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AST RESEARCH, INC. INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN # 0061 02/10/98
TITLE: Network Boot Disk for Mobile Systems
SUMMARY
Many system administrators need to load hard disk drives on
mobile systems over a network connection. This bulletin will help
you create a network access boot disk for the system on which
point enablers do not function.
This issue applies to Ascentia A+, Ascentia M, and Ascentia
P70/P80 systems.
NOTES
Most DOS PC Card point enablers may not function on mobile
systems with Cardbus controllers. On these systems, Card Services
must be loaded before the PC Card slot will function properly.
AST ships Phoenix CardManager for DOS/Windows 3.1x in the systems
mentioned above.
To create a network access boot disk with Phoenix CardManager
files, follow the steps below.
1. Set the Plug-and-Play (PnP) option in CMOS
to DISABLED on Ascentia A+ and Ascentia P70/P80
systems.
Set the Plug-and-Play (PnP) option in CMOS
to ENABLED on Ascentia M systems.
2. If installing multiple systems, select one and install
DOS 6.x and Windows 3.1x.
3. Install Phoenix CardManager. This program is located
on the Hard Disk Restore CD provided by AST.
4. Install the network client files and drivers for your
network PC Card, and make sure it is working before
proceeding.
5. Make a bootable disk by inserting a diskette in the
floppy drive, and running the following command:
FORMAT A:/U/S
6. Copy C:DOS\HIMEM.SYS and C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE to A:
7. Copy the following files from C:\PCM4\Program\ to A:
CNFIGNAM.EXE
DPMS.EXE
PCM.INI
PCMCS95.EXE
PCMSCD.EXE
PCMSS.EXE
The files listed above, along with the boot files,
will consume about 430KB of space on the disk.
8. Using a text editor, create a CONFIG.SYS file on the
disk. The CONFIG.SYS file should contain the following
lines:
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS (Add any
exclusions necessary for your PC card)
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICEHIGH=A:\IFSHLP.SYS (only needed for
Microsoft client)
DEVICEA:\DPMS.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=A:\CNFIGNAM.EXE /DEFAULT
DEVICEHIGH=A:\PCMSS.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=A:\PCMCS95.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=A:\PCMSCD.EXE
SET PCMPLUS=A:\
9. If you are connecting to a NetWare network, copy the
following files to the floppy:
LSL.COM
The card's ODI driver
IPXODI.COM
All necessary .VLM files
NET.CFG (modified appropriately)
10. If you are using the DOS Client for Microsoft
Networks, you will need to copy some or all of the
following files to the floppy:
CONNECT.DAT
IFSHLP.SYS
NDISHLP.SYS
NET.EXE
NET.MSG
NETWORK.ING
PROTMAN.DOS
PROTMAN.EXE
PROTOCOL.INI
SETUP.INF
SYSTEM.INI
WCSETUP.INF
WFWSYS.CFG
11. You must also copy the card's driver files. For
example, the 3Com 3C589D card will require ELPC3.DOS
and one or more of the OEM .INF files.
12. If you are using the NWLINK protocol, copy file
NWLINK.EXE to the floppy.
13. Modify any lines in the SYSTEM.INI and PROTOCOL.INI
files so they point to the appropriate files on the
floppy disk.
TAN TPR 159WO
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