Using the Quantum Hardcard XL with Windows 3.1

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q88078

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

This article outlines the required configuration for using the Quantum Hardcard XL with Microsoft Windows 3.1.

MORE INFORMATION

To use a Hardcard XL with Windows 3.1, Quantum (formerly Plus Development) recommends the following:

In the CONFIG.SYS file, load all memory managers before loading Quantum's ATDOSXL.SYS device driver. For example:
```
      device=c:\windows\himem.sys
      device=c:\windows\emm386.exe
      device=c:\atdosxl.sys
```
Exclude the Hardcard XL's BIOS address range (the default is C800-C9FF), using either a memory manager (EMM386.EXE) or the EMMEXCLUDE= statement in the SYSTEM.INI file.
Use version 1.7 of Quantum's ATDOSXL.SYS device driver. This device driver can be downloaded from Quantum's bulletin board service (BBS). The device driver is in a self-extracting file called HCIIXL.EXE.

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KBCategory: kbhw kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 Plus Development 3rdparty

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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