Method for automatically enabling peripheral devices and a stora

Details Method for automatically enabling peripheral devices and a stora Method for automatically enabling peripheral devices and a stora

1997-03-28

1999-08-10

Sheikh, Ayaz R.

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus access regulation

710101, 709301, 713 2, 713100, G06F 1300

Patent

active

059352280

ABSTRACT:
A superior method for automatically enabling a PC card whereby, when a PC card that can be driven only by a DOS/Windows 3.x device driver is inserted, the PC card is enabled by that device driver, and whereby, when a PC card is inserted that can be driven by a Windows 95 native mode device driver, the PC card is enabled by that device driver. In one form the invention is directed to a method, for automatically enabling a PC card, that can be applied to an information processing system that is controlled by an operating system having either a 32-bit mode or a 16-bit mode, and that have a plurality of device drivers for both a 32-bit mode and a 16-bit mode, comprises the steps of: (a) detecting an insertion event when a PC card is inserted into the information processing system; (b) giving priority, in response to the insertion event, to the device driver of the 16-bit mode in enabling the PC card; and (c) giving chance, in response to the insertion event, to the device driver of the 32-bit mode in enabling the PC card if the PC card is not enabled by the device driver of the 16-bit mode. In another form the invention is directed to a computer implemented program operable to practice the aforementioned method.

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