2. Getting Started
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If you have purchased a ZT 8995 for a Ziatech system for the first time, it will be
configured as follows:
•
Software disabled
•
Interrupts disabled
•
PROM socket disabled
Use the setup program INFOSET to configure and enable the ZT 8995 operating
parameters. Once the board has been configured, the board's operation can be
checked using the AUTOSET8 or INSPECT programs (see the "
Testing a Board
" topic
in this chapter).
The setup program INFOSET may be executed from the floppy disk or copied to your
hard disk and executed there. Be sure to document any changes made using INFOSET.
You will need to configure the network software used with the ZT 8995 to match your
board's configuration.
The AUTOSET8 program displays the current setup information that is held in on-board,
non-volatile memory. It prompts you for any changes. If necessary, change the
configuration as required and save the new setup.
If the ZT 8995 is installed into the card cage and the setup programs indicate an error,
try looking for an I/O address conflict. If you have not used INFOSET to configure the
I/O address, the board may be software disabled. If you used INFOSET to change the
I/O address, the ZT 8995 I/O address may conflict with the I/O address of another
board. Resolve the I/O address conflict by temporarily removing the other board until
INFOSET or AUTOSET8 can be executed and the I/O address changed.
The INFOSET program sets the ZT 8995's initial operating mode and interrupt, but it
does not provide any diagnostics. Execute this program from the DOS command line
when you first receive the board. The command line format is listed below:
INFOSET <I/O address> <IRQ level> <Mode> <Media Selection>
Where:
<I/O address> should be 240h, 280h, 2C0h, 300h, 320h, 340h or 360h
<IRQ level> should be 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 15
<Mode> should be I/O or MEM
<Media Selection> should be UTP, THIN or THICK
Examples:
To set the ZT 8995-D1 board to a base I/O address of 300h, using interrupt level IR9
the command line is:
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