Gateway Ethernet Card I/O Address Settings with Windows

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q74249
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

Configuring the Gateway Ethernet network card with certain I/O address settings may preclude the use of Microsoft Windows. Try setting the I/O address to 2A0h (default) or 360h.

IRQ settings of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 15 are available on the Gateway card (the default is IRQ 3). Some of the IRQ options are not valid Novell NetWare selections.

MORE INFORMATION

The I/O base address can be changed according to the following switch setting chart for SW1: 

             SWITCH  SW1
   I/O      1    2    3    4
   280h     ON   ON   ON   ON
   2A0h     ON   OFF  ON   ON   <-- DEFAULT
   2C0h     ON   ON   OFF  ON
   2E0h     ON   OFF  OFF  ON
   300h     ON   ON   ON   OFF
   320h     ON   OFF  ON   OFF
   340h     ON   ON   OFF  OFF
   360h     ON   OFF  OFF  OFF
NOTE: If an autoboot PROM is installed, use device I/O address 2A0h.

For further information on the Gateway Ethernet network card, contact Gateway Communications technical support.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a hang hangs lock io
interrupt win30

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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