Contents:

• Intel's Card Manager Software Command Guide - Overview
• Card Manager Software Command Guide: Card Mgr Driver, CMGRDRVR.EXE
• Card Manager Software Command Guide: Socket Services, SS365SL.EXE
• Card Manager Software Command Guide: Card Services, CS.EXE
• Card Manager Software Command Guide: Com Port Recovery, CPR.SYS
• Card Manager Software Command Guide: Card Manager Services, CCMSERV.EXE
• Card Manager Software Command Guide: Resource Table Init, RTINIT.EXE
• Card Manager Software Command Guide: Card Config Mgr, CCMGR.EXE

The Card Manager Software commands for Release 2 are:

The Card Manager Software commands for Release 3 are:

The Card Manager software provided by Intel should be loaded into the system in the CONFIG.SYS file.

Loading Order For Release 2 Software

Release 2 command lines must be loaded in the following order:

DEVICE=[drive]:[path]\SS365SL.EXE /ADA=0
DEVICE=[drive]:[path]\CS.EXE
DEVICE=[drive]:[path]\RTINIT.EXE {optional parameters}
DEVICE=[drive]:[path]\CMGRDRVR.EXE {optional /NOEMS parameter}

If the system already has a current version of Card Services, the RTINIT.EXE command line should be the last line of CONFIG.SYS. (Depending on the setup, you may have to repeat this line, using the /NM parameter the second time it is used.)

DEVICE=[drive]:[path]\RTINIT.EXE {same parameters} /NM

The following line should be the first line of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to make sure any programs requiring CCMGR.EXE can load properly:

[drive]:[path]\CCMGR.EXE {optional parameters}

SAMPLE CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=DC00-DFFF
DOS=HIGH,UMB

DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\SS365SL.EXE /ADA=0
DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\CS.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\RTINIT.EXE /IO=260-26F
DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\CMGRDRVR.EXE

SAMPLE AUTOEXEC.BAT:
C:\CARDMGR\CCMGR.EXE
PATH=C:\DOS
PROMPT=$P$G

Loading Order For Release 3 Software

Release 3 command lines must be loaded in the following order:

If the manufacturer's PCMCIA software is present, the first line of your CONFIG.SYS file should be:

DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\CPR.SYS

If the manufacturer's PCMCIA Software is present, the last lines of your CONFIG.SYS file should be:

[other PCMCIA drivers from the laptop manufacturer]
DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\CMGRDRVR.EXE
INSTALL=C:\CARDMGR\CCMGR.EXE /D=0 {optional parameters}

If the Intel Card Manager Software is the only PCMCIA software present:

The last lines of your CONFIG.SYS file should be:

DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\CCMSERV.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\RTINIT.EXE /IO=260-26F {optional parameters}
DEVICE=C:\CARDMGR\CMGRDRVR.EXE /INST
INSTALL=C:\CARDMGR\CCMGR.EXE /D=0 {optional parameters}

No parameters (default)

CMGRDRVR.EXE is the resident driver which provides the PCMCIA Card configuration protocol. It interrogates all Intel PCMCIA Cards inserted in the system and configures them appropriately.

Without any parameters on the SS365SL.EXE command line of CONFIG.SYS, SS365SL.EXE will initialize using its default values. (Syntax format is at the end of this section.)

Details: /WRB

The /WRB parameter enables/disables the ability of SS365SL.EXE to reboot the system if the system has just been Warm Booted (Ctrl-Alt-Del) and a card has been configured to fix the Warm Boot Resource Depletion problem inherent to PC Card systems. When a PC Card is installed in a system, the RAM BIOS Data Table is updated so the system can recognize and use the PC Card.

When a user initiates a Warm Boot, the RAM BIOS Data Table survives, but the PC Card's configuration settings are wiped out. When CCMGR.EXE loads and tries to configure the PC Card, it checks the RAM BIOS Data Table to see what system resources (I/O addresses, IRQs, etc.) are available for the card. CCMGR.EXE sees the pre-Warm Boot settings of the RAM BIOS Data Table and installs the PC Card on the next available address. After each Warm Boot, there would be fewer and fewer resources, which is called Warm Boot Resource Depletion.

With the /WRB=1 parameter, SS365SL.EXE will check the settings of the Intel 82365 Personal Computer Interface Controller (PCIC) upon initialization. If there was a PC Card installed and configured before the Warm Boot, SS365SL.EXE will reset the Intel 82365 PCIC and the RAM BIOS Data Table by resetting the entire system, causing another reboot.

With the /WRB=0 parameter, SS365SL.EXE will not check the settings of the Intel 82365 PCIC and the RAM BIOS Data Table will not be cleared. The user must manually initiate a Cold Boot (turn the power off, wait 5-15 seconds, turn the power back on) to get the system to perform properly.

The format for the CONFIG.SYS file is:

DEVICE=[drive]:\[path]\SS365SL.EXE /parm1]=[value] /[parm2]=[value] ...

where [parm(n)] is /WRB or /ADA and [value] is an allowable value.

There are no CS.EXE command line parameters that are of use to end users.

There are no CPR.SYS command line parameters.

RTINIT.EXE requires a minimum of three 4K blocks of UMB address range for use by Card Services. It does not matter whether the three blocks are adjacent. By default, RTINIT.EXE requests I/O addresses 260-26F.

The format for the CONFIG.SYS file is:

DEVICE=[drive]:\[path]\RTINIT.EXE /[parm1]=[value] /[parm2]=[value] ...

where [parm(n)] is a parameter listed in the left column and [value] is an allowable value.

CCMGR.EXE must always execute before the system can use PCMCIA Cards. It interrogates all PC Cards inserted in the system and configures the PC Cards appropriately. CCMGR.EXE uses the information from the interrogation along with the system resources available to Card Services. If necessary, the following line parameters can customize CCMGR.EXE for particular installations. (Syntax format is at the end of this section.)

The format for the CONFIG.SYS file is:

DEVICE=[drive]:\[path]\CCMGR.EXE /[parm1]=[value] /[parm2]=[value] ... where [parm(n)] is a parameter listed in the left column and [value] is an allowable value.

This applies to:

Modems and Fax Boards