Kingston Technology MC133PD manual Appendix a Configuration Options, Operating Mode

12 Appendix A Configuration Options

Appendix A Configuration Options

For most installations the automatic configuration will suffice. However, in order to make the MCMaster work properly in other circumstances, you may have to go to the configuration screen and set some options by hand. This section describes the MCMaster configuration options in detail.

If you are running the Set Configuration program with the MCMaster already installed, reboot the system and press the [o] key (to return to the original processor) when the Kingston logo appears.

The configuration program will not work properly with the MCMaster's processor controlling the system. This problem is compounded by the fact that the configuration program appears to work correctly. There's no warning until you reboot the system and discover that the configuration hasn't changed!

Operating Mode

Default:	Standard
Option:	INITPROG or IDD

By default, the MCMaster takes control of the system immediately after POST (Power On Self Test) is completed and becomes, for all practical purposes, the main system CPU. This is Standard mode.

The MCMaster can also be set to delay its startup until it is started by a Track 0 initializer (INITPROG) or an installable device driver (IDD.) This is required to accommodate some third-party memory boards that start with an installable device driver or an initializer on the system's boot track. Since the MCMaster installs its memory at the top of the memory map (from the host's point of view) a memory board that is unaware of the MCMaster might conflict with the MCMaster's memory. With this option set to "INITPROG or IDD" the MCMaster won't add its memory to the system total until its device driver or boot track initializer is loaded.

If the device driver is loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file after the memory board's driver, or the boot track initializer comes after the boot track initializer for the memory board, the MCMaster will be aware of the third-party memory and install its own memory above the third-party memory. The installable device driver is on the MCMaster option disk. It's called MMPIDD.SYS.

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