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Q74249: Gateway Ethernet Card I/O Address Settings with Windows

Article: Q74249
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SUMMARY
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Configuring the Gateway Ethernet network card with certain I/O address settings
may preclude the use of Microsoft Windows. Try setting the I/O address to 2A0h
(default) or 360h.

IRQ settings of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 15 are available on the Gateway
card (the default is IRQ 3). Some of the IRQ options are not valid Novell
NetWare selections.

MORE INFORMATION
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The I/O base address can be changed according to the following switch setting
chart for SW1:

            SWITCH  SW1
  I/O      1    2    3    4
  280h     ON   ON   ON   ON
  2A0h     ON   OFF  ON   ON   <-- DEFAULT
  2C0h     ON   ON   OFF  ON
  2E0h     ON   OFF  OFF  ON
  300h     ON   ON   ON   OFF
  320h     ON   OFF  ON   OFF
  340h     ON   ON   OFF  OFF
  360h     ON   OFF  OFF  OFF

NOTE: If an autoboot PROM is installed, use device I/O address 2A0h.

For further information on the Gateway Ethernet network card, contact Gateway
Communications technical support.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a hang hangs lock io interrupt win30

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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