Award/Ventura Cardware *** IF YOU ARE ONLY USING ONE PCMCIA CARD, THE MOST EFFICIENT *** SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE ALL OF THE CARDWARE SOFTWARE FROM *** YOUR CONFIG.SYS AND USE ECARD.EXE. *** If you are using a Grey Cell Ethernet II card and a modem, *** you may want to try the ECARDNM direct enabler. Please *** consult your installation disc, or download it from our *** BBS +44 181 903 4318 If you PC is loaded with CardWare PCMCIA software, this can be used to automatically detect and enable the Ethernet Gold Card. If you are having problems, please follow the guidelines below. 1. Cardware Version 1.3 and above Depending on the version of Cardware that you have, it may automatically detect the Gold card, or it may need additional setting up. Look at the CARDWARE.INI file in the CARDWARE directory, and find out the version number on the first line. If the version number is 1.3 or greater, then Cardware will automatically enable the Gold Card at I/O 300 and Interrupt 5. You will need to use these settings in your NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI. (You can change these settings - see below). After making any changes, you must reboot your PC for them to take effect. 2. Earlier Cardware Versions Earlier versions of Cardware did not automatically detect network cards. We recommend that you contact your PC supplier to upgrade you with the latest version. If you wish to use an earlier version, there are two approaches which are detailed below. Be aware that using an earlier version may prevent other cards from being used in the future. If your other cards are only modems and/or hard discs, we provide a preconfigured CARDWARE.INI file on the installation disc, which will enable the Gold Card and a modem or hard drive. To use this, rename the existing CARDWARE.INI as CARDWARE.OLD, and copy over the CARDWARE.INI from the /DIAGNOSE directory on the installation disc. After rebooting, this will enable the Gold Card ar I/O 300, Interrupt 5. If you have already configured CARDWARE.INI for other cards, you can install the Gold Card Card Services Client to work alongside Cardware. To do this, modify your CONFIG.SYS as follows: You should have the lines: DEVICE=C:\CARDWARE\SSPCIC.EXE (name may vary) Socket Services DEVICE=C:\CARDWARE\PCCS.EXE Card Services DEVICE=C:\CARDWARE\PCRM.EXE /AUTODETECT Resource Allocator DEVICE=C:\CARDWARE\PCENABLE.EXE Generic Client Then load ECARDCS : DEVICE=C:\ECARDCS.EXE /IRQ 5 /IO 300 Gold Card Client *** DO NOT INSTALL ECARDCS IF CARDWARE RECOGNISES THE CARD *** After making any changes, you must reboot your PC for them to take effect. 3. Setting up your network. Unlike a conventional ISA Card, the interrupts and I/O allocation of a PCMCIA card are controlled by software. This means that you can easily change them using CARDWARE.INI or ECARDCS. However, when you change them, your network software will not be aware of the change, and you will need to make adjustments to the appropriate configuration files. For Novell, this is the NET.CFG file, and for most other systems it is the PROTOCOL.INI. Please refer to the manual for more information. 4. Has Cardware worked? To find out if CardWare has recognised the Gold Card, reboot the PC, and then insert the Gold Card. If the card is enabled, there will be three beeps. If this happens, then the card is working; if you have problems from this point, you need to check you network software installation and find out if the I/O port and IRQ you have chosen are appropriate. Use ASK-RSC and your PC manual to check. If there is only one beep, check your Cardware installation; if the version is below 1.3, ask your PC supplier for an upgrade. If you have 1.3, reboot your PC, press F5 to prevent the CONFIG.SYS being processed, and then test the Gold Card by running ECARD /IRQ=5 from the installation disc. If this is O.K., you may have incorrect settings for your Extended Memory Manager, or may need to reinstall Cardware. 5. Changing I/O or IRQ within Cardware. The IRQ and I/O allocated to the card by Cardware is held in the [Logical Devices] section of CARDWARE.INI. To change them, edit the line beginning with LAN1, GCS2000, NE2000 or similar. The I/O port is determined by the entry 0x300, which denotes port 300. This can be changed to 0x320, 0x340 or 0x360 for ports 320, 340 or 360 respectively. If you change the I/O port, you must also edit the corresponding line in the initial [Resources] section. (Make sure that the port is not already used by another entry.) The standard interrupt is 5, which follows after the 0x20 entry in the [Logical Devices] section. Any interrupt can be selected, but avoid 15, as this is used by the PCMCIA controller. IRQ 3 is often used by modems or trackerballs. Possible choices are 7 and 10. *** IF YOU CHANGE IRQ OR I/O, *** ***** YOU MUST MODIFY YOUR NET.CFG OR PROTOCOL.INI TO MATCH ***** *** OR YOUR NETWORK WILL NOT WORK. *** After making any changes, you must reboot your PC for them to take effect. 5. General Notes If you have multiple options within your CONFIG.SYS, you need to make sure that all changes are made to the correct section. If you have a PCMCIA option, then you should always choose this at bootup. For more information, please consult your MS-DOS manual. Do not run MEMMAKER after installing Cardware. It is likely to modify resources and prevent correct operation. For more information, please contact Grey Cell Systems. To help us help you, please FAX details of the problem, along with a copy of your CONFIG.SYS, and CARDWARE.INI. Without these, it is unlikely that we can solve any software problems. Fax: 0181 903 4318 email: seaston@cix.compulink.co.uk nickhunn@cix.compulink.co.uk chao@cix.compulink.co.uk