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- NEATFIX.DOC
-
- PURPOSE:
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-
- The NEATFIX program changes the programming of the Chips & Technologies 286 NEAT chip
- set, specifically in the CompuAdd 220 (286/20 Mhz). The bus, as programmed by the CompuAdd
- BIOS, will not allow the Artisoft AE2 adapter (16 bit Ethernet card) to operate correctly in 16 bit
- mode, and causes the machine to hang at various times. This program should ONLY be used
- in a CompuAdd 220. Its effect is to change the bus' mode from asynchronos to synchronous
- operation. NEATFIX is provided as an interim solution, the user is urged to upgrade the 220
- BIOS. CompuAdd Corp. released a new BIOS version in late January, 1991 that programs the
- bus controller correctly.
- Artisoft, Inc. assumes no liability for any damages resulting from the use or mis-use of this
- program.
-
-
- OPERATION:
- ----------
-
- NEATFIX is run without any arguments, and should be placed in the computer's AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file to be run at boot time. Since it changes programming which the machine's BIOS puts in
- place, it must be run each time the computer is booted or rebooted. It must be run before any
- Network Operating System (NOS) software is installed, and should be run before any TSR
- application. To assure that it is run first, copy the NEATFIX.COM file into the root directory of
- boot disk of your computer. Then add the line:
-
- NEATFIX
-
- to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, using an ASCII file editor. This line should be placed somewhere
- near the top of the file, preferably near the PATH and/or PROMPT statment(s). Save the changes
- you've made, then reboot the computer.
- To return the computer to original bus programming, remove the NEATFIX line from the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT (or REM it out) and reboot the computer.
-
-
- NEATFIX MESSAGES:
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-
- NEATFIX will return one of 2 messages:
-
- Message: "The Bus has been synchronized."
- This message will appear if NEATFIX is successful in changing the bus programming.
-
- Message: "NEAT chipset not installed. Nothing done."
- This message will be returned if the bus is not a NEAT chipset or the program was unable to
- change the programming for an undertermined reason.