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>Your friend is correct. The problem that you are probably experiencing is >that the Aptiva comes with a lot of extras that aren't usually used in >business. The Aptiva uses: > I/O IRQ DMA > Sound Blaster 220 5 1 > General MIDI 320 > Mwave CE30 10 6 > We've had good luck using 5250 Twinax cards at IRQ-7 on these machines. --Paul E Musselman PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com At 09:00 PM 5/8/97 -0800, you wrote: >> On Friday, May 02, 1997 10:59 AM, Gary Kuznitz [SMTP:docfxit@calwest.net] >> wrote: >> > >> > Is it the Aptiva that is the problem or the IBM emulation card? If you >> > installed the same card in compatible would '95 recognize it? If you >> > installed a card that is recognized by '95 in a compatible into your >> > Aptiva does that work? >> > >> Gary, >> >> The Aptiva options (I believe) are the problem, hence it is the Aptiva >> configuration, hence it is the Aptiva. The IBM 5250 Emulation PCI card is >> recognized by Windows 95, and works. The issue, I believe, is that Aptiva >> likes to use up ALL resources on the PC. There are no available IRQs. You >> have to disable things to get one available, then hope the emulation card >> will work with it. >> >> Bob Cozzi >> Bob@rpgdev.net >> www.rpgdev.net > >Bob, > >Your friend is correct. The problem that you are probably experiencing is >that the Aptiva comes with a lot of extras that aren't usually used in >business. The Aptiva uses: > I/O IRQ DMA > Sound Blaster 220 5 1 > General MIDI 320 > Mwave CE30 10 6 > >If you remove the Mwave modem you will also disable all of the above. If >you want to remove the modem IBM has the instructions to disable the >software. If you know what your 5250 card uses that conflicts, you may be >able to reassign the above or reassign the 5250 card. It's best to find >out what the 5250 card needs first. I/O addresses are easy to resolve >in the Config.sys file on the EMM386 line. If it's an IRQ you need for >the card and you don't have PCI capability or you are not using any PCI >cards I think you can use IRQ 15 by disabling PCI support in the BIOS (If >you have PCI support in your particular Aptiva) The Aptiva itself is no >different than any other CPU. It just has more in it. > >Gary Kuznitz >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >* This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new message, * >* send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe from * >* this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * >* 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. Questions * >* should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new message, * * send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe from * * this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. Questions * * should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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