Advanced Information for PC Cards
Storage Card Device Driver
ATA cards, SRAM cards, and Flash cards are PCMCIA storage cards. The
following section describes the device drivers for these storage cards,
available in PC Card Director.
PCMCIA Storage Card Device Driver for OS/2
OS/2
PCM2ATA.ADD supports ATA cards, PCM2SRAM.SYS supports SRAM
cards, and PCM2FLSH.SYS supports Flash cards.
Any PC Card installed in the slot is recognized by its device driver, so
regardless of its type, you can access the card by the drive name assigned
to the slot. When using the PCMCIA ATA Card Mount Utility, install the
PCMCIA Storage API device driver (PCMSSDIF.SYS) for OS/2.
Note:
Install PCM2ATA.ADD for all storage
cards, even when you are using
SRAM or Flash cards.
PCMCIA Storage Card Device Driver for DOS and Windows
DOS
WIN
PAWATA.SYS supports ATA cards, PAWATAS.SYS supports ATA cards
and SRAM cards, and PAWATASF.SYS supports ATA cards, SRAM cards,
and Flash cards.
These device drivers assign a drive letter for each usable PC Card slot.
These drive letters are displayed when the device drivers are initialized, and
then you can use the drive letter to access the installed PCMCIA storage
card. When you run FORMAT.COM against the drive letter, the SRAM card
is formatted as a diskette and the ATA or Flash card is formatted as a
nonremovable disk. In the File Manager under Windows, the drive letters
are represented and treated as a diskette drive, regardless of the storage
card type.
Before Using PCMCIA Storage Cards
Format new PCMCIA storage cards before use. For Flash cards, run the
Flash Format Utility (FFORMAT.EXE/FFORMAT2.EXE); then format the
Flash card. For ATA cards and SRAM cards, there is no need to run any
programs before formatting the card. Format using the FORMAT.COM
program, by displaying the File Manager (for Windows), or by choosing the
drive icon (for OS/2).
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