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Orator Installation Guide
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3.2.2 Installing a CardPort ISA to PCMCIA adaptor into a desktop PC
The CardPort adaptor will normally be supplied by Trilogy although similar units by other
manufacturers are available. Comprehensive instructions are included with the CardPort unit
but the list below provides a summary. You will require access to the Windows 95/98
installation media (floppy disks or CD).
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Switch off the PC and remove the cover.
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Fit the CardPort adaptor into a free ISA slot.
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Re-start the PC
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From the Start menu, select Settings >> Control Panel >> Add New Hardware. The "Add
New Hardware Wizard" now appears.
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Choose the option to "Specify the type of hardware" and pick "PCMCIA socket" from the
list.
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Now choose a Manufacturer (Standard PCMCIA driver) and Model (PCIC or compatible).
This completes the first phase. The PC card wizard will now start, allowing the easy removal
of any existing DOS or Windows 3.1 drivers, which may be present on your PC. Read the
prompts carefully. In most cases with modern hardware it will be safe to answer "No" to the
first question. Once any 16 bit drivers have been removed, you will be prompted to shut
down and completely turn off your PC.
If you now intend to install the SMT104 Transputer adaptor, fit the PCMCIA card into the
adaptor prior to switching the PC back on. Follow the instructions in Section 3.2.3 below.
3.2.3 Installing a PCMCIA download card in a laptop computer
The Trilogy part number for the PCMCIA link adaptor card is 500-16-01. It is supplied with a
short link cable, which may be extended as necessary to a suggested maximum of 5 metres
of RS422 cable. The card can be fitted in a PCMCIA slot, on a laptop PC running Windows
95/98 or into the CardPort adaptor on a desktop PC if appropriate. Windows 95 will normally
detect the addition of new hardware when the system is re-booted and prompt for the
manufacturers’ disk. The original manufacturer is
Sundance , and the card is type SMT104.
If the card is being installed into a brand new laptop PC the PCMCIA support must be
enabled according to the manufacturers' instructions.
On re-booting the PC with the link adaptor card fitted, follow this sequence:
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Windows should now detect "Applied Transputer Ltd. ATT PC 8004 PCMCIA"
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Select the option "Install driver from disk provided". Insert the supplied disk and press
Enter.
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A PCMCIA icon should now appear on the taskbar at the lower right of screen.
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Finally, from the Start menu, select Settings >> Control Panel >> System >> Device
Manager to check for system conflicts indicated by a yellow
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symbol. The default base
address adopted by the link adaptor card to 150 which matches PathFinder Lite
software. Any hardware address changes must be matched by corresponding changes
to the PathFinder Lite set-up. See section for further details.