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Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
About This Guide ........................... xi
Required Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Associated Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Other Related Publications ...................... xii
Section 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Signal Cable Considerations ..................... 2
Cable Requirements and Card Options ............. 2
Cable Length Limits ......................... 3
Before You Install a Card ....................... 4
How to Unpack a Card ........................ 5
Section 2. The 3270 PCI Card for Personal Computers with
PCI Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operating Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing and Operating the Card .................. 7
System Resources Required ..................... 8
Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Diagnostic Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Running the Diagnostic Utility .................. 12
Problem Determination Procedures ................ 14
Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What to Do Next .......................... 17
Section 3. Maintenance and Service .............. 19
Safety Inspection Guide ....................... 19
Problem Isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Additional Problem Isolation ................... 21
Removal and Replacement ..................... 22
Appendix A. Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Appendix B. Product Warranty and Notices ......... 25
Product Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Copyright IBM Corp. 1999 iii