Phoenix technologies CARD EXECUTIVE 2.0 User Manual
Card Executive
User's Guide
Version 2.0
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2.0 for NT
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Document Number: CE-PS-2.0-05.98
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................1
Summary of Features...........................................................................................................................1
Audience............................................................................................................................................. 2
Conventions and Typefaces Used in This Manual................................................................................ 2
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................ 3
Additional Information ........................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 1 Installing and Setting Up Card Executive..............................................5
System Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 5
Installing the Card Executive Software................................................................................................ 5
Un-Installing the Card Executive Software.......................................................................................... 6
Upgrading a Previous Version of Card Executive................................................................................. 6
Installing the Card Executive Power Management Feature .................................................................. 7
Verifying Information About Card Executive....................................................................................... 7
Configuring a Shortcut Card Executive Desktop Icon.......................................................................... 8
Using the Shortcut Card Executive Desktop Icon.................................................................................9
Chapter 2 Card Executive Overview.......................................................................13
Supported PC Cards ............................................................................................................................ 13
Hot Swappable Cards.............................................................................................................13
Cards Recognized in Point Enabler Mode .............................................................................. 13
Socket Services.................................................................................................................................... 14
Card Services ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Client Drivers...................................................................................................................................... 15
Card Executive Control Panel.............................................................................................................. 15
Chapter 3 Using the Card Executive Program........................................................17
Inserting and Removing a PC Card from the System ........................................................................... 17
Inserting a PC Card in the System ......................................................................................... 17
Installing PC Card Software.....................................................................................19
Removing a PC Card from the System.................................................................................................20
Monitoring the Card Executive Program ............................................................................................. 20
Displaying PC Card Resources............................................................................................... 22
Enabling or Disabling Card Executive Settings.................................................................................... 22
Enabling or Disabling System Messages ................................................................................ 23
Showing the Card Executive icon in the taskbar..................................................................... 24
Selecting the COM Port for Modem Cards............................................................................. 24
Running PC Card Diagnostics............................................................................................................. 26
Chapter 4 Power Management Support ..................................................................27
Cards Operating in Suspend Mode ...................................................................................................... 27
Cards Operating in Resume Mode ....................................................................................................... 27
Cards Operating in Point-Enabled Mode ............................................................................................. 28
Glossary......................................................................................................................29
Index............................................................................................................................31
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Figures
Figure 1. About Tab Page on the Card Executive Control Panel.......................................................... 8
Figure 2. Shortcut to Card Executive Desktop Icon............................................................................. 8
Figure 3. Card Executive 2.0 for NT Control Panel............................................................................ 9
Figure 4. Shortcut to Card Executive Properties Dialog Box, General Tab .......................................... 10
Figure 5. Shortcut to Card Executive Properties Dialog Box, Shortcut Tab ......................................... 11
Figure 6. PC Card Insertion Dialog Box ............................................................................................. 17
Figure 7. PC Card Configuration Complete Dialog Box...................................................................... 18
Figure 8. PC Card Not Configured Dialog Box................................................................................... 18
Figure 9. PC Card Removal Complete Dialog Box .............................................................................. 20
Figure 10. Card Executive Control Panel Showing the Status Tab.......................................................21
Figure 11. Card Executive Icon in the Windows NT Taskbar.............................................................. 21
Figure 12. Card Executive Resources Dialog Box............................................................................... 22
Figure 13. Card Executive 2.0 for NT Control Panel.......................................................................... 23
Figure 14. Card Executive 2.0 for NT Control Panel Showing the Settings Tab...................................24
Figure 15. Shortcut to Card Executive Desktop Icon........................................................................... 25
Figure 16. Configure Modem PC Cards Dialog Box............................................................................ 25
Figure 17. PC Card Diagnostics Wizard............................................................................................. 26
Figure 18. PC Card Resuming Dialog Box.......................................................................................... 27
Figure 19. PC Card Resume Complete Dialog Box ............................................................................. 28
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Introduction
Windows NT currently has very limited support for PC Cards. Windows NT requires PC Cards to be plugged in
when the system is started so that they are recognized and configured by the NT driver. The cards cannot be
removed until you shut down the system.
