DOCUMENT:Q81988 05-NOV-1999 [win95x] TITLE :MCA Network Cards that Need to Be Manually Excluded PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The following Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) EtherCard network adapters are not detected by the Microsoft Windows version 3.1. These cards all have shared RAM areas that should be manually excluded to prevent Windows from using the same address range. Western Digital EtherCard PLUS/A WD8003E/A or WD800ET/A Western Digital StarCard PLUS/A WD8003ST/A Western Digital EtherCard PLUS 10T/A WD8003W/A Standard MicroSystems EtherCard PLUS/A SMC8013EP/A Standard MicroSystems EtherCard PLUS/A SMC8013WP/A MORE INFORMATION ================ To exclude the memory address range that any of these cards are using, load the SYSTEM.INI file into a text editor (for example, Notepad or MS-DOS 5.0 EDIT.COM) and add the following line to the [386Enh] section EMMEXCLUDE= where is the address range in hexadecimal used by the network card. The total valid range is A000-FFFF. Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.