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FREECOM CABLE II PCMCIA / CABLE II CardBus
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6. Read the following information screen and confirm with the Enter key.
7. If you wish to select a different path, you can specify in which directory the
FREECOM software is to be installed. Please enter the complete path name
including the drive letter! If the directory does not yet exist, it will be created.
8. The files will now be copied to the directory you specified.
9. After the files have been copied, you will have the opportunity to modify the
startup files of your computer (CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT). You can also
display these modifications or cancel the installation.
10. The installation updates your startup files and saves the original versions under
the name CONFIG.FC and AUTOEXEC.FC.
11. After the startup files have been modified, you can leave the installation
program . In order for the changes to take effect, you must restart your
computer.
12. If you want to undo the installation, start the program "UNINST.EXE" in the
installation directory.
Note: After restarting your computer, additional boot messages are
displayed which are generated by the device drivers for the device you
just installed.
At first, the enabler for the PCMCIA (FCPOINT.EXE) in the CONFIG.SYS file is loaded
and displays a message similar to the following (depending on your specific
device):
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FREECOM PC Card driver for external ATAPI-IDE Drives Rev:744
Copyright (c) FREECOM GmbH 1996-1997. All rights reserved.
Found PCCARD: FREECOM PCCARD-IDE REV836 V5.0
Initialization using C:\FC\FCPOINT.INI completed!
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If a different driver message is displayed, this does not indicate that an error has
occurred. Please refer to the chapter "Troubleshooting" only if the text contains
the word
"ERROR"
or
"WARNING"
. The driver is then loaded and displays the
following depending on the device (for example FCATAPI.SYS):
PW-CD: Freecom CD-ROM Device Driver Rev. K-936DOS
PW-CD: Copyright (C) Freecom Technologies 1995-1998
PW-CD: Drive: Toshiba CD-ROM XM-6202B 1110
PW-CD: CD-ROM drive installation successfully completed
The driver assigns the device the first available letter following your last hard disk
For example, if you only have one hard drive C:, the device will be assigned the
drive letter D:.
The driver MSCDEX.EXE will also be called up for devices with a CD ROM drive. It
is responsible for assigning the drive letter to the CD-ROM.