With Card Executive 2.0 for NT, you can insert and remove cards in your portable while it is still running. Card
Executive recognizes and configures the cards with no interruption of service. You can continue to use your
favorite application. No data or services are lost.
Card Executive can run on portable computers that use a variety of different PC Card controllers. Card Executive
software functions on Windows NT 4.0 platforms.
This document covers the installation, features, and operation of Card Executive 2.0 for NT software. For
information on previous versions of Card Executive software, please refer the earlier revisions of this document.
Summary of Features
Card Executive 2.0 for NT supports the following features.
• PC Card Specification 5.0 compliant (including support for Proposal 187 extensions)
• Card Executive contains a single socket service for all Intel 365 compatible controllers such as Intel
365, Vadem VG469, and others. In addition, it supports PCI to PC Card, and PCI to CardBus bridge
chips. Card Executive supports up to four sockets.
• Provides a client driver interface for Card Services functions, 16 bit PC Card support, 32 bit PC Card
support (CardBus), 3V, DMA and dynamic resource management using NT services.
• Contains generic modem PC Card and generic ATA/SRAM Card support along with 3Com, SMC,
NE2000, and IBM Token Ring LAN client drivers, IDE CD-ROM support and Adaptec SCSI card
support. A Card Executive for NT Toolkit is available for porting of point enabler drivers to client
drivers.
• Provides information about the current PC Card sockets in use and their contents.
• Automatic installation of PC Card driver software with minimum user interaction.
• PC Card diagnostics that customize Card Executive for your notebook computer.
• Works with Phoenix Power Management utilities to manage Card Executive. PC Cards are logically
removed and re-inserted into system causing it to suspend and resume activity.
• Provides German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese international language support.
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Introduction
Audience
This manual is designed for portable computer users who are familiar with Windows conventions and
terminology. Specifically, this includes users who want to:
• Use a variety of cards in their portable computer
• Dynamically remove and insert these cards
• Automatic recognition of the cards by the Windows NT operating system, eliminating the need to
configure cards each time they are removed and inserted.
• Manage PC Card resources
If you are unfamiliar with the Windows user interface, you will probably want to spend some time
learning the fundamental Windows conventions before you read this manual.
Contents of this Manual
The Card Executive 2.0 for NT User’s Guide contains the following chapters.
Chapter 1 Installing Card Executive: describes how to install Card Executive and how to
install Card Executive with the power management feature.
Chapter 2 Card Executive Overview: describes the basic features of Card Executive. It
assumes that users are already familiar with Windows terminology and conventions.
Chapter 3 Using Card Executive: describes how to use the Card Executive program.
Chapter 4 Power Management Support Overview: describes the power management features
in Card Executive.
Glossary: includes definitions for various terms used in the manual.
Conventions and Typefaces Used in This Manual
Choose Within this manual, the term choose means to select a menu item by
highlighting it with the cursor and pressing <Enter> or clicking on it.
SETUP <Enter> Boldfaced courier type indicates text as it appears onscreen or in a program. It
is used in text for instructions and for anything you must type literally (such as
A:\SETUP to install a program).
KEY1+KEY2 This indicates a command that requires you press KEY1 and hold it down as
you press KEY2.
Bold text Within text, bold-faced type indicates menu options and commands.
Italic text Within text, italics indicate placeholders, class names, variables, and arrays. In
syntax expressions, placeholders represent information that you must provide.
CUSTOM.H Within text, capital letters represent the names of files and directories.
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This icon indicates material you should take special notice of.
Related Documentation
You can obtain additional information about Phoenix Technologies’ power management applications for
Windows NT by reading the following documentation.
• APM 2.0 User’s Guide, Phoenix Technologies Ltd., July, 1997.
• BatteryScope 2.0 User’s Guide, Phoenix Technologies Ltd., February, 1997.
• PowerPanel 2.0 User’s Guide, Phoenix Technologies Ltd., July, 1997.
• Card Executive 2.0 for NT Supported Card List, April, 1997
Additional Information
For additional information about other Phoenix products, visit our World Wide Web home page at
http://www.phoenix.com.
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Chapter 1 Installing and Setting Up Card Executive
Installing the Card Executive 2.0 for NT (also referred to as Card Executive) software involves installing Card
Executive software, and verifying information about the Card Executive program and configuring a shortcut
desktop icon to display on the Windows NT desktop.
