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MBX Driver Version 6.0.0 + Update 20060112 Release NotesJanuary, 2006------------------------------------------------------------------Table Of Contents------------------------------------------------------------------1. What's New in MBX Driver 6.0.0 + Update 200601122. System Requirements1. What's New in MBX Driver 6.0.0 + Update 20060112---------------------------------------------------* Some components have been updated to ensure consistency amongall MBX products.2. System Requirements----------------------* MBX Driver Version 6.0.0 + Update 20060112 requiresWindows XP/2000/NT 4.0/Server 2003.********************************************************************** End of MBX Driver Version 6.0.0 + Update 20060112 ** Release Notes **********************************************************************6.0.0>MBX Driver Version 6.0.0 Release Notes6.0.0>September, 20056.0.0>6.0.0>------------------------------------------------------------------6.0.0> Table Of Contents6.0.0>------------------------------------------------------------------6.0.0>1. What's New in MBX Driver 6.0.06.0.0>2. System Requirements6.0.0>6.0.0>1. What's New in MBX Driver 6.0.06.0.0>---------------------------------6.0.0>* To simplify repairs, Add/Remove Programs now lists a single product for the6.0.0> Suite, rather than separate entries for each component.6.0.0>6.0.0>* Events are now logged to notify the user when the driver is running in demo6.0.0> mode and when demo mode expires.6.0.0>6.0.0>* After the demo mode expires, most driver interface functions now return the6.0.0> MBX_LICENSE_QUOTA_EXCEEDED error code intead of the MBX_ACCESS_DENIED.6.0.0>6.0.0>* Some components have been updated to ensure consistency among6.0.0> all MBX driver products.6.0.0>6.0.0>2. System Requirements6.0.0>----------------------6.0.0>* MBX Driver Version 6.0.0 requires Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0/Server 2003.6.0.0>6.0.0>*********************************************************************6.0.0>* End of MBX Driver Version 6.0.0 Release Notes *6.0.0>*********************************************************************6.0.0>5.00.02>MBX Driver Version 5.00.02 Release Notes5.00.02>April, 20045.00.02>5.00.02>------------------------------------------------------------------5.00.02> Table Of Contents5.00.02>------------------------------------------------------------------5.00.02>1. What's New in MBX Driver 5.00.02?5.00.02>2. System Requirements5.00.02>5.00.02>1. What's New in MBX Driver 5.00.02?5.00.02>------------------------------------5.00.02>* Some components have been updated to ensure consistency among5.00.02> all MBX products.5.00.02>5.00.02>2. System Requirements5.00.02>----------------------5.00.02>* MBX Driver Version 5.00.02 requires Windows 2000/XP.5.00.02>5.00.02>******************************************************************5.00.02>* End of MBX Driver Version 5.00.02 Release Notes *5.00.02>******************************************************************5.00.01>MBX Driver Version 5.00.01 Release Notes5.00.01>September, 20025.00.01>5.00.01>------------------------------------------------------------------5.00.01> Table Of Contents5.00.01>------------------------------------------------------------------5.00.01>1. What's New in MBX Driver 5.00.01?5.00.01>2. System Requirements5.00.01>5.00.01>1. What's New in MBX Driver 5.00.01?5.00.01>------------------------------------5.00.01>* Some components have been updated to ensure consistency among5.00.01> all MBX products.5.00.01>5.00.01>2. System Requirements5.00.01>----------------------5.00.01>* MBX Driver Version 5.00.01 requires Windows 2000/XP.5.00.01>5.00.01>******************************************************************5.00.01>* End of MBX Driver Version 5.00.01 Release Notes *5.00.01>******************************************************************5.00.00>MBX Driver Version 5.00.00 Release Notes5.00.00>December, 20015.00.00>5.00.00>------------------------------------------------------------------5.00.00> Table Of Contents5.00.00>------------------------------------------------------------------5.00.00>1. What's New in MBX Driver 5.00.005.00.00>2. System Requirements5.00.00>5.00.00>1. What's New in MBX Driver 5.00.005.00.00>-----------------------------------5.00.00>* The installation process has been streamlined. After the initial5.00.00> installation choices are made, no more user intervention is5.00.00> required.5.00.00>5.00.00>* Corrupted installations can now be repaired without reinstalling5.00.00> the product. See the Repair section of the help file for more5.00.00> information.5.00.00>5.00.00>* The Remote MBX Server did not properly handle slave path5.00.00> communications. Incorrect error codes and message sizes were5.00.00> reported. The problem has been corrected.5.00.00>5.00.00>* Some components have been updated to ensure consistency among5.00.00> all MBX driver products.5.00.00>5.00.00>2. System Requirements5.00.00>----------------------5.00.00>* MBX Driver