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PC Card PCMCIA Problems

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PC Card (PCMCIA) Problems If the Pavilion Notebook doesn't recognize a PC Card • Remove and reinsert the PC card. • If the card requires an IRQ, check that there is one available. Look in Device Manager, Properties, Interrupt Request (IRQ). • Check the HP notebook PC Web site for information about supported PC Cards. • Try the card in another computer. • Reboot the computer. You may also want to test the PC card with diagnostics. See Testing the Pavilion Notebook with Diag Tools. If a zoomed video card is not working • Only the lower PC Card slot supports zoomed video. If an I/O card stops communicating properly • The card may have been reset if the notebook is suspended or turned off. Exit any applications, then remove and reinsert the card. If a PC card modem is not working • Disable the internal modem: 1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. 3. Click the Device Manager tab. 4. Double-click Modem to list the current modem devices. 5. Double-click the internal modem. 6. Select the checkbox "Disable in this hardware profile." 26

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PC Card (PCMCIA) Problems
If the Pavilion Notebook doesn’t recognize a PC Card
•
Remove and reinsert the PC card.
•
If the card requires an IRQ, check that there is one available. Look in Device Manager,
Properties, Interrupt Request (IRQ).
•
Check the HP notebook PC Web site for information about supported PC Cards.
•
Try the card in another computer.
•
Reboot the computer.
You may also want to test the PC card with diagnostics. See
Testing the Pavilion Notebook with
Diag Tools
.
If a zoomed video card is not working
•
Only the lower PC Card slot supports zoomed video.
If an I/O card stops communicating properly
•
The card may have been reset if the notebook is suspended or turned off. Exit any
applications, then remove and reinsert the card.
If a PC card modem is not working
•
Disable the internal modem:
1.
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2.
Double-click System.
3.
Click the Device Manager tab.
4.
Double-click Modem to list the current modem devices.
5.
Double-click the internal modem.
6.
Select the checkbox “Disable in this hardware profile.”