Quatech PCD2-F/PCI Owner's Manual

1. Introduction

1.1 General Information

The PCD2-F PCMCIA Card Drive allows ISA bus personal
computers to use PCMCIA memory cards as solid state diskettes , or as an
interface for I/O cards.

The PCD2-F provides many features to the computer user. The
PCMCIA Card Drives are much faster than standard diskettes. No
mechanical moving parts are used, resulting in significantly greater
reliability. Data can be conveniently transported between laptop
computers equipped with PCMCIA sockets and desktop computers
equipped with the PCD2-F.

This dual slot drive is to be installed into one 3.5" or 5.25" floppy
drive bay, the latter requiring the Quatech PCD2 adapter. The upper slot
is 'slot 0' and the lower slot is 'slot 1.' The system can support Type I,
Type II, Type III, and Type IV PC Cards. It is PCMCIA 2.1/JEDIA 4.1
compliant. The PCD2-F also supports ATA card drives.

The system can be obtained with an optional boot ROM for system
booting from a memory card and/or an optional Microsoft Flash File
System.

The drive also supports the full line of Quatech Cards, including
RS-232, RS-422/485 in single or multi-port versions. It supports data
acquisition cards with 12-bit or 16-bit resolution. Multi-protocol adapters,
providing asynchronous, monosync, BISYNC, SDLC, and HDLC
protocols are supported. Parallel port adapters operated in EPP mode are
also supported.

Cardsoft software, from Systemsoft, is included for support in
MS-DOS, and WINDOWS 3.1x. WINDOWS 95 is self supporting.

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1.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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The PCD2-F requires a system conforming to the following

specifications:

1., IBM PC compatible computer with a minimum 80286 CPU.

2. Hard disk with at least 1MByte of free Space.

3. One empty ISA/AT (16-bit) bus slot ( clock speed must be

8MHz or slower.

4. One empty 3.5" or 5.25" floppy drive bay, the later requiring a
PCD2 adapter.

5. DOS 5.0 or later, WINDOWS 3.1x, and WINDOWS 95.

2. SETUP

2.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS

1. Host interface adapter.

2. Drive unit.

3. Flat ribbon cable assembly.

4. Software installation disk.

5. 4 mounting screws

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2.2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.2.1 Jumper Settings

Card Drive # JP3 & JP4
1st Card Drive 2-3 & 5-6 0,1
2nd Card Drive 2-3 & 4-5 2,3
3rd Card Drive 1-2 & 5-6 4,5

4th Card Drive 1-2 & 4-5

Table 1. Jumper Settings

SLOT #

6,7

These setting allow more than one PCD2-F to be installed in the computer
at the same time without conflict. Use the table above to set the jumpers
accordingly. Note, the jumper configuration is factory set at 2-5 & 3-6.
The jumpers do not need to be changed if only one PCD2-F is used.

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2.2.2 Istructions for Installation

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1. Turn off the PC and all peripherals.

2. Remove the cover.

3. Attach the ribbon cable to the drive unit. The ribbon is keyed,
therefore, there is only one possible way to insert the plugs into
the sockets.

4. Install the PCD2-F into an unused 3.5" drive bay using the four

mounting screws. The optional PCD2 adapter will be required
installation in a 5.25" drive bay. Follow the instructions on the
drive bay adapter for installation in the 5.25" drive bay.

5. Attach the ribbon cable to the drive unit's ISA bus interface card.

Again, the ribbon cable is keyed for proper insertion.

6. Find an empty ISA/AT (16-bit) bus slot for the card and remove

the empty card socket plate from the PC and retain the fastening
screw.

7. Insert the card into the empty slot, being careful to line up the

tabs with the sockets.

8. Fasten the card in place with the screw from step seven (7).
The hardware installation is now complete.

3.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The PCD2-F card drive includes a DOS PCMCIA card and socket
services library called Cardsoft, from Systemsoft. The PCD2-F also comes
with Cardview, a PCMCIA control and maintenance utility for Microsoft
Windows. PC Cards can easily be configured while in Microsoft
Windows since the PCD2-F works side by side with Cardsoft. Windows
95 does not require Cardsoft or Cardview.

Note: be sure to complete the hardware installation instructions of your
PCD2-F before proceeding with the software installation.

3.2 INSTALLATION FOR DOS AND WINDOWS 3.1x

1. Start the PC. Insert the Cardsoft diskette into drive A: or

drive B:.

2. Microsoft Windows users should start up Windows now f rom

the program manager, select File, then Run and

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then type "A:\install" or "B:\install" at the command line

prompt and press <Enter>. DOS users type "A:\install"
or "B:\install" from the DOS prompt and press <Enter>.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions . Consult the

"Troubleshooting" section should any problems occur.

4. During the installation procedure, if QEMM, EMM836,
386MAX is detected, a warning screen similar to the one
shown in figure 2 will appear along with the appropriate

DEVICE line changes for the memory manager.
If a screen like the one shown in Figure 2 appears, write down the

displayed device line. Upon the completion of the Cardsoft installation,
change the memory manager device line to the one displayed on the
screen. To edit CONFIG.SYS, type "edit CONFIG.SYS" AT THE C:>
prompt.

The Cardsoft 3.1 Install Utility has detected the presence of the
EMM386 memory manager. In order for the Cardsoft 3.1 to
function properly, certatin ranges of memory need to be excluded
from this memory manager. If you wish to ensure proper functionality
of the Cardsoft 3.1 drivers, we suggest you add the switch

X=D000-DFFF. After this installation is complete, please edit
the line in your CONFIG.SYS file to appear as below

DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386 NOEMS X=D000-DFFF

Press [Esc] to quit, any other key to continue...

Figure 2.

Memory Manager Configuration

Quatech recommends that Microsoft Windows users install Cardview
after installing Cardsoft. Start up Windows to install Cardview. From the
Program Manager, select File, then Run and then type "A:\setup" or
"B:\setup" at the command line prompt. When the Cardview program
appears, follow the directions on the PC screen.

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