Black Box PC472C, PC470C, PC478C, PC473C manual PnP Config Mode PC471C Only

CHAPTER 5: Utility Software

DCFG5250<ENTER>

The configuration program displays the main menu at the top of the screen, and the current configuration in a window at the bottom.

Context-sensitive help is available by pressing <F1>.

If the message:

Cannot open cfg5250.dat

Press any key to continue

appears, exit the configuration program and check to see that the CFG5250.DAT file exists, and that it is in the directory indicated by the enabler environment string (see Section 5.1).

The configuration program presents a series of menus that allow you to select the configuration that works for your system. To select a menu item, use the cursor keys to select the item, and then press <ENTER>. On some menus, a shortcut key is available to select some menu items. These keys are indicated by a character of the item being in upper case. Pressing <ESC> returns you to the previous menu, without changing the current selection.

5.8.1MAIN MENU

The main menu allows the selection of either the Hardware menu or the Exit menu.

5.8.2HARDWARE MENU

The Hardware menu provides menu items for selecting the base I/O port address, the memory-segment address, and the interrupt level. The 5250 Plug-n-Play Adapter Card also has a PnP Config Mode menu. The 5250 PCMCIA Adapter Card has two additional menu items: PC Card Controller and card socket. Selecting any of these items results in the display of the appropriate menu to select values for that item.

NOTE

Depending upon the current PnP Config Mode or PC Card controller selection (PC472C only), the other menu items may not be accessible.

PnP Config Mode (PC471C Only)

The PnP Config Mode allows the selection of either the Normal PnP Mode or Fixed Resource Mode. The Normal PnP Mode will allow you to assign the resources to be used in a non-PnP system. The Fixed Resource mode will cause the

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