ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º º Classic Above Board Network Compatibility: T-Z º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ THOMAS CONRAD TC6045 **FIELD REPORTS** of compatibility with current Above Boards. The TC6045 is a 16bit ARCNET compatible card that can be configured to operate in Thomas Conrad Enhanced Mode, or Standard Mode (enhanced mode doesn't use an I/O Port Address). Some areas of potential conflicts with Above Boards providing expanded memory include the reserved memory space (area between 640k and 1024k), it's 16bit accesses of reserved memory (requiring the 16BIT=xx EMM.SYS parameter), and the I/O port address in the Thomas Conrad Standard Mode. There is also an IRQ that could conflict with the serial or parallel ports provided on some Above Boards. An Above Board configured to provide only extended and/or conventional memory won't run into these potential conflicts. TECH NOTE: We have a FIELD REPORT that the TC6045 ROM uses 16k of reserved memory space and can be set to various Reserved Memory Addresses. If it is necessary to move the TC6045 ROM to another address, please keep in mind there are some network operating systems that would need to be modified to recognize the new TC6045 ROM location. Configuring the TC6045: ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿Ú ³SW2 ÚÁÅ¿ ³ : JP14 ÀÂÅÙ ³SW3 ³³ ³SW1 ::::: ::::: : ³³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄIJ³²³²-²³²³²³²³²ÄÄÙ³ ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³Base Memory Address³***I/O Port ³ IRQs ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ SW1 SW3 ³Switch block 3: ³Þ = Jumper on ³ ³switches 78 12 ³ switches 45678 ³: = No Jumper on ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ C000   ³ 200  ³ IRQ 3 ::::: Þ:::: : ³ ³ C400   ³ 210  ³ IRQ 4 ::::: :Þ::: : ³ ³ C800   ³ 220  ³ IRQ 5 ::::: ::Þ:: : ³ ³ CC00   ³ 230  ³ IRQ 6 ::::: :::Þ: : ³ ³*D000   ³ 240  ³ IRQ 7 ::::: ::::Þ : ³ ³ D400   ³ 250  ³ IRQ 10 ::::Þ ::::: : ³ ³ D800   ³ 260  ³ IRQ 11 :::Þ: ::::: : ³ ³ DC00   ³ 270  ³ IRQ 12 ::Þ:: ::::: : ³ ³ E000   ³ 280  ³ IRQ 14 Þ:::: ::::: : ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ 290  ³ IRQ 15 :Þ::: ::::: : ³ ³ 2A0  ³*IRQ 2 ::::: ::::: Þ ³ ³ 2B0  ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ 2C0  ³ ³ 2D0  ³ ³ *2E0  ³ ³ 2F0  ³ ³ **300 - 3F0 ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * Default ** Switch settings not shown here, Above Boards don't use anything in these ranges. *** If this card is set to operate in TC Enhanced Mode it will not use an I/O address. An I/O address is only used when the card is setup in Standard Mode. TC Enhanced Mode is set by having a jumper covering both pins on JP14. THOMAS CONRAD TC6042 FIELD REPORT of compatibility with Above Boards. The TC6042 is an 8bit ARCNET compatible card that can be configured to operate in Thomas Conrad Enhanced Mode, or Standard Mode (enhanced mode doesn't use an I/O Port Address). Some areas of potential conflicts with Above Boards providing expanded memory include the reserved memory space (area between 640k and 1024k) and the I/O port address. There is also an IRQ that could conflict with the serial or parallel ports provided on some Above Boards. An Above Board configured to provide only extended and/or conventional memory won't run into these potential conflicts. TECH NOTE: We have a FIELD REPORT that the TC6042 ROM uses 16k of reserved memory space and can be set to various Reserved Memory Addresses. If it is necessary to move the TC6042 ROM to another address, please keep in mind there are some network operating systems that would need to be modified to recognize the new TC6042 ROM location. Configuring the TC6042: ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿Ú ³SW2 ÚÁÅ¿ ³ ÀÂÅÙ ³SW3 ³³ ³SW1 ::::: ³³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄIJ³²³²³²³²ÄÄÙ³ ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³Base