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Pc card checklist, Resolving pc card problems – Toshiba PORT User Manual

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If Something Goes Wrong

Resolving a hardware conflict

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Other cards must be set up before you can use them. Use the
Windows

®

XP PC Card (PCMCIA) Wizard to set up the card.

Refer to your Microsoft

®

documentation for more

information, or refer to the documentation that came with the
PC Card.

Some card manufacturers use special software called
enablers to support their cards. Enablers result in
nonstandard configurations that can cause problems when
installing the PC Card.

If your system does not have built-in drivers for your PC Card
and the card did not come with an operating system driver, it
may not work under the operating system. Contact the
manufacturer of the PC Card for information about using the
card under the operating system.

PC Card checklist

Make sure the card is inserted properly into the slot.

Make sure all cables are securely connected.

Occasionally a defective PC Card slips through quality
control. If another PCMCIA-equipped computer is
available, try the card in that machine. If the card
malfunctions again, it may be defective.

Resolving PC Card problems

Here are some common problems and their solutions:

The slot appears to be dead. PC Cards that used to work
no longer work.

Check the PC Card status:

1

Click Start.

2

Click My Computer icon with the secondary button,
then click Properties.

The System Properties dialog box appears.

3

Click the Hardware tab.

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