As I recall there is also a hardware fix bulletin for this as well. I saw
it after I bought a used 486 system for emulation. I think it is a pull up
issue. Check with your local FAE or tech support at Microchip.



At 12:45 PM 8/2/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Mast (UK) <Mast (UK) <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>> wrote:
>
>> I have just purchased a Picmaster development system (used). I was
>> shown it working on a 486 by the person who sold it to me.
>>
>> The problem I have is my Pentium system will not "see" the interface
>> card. I have tried it in another Pentium with the same results. If,
>> however, I plug the card into a friends 486 system it works fine.
>>
>> I can only conclude that it does not work with Pentiums.
>>
>> Is there a fix or work around for this?
>
>Ben:
>
>The PIC-Master works fine on Pentiums (under Win3.1x and Win95).
>Your problem sounds like a PCI/ISA configuration error, or an address
>conflict with one of the other cards in your system.
>
>Make sure that the PIC-Master interface card's slot is configured as
>an ISA slot, then ensure that the card's DIP switches are selecting
>an address space that's unused by your other cards, then run the
>PICMASTR.EXE or MPLAB.EXE software and verify (in the "Hardware
>Configuration" dialog box) that the software's looking for the
>card at the correct address.
>
>If a PIC-Master manual didn't come with your used system, you can
>download one from the Microchip web site at:
>
>    http://www.microchip.com
>
>Hope this helps...
>
>-Andy
>
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>
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