Memory Address³***I/O Port ³ IRQs ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³Switch blk 1: ³Switch block 3: ³Þ = Jumper on ³ ³ switches 3456 ³ switches 45678 ³: = No Jumper on³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ C000  ³ 200  ³ IRQ 3 Þ:::: ³ ³ C400  ³ 210  ³ IRQ 4 :Þ::: ³ ³ C800  ³ 220  ³ IRQ 5 ::Þ:: ³ ³ CC00  ³ 230  ³ IRQ 7 :::Þ: ³ ³*D000  ³ 240  ³*IRQ 2 ::::Þ ³ ³ D400  ³ 250  ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ D800  ³ 260  ³ ³ DC00  ³ 270  ³ ³ E000  ³ 280  ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ 290  ³ ³ 2A0  ³ ³ 2B0  ³ ³ 2C0  ³ ³ 2D0  ³ ³ *2E0  ³ ³ 2F0  ³ ³ 300 - 3F0 ** ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * Default ** Switch settings not shown here, Above Boards don't use anything in these ranges. *** If this card is set to operate in TC Enhanced Mode it will not use an I/O address. An I/O address is only used when the card is setup in Standard Mode. Standard Mode is set by having switch 8 (on switch block 1) in the down () position. THOMAS CONRAD TC6142 FIELD REPORT of compatibility with Above Boards. The TC6142 is an 8bit ARCNET compatible card that can be configured to operate in Thomas Conrad Enhanced Mode, or Standard Mode (enhanced mode doesn't use an I/O Port Address). Some areas of potential conflicts with Above Boards providing expanded memory include the reserved memory space (area between 640k and 1024k) and the I/O port address. There is also an IRQ that could conflict with the serial or parallel ports provided on some Above Boards. An Above Board configured to provide only extended and/or conventional memory won't run into these potential conflicts. TECH NOTE: We have a FIELD REPORT that the TC6142 ROM uses 16k of reserved memory space and can be set to various Reserved Memory Addresses. If it is necessary to move the TC6142 ROM to another address, please keep in mind there are some network operating systems that would need to be modified to recognize the new TC6142 ROM location. Configuring the TC6142: ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿Ú ³SW3 SW1 SW2 ÚÁÅ¿ ³ ÀÂÅÙ ³ ³³ ³ ::::: ³³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄIJ³²³²³²³²ÄÄÙ³ ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³Base Memory Address³***I/O Port ³ IRQs ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³Switch block 1: ³Switch block 3: ³Þ = Jumper on ³ ³ switches 3456 ³ switches 45678 ³: = No Jumper on³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ C000  ³ 200  ³ IRQ 3 Þ:::: ³ ³ C400  ³ 210  ³ IRQ 4 :Þ::: ³ ³ C800  ³ 220  ³ IRQ 5 ::Þ:: ³ ³ CC00  ³ 230  ³ IRQ 7 :::Þ: ³ ³*D000  ³ 240  ³*IRQ 2 ::::Þ ³ ³ D400  ³ 250  ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ D800  ³ 260  ³ ³ DC00  ³ 270  ³ ³ E000  ³ 280  ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ 290  ³ ³ 2A0  ³ ³ 2B0  ³ ³ 2C0  ³ ³ 2D0  ³ ³ *2E0  ³ ³ 2F0  ³ ³ **300 - 3F0 ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * Default ** Switch settings not shown here, Above Boards don't use anything in these ranges. *** If this card is set to operate in TC Enhanced Mode it will not use an I/O address. An I/O address is only used when the card is setup in Standard Mode. Standard Mode is set by having switch 8 (on switch block 1) in the down () position. THOMAS CONRAD TC6038 FIELD REPORT of compatibility with Above Boards. TECH NOTE: Model number TC6038 is apparently ARCNET compatible. We have a FIELD REPORT that it uses 16k of reserved memory space and can be set to CC00h. If EMM.SYS is being loaded it might be necessary to set the TC6038 drivers to CC00h and the EMM.SYS to D000h (or if in an IBM PC or XT or XT compatible just set EMM.SYS to use the D400h address and it shouldn't be necessary to move the TC6042 at all). THOMAS CONRAD TC6145 **FIELD REPORTS** of compatibility with current Above Boards. The TC6145 is a 16bit ARCNET compatible card that can be configured to operate in Thomas