PCMCIA Support on Compaq Aero Notebooks

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By Dan O'Reilly

Last update: 6th November, 1995

Symptoms
PCMCIA does not work properly on Compaq Aero systems.

Hardware
Compaq Aero 4/25 or 4/33c notebook systems.

Problem
Although WARP will install on these systems, the user is unable to access the PCMCIA port.

Procedure
The installation for WARP doesn't have a specfic PCMCIA choice for the Aero systems. The Aero uses the VLSI chipset for PCMCIA; thus, to enable PCMCIA, a compatible driver is available, in the archive [CVLSI3.ZIP]. To enable:
 * 1) In "selective install", select PCMCIA support for a Compaq Contura and install.
 * 2) Copy the file SSVLSI.SYS from the CVLSI3.ZIP archive to \OS2 directory on the boot drive.
 * 3) Edit CONFIG.SYS to remove the reference to the Contura driver: BASEDEV=IBM2CMQ1.SYS  and add the following: BASEDEV=SSVLSI.SYS
 * 4) Reboot, and PCMCIA services will be available.