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ThinkPad 390E Online User's Guide

Using a PC Card in Windows 95 (with CardWorks)

You can make your PC Card easy to use with the PC Card support software called CardWorks. It is supported only by Windows 95 OSR2.

CardWorks minimizes user intervention in configuring many PC Cards. CardWorks with CardWizard provides the following:

CardWorks provides two modes for using a PC Card:

To start CardWizard, do as follows:

  1. Click on Start:.

  2. Move the cursor to Programs and CardWorks. Then click on CardWizard.

    The CardWizard window appears:
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The information panel displays up-to-date information about the PC Cards and PC Card slots being used in your computer.

It also displays up to three lines of card information, which it reads directly from the card:

  1. The first line shows the card name.

  2. The second line shows the manufacturer.

  3. The third line shows the card's function or type.

Using a 3270 Emulation PC Card for 3270 Session in Windows 95

When using a 3270 Emulation PC Card in the PCMCIA slot of the port replicator (option) in Windows 95, you need to change resource settings to use the card. Do as follows:

  1. Click on Start.

  2. Move the cursor to Settings, then click on Control Panel.

  3. Double-click on System.

  4. Click on the Device Manager tab.

  5. Double-click on Others.

  6. Select "IBM 3270 Emulation Credit Card Adapter" and click on Properties.

  7. Click on the Resources tab.

  8. Click on "use automatic settings" to remove the check mark.

  9. Modify the resources as follows:
    Resource Old Setting New Setting
    IRQ 11 11 (unchanged)
    I/O D000-D00F 0110-011F
    Mem 0C004000-0C005FFF D8000-D9FFF
    Note:If D8000-D9FFF is being used by another device, choose another resource that is not in conflict with another device.

    To modify a resource, click on the resource setting, then click on Change Setting.... In the succeeding dialog box, select the new setting and click on OK.

Self-Check

CardWorks has a self-check function that solves such problems as incorrect or missing PC Card device drivers, system resource conflicts (IRQ, memory, or I/O ports), and unconfigured PC Cards, as well as memory conflicts.

If there are any problems, click on Wizard. Each time you click on the Wizard button, a series of self-checks is run to assure that all necessary components are installed and working properly. CardWizard then analyzes the computer to verify that there are resources available for PC Card configuration.

Even if CardWizard cannot automatically solve a problem, it can pinpoint the problem exactly so that you or a technical support engineer can fix the problem more easily.

PC Card Information

You can see the attributes, resources, drivers, and memory card utilities that are loaded for PC Card support in the "PC Card Properties" window.

To open the "PC Card Properties" window of the PC Card that you are using, do the following:

  1. Select the PC Card in the CardWizard window by clicking on it.

  2. Click on View in the menu bar of the window.

  3. Click on Properties.. in the pop-up menu.

    The "PC Card Properties" window appears:
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The window provides the following information:

Attributes

Note:The following information appears depending on the type of PC Card:

Slot: The slot number and assigned name for the slot. (You can change the slot name by selecting slot management from the Options menu.
Card: The type of the PC Card.
Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the PC Card.
Size: The storage capacity of the PC Card.
Drive: The drive letter.
Battery status: The charge status of the SRAM Card battery.
Write protect: The write protect status -- either enabled or disabled.
File system: The file system used by the PC storage or hard disk card.
Port: The communication port used by this PC modem card.

Resources

Note:Some resource information is not relevant to all types of PC Cards. These nonrelevant resources are displayed as "Not Applicable."

IRQ: The interrupt request being used.
I/O: The starting and ending addresses of the input/output range for the PC Card..
DMA: The DMA channel being used.
Memory range: The range of physical memory.

Drivers

Note:CardWizard determines the type of device driver being used. It also displays whether the card is configured by Windows 95 or by CardWorks.

Card driver: Indicates whether Plug-and-Play mode or CardSoft mode is used in configuring the PC Card. This field is enabled only if the Change card driver box is checked. You should not change drivers if your card has been identified and configured successfully.
Change card driver: If this item is enabled (checked), you can select either Plug and Play (if available) or the CardWorks device drivers.
Remove from the Plug-and-Play hardware list: If this item is enabled (checked), you can delete the Plug-and-Play device driver assigned to a card. This applies only if the card is handled by Windows 95 (Plug-and-Play mode). Later, when you reinsert the same PC Card, CardWorks configures the card as if it were the first insertion.
Memory Card Utility: This item appears only if you insert an SRAM card or a Flash memory card. You can format the SRAM card or Flash memory card as follows:
Note:You can also format these card from the file system with the DOS FORMAT command.

  1. Open the "PC Card Properties" window.

  2. Select the Memory Card Utility tab.

  3. Enter a Volume Label (if desired).

  4. Click on Format Drive/Partition.

  5. Click on Start.
This procedure enables you to completely erase an SRAM/Flash memory card, especially a brand-new card. Make sure to save the data on the card before erasing it.

Stopping the PC Card

If you are removing a PC Card, you must first stop it. The system might freeze or data might be lost if a PC Card is removed before it is stopped.
Note:You can stop only one card at a time. After invoking stop, you cannot stop another card until the first stop has either completed or failed.

You can stop a card as follows:

  1. Click on the right button on the CardWizard window. A pop-up menu appears.
    Note:The stop option appears in gray if you are in CardSoft mode or if the card is already stopped.

  2. Click on Stop. The following message appears: 
    The card has been stopped. You can safely remove the card.

    If the stop fails, no message appears.

Help

If you press F1 or select the Help button, a glossary of terms and an index of Help items are made available.

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