3Com PC CARD ADAPTER User Manual

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4-2 CHAPTER 4: STANDARD INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATIONThe adapter can be configured automatically or manually.Automatic configuration selects configuration values for theadapter. Manual configuration allows you to select theresources yourself.If you are preparing your computer for use as a NovellNetWare DOS client, follow the instructions in Chapter 3.Configuration RequirementsVerify that you meet the following requirements in additionto those stated in the Introduction.n The 3C689 adapter must be installed in your computer andconnected to the network.n No drivers should be loaded during configuration.Avoiding Memory Manager ConflictsIf you are using a memory manager on your computer (allcomputers running Windows have a memory manager such asEMM386 or its equivalent), you need to inform the memorymanager of the memory used by the 3C689 adapter. The3C689 adapter requires the following memory:n CIS memory 4 Kn MMIO memory 8 Kn Shared RAM page size 16 KIf you have Card Services installed in your computer, use theprocedure described in Appendix A instead.To make this process easier, the following example combinesthese memory requirements into one memory range. Followthese steps to exclude the memory range used by the3C689 adapter:1 Make a backup copy of the CONFIG.SYS file. Type:copy CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.OLD