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EISACFG
Version 1.41
Septemeber 22, 1992
Michael Brundridge
710 Birch Brook Drive
Leander, Texas 78641
Copyright 1991, 1992 Michael Brundridge
All rights reserved
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Terms in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Using shareware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1 Disclaimer - agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Contacting the author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Running EISACFG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Quick-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Questions asked by EISACFG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5.1 NAME Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5.2 CATEGORY Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5.4 SLOT Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5.5 AMPERAGE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5.6 DMA Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.6.1 SHARED Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.6.2 TRANSFER SIZE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.6.3 CYCLE TIMING Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.7 IRQ Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.7.1 SHARED Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.7.2 TRIGGER Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.8 PORT Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.8.1 ENDING ADDRESS Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.8.2 SHARED Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.8.3 SIZE Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.9 RAM ADDRESS Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.9.1 MEMORY Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.9.2 MEMTYPE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.9.3 SHARED Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.9.4 CACHED Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.9.5 TYPE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.9.6 DECODE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.10 RAM ADDRESS Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.10.1 MEMORY Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.10.2 CACHED Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.10.3 TYPE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.10.4 DECODE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6. !ISA0001.CFG Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7. Using !ISA0001.CFG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8. Renaming !ISA0001.CFG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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1. Introduction
EISACFG is an easy to use program. The main purpose of EISACFG is to
generate GENERIC EISA CONFIGURATION FILES for the Industry Standard
Architecture (ISA) based card being used in an Extended Industry Standard
Architecture (EISA) based system.
EISACFG will write a configuration file based on answers you supplied to
the questions asked by EISACFG.
1.1 Features
o Simple operation.
o Two modes, STANDARD and ADVANCED
1.2 Terms in this manual
The following conventions are used in this manual:
o The Enter or Return key on the keyboard is displayed as <Enter>.
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2. Using freeware
Freeware distribution gives users the ability to use the software at no
charge.
Copyright laws apply to both Freeware and commercial software, and the
copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as
stated below.
The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the
software, to all groups.
2.1 Disclaimer/Agreement
Users of EISACFG must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
EISACFG--is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
use of EISACFG.
EISACFG is a "freeware program" and is provided at no charge to the user.
Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away
altered or as part of another system.
There may be no Commercial use or distribution of EISACFG.
If you need or wish to say thanks for this utility in a monetary manner,
you can send $5 to a charitable organization of your choice.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of EISACFG along to your friends for
use.
All trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their
respective owners.
2.2 Contacting the author
There are several ways to contact Michael Brundridge, the author of
EISACFG.
The easiest way is through the Internet--Send a message to mikeb@dell.com
or mikeb@pandora.dell.com.
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By US Postal Mail--write to the address on the first page of this
document. He can also be contacted through
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3. Running EISACFG
The command string for running EISACFG is:
EISACFG [options]
The items in brackets are optional. The easiest and suggested way to
run EISACFG, from the command line:
C:\>EISACFG<Enter>
(<Enter> means to hit the Enter or Return key on the keyboard.)
Options are single letters preceded by a forward slash (/), or a dash
(-), i.e. -A or /A.
C:\>EISACFG /A<Enter>
EISACFG will display a banner page with version number and a HELP SCREEN
by using the ?. /?, or -? option:
C:\>EISACFG ?<Enter>
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4. Quick-start
To get a feel for how to use EISACFG, just type EISACFG at the DOS prompt
and press <Enter>. It will display the banner page and the first
question.
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Copyright Michael Brundridge 1991, 1992 │
│ Generic ISA card EISA CONFIGURATOR - Version 1.41 │
│ Press ESC to QUIT │
└───────────────────────+>RUNNING STANDARD MODE<+────────────────────────────┘
Enter the card manufacturer's name below:
Default: Generic ISA
What is the card manufacturer's name?
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5. Questions asked by EISACFG
5.1 NAME Statement:
Enter the card manufacturer's