ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º º Inboard 386/PC Miscellaneous Add-In Board º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ MEMORY BOARDS - GENERAL NOTES Any memory board in a system with an InBoard 386 should be set for Extended memory. Any memory installed on the InBoard 386 must be addressed first and will begin supplying Extended memory at either the 1Meg or 1.5Meg starting address. Setting memory boards to provide Extended memory and then using an 80386 specific memory manager (like Quarterdeck's QEMM386, Qualitas' 386ToTheMAX, or Intel's ILIM386 which came with the InBoard 386) will maximize the properties of the 80386 CPU provided by the InBoard 386. If the InBoard 386 has memory installed, that memory can be used to provide fast, 32 bit Conventional memory from 256K to 640K. This will result in a speed increase of about 33% over providing all Conventional memory on the motherboard or on a standard memory card. FAX BOARDS - GENERAL NOTES Adding an InBoard 386/PC to a system with a fax board, or adding a fax board to a system with an InBoard 386/PC should cause no problems. If problems occur and ICACHE.COM is being used to cache the hard drive, remove ICACHE.COM from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. INTEL CONNECTION COPROCESSOR Intel has tested the Connection Coprocessor with the Inboard 386/PC, and they are compatible. INTEL SATISFAXTION Intel has tested the SATISFAXTION with the Inboard 386/PC, and they are compatible. I/O BOARDS - GENERAL NOTES Adding an I/O board to a system with an InBoard 386/PC or adding a InBoard 386/PC to a system with an I/O board should cause no problems. It may be necessary to slow the InBoard 386/PC to 4.77MHz during the boot process (add SPEED=1 to the INBRDPC.SYS command line in the CONFIG.SYS file) and then speed the InBoard 386/PC back up to 16MHz once everything has had a chance to be properly initialized (add the line ISPEEDPC 4 to the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file). AST MINI I/O Intel has received mixed customer reports of compatibility between this board and Inboard 386/PC. One user tried three Mini I/O boards unsuccessfully, other users had no problems. PERSYST I/O BOARD The clock driver for this board must be loaded from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file with the Inboard set to speed 1. Modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file as follows: 1. Set Inboard 386/PC to ISPEEDPC 1 2. Load the clock driver 3. Set Inboard 386/PC to ISPEEDPC 4 KEYBOARDS - GENERAL NOTES Most "enhanced" keyboards for PC type systems have non-standard decoding of the enhanced keys. The problems a user might run into can range from the standard left key working while the 'enhanced' right key does nothing to the 'enhanced' function keys ( and ) either not working or behaving erratically. KEYTRONICS TOUCHPAD AND WINDOWS Customers report computers with an Inboard 386/PC locking up when exiting Windows if a Keytronics Touchpad Keyboard is used. WANG KEYBOARD This keyboard is incompatible with Inboard 386/PC. The computer will not boot. MICE - GENERAL NOTES Adding a mouse to a system with an InBoard 386/PC or adding an InBoard 386/PC to a system with a mouse should cause no problems. It may be necessary to slow the InBoard 386/PC to 4.77MHz during the boot process (add SPEED=1 to the INBRDPC.SYS command line in the CONFIG.SYS file) and then speed the InBoard 386/PC back up to 16MHz once everything has had a chance to be properly initialized (add the line ISPEEDPC 4 to the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file). NOTE: In PC systems, IRQ5 must be reserved for the hard disk controller. Additionally, there are several VGA cards that will use IRQ2. It is important to configure the mouse so it does not use an IRQ that conflicts with another component of the system. ATI MOUSE Intel has tested this product with Inboard 386/PC, and they are compatible. LOGITECH MOUSE Intel has tested this product with Inboard 386/PC, and they are compatible. MICROSOFT MOUSE Intel has tested this product with Inboard 386/PC, and they are compatible. SCANNERS - GENERAL NOTES Adding a scanner to a system with an InBoard 386/PC or adding an InBoard 386/PC to a system with a scanner should cause no problems. It may be necessary to slow the InBoard 386/PC to 4.77MHz during the boot process (add SPEED=1 to the INBRDPC.SYS command line in the CONFIG.SYS file) and then speed the InBoard 386/PC back up to 16MHz once everything has had a chance to be properly