Appendix C
PC Card Questions and Answers
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DAQCard-700 User Manual
Keep in mind that utilities such as
MSD.EXE
will sometimes report that an interrupt is in use
when it really is not. For example, if the computer has one serial port, COM1, and one
parallel port, LPT1, you know that IRQs 4 and 7 are probably in use. In general, IRQ5 is
used for LPT2, but if the computer does not have two parallel ports, IRQ5 should be usable.
IRQ3 is used for COM2, but if the computer has only has one serial port, IRQ3 should be
usable.
5. I run a memory utility, and it appears there is no memory available for Card Services.
What should I do?
You should remove your memory manager by commenting it out of the
CONFIG.SYS
file.
Next, you can rerun the memory utility. Memory managers often consume an enormous
amount of memory, and you will need to determine what memory is really usable by Card
Services. When you have determined what memory is available for Card Services, reinstall
your memory manager and make the necessary changes to provide Card Services with the
memory needed. We suggest that you use the minimum amount of memory for Card
Services, namely 4 to 12 KB, which frees more memory for the memory manager.
Resource Conflicts
1. How do I resolve conflicts between my memory manager and Card Services?
Card Services can usually use memory space that is not being used for real RAM on the
system. Even when this is the case, you should still exclude the memory addresses used by
Card Services from use by any memory manager that may be installed.