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TP 760EL - Installing the PCMCIA Token Ring Credit Card adapter under OS/2

Applicable to: World-Wide

1. Apply the newest BIOS update to the 760EL.
DoubleClick here to obtain the latest level of BIOS : -

2. Apply the newest driver for the adapter card.

3. DO NOT change any of the parameters for the ES1688.SYS audio driver in the CONFIG.SYS

4. Disable Enhanced Video and Serial Port COM2 in ThinkPad Features

5. Remove the MMIO statement from the PROTOCOL.INI file. An Interrupt = statement is not necessary

IBMTOKCS_nif]
DriverName = IBMTCS$
ADAPTER = "PRIMARY"
MAXTRANSMITS = 31
RECVBUFS = 2
RECVBUFSIZE = 256
XMITBUFS = 1
PCMCIA
RINGSPEED = 16
MMIO = 0xD800

6. Setting the IRQ on the DOCK II

a. Open the DOCK
b. Set the switches 1-4 to the RIGHT
c. Close the DOCK, insert the ThinkPad and power up
d. Press CTRL-A at the EZSCSI screen
e. Configure the DOCK interrupt to 10, Save and reboot

7. Once booted, type RMVIEW /IRQ from an OS/2 command prompt. This is what you should see.


RMVIEW: Physical view
IRQ Level = 0 PCI Pin = EXCLUSIVE TIMER_CH_0
IRQ Level = 1 PCI Pin = EXCLUSIVE KBD_0 Keyboard Controller
IRQ Level = 2 PCI Pin = EXCLUSIVE PIC_1
IRQ Level = 3 PCI Pin = EXCLUSIVE SOCKET_1 = PCMCIA Modem
IRQ Level = 4 PCI Pin = MULTIPLEXED SERIAL_0 Serial Controller
= Infrared Port (if enabled)
IRQ Level = 5 PCI Pin = MULTIPLEXED Audio_0 ESS AudioDrive
IRQ Level = 6 PCI Pin = MULTIPLEXED FLOPPY_0 Floppy Controller
IRQ Level = 8 PCI Pin = EXCLUSIVE RTC
IRQ Level = 9 PCI Pin = EXCLUSIVE Socket_2 = Token Ring Card
IRQ Level = 10 PCI Pin = EXCLUSIVE Dock I/II and Adaptec SCSI driver
IRQ Level = 11 PCI Pin = SHARED PCI Bus Controller
IRQ Level = 12 PCI Pin = SHARED AUX_0 PS/2 Auxiliary Device Controller
IRQ Level = 14 PCI Pin = MULTIPLEXED IDE_0 ST506/IDE Controller

Search Keywords

IBM Adapter Cards, Token Ring, PCMCIA

Hint Category

Networking, OS/2, PCMCIA (PC Card)

Date Created

27-01-97

Last Updated

22-01-99

Revision Date

10-04-99

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad 760EL/ELD

Machine Type

9547

Model

Various

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