The following information comes from the on-line IBM Thinkpad 755CE and is being uploaded for Warp users who take advantage of the included PCMCIA utilities.  

This upload is courtesy of IBM and has been approved by the IBM representative on the Thinkpad forum.

John Smith
12/19/94

 
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 When installing an operating system, install the PCMCIA device driver that is on PCMCIA 
 Features Diskette to use the Auto Configurator. 

 The computer provides the Auto Configurator, a program for some PC Cards, so that you do 
 not have to install the device driver supplied with the card to use it. 

 (See Installing for Windows.) 

 When the Auto Configurator is installed, the following line is added to the CONFIG.SYS file: 

  o For OS/2: 

    DEVICE=[DRIVE][PATH]AUTODRV2.SYS [DRIVE][PATH]AUTODRV2.INI
    
  o For DOS or Windows: 

    DEVICE=[DRIVE][PATH]AUTODRV.SYS [DRIVE][PATH]AUTODRV.INI
    
  
  The basic structure of the data file for the Auto Configurator, AUTODRV2.INI for OS/2 or 
  AUTODRV.INI for DOS or Windows, is as follows: 

  [Card name] 
  CardID=card name 
  Keyword1=data1,Keyword2=data2,... 
  Keyword1=data1,Keyword2=data2,... 
  Keyword1=data1,Keyword2=data2,... 
  Keyword1=data1,Keyword2=data2,... 

  Subtopics: 

 
 When a modem card is installed in the PC Card slot, the Auto Configurator assigns interrupt 
 request levels and I/O window from the information in the following data file and tuple data 
 of the modem card. 

 [MODEM]
 CardID=MODEM,MD24X
 Port1=3F8,IRQ=4
 Port1=2F8,IRQ=3
 Port1=3E8,IRQ=4     <----  Note correction, originally said IRQ=3
 Port1=2E8,IRQ=3
 
 Starting from the first "Port1" line, the Auto Configurator tries to assign the resources from 
 I/O window 3F8H and interrupt request level 4 for the modem.  If the Auto Configurator finds 
 resources that are not occupied by the system, it assigns them to the modem.  Suppose I/O 
 port address 3F8H is already occupied by the system serial port, Auto Configurator will not 
 be able to assign the first "Port1" line ([Port1=3F8,IRQ=4]) to the modem.  It would then 
 try to assign the next "Port1" line ([Port1=2F8,IRQ=3]) to the modem. 

 The CardID parameter is used to identify the modem card which does not contain enough 
 tuple data.  If the Auto Configurator cannot recognize the modem card installed into the PC 
 Card slot, you must add the modem card identification which is indicated in the level 1 
 version/product information tuple.  The identification must be written using up to five 
 uppercase ASCII characters.  If you want to display this character string, use the DOS PC 
 Card Utility (EZPLAY.EXE), Windows PC Card Utility (EZPLAY.EXE), or OS/2 PC Card Utility 
 (EZPLAY2.EXE).  The above example identifies the modem card as "MD24X."  Make sure that 
 you include the character strings, following "MODEM." When you use OS/2, you can include 
 up to five character strings, following "MODEM."  The Windows PC Card Utility allows you 
 to automatically register the character string by selecting the Register button on the Card 
 Information screen. 

 
 When you do not need to use the Auto Configurator, add the following line after the "CardID" 
 parameter. 

 Option=Ignore
 
 The Auto Configurator will not assign resources to the PC Card when this line is added. 

 
 Notes: 

   1. The Auto Configurator for OS/2 supports modem and 
      data/fax modem PC Cards. 
   2. The Auto Configurator for DOS and Windows supports 
      modem, data/fax modem, and 3270 emulation PC Cards. 
  
  The following is an example of the memory area specified 
  by the Card Services memory area and 3270 data file. 

  o A Resource Map Utility statement 

    DEVICE=C:\EZPLAY\DICRMU01.SYS /MA=D000-D7FF
    

  o Lines from the 3270 data file 

    [3270]
    CardID=3270
    Port1=2D0,IRQ=9,Memory1=CE00
    Port1=6D0,IRQ=9,Memory1=D000
    
  
  The keywords, "Memory1" is specified by the base address 
  of the memory window given as a hexadecimal segment 
  address.  Memory window 1 must be within the range of the 
  memory area reserved for Card Services.  The Card Services 
  memory area is specified using the Resource Map Utility. 

  In the above example, the memory area for Card Services is 
  from D000H to D7FFH and the 3270 memory area is 
  specified by "Memory1" of the data file.  The memory area 
  (CE00H) for "Memory1" in the first "Port1" line is not 
  within the area ("MA=" parameter) specified for the Card 
  Services memory.  As a result, the Auto Configurator will 
  not be able to assign the 3270.  It will attempt to assign 
  the 3270 from details of the second "Port1" line. 

  Carefully check each application program you use so that the 
  memory area is specified by the "MA=" parameter.