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36 Appendix C Troubleshooting
Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06
IBM 386 Enhanced Memory Adapter
This adapter comes in two types. One uses a track 0 initializer, and the other
has a ROM. To determine which is which, boot from your Reference diskette
and go to the configuration screen. The adapter with a ROM will be identified
as such in the configuration screen. The adapter with a ROM will work with
the MCMaster without any special attention. To work with the other type, the
MCMaster operating mode will have to be set to "INITPROG or IDD." Refer
to the Appendix A "operating mode" section for details on using either initprog
or installing the IDD, MMPIDD.SYS.
IBM SCSI Adapters
There is an IBM ECA (number 032) on certain SCSI adapters found primarily
in Model 80 25Mhz and Model 95 machines This SCSI controller appears to
be very noise sensitive. If the SCSI adapter is FRU part number 15F6561, it
must be replaced with FRU part number 85F0002.
IBM SCSI Adapters with Cache
If you are using the IBM SCSI adapter with cache and aren't connecting any
external SCSI devices, you may need an external SCSI terminator. Please refer
to the documentation supplied by IBM with the SCSI adapter for details.
About Third-party Memory Boards
The IBM PS/2 systems feature built-in BIOS support for most IBM memory
boards. Some third-party memory boards use installable device drivers in the
CONFIG.SYS file. You will note in "Appendix A Manual Configuration
Options" that there is a device driver for the MCMaster to work with these
memory boards.
Other memory boards add a small configuration program to the boot track of
your hard drive. Such a program is called
a TRACK0 INIT. To support this
feature, IBM has a new version of the Set Configuration program, SC.EXE. If
you've already installed
a board that uses this feature, you probably already
have the new SC.EXE. You will find detailed instructions for using it with the
MCMaster under the heading "Operating Mode." If you haven't installed such
a memory board, you don't need to worry about this feature.