Conrad Enhanced Mode, or Standard Mode (enhanced mode doesn't use an I/O Port Address). Some areas of potential conflicts with Above Boards providing expanded memory include the reserved memory space (area between 640k and 1024k), it's 16bit accesses of reserved memory (requiring the 16BIT=xx EMM.SYS parameter), and the I/O port address in the Thomas Conrad Standard Mode. There is also an IRQ that could conflict with the serial or parallel ports provided on some Above Boards. An Above Board configured to provide only extended and/or conventional memory won't run into these potential conflicts. TECH NOTE: We have a FIELD REPORT that the TC6145 ROM uses 16k of reserved memory space and can be set to various Reserved Memory Addresses. If it is necessary to move the TC6145 ROM to another address, please keep in mind there are some network operating systems that would need to be modified to recognize the new TC6145 ROM location. Configuring the TC6145: ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿Ú ³SW2 ÚÁÅ¿ ³ ÀÂÅÙ ³SW3 ³³ ³ : JP 14 ³³ ³SW1 ::::: :::::: ³³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄIJ³²³²-²³²³²³²³²ÄÄÙ³ ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³Base Memory Address³***I/O Port ³ IRQs ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ SW1 SW3 ³Switch block 3: ³Þ = Jumper on ³ ³switches 78 12 ³ switches 45678 ³: = No Jumper on ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ C000   ³ 200  ³ IRQ 3 ::::: Þ::::: ³ ³ C400   ³ 210  ³ IRQ 4 ::::: :Þ:::: ³ ³ C800   ³ 220  ³ IRQ 5 ::::: ::Þ::: ³ ³ CC00   ³ 230  ³ IRQ 6 ::::: :::Þ:: ³ ³*D000   ³ 240  ³ IRQ 7 ::::: ::::Þ: ³ ³ D400   ³ 250  ³ IRQ 10 ::::Þ :::::: ³ ³ D800   ³ 260  ³ IRQ 11 :::Þ: :::::: ³ ³ DC00   ³ 270  ³ IRQ 12 ::Þ:: :::::: ³ ³ E000   ³ 280  ³ IRQ 14 Þ:::: :::::: ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ 290  ³ IRQ 15 :Þ::: :::::: ³ ³ 2A0  ³*IRQ 2 ::::: :::::Þ ³ ³ 2B0  ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ 2C0  ³ ³ 2D0  ³ ³ *2E0  ³ ³ 2F0  ³ ³ **300 - 3F0 ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * Default ** Switch settings not shown here, Above Boards don't use anything in these ranges. *** If this card is set to operate in TC Enhanced Mode it will not use an I/O address. An I/O address is only used when the card is setup in Standard Mode. TC Enhanced Mode is set by having a jumper covering both pins on JP14. THOMAS CONRAD SUPPORT Thomas Conrad Technical Support Ph: 800-332-8683 BBS Ph: 512-836-8012 TIARA LANCARD A286 *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. Tech Notes:This is an ARCNET board that only uses 32k address space, and can be configured for C000-C7FF, C800-CFFF,D000-D7FF,or D800- DFFF. Could be a solution for people with VGA and EMS. Tiara Inc. will supply the drivers to allow Novell Netware to see this board at any of the addresses free of charge. BBS Ph. 415-966-8533 Voice Ph. 415-965-1700 TOPPS FOR APPLETALK Customer Reports of limited compatibility with Above Boards. The early TOPPS boards were incompatible with Expanded memory, but were compatible with extended memory. Current TOPPS boards apparently are compatible with Expanded memory, as well as being compatible with extended memory. Tech Notes: The early TOPPS boards used Int 67H and was therefore incompatible with all LIM expanded memory. TOPPS is a network board and software that allows a PC to be a node on an Appletalk network. REMEMBER: ANY memory board providing LIM expanded memory will use INT 67h. TOPPS is made by Centrum Systems. TORUS & TAPESTRY Torus makes LAN software called Tapestry, which runs on different types of LAN hardware. Torus has approved Tapestry version 1.4 as compatible with AB. TRW 2001 NETWORK CARD Customers have reported that the TRW 2001 Network card uses the D000 range and can't be moved. This is no concern if the Above Board or Matched Memory Classic is providing conventional or exTENded memory, but poses a potential