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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems Problem The PC Card installed in a port replicator is not recognized and the PC Card slots are unusable. Action Make sure that: The AC Adapter is connected to the port replicator. The power-on indicator of the port replicator is on. The computer is securely attached to the port replicator. This problem might happen when you reinstall Windows 98, or when you initialize the system with Easy-Setup. Do the following procedure to confirm the settings of Windows 98: 1. Shut down Windows 98 and power off the computer. 2. Connect the AC Adapter to the port replicator and attach the computer to the port replicator. 3. Power on the computer and start Windows 98. 4. Click on Start and move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel. Then click on Control Panel and double-click on System. 5. Click on the Device Manager tab, and double-click on System Device and PCI Bus. 6. Click on the Settings tab, and confirm that Use BIOS is selected. If not, click on Use BIOS. 7. Click on IRQ Steering, and confirm that check marks are added in check boxes of both Use IRQ Steering and Get IRQ table from PCIBIOS 2.1 call. If not, add check marks in both boxes. 8. Click on OK twice. 9. Follow the instructions on the screen and restart Windows 98. This problem might also happen when you install a PC Card in a port replicator for the first time. To avoid this problem, do as follows: 1. Click on Start and move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel. 2. Click on Control Panel and double-click on System. 3. Click on the Device Manager tab. 4. Click on Refresh and OK. 22 IBM ThinkPad 385XD Guide for Windows 98

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Solving Computer Problems
Problem
Action
The PC Card installed in a
port replicator is not
recognized and the PC
Card slots are unusable.
Make sure that:
The AC Adapter is connected to the port replicator.
The power-on indicator of the port replicator is on.
The computer is securely attached to the port replicator.
This problem might happen when you reinstall Windows 98, or when you
initialize the system with Easy-Setup.
Do the following procedure to confirm the settings of Windows 98:
1. Shut down Windows 98 and power off the computer.
2. Connect the AC Adapter to the port replicator and attach the computer to
the port replicator.
3. Power on the computer and start Windows 98.
4. Click on
Start
and move the cursor to
Settings
and
Control Panel
. Then
click on
Control Panel
and double-click on
System
.
5. Click on the
Device Manager
tab, and double-click on
System Device
and
PCI Bus
.
6. Click on the
Settings
tab, and confirm that
Use BIOS
is selected.
If not,
click on
Use BIOS
.
7. Click on
IRQ Steering
, and confirm that check marks are added in check
boxes of both
Use IRQ Steering
and
Get IRQ table from PCIBIOS 2.1
call
.
If not, add check marks in both boxes.
8. Click on
OK
twice.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen and restart Windows 98.
This problem might also happen when you install a PC Card in a port replicator
for the first time.
To avoid this problem, do as follows:
1. Click on
Start
and move the cursor to
Settings
and
Control Panel
.
2. Click on
Control Panel
and double-click on
System
.
3. Click on the
Device Manager
tab.
4. Click on
Refresh
and
OK
.
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IBM ThinkPad 385XD Guide for Windows 98
Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45