B&B Electronics PCMCIA 232PCC2 - Manual (Page 11)

10 Documentation Number 232PCC23799 Manual
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Chapter 3: 232PCC2 Enabler for DOS
For systems that are not operating PCMCIA Card and Socket
Services software, the 232PCC2 DOS Enabler may be used to
enable and configure the adapter. This Enabler, DSP100EN.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 232PCC2 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 232PCC2
Enabler may interfere with its operation and with the device(s) it
controls.
The 232PCC2 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 DSP100EN.EXE. If
more than one adapter is installed in a system, the Enabler must be
executed separately for each adapter. Furthermore,
DSP100EN.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 232PCC2. 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.