A | ABOUT CARD SERVICES |
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This appendix describes the Card Services information for the 3C589D PC Card.
Card Services coordinates the 3C589D PC Card access to sockets and system resources, including device drivers, utilities, and application programs. Card Services is usually preloaded on your PC when you purchase it.
Verifying That Card Services Is Installed
You can verify whether or not Card Services is installed in your PC by looking in the CONFIG.SYS file.
Check the device section of the CONFIG.SYS file. If Card Services is installed, one device statement will list Card Services, Card Serv, or CS on the device line and usually have a CS or SS in the driver name. Refer to your Card Services documentation for more information.
Using the 3C589D PC Card Without Card Services
If your PC does not have Card Services, the 3C589D PC Card uses the 3Com point enabler to manage system resources. The point enabler uses less memory, but does not permit another PC Card in the same PC.
If you are having problems with Card Services or you want to disable it to save memory, you can reboot the PC and press [F8] to avoid loading Card Services. The 3C589D PC Card software works without Card Services.
Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts
If you are not using Card Services and you are using a memory manager on your PC (all PCs running Windows have a memory manager), you need to inform the memory manager of the memory used by the 3C589D PC Card.