This chapter describes:
• Installing the Card Executive software
• Un-installing the Card Executive software
• Upgrading from a previous version.
• Installing the optional Card Executive power management feature
• Verifying information about your version of the Card Executive program
• Setting up the Card Executive program for easy access from the desktop
To begin installing the components, however, your system must meet certain system requirements.
System Requirements
The recommended minimum system for running Card Executive includes the following components:
• A 486 or Pentium computer with PC Card sockets
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation or Server)
• At least 5MB of free hard disk space available on your computer
Installing the Card Executive Software
Before you install Card Executive, back up the following Windows NT files:
• HAL.DLL
• PCMCIA.SYS
• DISK.SYS
• CDROM.SYS
If you already have a previous version of Card Executive installed in the system, please refer to the
section, Upgrading a Previous Version of Card Executive, for directions on how to upgrade your system.
To install Card Executive 2.0 for NT for the first time on a system:
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1. Insert Disk 1 of the Card Executive software into drive A:. Note: If your installation media is a
CDROM, then insert the CDROM into the CDROM drive.
2. Click the Start button on the Windows NT Taskbar.
3. Choose Run… and enter A:\SETUP.EXE. Note: If your installation media is a CDROM, use the
drive letter of the CDROM drive instead of ‘A:\’
4. Follow the directions displayed in the Card Executive 2.0 for NT installation program. You will
have to specify a pathname in which Card Executive 2.0 will install itself.
5. Reboot your system when prompted by the setup program. Once the system is running again, you can
use the Card Executive software.
The installation program backs up and then overwrites the HAL.DLL, PCMCIA.SYS, DISK.SYS, and
CDROM.SYS files. In addition, the installation program automatically places an icon, Card Executive
2.0 for NT, in the Windows NT Control Panel.
Un-Installing the Card Executive Software
If you already have a version of Card Executive installed in the system, you can un-install that software by
following the steps below:
1. Insert Disk 2 of the Card Executive software into drive A:. Note: If your installation media is a
CDROM, then insert the CDROM into the CDROM drive.
2. Click the Start button on the Windows NT Taskbar.
3. Choose Run… and enter A:\UNINSTL.EXE. Note: If your installation media is a CDROM, use
the drive letter of the CDROM drive instead of ‘A:\’
4. Follow the directions displayed in the Card Executive 2.0 for NT un-installation program.
5. Reboot your system when prompted by the setup program.
The un-installation program can not automatically remove any shortcuts that you may have created while
running Card Executive. You must manually remove any shortcuts to the Card Executive program by
dragging the shortcut to the recycling bin.
Upgrading a Previous Version of Card Executive
If you already have a version of Card Executive installed in the system, you must upgrade your system to
the current version.
1. Un-Install the previous version of Card Executive software. Please follow the steps outlined in the
section, Un-Installing the Card Executive Software, given earlier in this chapter.
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2. Once the system has been rebooted, you can install Card Executive for NT. Please follow the steps
outlined in the section, Installing the Card Executive Software, given earlier in this chapter. Since
you have un-installed the previous version of Card Executive, the steps in the installation section can
be used.
3. Once the system has been rebooted again, you can use Card Executive for NT
Installing the Card Executive Power Management
Feature
APM 2.0 and Phoenix PowerPanel 2.0 provide power-management functionality for your PC Card
sockets. For more information about these products, refer to the APM 2.0 User’s Guide and PowerPanel
2.0 User’s Guide.
Verifying Information About Card Executive
After you install all the software components and Card Executive, it is a good idea to verify the version
number and other information about the Card Executive program.
To verify information about Card Executive:
1. From the Windows NT Taskbar, choose Start, then Settings, then Control Panel. The Windows NT
Control Panel appears.
2. From the Windows NT Control Panel, click on the Card Executive icon with the right mouse button.
A drop-down list box appears. Select Open from the drop-down list box to display the Card
Executive control panel.
or
Double-click on the Card Executive icon in the Control Panel. The Card Executive control panel
appears.
3. Choose the About tab. The About tab page appears with statistics about the Card Executive software.
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