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Kingston product, even if Kingston has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
Hardware Installation......................9 Installing SIMM Modules...................9 Installing the DataCard ...................10 Configuring the System...................11 Preparing the Disk ....................13 For DOS ....................13 Running FDISK................13 Running FORMAT .................17 For OS/2 ....................19 Running FDISK................19 Running FDISK................22 Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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Configuring DataCard as the Boot Drive ........... 31 Appendix C How DOS Assigns Drive Letters ............34 Appendix D Special SCSI Adapters ..............38 Appendix E About Expanded Memory ..............39 Appendix F Troubleshooting................41 DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
16 is designed for IBM PS/2 Models 50, 50z, 55SX, 56, 57, 60, and 65SX personal computers. There are several models of the DataCard-16: KTM-DC16/127, KTM- DC16/209, KTM-DC16/260 and KTM-DC16/340. All models come with a 2 1/2" high-speed Winchester Hard Drive in 127MB, 209MB, 260MB and 340MB disk capacities, respectively.
Memory expansion from zero to 16 megabytes • 100% factory tested to ensure reliability • Supports the following operating systems: DOS 3.3 or higher OS/2 2.0 or higher Windows NT 3.x Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
If any of the items are missing or damaged, please contact your Kingston dealer for a replacement. Be sure the items you receive are genuine Kingston Technology products. The printed circuit board has the Kingston name silk screened on its surface.
DOS. If you are running OS/2, opening a DOS window will satisfy this requirement. If you use an operating system that cannot simulate DOS, boot your system from a DOS diskette. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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INSTALL and press [Enter]. You will see the following display on your computer screen: INSTALLATION Version 1.30 (C) Copyright 1990, 1992 KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Install Configuration Files onto Reference Diskette Install KEMM.SYS EMS Driver onto a Working Disk. Change Existing EMS Driver Parameters Exit and Back to DOS 4.
3. Go to the BASEDEV=IBM2M57.ADD line and remark it out by inserting a REM statement as follows: REM BASEDEV=IBM2M57.ADD 4. Save your changes and begin the OS/2 2.1 installation as instructed. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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Software Installation The Software Installation is now complete. You are now ready to install the DataCard-16 into your system. Continue with the next section, "Hardware Installation." DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
To install a SIMM module, carefully push the SIMM into the socket until it is firmly seated. Then push the SIMM gently toward the memory board until the flanges shown in Figure 1-1 snap over either end of the module. Figure 1-1 Inserting a SIMM module Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
The hardware portion of the installation procedure is now complete. You may want to leave the cover off during the remainder of the installation process in case it becomes necessary to move the DataCard-16 for troubleshooting purposes. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
Type of first drive..[ 32] Type of second drive..[ 0] In this example, the IBM internal hard drive type is 32. Write down your drive type number below for future reference. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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"Preparing Your Disk" to complete the installation of your DataCard. The DataCard-16 can be configured for DOS, OS/2 2.0 or higher, and Windows NT. Refer to the section regarding your particular operating system. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
Boot Feature to boot the system or be configured as the default boot drive in your system. The DataCard-16 can also be partitioned as one entire non-bootable extended partition. If your internal hard drive is already partitioned into several drive letters, this type of Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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Step 3 below. If the DataCard is the second physical drive, select Option 5 to change the current fixed disk drive to "2". DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
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Press Esc to return to FDISK Options 5. To partition the DataCard-16 as one primary DOS partition, press [Enter] to accept. This type of partitioning will use the entire disk as one drive letter. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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Escape key again to exit FDISK. The system will reboot. The DataCard-16 is now partitioned and ready to be formatted. Continue with "Running FORMAT" in the next section to complete the DOS installation. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
Note: The above example assumes your system is running DOS 5.0, and you have partitioned the DataCard as one primary Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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Congratulations, you have finished installing and configuring your new DataCard-16 to work in a DOS environment. To make the DataCard-16 the boot drive for your system, refer to "Appendix B Configuring DataCard as the Boot Drive". DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