conflict if exPANded memory is provided. TRW tech support has mentioned that only TRW software versions 4.06 or greater can remedy this situation. The newer software uses I/O addresses to talk to the TRW 2001 instead of reserved memory addressing. Ungermann-Bass UNGERMANN-BASS UB network hardware and software is compatible with ABs. UB users may have memory address conflicts between the network adapter board, ABs, and other boards. The most typical conflict is between the adapter board, an AB, and an EGA/VGA board. The latest UB adapter boards use only 32k of memory addresses. They will work with EGA and AB. Install AB at D000 and U-B in the mid Cxxxx range These new boards are models: PC 2010 and PC 2030 The older UB adapter board can use any COMPLETE 64K block of memory addresses, including those below 640K. Using conventional memory for the adapter is the only way to configure a system with an AB AT or PS/AT and an EGA board. If the adapter is set to use 64K of conventional memory, the adjacent 64K of memory must be "left open", so the total conventional memory consumed is 128K. The UB manual describes how to set switches on the adapter to change the memory addresses it uses. UNGERMANN-BASS 16-BIT NIUPC *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. Tech Notes: If the customer is trying to set up expanded memory, they will need to add the 16BIT=xx parameter to the EMM.SYS device driver line as this network adapter does a true 16-bit access of reserved memory. If the customer only has our older software that doesn't recognize the 16BIT=xx parameter, they could also get around this 16bit conflict by setting the AB it will be operating in a 10MHz bus (through SETBOARD). UNGERMANN-BASS NICPS/2 ETHERNET *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. Tech Notes: This is a network adapter that can be used with Novell Netware. Possible RAM and ROM configurations listed below. RAM - C0000-C7FFF ROM - C0000-C3FFF C8000-CFFFF C4000-C7FFF D0000-D7FFF C8000-CBFFF D8000-DFFFF CC000-CFFFF D0000-D3FFF D4000-D7FFF D8000-DBFFF DC000-DFFFF VIANETIX & INSTALL Customers report that the Vianetix Network adapter is Compatible with Above Boards and the Matched Memory Classic. Tech note: The INSTALL program was unable to install the Above Board software with the Vianetix adapter installed. It was necessary to manually install the Above Board software using DEVICE = EMM.SYS M1 I5. We have had no reports whether or not SOFTSET has had any problems with this adapter (it might work fine). Western Digital WESTERN DIGITAL ETHERCARD PLUS 10T **FIELD REPORT** of compatibility. Tech Notes: This board uses a program called EZSETUP to set interrupt, base I/O, and reserved memory address. Defaults are IRQ3, Base I/O 280H, and it maps D000. EZSETUP is available on their BBS. Western Digital Customer Support Ph: 1-800-832-4778 BBS Ph: 714-753-1234 WESTERN DIGITAL ETHERNET * FIELD REPORT * This board uses 8K of address space starting at C4000h (default), can be set from 80000 to FE000 hex. Also uses IRQ 3 and I/O address 280h. One customer had memory address set to D000h for his Novell system. Adding EXPF=CC00 to EMM line helped in one field report. The server wouldn't load on cold boot. Western Digital Customer Support ph: 1-800-832-4778 BBS ph: 714-753-1234 WESTERN DIGITAL ETHERNET MODEL WD8003E ***Field Report*** of compatibility. Tech Notes: There may be a WD8003e.sys driver in the config.sys file or a /RAMBASE=address parameter on the WD8003 command line in the autoexec.bat file. In the config.sys file, check the parameter following the WD8003e.sys driver. /MC800 addresses the board at C800 to CA00, it may have /MD800 for D800 to DA00. The RAMBASE values can be A000 to FE00 in 2K increments; D000 is default. Western Digital Customer Support ph: 1-800-832-4778 BBS ph: 714-753-1234 ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ End of file Intel FaxBack # 1446 September 25,1992