ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º º Classic Above Board Miscellaneous Add-in Board Compatibility: I-Z º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES FRAME GRABBER We have customer reports of compatibility with both Above Boards and the Matched Memory Classic providing extended memory in systems with the Imaging Technologies Frame Grabber. No reports on Intel memory boards set up as expanded memory. Tech Notes: Uses 21 hexadecimal I/O addresses that are jumper selectable as a block. Uses 64k block of address space at 9000, A000, B000, C000, or D000. Imaging Technologies can be reached in the United States at ph: 800- 532-3500 MICROTEK IMAGE SCANNER *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. Tech Notes: This controller board (MS300A Image Scanner system) uses I/O port 208, and will cause Setboard to be unable to find the EEPROM after automatic setup portion of the original Setboard program has been run on an Above Board 286 or Above Board PS/286. Solution is to remove Microtek board, rerun Setboard and choose another I/O port for Above Board 286. PC HORIZONS EXPANSION BOX * FIELD REPORT * of compatibility with current Above Boards. This is an expansion box that works with Compaq 286 computers which use I/O address 248 for its interface board. WANG INTERFACE BOARD Compatible with Above Boards, however the Wang Interface Board uses I/O port 208, so the Above Board cannot be set to that address. IEEE-488 BOARD *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. This board is made by Capital Equipment Corp. One field report that it uses 64K of reserved memory and has jumpers which allow users to change the reserved memory address. In one case, jumpering the IEEE board to "C" and setting the Above Board's Expanded Memory Manager to use the D000 range solved a reserved memory conflict. There may be other options for this IEEE board, so have users refer to their reference manual or Capital Equipment Corp. INTEL ICE 386 *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. The ICE 386 REQUIRES expanded memory to work. ICE 386 software will not load unless there is at least 768K of expanded memory available. This software/hardware product is sold by Intel DSO (Development Systems Operation). Questions about ICE 386 should be asked to a local Intel field sales office (non-PCED). KEYCARD (SOFTWARE COPY PROTECTION BOARD) *MIXED FIELD REPORTS* about compatibility with Above Boards and key cards, most have no problems with Above Boards, some don't work reliably with TESTAB, and others don't work with expanded memory but work fine with extended memory. Tech Notes: SYMPTOM: Testab reported that column 2 (with the exception of parity chip) tested bad. This was the customer's third board in this system that tested this way. He then called us for support thinking that it was unusual (to say the least) that all 3 boards failed in exactly the same manner. To make a long story short, it was discovered that a KEYCARD (used for copy protection for some software packages) was affecting TESTABs results. EMM seemed to be working fine. This particular software package was called "Construction Accounting" by SOFTWARE SHOP SYSTEMS. Removing this KEYCARD allowed the TESTAB to function properly. KRAFT GAME BOARD (2 PORT JOYSTICK ADAPTOR) *Field reports* of compatibility with Above Boards. Tech Notes: The Kraft Game board uses I/O addresses 200h & 201h with no interrupts. SETBOARD and EMM did not recognize the Above Board and TESTAB gave erroneous results when the Above Board was set to I/O 208. Everything worked fine when the Above Board was set to a different address (like its default 258). KURZWEIL SCANNER *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. Tech Notes: This device appears to use a 16K block of memory which might be in issue if the Above Board is providing expanded memory. The address is configurable to D000, D400, D800, DC00, E000, E400, E800, EC00. The data bus interface connector is 16 bit but it apparently accesses reserved memory in an 8bit fashion (it doesn't appear to have a 16bit reserved memory conflict with the Above Board expanded memory manager). LOGITECH SCANMAN *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. Tech Notes: This scanner interface uses an IRQ, and can be configured to 2,3,4,5 & 7. This could cause a conflict with other serial devices, (such as an Above Board that was shipped with serial ports), if they are both set to use the same IRQ. LOGITECH MOUSE.COM & AB SERIAL PORT The Logitech mouse.com driver is not compatible with the serial ports on Above Boards IF using Logitech software earlier than Ver. 3.2. In this case, use the MOUSE.SYS driver when using the AB serial port. Ver. 3.2 mouse.com is compatible. MC3200AT MATH COPROCESSOR BOARD *CUSTOMER REPORT* of compatibility with current Above Boards and Matched Memory Classic as well as with the discontinued Above Board 286 and PS/286. This is a memory mapped math coprocessor board from Mercury Computer. Tech Note: It requires memory in the C0000 range (amount unknown). It's a 16-bit board so if the Above Baord or Matched Memory Classic is supplying EMS memory, the 16BIT=xx parameter must be used, (Customers have reported that setting the Above Board or Matched Memory Classic to operate in a 10MHz bus also allowed compatibility between the coprocessor board and the Intel board). PERISCOPE DEBUGGER BOARD *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards, however if the customer is planning on setting up the Above Board to provide expanded memory then please read Tech Note. Works great with extended memory. Tech Note: This board takes up the D000 to E??? range in reserved memory. The expanded memory manager will have room to load at C000, IF no EGA/VGA, or other board that would use reserved memory in the C000 range is in the system. PC-LOCK BOARD *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. Tech Notes: This board apparently takes some reserved memory address which can conflict with the Expanded Memory Manager, but we don't know what reserved memory addresses it uses. In one case limiting the Expanded Memory Manager to a 64k page frame starting at C400 got a customer with an EGA up and running. TAXAN SCANNER PS 2.0 *Field Reports* of compatibility with Above Boards, however there could be an issue if the customer wants the Above Board to provide expanded memory. This Scanner board uses the entire address range D000-DFFF. This address range can not be moved. In an 80286-based computer with an EGA/VGA adapter there would not be enough reserved memory available to load the Expanded Memory Manager. WEBER LEDGITRONICS LABEL PRINTER *FIELD REPORTS* of INCOMPATIBILITY with expanded memory. This printer uses a security board to protect its copyright which causes various system errors. ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ End of file Intel FaxBack # 1448 August 26,1992