AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1550          02/25/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Ascentia, 3C689 Token Ring CardWizard
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   CardWizard may misidentify the 3Com card as an IBM Token Ring 
   card. If this occurs, the 3Com NIC (Network Interface Card) 
   driver will not be able to assign resources to the card.  This 
   may produce an error message indicating that IRQ 0 is assigned to 
   the card.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   There are four basic sections of PCMCIA support: the card, the 
   socket/adapter, the Card Information Structure (CIS), and the 
   system software. 
   
   The PCMCIA card holds data vital to working with the system in 
   its CIS. The CIS contains information that indicates the 
   characteristics of the card and how it should be accessed. This 
   information is passed-on to the system.    

 
ACTION 
 
   To correct the problem, remark out the IBMTOK.CLB entry located 
   in the CARDID.INI file in CardWizard. To do so, follow the steps 
   listed below:
   
   1. Use the text editor to open c:\cardwiz\cardid.ini
   
   2. Scroll down to the line that reads 
         CardLib=IBMTOK.CLB 
      and place a semicolon (;) at the beginning of the line 
      as follows:
         ;CardLib=IBMTOK.CLB
   
   3. Save the changes and exit.
   
   4. If this system is being used as a NetWare ODI client, 
      modify the NET.CFG as follows:
   
      Link Driver 3C689
        Primary
        data rate nn
   
      ; nn is the speed of the Token Ring.
    
   5. Reboot the system.    

 
NOTES 
 
   For further information on configuring the Token Ring adapter or 
   for further configuring issues, see TB 1551 on AST's On-Line! 
   services.    

 
TAN 004112GW, 000716CH, EPR 2250AO 
 
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