5. From the OS/2 command prompt, type: FDISK [Enter] The FDISK screen will appear and display disk information regarding your internal hard drive. Your screen should look something like the display below: Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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6. Press the Tab key to highlight Disk, then Right Arrow over to Disk 2 7. Press the Tab key again to select. 8. Now press [Enter] to bring up the Options Menu. 9. From the list of choices, select Create partition... DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
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13. The DataCard-16 is now partitioned. Press F3 to exit. To save and exit, press F3 again. The screen will now prompt: Drive Letter changed. Please press Ctrl+Alt+Del 14. Follow the prompt to reboot your system. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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Enter for no volume label. DataCard 127541248 bytes total disk space 127541248 bytes available on disk 2048 bytes in each allocation unit. 62276 available allocation units on disk. [C:\] exit DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
KINGSTON DataCard (Non-Bootable) to use the DataCard as a second drive. System will boot from internal. 7. Now Setup will list detected SCSI Adapters including the DataCard. Press [Enter] to continue. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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8. The next screen will show your system configuration. Verify the settings are correct, then press [Enter] to continue with no changes. Setup will continue with the installation of Windows NT onto the DataCard drive. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
8. Choose Install to complete the installation process. The Data Card-16 can then be partitioned and formatted from within Windows NT using the System Administrator program utility. Consult your Microsoft documentation for help. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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Windows NT Installation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
This is the base I/O address range for the DataCard. The Set Configuration program will display an asterisk next to this address if there is a conflict with another adapter card. Press [F6] until you see an address that does not conflict. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
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Ctrl+Alt+F1 just after the Kingston logo appears (Press the keys after the Kingston logo appears or you may encounter a 301 keyboard error). As the system is booting up, you will see the following message: Kingston Technology Corp. Copyright (c) 1993. BIOS version xxx At this point quickly press Ctrl+Alt+F1.
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15, unless this conflicts with another adapter already in your PS/2 system. If an asterisk appears, press [F6] until you see an Interrupt level that does not conflict. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
BIOS PROM Address to one of the following based on your particular operating system: C8000h Dos-OS2 bootable for DOS or OS/2 D6000h Dos-OS2 bootable for DOS or OS/2 D0000h Dos-NT bootable. for DOS or Windows NT Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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3. Select Option 2 "Set active partition" 4. Enter the number of the primary partition as prompted. 5. Exit FDISK and restart your computer. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
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/x = Do not create the Setup boot floppies. /b = Floppyless operation. Use the switches listed above to ensure proper Windows NT installation. Refer to your Microsoft documentation to properly install the Windows NT operating system. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
For instance, using the above example of a 200MB drive being divided into 4 partitions, 1 partition would be a primary partition, and the extended partition would be divided into 3 logical drives. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
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SINGLE DRIVE SYSTEM Only Drive Encountered 2nd logical drive Drive Letter = E Extended Partition 1st logical drive Drive Letter = D Primary Partition Drive Letter = C Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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Drive Letter = H Extended Partitions 1st logical drive 1st logical drive Drive Letter = E Drive Letter = G Primary Partition Primary Partition Drive Letter = C Drive Letter = D DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
DataCard to initialize properly before the SCSI adapter takes control of the system bus. For more information on using an installable device driver, consult the owner's manual of your particular SCSI adapter. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
71D4 Kingston DataCard Save your changes and cold boot the computer by turning the power off and on to reset the system. QEMM should now be able to recognize the DataCard-16. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
FDISK will only set the active partition from Disk 1. Whichever hard drive boots the machine will be assigned as Disk 1 in FDISK. To correct this, boot your machine from a floppy disk. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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"@71D4.ADF" from the OPTIONS directory on the Kingston diskette to the REPLY Reference diskette. 2. Then continue with the installation of the DataCard-16 starting at "Configuring the System" on page 9 of this manual. DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3 Kingston Technology Corporation...
Changed drive capacities from 85, 127, & 209 to 127, 209, & 340. Added 260MB hard drive to the list. Updated COUNTRY.SYS error from OS/2 2.0 to 2.x. New Limited Warranty. Added Windows NT 3.5 instructions. Kingston Technology Corporation DataCard-16 Installation Guide - Rev. C3...
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