User`s manual

4. USING PC CARDS
4.1 DOS and Windows 3.1x
This section describes how to use the PC Cards in DOS and Windows 3.1x.
Before Using PC Cards
Verify the installation of your Cardsoft drivers before using PC Cards by checking the
PC’s CONFIG.SYS file. Use the DOS editor and type" edit CONFIG.SYS" for DOS users or use
the "NOTEPAD" for Windows users. Make sure the following lines have been added.
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\ATADRV.EXE
*DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\MTAA.EXE
*DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\MTAB.EXE
*DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\MT11.EXE
*DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\MT12.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\MTSRAM.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\MTDDRV.EXE
*DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\MS-FLASH.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE
Items with an asterisk are supplied only on diskettes containing the optional Flash File System.
These drives are needed if the user intends to use a flash card or an SRAM card.
Use the CSALLOC utility to determine available resources for PC Card usage. The CSALLOC
utility is a DOS program that scans the system for available memory locations (MEM), I/O port
resources (IOP), and Interrupt Request Line (IRQ) resources. CSALLOC is also capable of
writing this information to the CSALLOC.INI file, which is the file Cardsoft uses to determine
what resources can be used by PC Cards. In short, CSALLOC checks that PC Cards do not
conflict with existing hardware in the PC.
To view a list of the available resources from the DOS prompt to the Cardsoft directory (ex.
C:>\CARDSOFT), and type "CSALLOC/d" and press <Enter>. A listing, similar to the one
shown below, will be displayed.
MEM=D000-DFFF
IO=108-1EF,1F8-377,380-3E8,970-9777,B70-B77,D70-D77,F70-F77
IRQ=3,5,A-C,E,F
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