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HP OMNIBOOK 600 & 4000 NOTEBOOK PCS WITH WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS AND
NOVELL DRIVERS - INSTALLING A SMC ETHERNET PC CARD
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ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This application note aids in the installation of the SMC
EliteCard Ethernet PC (PCMCIA) Card on your Hewlett-Packard
OmniBook 4000 and 600 Notebook PC.
As you work your way through this application note you will notice
that many of the details are specific to the HP Omnibooks. It is
beyond the scope of this application note to provide all the
details of the SMC Ethernet card. To aid in understanding and
prevent damage, please read the SMC EliteCard User Guide included
with the card.
It is assumed that you have some experience with MS-DOS (R),
Windows for Workgroups, and some experience setting up a network
system. It is beyond the scope of this paper to introduce the
many different types of networks available and to configure
Windows for Workgroups for those networks.
MINIMUM CONFIGURATION
The following table outlines the minimum configuration required to
install the EM1144.
HP OmniBook 4000 * 8MB of system memory
Notebook PC
* Windows for Workgroups 3.11 as preinstalled
with the OmniBook
* CardSoft Version 2.1 or greater as
preinstalled with the OmniBook
SMC EliteCard * EliteCard 8016C or 8016T
PCMCIA Ethernet
Adapter * LAN adapter cable (provided with the card)
* NDIS drivers 1.02 or later.
* User Guide
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The instructions for installing the PCMCIA card are divided into
three parts. In Part 1, you will be slightly modifying the PCMCIA
socket services default configuration of the HP OmniBook 4000
Notebook PC. You will be shown step by step how to accomplish
this. In Part 2, you will then install the EliteCard drivers
using the standard installation diskette that comes with the card.
Part 3 gives instruction on setting up Windows for Workgroups
network support for the NDIS drivers used with Lan Manager.
PART 1:VERIFYING THE OMNIBOOK CONFIGURATION
Stop:Before going further it is recommended
that you make a complete backup copy of
your hard disk. If you can't make a
complete backup of the entire hard disk,
backup the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS and
the WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI files. These
files will be modified. If there is a
problem you will be able to recover your
original configuration by replacing any
modified files with the backups.
1. Turn on the OmniBook and enter DOS. You may have to exit
Windows for Workgroups (hereafter called WfW) to enter DOS.
2. Change the directory to C:\CARDSOFT.
3. Using the DOS type command or other viewer verify that the
file CSALLOC.INI exists and that the following information
exists. Critical information is highlighted. Other lines may
have changed or have been modified. This should not present a
problem.
CSALLOC FOR THE OB4000
#
# The available resources described by the "MEM=", "IO=", and "IRQ="
lines
# may have been altered by the "xINCLUDE" and/or "xEXCLUDE" lines
below!
# The "MEM=", "IO=" and "IRQ=" lines are provided for Read-Only
purposes.
#
MEM=D000-DFFF
IO=108-1EF,1F8-21F,230-23F,248-2F7,300-33F,360-387,390-397,3A0-
3B7,3E0-3EF
IRQ=4,5,A-B,F
#
# *** Resource modifications should be made below this line. ***
#
RIO=170-177,2E8-2EF,2F8-2FF,370-377,3E8-3FF
MEMEXCLUDE=C000-CFFF,E000-EFFF
IRQEXCLUDE=B
CSALLOC FOR THE OB600
MEM=C000-CFFF,D000-DFFF,E000-E2FF,E600-E7FF
IO=108-1EF,1F8-1FF,208-377,380-3BF,3E0-3EF,3F8-3FF
IRQ=3,5,B-C,F
RIO=170-177,2E8-2EF,2F8-2FF,370-377,3E8-3FF
RIRQ=3-4,A-B
IRQEXCLUDE=5
IOEXCLUDE=300-31F,340-35F
MEMINCLUDE=D400-DFFF
MEMEXCLUDE=C000-D3FF
You have just verified that socket services will not ignore the
appropriate resources needed when installing the PCMCIA card. In
order for any changes to become effective, the system must be
rebooted. However, you may wait until after completing Part 2
before booting.
Now to the next step.
PART 2:INSTALLING THE SMC DRIVERS FOR NOVELL NETWORK
In Part 2 you will be installing the LAN drivers specific to the
SMC EtherCard for the Novell Network operating system. This
section is not intended as a tutorial on installing the Novell
network. Please refer to the Novell Netware User Guides and on-
line Help for the installation details.
1. At this point you should still be in DOS. If you haven't done
so already change the directory of the OmniBook to the root
directory by typing in C:\ [Enter].
2. Insert the EZStart diskette provided with the EliteCard in the
diskette drive. Change the drive to A:.
3. Type ezstart at the A:prompt. On the OB600 only you will get
a message in a dialog box that will read "NO SMC cards found".
You can safely ignore this message.
4. Use the cursor keys to select the Drivers option. Push
.
