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TP 380,385 - Auto 16/4 Token Ring card point enabler fails when using a port replicator
Applicable to: World-Wide
SYMPTOM:
Attempting to configure an Auto 16/4 PCMCIA Token Ring using the Point Enabler in the 380/385 Port Replicator with a DOS / Windows environment fails.
POINTTR.EXE works fine on the slots on the ThinkPad 380/385, but fails in the Port Replicator even when the usual "PCIC=03E2" parameter is added - The
error message is "The PC Card detected is not a Token Ring Card.....".
SOLUTION:
The Primary PCMCIA controller in 380/385 uses I/O range 03E0-03E3, thus the secondary controller takes 03E4-03E5. The POINTTR line in config.sys must have PCIC=03E4 added to specify the base I/O address of the controller on which it can find the card. This is
a new value based on the different address of the controller on 380.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
POINTTR now has three options for the address of the PCIC that controls the card to be enabled:
03E0
The default and base address of the controllers installed in all IBM ThinkPad machines - this requires no switches on the POINTTR line.
03E2
The address of the secondary controller found in the Port Replicator Model 1 (used with 360/75X/76X systems), Dock-2, and SelectADock 1 and 2.
This requires the parameter PCIC=03E2 to be on the POINTTR.EXE line in config.sys. (note that the first or top slot on the dock/port rep is slot A, NOT C)
03E4
This is the address of the secondary controller in the Port Replicator for ThinkPad 380/385. This requires PCIC=03E4 on the POINTTR line on config.
The slot nearest the power cord plug is Slot A, the other B.
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DOS, IBM Adapter Cards, Token Ring, Windows | |
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Hint Category |
Docking/Port Replicators, Networking | |
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Date Created |
08-07-97 | |
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Last Updated |
25-01-99 | |
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Revision Date |
24-01-2000 | |
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Brand |
IBM ThinkPad | |
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Product Family |
ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 380D, ThinkPad 380E, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 385D, ThinkPad 385E, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385XD | |
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Machine Type |
2635 | |
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All | |
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