initialized (add the line ISPEEDPC 4 to the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file). NOTE: In PC systems, IRQ5 must be reserved for the hard disk controller. Additionally, there are several VGA cards that will use IRQ2. It is important to configure the scanner so it does not use an IRQ that conflicts with another component of the system. TAPE BACKUP - GENERAL NOTES Adding a tape backup board to a system with an InBoard 386/PC or adding an InBoard 386/PC to a system with a tape backup board should cause no problems. It may be necessary to slow the InBoard 386/PC to 4.77MHz during the boot process (add SPEED=1 to the INBRDPC.SYS command line in the CONFIG.SYS file) and then speed the InBoard 386/PC back up to 16MHz once everything has had a chance to be properly initialized (add the line ISPEEDPC 4 to the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file). ALLOY FTFA 60 Customers report that this system is incompatible with the Inboard 386/PC. Inboard 386/PC apparently works with all functions of this tape backup system except the tape formatting functions. IRWIN 110 (Field report) Reports indicate the Irwin 110 is compatible with Inboard 386/PC. One user reported having to switch the Inboard 386/PC to a slow speed to format a tape. EVEREX TAPE BACKUP Intel has tested this product with Inboard 386/PC, and they are compatible. MAYNARD QIC-02 MAYNSTREAM Intel has tested this product with the Inboard 386/PC, and they are compatible. Intel performed hard disk back-up as well as floppy disk back-up in image mode. SYSGEN TAPE SUBSYSTEM 5500A, REV D Intel has tested this product with the Inboard 386/PC, and they are compatible. Intel performed hard disk back-up (using FBACK) as well as floppy disk back-up (using IBACK) in image mode. CLOCKS - GENERAL NOTES The Inboard 386/PC can cause any add-in clock/calendar to not initialize properly when booting. To correct this problem, modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file as follows: 1. Set Inboard 386/PC to ISPEEDPC 1 2. Load the clock driver 3. Set Inboard 386/PC to ISPEEDPC 4 If you boot into Windows 386, you may receive an "Unsupported DOS version" message. This results from using ISPEEDPC 1 in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you have this problem, add the SPEED=1 parameter to the INBRDPC.SYS driver in the CONFIG.SYS file, and then use the ISPEEDPC 4 command after the clock initialization command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. CLOCK-ON-A-CHIP The Inboard 386/PC can cause the clock to disappear when installed in a computer with D-Clock or No-Slot-Clock. These are chips that plug into either the processor socket or a ROM socket. To correct this problem, modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file as follows: 1. Set Inboard 386/PC to ISPEEDPC 1 2. Load the clock driver 3. Set Inboard 386/PC to ISPEEDPC 4 If you boot into Windows 386, you may receive an "Unsupported DOS version" message. This results from using ISPEEDPC 1 in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you have this problem, add the SPEED=1 parameter to the INBRDPC.SYS driver in the CONFIG.SYS file, and then use the ISPEEDPC 4 command after the GETIME command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Neither QEMM nor 386TTM can cache the ROM the clock is sitting under. Otherwise the clock will not be read. COPYIIPC OPTION BOARD Customers report this board is compatible with Inboard 386/PC, but you can't duplicate diskettes with ILIM386 installed. Duplicating diskettes with ILIM386 installed causes the computer to lock up. Make sure the ILIM386 line is not in your CONFIG.SYS file if doing disk copying using the COPYIIPC option board installed. Removing the COPYIIPC Option board also eliminates the problem. D-CLOCK II Customers report this clock is compatible with Inboard 386/PC. You don't need to boot the Inboard 386/PC at low speed to load this clock's driver. This product is made by Microsync, Inc., 2107 W. Euless Blvd., Euless, TX 76040. Their phone number is (817) 540-0938. IBM DATA ACQUISITION BOARD Customers report that this analog-to-digital converter board is incompatible with the Inboard 386/PC. NEC 8800 SPINWRITER One customer installed an Inboard 386/PC into an IBM PC XT, and afterwards an attached NEC 8800 Spinwriter printer printed correctly only in speed 1. This customer then installed a print spooler program called Softbytes (from Microtek), and the printer worked fine at all speeds. 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