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Altec ISA-Slot Manual

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ISA-Slot PC Card Drive
Thank you for deciding to buy an altec product. In order to ensure perfect function and avoid
problems when installing our high-quality German-made product, please read the entire manual
and carefully observe the following points:
Observe the general guidelines when handling components or modules which can
be damaged by electrostatic charge or discharge (this applies to the products
described in this manual).
If you should encounter any problems during the installation or use of this product,
please contact our service department and ask for advice. If you do not do this, your
guarantee rights may be impaired.
If you have any additional questions, please contact us by telephone or in writing. We will do
our best to help.
Copyright by altec ComputerSysteme GmbH. PCBA5ENG.PM6 02/ 1998. All rights reserved. No
part of this manual may be reproduced, duplicated, transcribed, distributed or translated into
another language without express written permission from altec ComputerSysteme GmbH. The
right is reserved to change specifications without prior notice. All trademarks mentioned are
the property of their respective owners. © altec ComputerSysteme GmbH.
altec ComputerSysteme GmbH disclaims all liability for errors in this manual. Liability for direct
or consequential damages which arise in connection with the use of this documentation is
specifically excluded insofar as this does not contradict the law.
The PC Board Card is manufactured to EMC guideline 89/336/EWG and
is CE certified to EMVG.
Manual Version 1.2 PCBoardCard: ISA-Slot PC Card Drive
PCBoardCard
for PC
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  • Page 1 ISA-Slot PC Card Drive for PC Thank you for deciding to buy an altec product. In order to ensure perfect function and avoid problems when installing our high-quality German-made product, please read the entire manual and carefully observe the following points: •...
  • Page 2 1. Introduction Product description: altec PCBoardCard The PC Board Card from altec is a universal ISA-slot card with PCMCIA slots for Type I and II SRAM, Flash and PC Card ATA memory media (e.g. SanDisk SDP3B-xx) and Type III PC Card hard disks.
  • Page 3 PCBoardCard as shown in Table 1 (page 4). DOS and Win 3.x This operating system does not have built-in PC Card support. Access to the PCBoardCard takes place using either the CardWare software from AWARD or the altec BIOS extension firmware. 2.1.1...
  • Page 4 (doesn`t work with altec Bootoption!) J3 not inserted: Board is Master (Slot 0 and 1) * The altec boot option only supports slots 0 and 1. The AWARD CardWare software supports slots 0 - 3. Note: J3 switch only necessary for the use of a second PCBoardCard.
  • Page 5 “altec PCBoardCard BIOS Ver “ “press <ALT-S> for setup” If setup is required, press ALT-S to access the altec Setup program in the altec ROM- BIOS (Note! the time available to press the key combination can be very short on fast PC’s).
  • Page 6 Press Y to accept (Please note! On German keyboards press Z instead of Y since the German keyboard driver is not yet loaded at this stage of booting). After a further prompt, the altec Setup program then carries out a system restart.
  • Page 7 The PCBoardCard is installed as described in 2.1.2 an configured as described in 2.1.3. Notes: The altec BIOS extension only supports ATA cards, i.e. the disk emulation only supports C, D or Append. The PC Card must be inserted in either slot 0 or slot 1 before booting the operating system, and must not be removed while the operating system is running.
  • Page 8 Shut down OS/2 and reboot the computer. Notes: The altec BIOS extension only supports ATA cards, i.e. the disk emulation only supports C, D or Append. The PC Card must be inserted in either slot 0 or slot 1 before booting the operating system, and must not be removed while the operating system is running.
  • Page 9 Important: Parameter /n (no. of sectors) is hard wired in the BIOS extension firmware to 8 sectors per track. 2. Calculating the format parameters: No. of tracks = card capacity [kB] / 8 No. of tracks = card capacity[MB] x 128 Manual Version 1.2 PCBoardCard: ISA-Slot PC Card Drive...
  • Page 10 PC Card Drive with standard PC Card BIOS extension. 2 x card slots type II or 1 x card slot type III. Slots are accessed using either drivers built into the operating system, CardWare TM Software from AWARD or the altec BIOS extension. Operating systems: Supports DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows...
  • Page 11 4. Component placement PCBoardCard only fitted for boot option (U6, U7, U8, U9, C16, C18, C20, S1, RN1) b) only fitted for DMA option (U10, U4, U5,) c) only fitted for Power Manager (U11, U13) Manual Version 1.2 PCBoardCard: ISA-Slot PC Card Drive...