Configuration Modem Card Configuration: This option enables you define the port I/O address and IRQ line for up to four modem cards. You can also specify the order in which the ports are selected for configuration and when the cards are configured in Insertion Order (first card inserted is card 1) or Slot Order (card inserted in first slot is card 1). You can also use this screen to enable audio during modem activity and to enable the computer to resume from suspend or standby state in the event of modem activity. Network Card Configuration: This option enables you to specify the following parameters for a network card: - Base address for the I/O port. - IRQ line for the port. - Base address in read-only memory (memory window 1). Since the last two digits of the address must be zero, you only need to specify the first two digits of the base address. - Base address in random-access memory (memory window 2). Since the last two digits of the address must be zero, you only need to specify the first two digits of the base address. Only some types of network cards, such as Token-Ring cards, require a second memory window. - Speed for a Token-Ring card. The default speed for a Token-Ring card is 4 MBps (megabytes per second). Select Fast Token Ring to set the speed to 16 MBps. Refer to the network card documentation for guidelines on configuring your network card. Also, check the Resource Allocation screen of this utility to find out what resources are available and avoid potential conflicts. ATA Card Configuration: This option enables you to specify the address and address mode for ATA cards, including Flash disks and rotating-media disks. If there is already a hard drive installed in the computer, that disk is probably configured to use the primary address. Generally, configure an ATA card to use the secondary address. This screen also enables you to specify whether an ATA card uses the linear address mode available on most ATA cards. Refer to the documentation that accompanied your ATA card to determine whether the card supports this address mode. Card Insertion Parameters: This option enables you to specify the following: - Whether a beep sounds when a card is inserted or removed in DOS or Windows. - Whether a beep sounds when a card cannot be configured, is not recognized, or is rejected. - Whether CardID should continue to attempt to configure a card when the first attempt fails. - Whether the entire card initialization file (which contains all card records) is read into memory each time you boot the computer. Selecting this option enables the Card Services software to configure cards more quickly, since all card information is already loaded into memory. File/Save Configuration If you use the Edit function to change a card's configuration, select this option to save that information before you exit the Configuration Utility. Once you exit the Configuration Utility, you must reboot the computer for the new configuration to take effect. File/Exit This option exits the Configuration Utility. If you make changes to your configuration, be sure to save the changes before you select this option. Utility/Resource Allocation This option displays the resources currently available on your computer. The allocation information includes memory addresses, I/O ports, and IRQs. An "R" next to a resource indicates that the resource is reserved. In addition to displaying resource information for your computer, this option also enables you to scan for resource information and to edit the resource information displayed. Edit: This option enables you to add new resources and to change or delete existing resources. To add a resource, highlight the resource in the current display after which you want to add a new resource and select Add New. You may then select Insert or Append. A dialogue box appears than you use to specify the resource you wish to add. If there are no resources available, the program displays an error message when you select Add New. To change or delete a resource, highlight the resource and select the option you want, Change or Delete. A dialogue box appears that you can use to enter parameters for the highlighted resource. Scan: This option scans the resources of the system and displays the most current resource allocation information. Remove all PCMCIA cards from the computer before you select this option. When the scan is complete, save the new information. Then, exit the Configuration Utility and reboot the computer. C You must run the Scan utility whenever you change your computer in a way that affects the resources available to the Card Services software. Such a change would include enabling or disabling the computer's built-in serial port or modifying the configuration of a memory manager. If you change the resource information using the Edit or Scan options, save the changes. Then, exit the Configuration Utility and reboot your computer. Display/Color (Monochrome/LCD) This option enables you to specify how the configuration utility is displayed: color, monochrome, or LCD. Using the CardView Program CardView is a Windows-based program that enables you to specify COM and I/O ports, memory addresses, and IRQs. When you install CardView, the SETUP program automatically adds the CardView program group to your Windows desktop. To start CardView, double click on the CardView icon. The CardView screen appears. The screen contains basic card information, such as the card type and manufacturer. To display configuration information about the installed card, click on the View button. If you change the card's configuration in CardView, you need to remove and reinsert the card for the change to take effect. C If you make configuration changes in the Ports option of the Windows Control Panel, you need to make the same changes using the Configuration Utility to avoid configuration conflicts. The following sections describe configuration options available with the CardView program. The descriptions are organized according by pulldown menu options. Configure/Network This option enables you to configure the following parameters for a network card: Base address in read-only memory (Memory Window 1). Since the last two digits of the address must be zero, you only need to specify the first two digits of the base address. Base address in random-access memory (Memory Window 2). Since the last two digits of the address must be zero, you only need to specify the first two digits of the base address. Only some types of network cards, such as Token-Ring cards, require a second memory window. Base address for the I/O port. IRQ line for the port. Configure/Modem This option provides the following configuration selections: General Setup: Use this option to enable audio during modem line activity, and to enable the computer to resume from suspend or standby mode in the event of modem activity. Insertion/Slot: This option name varies depending on whether your computer is configured to assign COM ports based on insertion order or slot order. Use this option to select the COM port for a modem card. When you specify the COM port, the base I/O address and IRQ are assigned automatically. N The modem-configuration options available in CardView reflect the port configuration information in the Configuration Utility. To change the port configuration, you must run the Configuration Utility. Notify/On Cards This option enables you to determine which of the following card types generate notification messages: Modems. Ethernet cards. ATA cards. Flash memory cards. SRAM cards. 3270 Emulator cards. Token-Ring cards. Notify/On Events This option enables you to determine which of the following card events generate notification messages: Card insertion. Card removal. Card configuration conflict. Insertion of an unrecognized card. Options/Run Minimized (as Icon) This option enables you to run CardView as a minimized icon. If you select this option, CardView is automatically reduced to an icon each time you start the program. Options/Enable Insertion/Removal Beep This option enables you to enable or disable the beep that sounds when a card in inserted or removed. Your computer's speaker must be enabled in order to enable this option. Using the CardInfo Utility CardInfo is a DOS-based status-display utility that provides basic information about an installed card. To run CardInfo you must be in the CARDSOFT directory of the hard drive. When you are in the CARDSOFT directory, type the following at the DOS prompt: CARDINFO The CardInfo utility displays the following information about an installed PCMCIA card: Card Type (such as modem, Ethernet, or Token-Ring). Card Manufacturer. Product Name (such as Modem 2400+ or Ethernet) COM port assignment (available for modems only) N If you add the CARDSOFT directory to the path statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you can run the CardInfo utility from any directory. upgrading your card services software Occasionally, AST will release a new version of the Card Services software. Updates to the software may include new card drivers or card libraries. (The card library, CARDID.CLB, contains information about the various types of PCMCIA cards. This information is used by the Card Services software to configure the card.) As new versions of the Card Services software are available, they will be incorporated into AST PCMCIA option kits and posted on the AST bulletin board system, AST On-Line! C Since the Card Services software is available from a variety of sources, make certain that you do not "downgrade" the software on your computer with an older version. Before you install the Card Services software, compare the date and size of the CARDID.CLB file on the software disk with that of the file installed in the CARDSOFT directory on your computer. If the CARDID.CLB file on your computer is larger and has a more current date, the software on your computer is the more current version and you should not install the software on the disk. To install the Card Services upgrade on your hard drive, do the following: 1. Insert the PCMCIA Card Services disk in your floppy drive. At the DOS prompt, type: A: INSTALL 2. When prompted to do so, select the Upgrade option of the installation program. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 3. Remove the disk from the floppy drive and reboot your computer. 4. To install a new version of CardView, reinsert the PCMCIA Card Services disk in your floppy drive. 5. 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