Ricoh swapbox Installation Manual

RICOH

SwapBox

Installation Manual

TM

and SwapFTL

(Revision 1.0)

TM

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

SwapBox and SwapFTL are trademarks of SCM Microsystems Inc.

25 May, 1998

Subject to change

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................1

1.1 PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................... 1

1.1.1 SWAPBOX AND SOFTWARE............................................................ 1

1.1.2 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT................................................ 1

1.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................ 1

1.3 ITEMS TO PREPARE BEFORE INSTALLATION........................................ 1

1.4 WINDOWS 95 VERSION CONFIRMATION................................................ 2

2. SWAPBOX INSTALLATION...........................................................4

2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...................................................................... 4

2.2 DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................. 4

3. SOFTWARE (SWAPFTL) INSTALLATION ....................................5

3.1 SWAPFTL SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .................................................... 5

3.2 VERIFICATION............................................................................................ 5

3.2.1 SOFTWARE VERSION....................................................................... 5

3.2.2 FLASH MEMORY CARD AUTOMATIC DETECTION......................... 6

4. TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................7

4.1 SWAPBOX RESOURCE CONFLICT........................................................... 7

4.1.1 IRQ AND I/O ADDRESS..................................................................... 7

4.1.2 MEMORY ADDRESS.......................................................................... 7

Conflict with a PCI device........................................................................ 7

Conflict with a plug and play ISA device.................................................. 8

Conflict with a legacy ISA device............................................................. 8

4.2 “FAILED TO OPEN PCCARD” ERROR....................................................... 9

4.3.1 TIMELAG TO LOADING DRIVER....................................................... 9

4.3.2 PCCARD NOT CONFIGURED ........................................................... 9

4.3.3 RESOURCE CONFLICT..................................................................... 9

4.3 “INVALID DYNAMIC LINK CALL FROM SWAPENUM …” ERROR............ 9

4.4 SWAPFTL PROBLEM WITH NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS.......................... 8

4.2.1 WINDOWS AND PC CARD DRIVER VERSION................................. 8

4.2.2 SYSTEM SUMMERY.......................................................................... 8

4.4 COMPLETE UNINSTALL........................................................................... 10

4.5 SCM TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................... 10

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1 PRECAUTIONS

1.1.1 SWAPBOX and Software

If you purchase SwapBox from an authorized SCM Microsystems dealer, do not use the
software enclosed with the SwapBox. You need to purchase the required software and
license additionally from Ricoh.
The software part number is:

A230 9353

1.1.2 Software License AGREEMENT

Before you use the software, you must agree to the SCM software license agreement that
is enclosed in either the SwapBox or the software.
Users must be responsible for the agreement with SCM Microsystems Inc. Ricoh Co., Ltd.
is not responsible for any legal problems caused by user’s actions contrary to the
agreement.

1.2 System Requirements

An IBM PC-AT compatible computer with ISA Plug & Play BIOS

·

One empty ISA bus slot (SBI-C2P and SBI-D2P)

·

One empty 3.5” drive bay (SBI-D2P)

·

Microsoft

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(Refer to section 1.4 for more details.)

At least 2MB of free disk space on the system partition (the partition where Windows

·

95 is installed) for SwapFTL software installation

â

Windows â 95 operating system 4.00.950a or later version installed

1.3 ITEMS TO PREPARE BEROE INSTALLATION

Computer hardware user’s manual

·

Windows 95 installation disks or CD-ROM

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Windows 95 service pack (Refer to section 1.4 for more details.)

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SCM SwapBox SBI-C2P or SBI-D2P

·

SCM/RCH SwapFTL + SwapUTI (rev. 2.01 or later) software diskette, and a

·

software license

1.4 Windows 95 Version Confirmation

Windows 95 has several different versions as shown in the following table.

Version Description Remarks

4.00.950 First version

4.00.950a First version (4.00.950) plus
service pack 1

4.00.950B

4.00.950C So called “OSR2.5 (OEM

So called “OSR2 (OEM
Service Release 2)”

Service Release 2.5)”

Check the Windows 95 version first, just by clicking the “System” icon in the Windows
Control Panel. If you see 4.00.950 in the box shown below, though the example version is

4.00.950a, install “Service Pack 1” into the current Windows operating system. Refer to the
next page for how to get “Service Pack 1”.

Not suitable for SwapBox and SwapFTL
installation.

Install service pack 1 (SP1) into Windows 95
version 4.00.950. SP1 is available from
Microsoft’s web site.

Only computers with Windows 95 pre­installed have had this version since 1997.

Only computers with Windows 95 pre­installed have had this version since 1998.

If the version is 4.00.950B or 4.00.950C, install SwapBox and SwapFTL without updating
Windows.