User manual PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES CARD EXECUTIVE FOR NT V2.0

[. . . ] Card Executive 2. 0 for NT User's Guide Version 2. 0 Copyright © Copyright 1998 by Phoenix Technologies Ltd. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. and Softex Incorporated. Disclaimers PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD. AND SOFTEX INCORPORATED MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION HEREIN DESCRIBED AND ESPECIALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] The mode for the card is listed in the Card Executive 2. 0 for NT Supported PC Card List. If the card is operated in the incorrect mode, the system operation will become unstable. If the card you are using is not on the Card Executive 2. 0 for NT Supported PC Card List, you must assume the card is running in point enabler mode. Of course, it is recommended that you only use cards on the Card Executive 2. 0 for NT Supported PC Card List. Hot Swappable Cards Hot swappable cards are those cards that can be recognized and enabled on a hot insertion. In addition the card can be hot removed without affecting the operation of Windows NT. Also, if you have installed APM 2. 0 for NT, then you will be able to properly power manage the notebook system and the PC Card socket. Cards Recognized in Point Enabler Mode Cards recognized in point enabler mode are those cards that can be inserted or removed only when the system is shut down. They are recognized only when the system is started again. If you insert or remove a card recognized in point enabler mode while the system is on, the operation of the system will become unstable. Cards recognized in point enabler mode can not be properly power managed in the system. You must disable power management on your notebook computer if you wish to run a PC Card in point enabler mode. Card Executive 2. 0 for NT User's Guide 13 Chapter 2 Card Executive Overview Card Executive consists of four critical layers of software. These layers give Card Executive the full hot swapping capability for hot swap supported cards. The following are the four software layers in Card Executive: · · · · Socket Services Card Services Client Drivers Card Executive Control Panel Socket Services Card Executive software implements a PC Card compliant Socket Services driver that supports all of the major PC Card controllers on the market today. One socket can be used for all Intel 365 compatible controllers. In addition, Card Executive supports the following controllers: · · · · · Vadem VG469 Cirrus Logic 6710, 6720, 6729, 6730, 6832 Texas Instruments 1130 / 1131 / 1250 O2 Micro OZ6729 / 0Z6832 / 0Z6836 Ricoh 465, 466, 476 Two controllers are supported for a maximum of four sockets. If more than one controller is used, each controller must have the same number of sockets. Card Services The Card Services layer is required to manage system resources, interact with PC Card client drivers and to assist with the display of card status and information. Client drivers call Card Services functions to implement hot swapping for PC Cards. The Card Services features include: · · · · · · · PC Card Specification 5. 0 compliant (including Proposal 187 extensions) 16 bit PC Cards 32 bit PC Cards, commonly referred to as CardBus cards 3V PC Cards DMA Dynamic resource management using NT services Card Status and Information functions 14 Card Executive 2. 0 for NT User's Guide Chapter 2 Card Executive Overview Client Drivers The client drivers are specific for each type of PC Card. There are certain client drivers built-in to your Card Executive software. If the driver for your card is not included with the Card Executive package, you must obtain the client driver from the PC Card manufacturer. It is important to know the mode in which the driver for the PC Card is operating in. Card Executive includes "hot swapping mode" client drivers for modems, ATA, SRAM, NE2000 LAN, 3Com LAN, SMC LAN, IBM Token Ring, and Adaptec SCSI PC Cards. You can hot swap these PC Cards; their client drivers are PC Card compatible. [. . . ] PC Card Resume Complete Dialog Box Cards Operating in Point-Enabled Mode Cards that operating in point-enabled mode use a piece of PC Card software that accesses the PC Card and PCMCIA controller directly. The PC Card software bypasses Card Services to recognize and configure PC Cards. Cards operating in point-enabled mode cannot be inserted or removed from the system unless the system is powered off. Also, these cards can not function properly with power management. [. . . ]