Gericom SuperSonic Extrem HD P55IM1, User Manual

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Consult the card’s manual or contact the vendor for trouble-
shooting.
The PC card cannot be recognized -
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Windows NT4.0 does not support PCMCIA (PC Card) function.
You may need an external program for this.
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Make sure the card is fully inserted; the outer end of the card
should be even with the edge of the computer.
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Remove and insert the PC card again.
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Make sure there is no IRQ conflict with the card. See Windows
on-line help for solving IRQ conflicts.
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Reboot the computer and see if the problem persists.
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The card may be defective. Try the card on another system, if
possible.
Windows crashes or freezes when you remove the PC card-
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Make sure you have <Stop> the PC card before removing it.
Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon at the lower
right corner of the task bar and select the card you wish to stop.
When you click <Close>, in few seconds Windows will prompt
you to remove the card.
Performance Problems
The computer becomes hot -
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In a 35
o
C environment, the certain areas of the computer’s
back case are expected to reach 50 degrees.
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Make sure the air vents are not blocked.
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If the fan does not seem to be working at high temperature (50
degrees Celsius and up), contact the service center.
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Certain programs that are processor-intensive may increase
the computer temperature to a degree where the computer
automatically slows down its CPU clock to protect itself from
thermal damage.
The program appears stopped or runs very slowly -
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Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to see if an application is still
responding.
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Restart the computer.
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This may be normal for Windows when it is processing other
CPU-intensive programs in the background or when the