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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
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Resolving PC Card problems
These are some typical problems and recommended
solutions:
The slots are not working. PC Cards that used to work
no longer work.
Check the PC Card status:
1
Click
Start
.
2
Click the
My Computer
icon with the secondary button,
then click
Properties
.
The
System Properties
dialog box appears.
3
Click the
Hardware
tab.
4
Click the
Device
Manager
button.
5
Double-click the
PCMCIA adapter
.
6
Double-click the appropriate PC Card.
The operating system displays your Properties dialog box for
you PC Card, which contains information about your PC
Card configuration and status.
The computer stops working (hangs) when you insert a
PC Card
.
The problem may be caused by an I/O (input/output) conflict
between the PCMCIA socket and another device in the
system. Use Device Manager to make sure each device has its
own I/O base address. See
for more information.
Since all PC Cards share the same socket, each card is not
required to have its own address.
Hot swapping (removing one PC Card and inserting
another without turning the computer off) fails
.
Follow this procedure before you remove a PC Card: