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4.3 PCMCIA FLASH MEMORY CARD SOFTWARE (CardWare)
In order to read the PCMCIA flash memory cards using either a standard built-in PCMCIA card reader
(applies to most portable computers) or the PCI SwapBox reader (see section 4.2, applies to most
desktop computers), the user has to install the provided CardWare software. CardWare allows the
user to ‘use’ the PCMCIA flash memory cards as if they were normal floppy or hard disk drives.
4.3.1 Installing CardWare software
In most cases, the following quick install procedure is all you need to know about CardWare. Once
installed, CardWare automatically configures your system to recognize almost all PC Cards, with no
intervention needed on your part. If you have special installation requirements, see Chapter "Installing
CardWare" in the CardWare manual (see “
CardWare2000_XP.pdf ”) for a detailed description of the
process. To install the CardWare software:
1. Remove all PC Cards from your system.
2. Run
the “ CWMEM2K.exe ” installation program from the CD and follow the prompts through
the first screens, clicking Next or Finish to move from screen to screen.
3. When the program ends, restart your system.
4. After entering the serial number you will get a fully functional version. The serial number is
delivered separately in the file “ LICENCE.txt ” (available on the same CD).
5. The software is installed now. CardWare should load and automatically detect insertion and
removal of PC Cards any time during system operation.
For details, see Chapter "Cardware Installation Options" in the manual (“
CardWare2000_XP.pdf ”).
Once the CardWare software is installed, the user can select during each booting sequence of the
computer between two configuration profiles, namely the
original configuration or the CardWare
configuration . Select CardWare configuration when using the PCMCIA flash memory cards, otherwise
select original configuration (to avoid conflicts with i.e. memory sticks or other memory cards).
Figure 23: CardWare for Windows.
4.3.2 Reading PCMCIA Flash Memory Cards
To read PCMCIA cards proceed as follows:
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Start the computer and select from the boot option CardWare configuration . The computer is
now able to understand the special format of the PCMCIA cards.