Ensuring Correct Pc Card Support And Operation - Intergraph InterServe 80 SL System Setup

34

Ensuring Correct PC Card Support and Operation

The optional PC Card adapter is used with devices based on standards developed by the
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA). Windows NT
provides support for PC Card devices. See the operating system documentation and Help for
more information on PC Card device support.
If you will be using a PC Card hard disk device (ATA or AT type), make sure the device
drivers that control PC Card hard disk operation are set to start correctly. Set the Atdisk
device to start as a System device, and set the Pcmcia device to start as a Boot device as
shown in the following steps. Do this before inserting a PC Card hard disk device in the PC
Card adapter. If you do not, anomalous behavior may result -- for example, the PC Card hard
disk drive may not be detected by the operating system, or may be detected as the system drive
(drive C:).
NOTE You must shut down the system before inserting a PC Card device in the PC Card adapter.
When you restart the system, Windows NT will recognize the PC Card device.
To change startup type for device drivers that control PC Card hard disks:
1. Open Devices in the Control Panel. The Devices dialog displays.
2. Highlight the Atdisk device in the Device list; then select Startup. The Device dialog
displays.
3. Under Startup Type, select System; then select OK.
4. Highlight the Pcmcia device in the Device list; then select Startup. The Device dialog
displays.
5. Under Startup Type, select Boot; then select OK.
6. In the Devices dialog, select Close.
7. Restart the system. As the system restarts, run BIOS Setup and make the following BIOS
changes to ensure proper operation of specific PC Card devices:
For a PC Card hard disk device (ATA or AT type), go to Advanced/PCI-PnP
Configuration/PCI-PnP IRQ Exclusion and reserve IRQ 9.
For a PC Card modem, go to Advanced/Integrated Ports and disable serial port B.
8. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. Allow the system to finish booting.
To use a PC Card modem, take these additional steps:
1. Insert the PC Card modem into the PC Card adapter, and then restart the system.