5. Select "Novell NetWare DOS (ODI Workstation)". Press .
6. When the program prompts you type in the directory you want
the ODI drivers installed. For the purpose of clarity and
ease of installation this guide will use c:\smc\odi. You may
use whatever directory you prefer.
7. Use the Tab key to tab to Copy Files. Push . You
should get a dialog box indicating "copy complete". Push
.
8. If a dialog box says "This driver is compatible with PC
Agent/SNMP. Do you want to install PC Agent/SNMP also?", tab
to "NO" and push .
9. You have completed copying the appropriate files to the disk.
Tab to "Cancel" and push . The Network Operating
System Selection dialog box will appear again. Tab to "Cancel"
and push . Now tab to "Exit" and push to exit
the program.
Note:At this time, check the date stamp on
the SMC80PC.COM driver. It should be 4-
24-94 (v1.01) or later. If it is not,
call SMC technical support or download
the latest driver available from the SMC
BBS system.
10. If you are using VLM skip this step. If you are using NETX
edit your autoexec.bat file to read (where
is the name of the directory that contains the netware client
software):
c:\\lsl
c:\smc\odi\smc80PC
rem pcagent pcagent.cfg
c:\\ipxodi
c:\\netx
f:
// or LU of server
login
10. If you are using VLM edit your autoexec.bat file to read
(where is the name of the directory that
contains the netware client software):
c:\\lsl
c:\smc\odi\smc80PC
rem pcagent pcagent.cfg
c:\\vlm
f:
// or LU of server
login
11. Create or modify the NET.CFG file to read:
#
# NET.CFG File for SMC80PC
#
Link Driver SMC80PC
Frame Ethernet_802.3
Port #1 320
Mem #1 000D2000 2000/10
# Int #1 3
# PS/2 Slot ?
#
# NET.CFG end
#
This completes the installation of the SMC EliteCard ODI drivers.
Skip the next part if you don't need the WfW NDIS drivers.
PART 3:INSTALLING THE WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS DRIVERS
In Part 3 you will be installing or modifying the WfW network
drivers. You will also learn the installation setup parameters
required for the EliteCard.
This section is not intended as a tutorial on installing the WfW
network. Please refer to the WfW User Guide and on-line Help for
the installation details.
1. If you are in Windows, exit and go to the root directory of
the C:drive.
2. Insert the EZStart diskette provided with the EliteCard in the
diskette drive. Change the drive to A:.
3. Type ezstart at the A:prompt. On the OB600 you will get a
message in a dialog box that will read "NO SMC cards found".
You can safely ignore this message.
4. Use the cursor keys to select the Drivers option. Push
.
5. Select "Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 (NDIS Driver)".
Press .
6. When the program prompts you type in the directory you want
the NDIS drivers installed. For the purpose of clarity and
ease of installation this guide will use c:\smc\ndis. You may
use whatever directory you prefer.
7. Use the Tab key to tab to Copy Files. Push . You
should get a dialog box indicating "copy complete". Push
.
8. If a dialog box says "This driver is compatible with PC
Agent/SNMP. Do you want to install PC Agent/SNMP also?", tab
to "NO" and push .
9. You have completed copying the appropriate files to the disk.
Tab to "Cancel" and push . The Network Operating
System Selection dialog box will appear again. Tab to "Cancel"
and push . Now tab to "Exit" and push to exit
the program.
NOTE:At this time check the date stamp on the
SMC80PC.DOS driver. It should be 6-20-
94 or later. If it is not call SMC
technical support or download the latest
driver available from the SMC BBS
system.
10. Change the logical unit back to the C:drive by typing C:.
Start the Windows for Workgroup by typing WIN .
11. Close all applications that may be open and double click on
the Network program group. Now double click on the Network
Setup Icon. This gets you into the Network Setup program.
12. Now click on the Networks... button. If you want to install
anything other than the Microsoft Windows Network you will
have to refer to the manual included in the Network
installation guides provided by the desired Network Operating
System. However, if you plan to install the Microsoft Windows
Network, fill in the button Install Microsoft Windows Network
by clicking on the button to the left of the message.
13. Click on the OK button.
14. If you want to Share your files and printer(s) with others,
click on the Sharing button and fill in the appropriate dialog
boxes.
15. Next, after returning to the dialog box entitled Network
Sharing, click on the Drivers button. The Network Drivers
dialog box will appear.
16. There should be no adapters present. Remove the driver
present. Now click on the Add Adapter button. When the Add
Network Adapter dialog box appears, choose Unlisted or Updated
Network Adapter by highlighting the field and then clicking
OK.
17. Now type in the location of the directory where you installed
the SMC drivers. If you followed the above default locations
in step 6, the directory will be C:\SMC\NDIS. Click on the OK
button. When the Network adapter has been found the Unlisted
or Updated Network Adapter dialog box appears and the SMC
EliteCard PCMCIA (SMC 8016C/PC or 8016T/PC) is highlighted.
Click on the OK button.
