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 Chapter 6, Resolving System Resource Conflicts.
The resources reserved for the PC Card match the settings in the
application program.
If you are using a modem card, check the COM number, I/O port address,
and IRQ level. If you are using a network card, check the I/O port address,
IRQ level, and memory window address. To check the resources assigned
to the PC Card, click on Status in the Easy-Setup program.
A system resource conflict
occurred when a PC Card
was used.
Refer to Chapter 6, Resolving System Resource Conflicts.
The system cannot start
from the PC Card.
| To start from PC Card, do as follows:
| 1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
| 2. Click on the UltraBay ( ) button.
| 3. Remove the check mark from Enable Hot/Warm Swapping of UltraBay
| check box by clicking on it.
| 4. Click on OK.
Make sure that the correct system resources are being used for the PC Card.
ATA: IRQ 15
I/O 170–177h, 376h
Note: Secondary IDE should be disabled.
RPL (Token Ring): IRQ 9
Memory: D6000–DBFFFh
I/O A20–A23h
RPL (Ethernet): IRQ 5
Memory D2000–D7FFFh
I/O 300–31Fh
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