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Manual Version 1.2 PCBoardCard: ISA-Slot PC Card Drive
2. Hard- and Software installation
The PCBoardCard is integrated into the operating system using software or firmware.
Three different installation options are available depending on requirements:
• For DOS / OS/2, Windows 3.x and Windows 95, the on-board altec BIOS
extension firmware provides a bootable solution for PC Card storage media only
(i.e. SRAM and ATA PC Cards) (see 2.1.2).
• For DOS and Windows 3.x, the supplied AWARD CardWare software is suitable
for PC Card storage media and for LAN and Fax/MODEM PC Cards (see 2.1.1).
• Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2 have built-in PCMCIA support which can be
used to access the PCBoardCard (see 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4). However, for Windows
NT, optional AWARD driver software is recommended since it considerably
improves the handling of exchangeable media under Windows NT.
• The following sections describe the hardware and software installation in detail.
In case of address conflicts, you can change the base address of the
PCBoardCard as shown in Table 1 (page 4).
2.1 DOS and Win 3.x
This operating system does not have built-in PC Card support. Access to the PCBoardCard
takes place using either the CardWare software from AWARD or the altec BIOS extension
firmware.
2.1.1 Installation/Configuration of the CardWare software
The installation of the CardWare(TM) software from AWARD is described in the AWARD
CardWare manual. If the manual is not available, refer to the file “CARDWARE.WRI” which is
copied to your hard disk by the AWARD installation program. To install the CardWare(TM)
software, insert AWARD Disk 1 in floppy drive A:, switch to drive A: and start the install
program with “INSTALL”. The installation takes place automatically and does not require
further description here.
2.1.2 Installing the altec BIOS extension
a ) Choose a 16 kB region for the BIOS extension in the upper memory area (from
640 kB to 1 MB in main memory) and make sure that no other BIOS uses the
chosen region
b ) Deactivate the shadow RAM option for the chosen region in the PC’s CMOS setup
program