18. Now add any additional Protocols you may need, if any. The
default is the Microsoft NetBEUI protocol but you may require
additional ones. Check with your network administrator for
details about your network. After completing this step return
to the Network Drivers dialog box.
19. There are no additional setup steps required for the SMC
EliteCard. The driver will take card of selecting all
resources (see Other Considerations below).
20. Click on the Close button of the Network Drivers dialog box.
21. Click on the OK button of the Network Setup dialog box.
22. The Network Setup will install the drivers. During the
installation, the Install Driver window may give the message
Insert C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS or a disk with the updated or vendor
provided NDISHLP.SYS file in:An A:\ prompt will be
highlighted inside the text box. Type C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS
inside the text box. The dialog box may also ask you to
identify the location of the NDIS driver. This driver will be
located in the directory you specified earlier. If you
followed the default, type C:\SMC\NDIS into the dialog box and
press [Enter].
23. Windows Setup will now ask if you want to restart your
computer or continue. Click on the Restart Computer button.
Wait until Windows restarts. You will probably find a number
of error messages indicating that the Network is not present.
Click OK for now until WfW starts.
The Network has not yet started. Because the HP OmniBook
provides multiboot AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file created by the installation program did not
replace the existing one. You will have to add a line in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file that reads NET START. The default location
is the first line of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This location is
okay but other line locations in the AUTOEXEC.BAT will work
just as well.
24. If you haven't already done so insert the EliteCard PCMCIA
card into one of the OmniBook 4000 PCMCIA slots. You can now
reboot the computer by turning the HP OmniBook Notebook PC off
then on.
After the NET START command is executed you will be able to read
the version number of the SMC ElitCard PCMCIA DOS NDIS Driver
(NDIS) version. This version should be v1.02 (940620) or later.
Now WfW should start and ask you for a password. Passwords are
optional but whatever password you use, don't forget it. It is
difficult to get around the password protection if you forget this
vital piece of information.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Now that you've gotten your card installed there are some
considerations to think about.
* This application note assumed you will use the Card and Socket
Services included with the HP OmniBook Notebook PC. If, for
any reason, you elected not to use Card and Socket Services,
you will have to load the correct driver. This driver,
sometimes called a point enabler, writes directly to the
PMCMIA controller chip set. The HP OmniBook 4000 Notebook PC
contains a standard VADEM PCMCIA controller chip and is
supported by most card vendors. The driver is included on the
Megahertz installation diskette. However, if Card and Socket
Services is disabled, other PCMCIA cards may not work
properly. HP does not support this configuration.
* When the HP OmniBook 4000 Notebook PC is suspended, either by
timing out or by pressing the suspend button (upper right
corner of the keyboard), power to the PCMCIA cards is normally
turned off. This conserves power and gives longer battery
life. Losing power normally removes any configuration loaded
on the card and it will not respond to the network after
coming out of suspend. However, the SMC drivers are capable
of Hot Swapping. This means you can remove power or
physically take the card out of the socket and once power is
reasserted the card will be reconfigured. With this card
there is no need to modify the power setting of the HP
OmniBook 4000 Notebook PC. However, if you elect to keep
power on the card for some reason you can do this by changing
the BIOS setup. Press [Fn] F2 when the machine is on, enter
the POWER screen (press F5), and enable PCMCIA Power During
Suspend. Please refer to the OmniBook 4000 Operating Guide
for more information. If power during suspend is not enabled,
the machine will have to reboot after each suspend for the
card to become initialized.
* The HP OmniBook 4000 Notebook PC shuts off power to the card
when the power button is pressed or after suspend to disk.
After the computer is turned on power is restored to the card.
The card will return to the state after the NET START command
is given.
* The driver along with Card and Socket Services determines the
interrupt, memory base address, and IO location. The
interrupt may conflict the desired interrupt a modem may
require. If this is the case make sure the modem is plugged
in prior to booting the system. This will insure the IRQ
selected is the correct one for the modem.
CONCLUSIONS
In this application note you learned how to install the SMC
EliteCard 8016. You also learned how to install the WfW network
drivers. After the installation you learned about other salient
features of the HP Omnibook by reading the Other Considerations
section. This helped you to become more familiar with your HP
OmniBook 4000 or 600 Notebook PC and network usage.
Although this application note configured WfW network using the
NDIS driver, much of what is covered is applicable to ODI and
other protocol drivers. If later you find yourself having to
change network protocol, this application note may help you.
REFERENCES
HP OmniBook 4000 Quick Start Guide; First Edition:1994.
HP OmniBook 600 Quick Start Guide:First Edition:1994
HP OmniBook 4000 Users Guide; First Edition:1994.
HP OmniBook 600 Users Guide; First Edition:1994.
Windows for Workgroup Users Guide; Microsoft Press; 1992
Copyright Hewlett-Packard Co. 1996
This information is subject to change without notice and
is provided "as is" with no warranty.
Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any direct,
indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages
in connection with the use of this material.
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