Q1: Will my ATA Flash Card work in my operating system?
For DOS and Windows 3.1X:
ATA Flash cards need a DOS version of Card
and Socket Service Program. Please check to see if you have this running, if
not, contact your notebook PC vendor or card reader manufacture.
For Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP:
ATA Flash cards need the standard
IDE/ESDI hard disk controller driver which provided by Windows.
For Windows NT V3.51 and NT4.0:
ATA Flash cards do work. Set ATDISK in
Devices to Boot and Start. Please note the Windows NT is not support hot
insertion and removal. The ATA Flash card must be in the PC-Card slot at the
time of power up.
Q2: How do I configure an ATA Flash card?
For Windows 95/98:
Insert the ATA Flash card into a PCMCIA slot. A drive letter should appear
automatically in the 'My Computer' icon when inserted. If no driver letter
appears, do the following:
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Make sure the memory card appears in the PC card icon in the Control
Panel. |
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See that the memory card appears on the list of Hard disk controllers in
the Device Manager. |
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Go into the Resources of that memory card and uncheck Automatic
settings. |
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Choose a Basic Configuration with only 1-Interrupt and 1-Input/Output
with no conflicts. Change the I/O by double clicking Input/Output and
clicking on the up arrows. Choose a range greater then 0123-01FFF, with no
conflicts. Agree to any changes and reboot. A new driver letter should
appear. If not, try a different range/ |
For Windows NT:
Insert the ATA Flash card into a PCMCIA slot before powering on. Start up
your NT system. A drive letter should appear automatically in the 'My Computer'
icon when inserted. If no driver letter appears, do the following:
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Go to the Devices icon in the Control Panel and set PCMCIA to Boot and
Started. |
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Set ATDISK to Boot and Start. |
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Reboot for changes to take effect |
