3Com 3C389 manual HOT-PLUGGABILITY and C SUSPEND/RESUME

HOT-PLUGGABILITY AND C SUSPEND/RESUME

The Windows 95 (NDIS 3), DOS NDIS, DOS ODI, and OS/2 NDIS drivers support hot-pluggabilityand the suspend/resume capability. Hot-pluggability allows you to attach or detach the 3C389 PC Card cable from the

PC Card while the PC is running. This has the same effect on the operating system as physically removing the PC Card from the slot; it conserves system resources such as battery power and memory. When the cable is reattached, the operating system behaves as if the PC Card was reinserted into the slot.

Hot-swapping allows you to physically remove or insert the 3C389 PC Card from an operating PC. The environments that support hot-plugging also support hot-swapping.

If you follow these guidelines, no damage will occur to either your 3C389 PC Card, PC, or software when hot-plugging.

To use the hot-plugging features of this card, you must:

■Use Card and Socket Services.

CAUTION: If you are using a point enabler, do not attempt to unplug your card while the machine is powered on. You might damage both your card and the machine in this case.

■Use the Windows 95, DOS ODI environment, DOS NDIS environment, OS/2 ODI environment, or OS/2 NDIS environment.

CAUTION: At the present time the DOS Native environment and Microsoft Windows NT do not support hot-pluggability and hot-swapping. Removing your card while in these environments might result in a system failure or the inability to access your LAN applications.