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PnP in DOS/Windows 3.1x - pc card
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PnP Configuration Drivers and Utilities If you do not have a PnP operating system, you need to install a PnP configuration driver and utility to perform the allocation and configuration functions of a PnP operating system. A PnP configuration driver determines the resource settings of all your system devices and legacy cards, configures PnP cards, and provides relevant configuration information to other drivers or applications that access your PnP cards. A PnP configuration utility allows you to view, enter or change the resource settings of the PnP and legacy cards in your system. The new or changed settings are then used by the PnP configuration driver to configure new PnP cards. Intel Configuration Manager (ICM) and ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) are examples of a PnP configuration driver and a PnP configuration utility. For more details, please read the next section "PnP in DOS/Windows 3.1x" . PnP in DOS/Windows 3.1x DOS/Windows 3.1x is not a PnP operating system. So, to configure PnP cards, you need to install a PnP configuration driver and a PnP configuration utility. Currently, a generic set of PnP configuration drivers and utilities that you can find in the market for the DOS/Windows 3.1x environment is ICM. Consisting of Intel Configuration Manager (ICM) and ISA Configuration Utility (ICU), this driver and utility set was developed by Intel Corporation as an interim solution to facilitate PnP configuration when a PnP operating system is not available. It may come pre-installed in your PC or bundled with your PnP cards. 14