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Installing PC Cards

3 Installing support software

 
Before you can use your PC card you will need to: 
  • Install the latest version of DOSFS

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  • Install the PC Card software. 

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  • Set up a DOS partition.

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  • Install a copy of DOS
A copy of DOS is also required; all common versions of DOS (from Microsoft, Digital Research, IBM and Novell) have been tested on the PC card and found to operate correctly. 

If you have RISC OS 2, you may need to update some of your system modules before you can run !PC. Aleph One can supply a !Sysmerge utility to do this: please contact technical support. 
 

3.1 Installing DOSFS
DOSFS (version 0.49 or higher) enables you to view and access DOS disc partitions larger than 32MB using the RISCOS desktop. Although optional, it is recommended that you install it for ease of transferring files from RISC OS to DOS. 

This is not required if you have RISCOS 3.6 or later which have a recent version of DOSFS built in.

Installation for expansion cards

To install DOSFS for use with an expansion card: 
 
  1. Locate the directory !System.Modules (likely to be !Boot.Resources.!System.Modules).

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  2. Drag the DOSFS file on the supplied disc into it.

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  3. Load your !DeskBoot file into an editor (such as !Edit) and add the following line: 
      RMLoad $.!System.Modules.DOSFS
  4. Save the updated !DeskBoot file.

Installation for second processor cards

To install DOSFS for use with a second processor card: 
 
  1. Open the root directory of your hard disc, containing the !Boot directory.
  2. Locate the file !Boot on the floppy supplied by Aleph One and drag it on to the root directory filer window.
  3. The contents of the file will be added to your existing !Boot structure.
This procedure also installs PCSleep. This utility program ensures that the PC card is put into a low-power sleep mode on start-up. !PC puts the PC card into sleep mode on exit. 
 

3.2 Installing the PC Card software
The procedure for installing the PC card support software is the same for both expansion cards and second processor cards. 

To install the software: 

  1. Make a backup copy of the PC software and keep the original somewhere safe.
  2. Write-protect your copy and use that from now on. 
  3. Drag the !PC and !PCConfig applications into a suitable directory on your hard disc, perhaps a directory called PC.
  4. You may need other files from the Drivers directory on the PC software disc. These are DOS files and can be copied to your DOS partition after you have set it up and decided what you need. Read the later chapters on Windows, sound support, CD-ROM support and using the mouse to determine which files you need and where you should install them.
  5. Once you have copied the files, you must remove the PC software disc from the drive and reset your computer before running !PC. This enables you to use the !PCConfig utility to set up your PC.
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