MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 Configuration | Black Box PC478C, PC472C

5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL

Windows 95/98 will then configure the hardware, and display the hardware settings. Make a note of the hardware settings if you plan on using any third-party software. You will have to reboot Windows 95/98 in order for the new configuration to work. If Windows 95/98 cannot configure the Adapter Card because of configuration conflicts, it will inform you of the possible corrective actions to try.

4.2.1.4 MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 Configuration

Since MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 do not contain integral PnP support, an external system resource manager must be used. While the functions performed by a system resource manager are well-defined, the interfaces that the various vendors’ managers present to the user vary, and it is therefore impossible to describe each one in this manual.

Each system resource manager does however use a standard format to describe the resources required by a particular component. Information in this format is contained in a file with the extension .CFG. This file is provided on the utility diskette and is named !DCI0020.CFG. This file must be integrated with the system resource manager. Refer to the documentation provided with your system resource manager for instructions on handling of the .CFG files, and to continue with configuring the system resources for the Adapter Card. Once the Adapter Card is configured, make a note of the hardware settings. These settings will be required if you use any third-party software.

4.2.2 5250 PLUG N PLAY ADAPTER CARD (PC471C)

4.2.2.1 Configuring the 5250 Plug n Play Adapter Card

The following procedures describe the steps to configure the 5250 Plug-and-Play Adapter Card. If you are installing this adapter in a non-Plug-and-Play computer, read the section on non-Plug-and-Play Installation (Section 4.2.2.3). Non-Plug-and- Play systems are those systems which do not meet the system software requirements described in Section 2.4.

4.2.2.2 Plug and Play Systems

The 5250 Plug n Play Adapter Card is fully compatible with the Plug-and-Play standard. When the Adapter is installed in a PnP system, it will be configured automatically when the system is powered on regardless of the operating system used.