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New Media Corporation LIVEWIRE 10baseT/10Base2 Ethernet PCMCIA

General Information:

The New Media Livewire 10baseT/10Base2 Ethernet network card. This is a Type II PCMCIA Ethernet card that complies with the IEEE Ethernet standard. It has a 600Kbytes/Sec sustained rate with 1.2Mbyte/Sec burst data rate. With its ability to work with all major network operating systems and its low power consumption it is an excellent Ethernet card for any laptop computer.

Installation:

Q. Does it matter which slot, upper or lower slot, the Livewire goes into?

A. No, it does not matter.

Q. How will I know if the Livewire is fully inserted into the unit?

A. Place the Livewire into one of the PCMCIA slots - push the card firmly in until unit acknowledges it with two high tones.

Q. I am running Windows 95 and I am not getting any tones when the computer boots.

A. There are few things you can check.

1. First ensure that the card is right side up and fully inserted. Eject the card and try inserting it again. If you are still not getting any error messages and you did not hear any tones, call WinBook Technical Support.
2. If you heard a single flat tone call WinBook Technical Support.

Q. I am running Windows 3.x and I have installed the Cardsoft software. I am not getting any tones when the computer boots.

A. If you have installed card and socket services, then you should verify that it is loading correctly. You should see the message "Card Services Installed" as the computer finishes processing the CONFIG.SYS. One primary cause of problems is failing to add "Device=c:\dos\emm386.exe NOEMS x=d000-dfff" line in the CONFIG.SYS (See the sample CONFIG.SYS specific to your unit). If you have further questions, contact WinBook Technical Support.

Q. What is the proper way of removing the Livewire card?

A. Follow these steps:

1. If you are running in Windows 95, left click on the PCMCIA card icon, located on the taskbar by the time, a box will appear that says, "Livewire Ethernet LAN", highlight it, and left click the button Stop. Windows 95 then reports that you can safely remove the card, click ok, remove the card, and your unit will responded with two beeps.
2. If you are running Windows 3.xx, removing the card should be done when your unit is shutdown.

General Questions:

17. I need to find my IP or my Station address. How do I do this?

1. If you are running DOS/Windows 3.xx you will see the Address information when Livewire drivers loads in DOS. If you are running Windows 95, you can find this information by going to Start, Run, and typing in WINIPCFG.

Q. Is the Livewire 16-bit, 32-bit, or CardBus compatible?

1. The Livewire is a 16-bit PCMCIA card. Although the Livewire is not a 32-bit card it does have 32-bit drivers for Windows 95. These are contained in the LIVEWIRE.EXE file.

Unit Specific Questions:

Q. I have a WinBook computer, how do I know the Livewire card will work with my unit?

1. The Livewire card will work with all WinBook models except for the 486SLC.

Q. Why won’t the Livewire card work in my 486SLC?

1. The 486SLC was produced when the PCMCIA standard was 8-bit. Since the Livewire card is a 16-bit card it is not compatible with the 486SLC PCMCIA socket.

Q. I have a WinBook computer that will work with the Livewire card. What do I need to do in order to get the working correctly?

1. What you will need to do depends upon your Operating System. WinBook has drivers for the Livewire card running under DOS/Windows/Windows for Workgroups 3.xx or with Windows95. See the following questions for unit specific information.

WinBook SX/DX:

Q. How do I get Livewire working in DOS/Windows 3.xx?

1. You need SX-PCM (See Drivers and Utilities, SX/DX file area on this Web Site), and the driver diskette for the Livewire card. Both are required to make the card work with this configuration. A sample CONFIG.SYS after installing PCMCIA support and the Livewire drivers would be as follows:

{CONFIG.SYS}

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS

DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF {note the ‘D000 is a D and three zeros}

DOS=HIGH, UMB

FILES=50

STACKS=9,256

BUFFERS=30,0

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.INI

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.INI

DEVICE=C:\NMCETHER\NMC2LAN.SYS

Q. How do I get the Livewire working in Windows 95?

A. The Livewire card has been tested and does work with Windows95 on this unit. The WinBook SX/DX, however, did not ship with Windows95 and therefore it is not supported. To get the Livewire card working with Windows95 you will need to contact either New Media Corporation or your Windows95 support.

WinBook XP:

Q. How do I get the Livewire working DOS/Windows 3.xx?

A. You will need to have XP-PCM (See Drivers and Utilities, XP/XPC File area on this Website) and the Livewire driver diskette. A sample CONFIG.SYS after installing PCMCIA support and the Livewire drivers would be as follows:

{CONFIG.SYS}

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS

DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF {note the ‘D000 is a D and three zeros}

DOS=HIGH, UMB

FILES=50

STACKS=9,256

BUFFERS=30,0

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\SSVADEM.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.INI

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.INI

DEVICE=C:\NMCETHER\NMC2LAN.SYS

Q. How do I get the Livewire working in Windows95?

A. You will need the updated LIVEWIRE drivers (See Drivers and Utilities, PC Card Drivers file area on this Web Site). Insert the card. Windows95 will then prompt you for the drivers, insert the diskette that contains the extracted LIVEWIRE.EXE and choose Have Disk. This will set up the drivers for Windows95. You may need to adjust the Resources in the Device Manager in some cases. The best results have been with an input/output Range of 0300-031F, 0320-033F, or 0340-035F and an Interrupt Request of 9, 10, or 11.

