Comtrol(TM) Hostess(R)
EISA Configuration Files
Version 1.1.1
Date: 6/3/97

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OVERVIEW

To use an ISA-bus Hostess or Hostess 550/554 board in an EISA
system, you may need to load the Hostess series configuration files
into your EISA configuration setup.

The following information describes these configuration files
and how to use them.

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AUDIENCE

This file is for people who are installing Comtrol hardware
on EISA-bus systems only.  It is not relevant to PCI or ISA-only
systems.

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Hostess/Hostess 550/554

To run a Hostess/Hostess 550 ISA controller in an EISA slot, you will
need to go into your EISA configuration setup and load the appropriate
configuration files. 

There are three EISA configuration files included for the Hostess
series:

*  !Host101.CFG - for Hostess, Hostess 550/554 4-port controllers

*  !Host102.CFG - for Hostess, Hostess 550/554 8-port controllers

*  !Host103.CFG - for Hostess, Hostess 550/554 16-port controllers


SETTING UP THE CONTROLLERS

Use the Hardware Reference Card that came with your controller 
or the online documentation on the Comtrol web site 
(http://www.comtrol.com) for information on setting the base I/O 
address and interrupt (IRQ) DIP switches.

When the !Host10x.CFG file executes, it defaults to the default 
DIP switch settings (I/O and IRQ) for the controller.

If you used settings on the controller, other than the default, you
will need to change this in the EISA Configuration setup.

To configure the board(s) for daisy chaining, edit the config file 
to turn IRQ "Sharing=on"


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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Before you place a technical support call to Comtrol, please
have the following information at hand:

Diagnostics results
Comtrol controller board type
I/O base address
Computer make, model and speed
List of other devices in the machine

USA
    Phone: (612) 631-7654
      FAX: (612) 631-8117
    email: support@comtrol.com

Comtrol Europe
    Phone: +44 (0) 1 869-323-220
      FAX: +44 (0) 1 869-323-211
    email: support@comtrol.co.uk

Web: http://www.comtrol.com
FTP: ftp.comtrol.com


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HISTORY

V 1.1.1  6/03/97  Isolate Hostess/Hostess 550 information.
V 1.1.0  5/21/97  Add Hostess/Hostess 550 ISA files.
V 1.0.2  8/14/96  Initial RocketPort ISA.

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