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12 Appendix A Configuration Options
Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06
Appendix A Configuration Options
For most installations the automatic configuration will suffice. However, in
order to make the MCMaster work properly in other circumstances, you may
have to go to the configuration screen and set some options by hand. This
section describes the MCMaster configuration options in detail.
If you are running the Set Configuration program with the MCMaster already
installed, reboot the system and press the [o] key (to return to the original
processor) when the Kingston logo appears.
The configuration program will not work properly with the MCMaster's
processor controlling the system. This problem is compounded by the fact that
the configuration program appears to work correctly. There's no warning until
you reboot the system and discover that the configuration hasn't changed!
Operating Mode
Default: Standard
Option: INITPROG or IDD
By default, the MCMaster takes control of the system immediately after POST
(Power On Self Test) is completed and becomes, for all practical purposes, the
main system CPU. This is Standard mode.
The MCMaster can also be set to delay its startup until it is started by a Track 0
initializer (INITPROG) or an installable device driver (IDD.) This is required to
accommodate some third-party memory boards that start with an installable
device driver or an initializer on the system's boot track. Since the MCMaster
installs its memory at the top of the memory map (from the host's
point of
view) a memory board that is unaware of the MCMaster might conflict with the
MCMaster's memory. With this option set to "INITPROG or IDD" the
MCMaster won't add its memory to the system total until its device driver or
boot track initializer is loaded.
If the device driver is loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file after the memory board's
driver, or the boot track initializer comes after the boot track initializer for the
memory board, the MCMaster will be aware of the third-party memory and
install its own memory above the third-party memory. The installable device
driver is on the MCMaster option disk. It's called MMPIDD.SYS.