Quatech DSP-200/300 User Manual

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Older Versions of Card and Socket Services:
Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993 do not support general purpose
I/O cards. If after careful installation of the Client Driver the DSP-200/300 does not configure or
operate properly, an updated version of Card and Socket Services may be required. Card and
Socket Services software is available from Quatech.

2.2 DSP-200/300 Enabler for DOS

For systems that are not operating PCMCIA Card and Socket Services software, the
DSP-200/300 DOS Enabler may be used to enable and configure the adapter. This Enabler,
DSP230EN.EXE, will operate on any DOS system using an Intel 82365SL or PCIC compatible
PCMCIA host adapter including the Cirrus Logic CL-PD6710 /6720, the VLSI VL82C146, and
the Vadem VG-365 among others.

IMPORTANT:
In order to use the DSP-200/300 Enabler for DOS, the system
MUST NOT be configured with Card and Socket Services
software. If a Card and Socket Services software is installed, the
DSP-200/300 Enabler may interfere with its operation and with the
device(s) it controls.

The DSP-200/300 Enabler does not support automatic configuration of adapters upon insertion,
more commonly referred to as "Hot Swapping". This means the adapter must be installed in one
of the system's PCMCIA sockets before executing DSP230EN.EXE. If more than one adapter is
installed in a system, the Enabler must be executed separately for each adapter. Furthermore,
DSP230EN.EXE should be executed to release the resources used by the adapter before it is
removed from the PCMCIA socket. Since PCMCIA adapters do not retain their configuration
after removal, any adapter that is removed from the system must be reconfigured with the
Enabler after re-inserting it into a PCMCIA socket.

IMPORTANT:
The Enabler requires a region of high DOS memory when configuring
a DSP-200/300. This region is 1000H bytes (4KB) long and by default
begins at address D0000H (the default address may be changed using
the "W" option). If a memory manager such as EMM386, QEMM, or
386Max is installed on the system, this region of DOS memory must
be excluded from the memory manager's control. Consult the
documentation provided with the memory manager software for
instructions on how to exclude this memory region.

DOS/Windows 3.x

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