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CHAPTER 5: Utility Software
DCFG5250<ENTER>
The configuration program displays the main menu at the top of the screen, and
the current configuration in a window at the bottom.
Context-sensitive help is available by pressing <F1>.
If the message:
Cannot open cfg5250.dat
Press any key to continue
appears, exit the configuration program and check to see that the CFG5250.DAT
file exists, and that it is in the directory indicated by the enabler environment
string (see Section 5.1).
The configuration program presents a series of menus that allow you to select the
configuration that works for your system. To select a menu item, use the cursor
keys to select the item, and then press <ENTER>. On some menus, a shortcut key is
available to select some menu items. These keys are indicated by a character of the
item being in upper case. Pressing <ESC> returns you to the previous menu,
without changing the current selection.
5.8.1 M
AIN
M
ENU
The main menu allows the selection of either the Hardware menu or the Exit
menu.
5.8.2 H
ARDWARE
M
ENU
The Hardware menu provides menu items for selecting the base I/O port address,
the memory-segment address, and the interrupt level. The 5250 Plug-n-Play
Adapter Card also has a PnP Config Mode menu. The 5250 PCMCIA Adapter Card
has two additional menu items: PC Card Controller and card socket. Selecting any
of these items results in the display of the appropriate menu to select values for
that item.
NOTE
Depending upon the current PnP Config Mode or PC Card controller
selection (PC472C only), the other menu items may not be accessible.
PnP Config Mode (PC471C Only)
The PnP Config Mode allows the selection of either the Normal PnP Mode or
Fixed Resource Mode. The Normal PnP Mode will allow you to assign the
resources to be used in a non-PnP system. The Fixed Resource mode will cause the