Version 5.00.00 requires Windows 2000/XP.5.00.00>5.00.00>******************************************************************5.00.00>* End of MBX Driver Version 5.00.00 Release Notes *5.00.00>******************************************************************4.20.03>4.20.03>MBX Driver Version 4.20.03 (Service Pack 3) Release Notes4.20.03>May, 20014.20.03>4.20.03>------------------------------------------------------------------4.20.03> Table Of Contents4.20.03>------------------------------------------------------------------4.20.03>1. What’s New in MBX Driver 4.20.034.20.03>2. System Requirements4.20.03>3. Removing Service Pack 34.20.03>4.20.03>1. What’s New in MBX Driver 4.20.034.20.03>-----------------------------------4.20.03>* Memory leak problem in NETLIB.DLL. Calls to ncb_open() specifying4.20.03> a non-existent MBX device was causing a memory leak. The problem4.20.03> has been corrected.4.20.03>4.20.03>* Adapter cards with built-in Peer Cop support (SA85-002, PCI-85,4.20.03> PCMCIA 416NHM21234) were experiencing erratic Global Data4.20.03> operations if Peer Cop support was disabled and device statistics4.20.03> information was read (through ncb_status or MbxDevStatistics4.20.03> functions calls). The problem has been corrected.4.20.03>4.20.03>* Event log errors are no longer generated by the Perflib and4.20.03> MbxCtrs libraries when the Performance Monitor utility is run4.20.03> with no valid MBX devices.4.20.03>4.20.03>* The device type text for the 416NHM21234 card has been changed4.20.03> to "PCMCIA 416NHM21234".4.20.03>4.20.03>* Some components have been updated to ensure consistency among4.20.03> all MBX driver products.4.20.03>4.20.03>2. System Requirements4.20.03>----------------------4.20.03>* MBX Driver version 4.20.00, 4.20.01, 4.20.02, or 4.20.03 must4.20.03> already be installed.4.20.03>4.20.03>3. Removing Service Pack 34.20.03>--------------------------4.20.03>* There is no uninstall option for this service pack. In order to4.20.03> revert back to the original version 4.20.00, the MBX Driver4.20.03> must be re-installed from the original CD. If you have other4.20.03> MBX Driver products installed on your system, they may have to4.20.03> be re-installed as well. All MBX Driver products should always4.20.03> be at the same version level.4.20.03>4.20.03>******************************************************************4.20.03>* End of MBX Driver Version 4.20.03 (SP3) Release Notes *4.20.03>******************************************************************4.20.02>4.20.02>MBX Driver Version 4.20.02 (Service Pack 2) Release Notes4.20.02>October, 20004.20.02>4.20.02>------------------------------------------------------------------4.20.02> Table Of Contents4.20.02>------------------------------------------------------------------4.20.02>1. What’s New in MBX Driver 4.20.024.20.02>2. System Requirements4.20.02>3. Removing Service Pack 24.20.02>4.20.02>1. What’s New in MBX Driver 4.20.024.20.02>-----------------------------------4.20.02>* Plug-and-Play support for the new PCI-85 (416NHM30030 and4.20.02> 416NHM30032) adapter cards has been added.4.20.02>4.20.02>* Help file (including the PDF version) has been updated to cover4.20.02> the PCI-85 card support.4.20.02>4.20.02>* Potential system freeze when closing an application with a4.20.02> pending I/O request to the driver has been corrected.4.20.02>4.20.02>* Under certain conditions, when switching from on-line to off-line4.20.02> mode, the driver was unnecessarily logging a warning message that4.20.02> the adapter card interface has crashed. The problem has been4.20.02> corrected.4.20.02>4.20.02>* Some components have been updated to ensure consistency among4.20.02> all MBX driver products.4.20.02>4.20.02>2. System Requirements4.20.02>----------------------4.20.02>* MBX Driver version 4.20.00, 4.20.01, or 4.20.02 must already be4.20.02> installed.4.20.02>4.20.02>3. Removing Service Pack 24.20.02>--------------------------4.20.02>* There is no uninstall option for this service pack. In order to4.20.02> revert back to the original version 4.20.00, the MBX Driver4.20.02> must be re-installed from the original CD. If you have other4.20.02> MBX Driver products installed on your system, they may have to4.20.02> be re-installed as well. All MBX Driver products should always4.20.02> be at the same version level.4.20.02>4.20.02>******************************************************************4.20.02>* End of MBX Driver Version 4.20.02 (SP2) Release Notes *4.20.02>******************************************************************4.20.01>4.20.01>MBX Driver Version 4.20.01 (Service Pack 1) Release Notes4.20.01>May, 20004.20.01>4.20.01>------------------------------------------------------------------4.20.01> Table Of Contents4.20.01>------------------------------------------------------------------4.20.01>1. What’s New in MBX Driver 4.20.014.20.01>2. System Requirements4.20.01>3. Removing Service Pack 14.20.01>4.20.01>1. What’s New in MBX Driver 4.20.014.20.01>-----------------------------------4.20.01>* Plug-and-Play