WinBook XP5:

Q. How do I get the Livewire working in DOS/Windows 3.xx?

A. You will need XP5-SUP (See Drivers and Utilities, XP5 File are on this Web Site) and the LIVEWIRE driver diskette. Once you get XP5-SUP extracted to diskette, you want to run 8.BAT from that diskette. This will install the DOS PCMCIA drivers. A sample CONFIG.SYS after installing PCMCIA support and the Livewire drivers would be as follows:

{CONFIG.SYS}

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS

DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF {note the ‘D000 is a D and three zeros}

DOS=HIGH, UMB

FILES=50

STACKS=9,256

BUFFERS=30,0

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\SSVADEM.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.INI

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.INI

DEVICE=C:\NMCETHER\NMC2LAN.SYS

Q. How do I set up the Livewire card in Windows95?

A. You may need XP5-VXD (See Drivers and Utilities, XP5 file area on this Web Site). You will also need LIVEWIRE (See Drivers and Utilities, PC Card Drivers on this Web Site). If you insert the Livewire card into your XP5 and you do not get a screen that states "New Hardware Found", then you need XP5-VXD. Extract XP5-VXD to a diskette and run INSTALL.BAT. This will update the PCMCIA Socket driver for Windows95. Reboot the system and insert the Livewire card. When prompted, choose Have Disk and insert the diskette that contains the extracted LIVEWIRE.EXE file. This will install the correct drivers for Windows95. You may need to adjust the Resources in the Device Manager in some cases. The best results have been with an input/output Range of 0300-031F, 0320-033F, or 0340-035F and an Interrupt Request of 9, 10, or 11.

FX or XP5Pro:

Q. How do I set up the Livewire in DOS/Windows 3.xx?

A. You will need to have FX-PCM31 (See Drivers and Utilities, FX file area on this Web Site) and LIVEWIRE (See Drivers and Utilities, PC Card Drivers area on this Web Site). A sample CONFIG.SYS with PCMCIA support and the Livewire drivers installed would be as follows:

{CONFIG.SYS}

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS

DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF {note the ‘D000 is a D and three zeros}

DOS=HIGH, UMB

FILES=50

STACKS=9,256

BUFFERS=30,0

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\SSCIRRUS.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE

DEVICE=C:\NMCETHER\NMC2LAN.SYS

Q. How do I get the Livewire working in Windows95?

A. You may need to have FX-VXD (See Drivers and Utilities, FX file area on this Web Site) and LIVEWIRE (See Drivers and Utilities, PC Card Drivers area on this Web Site). If you insert the Livewire card and don’t get a screen that says New Hardware found then you may need the FX-VXD. Extract FX-VXD to a diskette and run INSTALL.BAT. This will update the PCMCIA Socket driver for Windows95. Reboot the system and insert the Livewire card. When prompted choose Have Disk and insert the diskette that contains the extracted LIVEWIRE.EXE files. This will install the correct drivers for Windows95. You may need to adjust the Resources in the Device Manager. The best results have been with an input/output Range of 0300-031F, 0320-033F, or 0340-035F and an Interrupt Request of 9, 10, or 11.

LM:

Q. How do I get the Livewire working with DOS/Windows 3.xx?

A. You will need to have FX-PCM31 (See Drivers and Utilities, FX file area on this Web Site) and LIVEWIRE (See Drivers and Utilities, PC Card Drivers area on this Web Site). A sample CONFIG.SYS with PCMCIA support and the Livewire drivers installed would be as follows:

{CONFIG.SYS}

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS

DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF {note the ‘D000 is a D and three zeros}

DOS=HIGH, UMB

FILES=50

STACKS=9,256

BUFFERS=30,0

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\SSCIRRUS.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE

DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE

DEVICE=C:\NMCETHER\NMC2LAN.SYS

Q. How do I get the Livewire working with Windows95?

A. You may need to have LM-VXD (See Drivers and Utilities, LM File area on this Web Site) and LIVEWIRE (See Drivers and Utilities, PC Card Drivers area on this Web Site). If you insert the Livewire card and don’t get a screen that says New Hardware found then you may need LM-VXD. Extract LM-VXD to a diskette and run INSTALL.BAT. This will update the PCMCIA Socket driver for Windows95. Reboot the system and insert the Livewire card. When prompted choose Have Disk and insert the diskette that contains the extracted LIVEWIRE.EXE files. This will install the correct drivers for Windows95. You may need to adjust the Resources in the Device Manager. The best results have been with an input/output Range of 0300-031F, 0320-033F, or 0340-035F and an Interrupt Request of 9, 10, or 11.

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