Common Problems - Quatech SSP-200 User Manual

2.1.2.6 Example 6
DEVICE = C:\SSP-200\SSP231CL.SYS (b300,i5) ( ) (i10)
In example 6, the three command line arguments of example 5 have been rearranged. The Client
Driver will first attempt to configure a SSP-200/300 inserted into any socket with a base address
of 300H and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the Client Driver will proceed to
the second command line argument and attempt to configure the card with a base address and
IRQ assigned by Card and Socket Services. Since the second command line argument includes
all available address and IRQ resources, the third command line argument will never be reached
by the Client Driver. It is the user's responsibility to place the command line arguments in a
logical order.
2.1.2.7 Example 7
DEVICE = C:\SSP-200\SSP231CL.SYS (s0,b300,i5) (s1,b340,i10)
The type of configuration shown in example 7 may be desirable in systems where more than one
SSP-200/300 is to be installed. In this example, the Client Driver will attempt to configure a
SSP-200/300 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If the SSP-200/300
is inserted into socket 1, the Client Driver will attempt to configure it with base address 340H
and IRQ 10. This allows the user to force the SSP-200/300's address and IRQ settings to be
socket specific which may simplify cable connections and software development. As in the
previous examples, however, if the requested address or interrupt resources are not available, the
SSP-200/300 will not be configured.

2.1.3 Common Problems

Generic Client Drivers:
Many Card and Socket Services packages include a generic client driver (or SuperClient) which
configures standard I/O devices. If one of these generic client drivers is installed, it may
configure the SSP-200/300 causing the SSP-200/300 client driver to fail installation. In these
cases, the user should do one of the following:
1. Modify the operation of the generic client driver to disable the configuration of
modem/serial port cards. Consult the Card and Socket Services documentation for
availability and details of this feature.
2. Place the SSP-200/300 client driver before the generic client driver in the
CONFIG.SYS.
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