support for 416NHM21234 card (PCMCIA) under Windows4.20.01> 2000 has been added.4.20.01>4.20.01>* Help file (including the PDF version) has been updated to cover4.20.01> the new Plug-and-Play support under Windows 2000.4.20.01>4.20.01>* Corrected product uninstall. The original uninstall program4.20.01> fails to remove some product components under Windows 2000.4.20.01>4.20.01>* Some cosmetic changes (improved messages) in the configuration4.20.01> editors for the non-PnP adapter cards.4.20.01>4.20.01>* Improved version of the MBX Demo program.4.20.01>4.20.01>* Some components have been updated to ensure consistency among4.20.01> all MBX driver products.4.20.01>4.20.01>2. System Requirements4.20.01>----------------------4.20.01>* MBX Driver version 4.20.00 (or version 4.20.01) must already be4.20.01> installed on a Windows 2000 system.4.20.01>4.20.01>3. Removing Service Pack 14.20.01>--------------------------4.20.01>* There is no uninstall option for this service pack. In order to4.20.01> revert back to the original version 4.20.00, the MBX Driver4.20.01> must be re-installed from the original CD. If you have other4.20.01> MBX Driver products installed on your system, they may have to4.20.01> be re-installed as well. All MBX Driver products should always4.20.01> be at the same version level.4.20.01>4.20.01>******************************************************************4.20.01>* End of MBX Driver Version 4.20.01 (SP1) Release Notes *4.20.01>******************************************************************4.20.00>4.20.00>MBX Driver Version 4.20.00 Release Notes4.20.00>September, 19994.20.00>4.20.00>------------------------------------------------------------------4.20.00> Table Of Contents4.20.00>------------------------------------------------------------------4.20.00>1. What’s New in MBX Driver 4.20.00 (versus 4.01)?4.20.00>2. System Requirements4.20.00>4.20.00>1. What’s New in MBX Driver 4.20.00 (versus 4.01)?4.20.00>--------------------------------------------------4.20.00>* Support for 416NHM21234 card (PCMCIA) has been added.4.20.00>4.20.00>* Peer Cop support for Peer Cop enabled cards (like dual-channel4.20.00> SA85 and 416NHM21234) has been added. Peer Cop extensions for4.20.00> NETLIB follow the 32-bit NETLIB specification.4.20.00>4.20.00>* Watchdog Timer support for Peer Cop enabled cards (like4.20.00> dual-channel SA85) has been added.4.20.00>4.20.00>* Configuration backup/restore of all MBX devices has been added.4.20.00>4.20.00>* The MBX Driver now allows a practically unlimited number (up to4.20.00> 65535) of simultaneous Data Master path communications. The4.20.00> eight physical DM paths are multiplexed by the driver among all4.20.00> logical DM paths currently opened by all applications. The PM4.20.00> paths are still limited to a maximum of eight. This change does4.20.00> not affect existing applications. New applications can take4.20.00> advantage of this capability by opening a large number of DM4.20.00> paths for greater performance and simpler message handling.4.20.00>4.20.00>* Improved performance in polled mode of operation. The overall4.20.00> CPU load is lower.4.20.00>4.20.00>* Improved recovery from error conditions.4.20.00>4.20.00>* New MBX Driver Configuration editor. The MBX Driver4.20.00> Configuration editor is a common (shared) component of the MBX4.20.00> products. When configuring the driver for a host interface4.20.00> adapter device, the MBX Driver Configuration editor4.20.00> automatically dispatches the selected Host Interface Adapter4.20.00> Configuration editor. Both editors are well-integrated,4.20.00> allowing for seamless editing.4.20.00>4.20.00> New features of the MBX Driver Configuration editor include:4.20.00>4.20.00> - a Remote Server Configuration Tab.4.20.00>4.20.00> - a Diagnostics Tab showing all MBX driver products installed4.20.00> on your system. Shortcuts to common diagnostic tools like4.20.00> MBX Demo, Event Viewer, and Performance Monitor are also4.20.00> provided.4.20.00>4.20.00> - Help buttons that display context sensitive help information.4.20.00>4.20.00> - an MBX Driver Control Tab in the Host Interface Adapter4.20.00> Configuration editors that allows setting up the startup type4.20.00> and monitoring the current driver status.4.20.00>4.20.00>* Improved on-line help.4.20.00>4.20.00>* The content of the on-line help is also provided in the PDF4.20.00> document format. This file can be used to print complete4.20.00> product documentation with good quality output. The PDF file4.20.00> can be viewed or printed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader4.20.00> program. A copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader is included on the4.20.00> product CD and can be installed from there.4.20.00>4.20.00>* Improved product install/uninstall.4.20.00>4.20.00>* Miscellaneous bug fixes.4.20.00>4.20.00>2. System Requirements4.20.00>----------------------4.20.00>* MBX Driver Version 4.20.00 requires Windows NT 4.0. Versions4.20.00> prior to Windows NT 4.0 are no longer supported.