Q92487: Windows 3.x and Hardcard Drivers
Article: Q92487
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 11-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
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SUMMARY
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The following topics are covered in this article:
- Windows 3.1 and Hardcard Plus 80 II
- Windows 3.0 and Hardcard 40/80 II
- General information about Hardcard Plus
MORE INFORMATION
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Windows 3.1 and Hardcard Plus 80 II
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When you run Windows 3.1 on a computer with a Hardcard Plus 80 II, you must have
version 1.4 or later of the Hardcard driver to run MS-DOS-based applications in
386 enhanced mode. Earlier driver versions cause the following error message:
Serious Disk Error:
A serious disk error has occurred while writing to drive C Continue will retry
to the operation.
Press any key to continue
Use ATDOSHC2.SYS version 1.4 or later in your CONFIG.SYS file, and make sure
VIRTUALHDIRQ=OFF is in the [386Enh] section of SYSTEM.INI file.
Windows 3.0 and Hardcard 40/80 II
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ATDOSHC2.SYS version 1.3 has been known to cause erratic disk reads under Windows
3.0. According to Plus Development, this problem has been corrected in version
1.31 for the Hardcard II 40 and 80 cards.
The new driver has the following file date and size:
ATDOSHC2.SYS 22310 05-17-90
(According to Plus Development, the 1.31 drivers' disks have "Revision C" printed
on the label.)
There are currently no Windows 3.0 drivers available for the Hardcard 20 or 40.
General Information on Hardcard Plus
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There are three separate types of Hardcard Plus cards and they fall into the
following categories.
Card & Size Model Driver Version VIRTUALHDIRQ=
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20 MB 8-bit ATDOSHC2.SYS 1.31 yes
40 MB 8-bit ATDOSHC2.SYS 1.31 yes
40 MB Standard ATDOSHC2.SYS 1.4 yes
80 MB Standard ATDOSHC2.SYS 1.4 yes
50 MB XL ATDOSXL.SYS 1.5 or 1.7 no
105 MB XL ATDOSXL.SYS 1.5 or 1.7 no
ATDOSXL.SYS version 1.5 requires a /W parameter. None of the XL models need the
Windows VIRTUALHDIRQ statement.
The following table lists the address ranges that the specific Hardcard Plus
cards may use in the upper memory area (UMA). If there is a memory conflict, try
using an exclude statement on the EMM386.EXE line in CONFIG.SYS (X=A000-EFFF).
If the exclude solves the problem, you can use this table to further narrow down
the exclude range.
UMA USED 20 40 40II 80II XL50 XL105
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C800-C9FF X X X X X X
CA00-CBFF X X X X X X
CC00-CDFF X X X X
CE00-CFFF X X X X
D000-D1FF X X X X
D200-D3FF X X X X
D400-D5FF X X X X
Updated drivers can be obtained from Plus Development's bulletin board service
(BBS) or from Plus Development technical support.
The Plus Development products included here are manufactured by a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3rdparty
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
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