Troubleshooting Charts
PC Card Problems
Problem
Action
The PC Card shows
"Ready", but it does not
work correctly.
Make sure that:
The system resources reserved for the PC Card do not conflict with other
system devices.
Refer to "Resolving System Resource Conflicts" in the Online User's Guide.
The resources reserved for the PC Card match the settings in the application
program.
If you are using a network card, check the I/O port address, IRQ level, and
memory window address.
A system resource con-
flict occurred when a PC
Card was used.
See "Resolving System Resource Conflicts" in the
Online User's Guide.
PC Card support soft-
ware does not recognize
your PC Card.
Make sure that:
If the PC Card is not a modem, an ATA, a Flash, or an SRAM card, you have
the proper client device driver for the card. In Windows 98, the PC Card must
have an INF file associated with it.
Your PC Card supports PCMCIA Release 2.0, 2.01, and 2.10. Refer to the
manual that came with your PC Card. If your PC Card does not support those
releases of PCMCIA, you cannot use the PC Card support software. Contact
your PC Card supplier.
Your PC Card is working by following the diagnostic instructions for your PC
Card, if any.
The PC Card is recog-
nized by PC Card
support software, but
the "Not Ready" or "Not
Configured" message is
shown.
Make sure that:
If the PC Card is not a modem, an ATA, a Flash, or an SRAM card, you have
the proper client device driver for the card. In Windows 98, the PC Card must
have an INF file associated with it.
The resources for the PC Card are correctly reserved. Refer to "Resolving
System Resource Conflicts" in the
Online User's Guide.
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