Sycard PCCtest 450 CardBus Card (Optional)

The PCCtest 450 CardBus Card (version 1.05) available from Sycard Technology is an optional diagnostic tool. It is the only recommended tool that tests the functionality of the PCMCIA slots. It is a Type II CardBus Card that works with compatible test software to exercise PCMCIA functions. (See the Sycard Technology website, http://www.sycard.com.) The PCCtest 450 product contains these components:

∙PCCtest 450 CardBus Card, version 1.05.

∙PCCtest 450 software disk. (Software updates are available at the Sycard Technology website, http://www.sycard.com.)

∙Configuration headers (PC Card/16-bit and CardBus/32-bit), which attach to the card.

You will also need:

∙CardBus extender card to avoid wear on the Sycard PCMCIA connector. The Sycard PCCextend 70 extender card is an example.

The Sycard PCCtest 450 provides the following tests. See the Sycard documentation for details about running the tests.

∙PC Card (16-bit) test, PCT450.

Requires the PC Card configuration header. Run the test for the Texas Instruments PCI1250A socket controller (command line switch -b65).

∙CardBus (32-bit) test, TESTCB.

Requires the CardBus configuration header. Run the test for the Texas Instrument PCI1250A socket controller (command line switches -b65and -jsd000).

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