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1-6 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
If the installation program detects Card and Socket
Services in your PC, it will default to Autoset mode.
Autoset mode allows your LAN driver to negotiate with
Card Services for memory space and interrupts. This helps
to prevent conflicts with other PC Cards that are
installed in your PC; however, you will not know exactly
what memory addresses and interrupts have been given
to you.
Card Services requires Socket Services. The Card Services
interface is usually provided with the operating system.
Advantages
■ Ability to insert and remove PC Cards without PC
reconfiguration and without damaging the electrical
contacts.
■ Automatic allocation of system resources.
■ When used with your token ring software in Autoset
mode, automatic configuration of your PC Card
occurs.
Disadvantage
■ Stay-resident program that uses system memory. The
amount varies according to the type of PC Card
support and the drivers used.
The file CS20TOK.EXE is a DOS Card Services 2.00
interface enabler shipped on TokenDisk diskette #2. It uses
the Card Services interface to configure the socket and
the PC Card. It is used when the token ring device driver is
not a Card Services client driver and a Card Services
environment is desired. It works with DOS Card Services
2.00 and higher.