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2.1.3 Common Problems
Generic Client Drivers:
Many Card and Socket Services packages include a generic client driver
(or SuperClient) which configures standard I/O devices. If one of these
generic client drivers is installed, it may configure the SPP-100 causing
the SPP-100 client driver to fail installation. In these cases, the user
should do one of the following:
1. modify the operation of the generic client driver to disable the
configuration of parallel port cards. Consult the Card and
Socket Services documentation for availability and details of
this feature.
2. place the SPP-100 client driver before the generic client driver
in the CONFIG.SYS.
Available Resources:
One function of the Card and Socket Services software is to track which
system resources (memory addresses, I/O addresses, IRQs, etc.) are
available for assignment to inserted PCMCIA cards. Sometimes,
however, the Card Services software assumes or incorrectly determines
that a particular resource is used when it is actually available. Most Card
and Socket Services generate a resource table in a file (typically in the
form of an .INI file) which the user can modify to adjust the available
system resources. Consult the Card and Socket Services documentation
for availability and details of this feature.
Multiple Configuration Attempts:
Some Card and Socket Services have a setting which aborts the
configuration process after a single configuration failure (such as a
request for an unavailable resource). The user should change this setting
to allow for multiple configuration attempts. Consult the Card and Socket
Services documentation for availability and details of this feature.
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 SPP-100 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.
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