HP Pavilion xt100 HP Pavilion Notebook PC - ze4100 and xt100 Series (KA, KB) - - Page 107

PC Card PCMCIA Problems

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance Troubleshooting Your Computer If the modem clicks repeatedly but doesn't connect • Make sure you're using an analog telephone line (2, 3, or 4 wires). You must not use a digital line. In a hotel, ask for a data line. • Check all cables and connections. PC Card (PCMCIA) Problems If the notebook doesn't recognize a PC Card • Remove and reinsert the PC Card. • If your model has two PC Card slots and two eject buttons, insert the PC Card in a different slot. • Press the power button to suspend the computer, and then press it again to resume. • Restart the computer: click Start, Turn Off Computer, Restart. • Try the card in another computer to see whether the card functions properly. • Zoomed Video is not supported. • If the card requires an IRQ, make sure one is available. Open the hardware Device Manager: click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, System. • Test the PC card with the e-Diagtools diagnostics. See "Testing the Hardware" on page 115. If an I/O card stops communicating properly • The card may have been reset if the computer suspended or turned off. Exit any applications, and then remove and reinsert the card. If a PC card modem is not working • Disable the internal modem: 1. Open the hardware Device Manager: click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, System. 2. Double-click Modem to list the current modem devices. 3. Double-click the internal modem, and then select the option to disable the modem. Reference Guide 107

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Troubleshooting Your Computer
Reference Guide
107
If the modem clicks repeatedly but doesn’t connect
Make sure you’re using an analog telephone line (2, 3, or 4 wires). You must not use
a digital line. In a hotel, ask for a data line.
Check all cables and connections.
PC Card (PCMCIA) Problems
If the notebook doesn’t recognize a PC Card
Remove and reinsert the PC Card.
If your model has two PC Card slots and two eject buttons, insert the PC Card in a
different slot.
Press the power button to suspend the computer, and then press it again to resume.
Restart the computer: click Start, Turn Off Computer, Restart.
Try the card in another computer to see whether the card functions properly.
Zoomed Video is not supported.
If the card requires an IRQ, make sure one is available. Open the hardware Device
Manager: click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, System.
Test the PC card with the e-Diagtools diagnostics. See “Testing the Hardware” on
page 115.
If an I/O card stops communicating properly
The card may have been reset if the computer suspended or turned off. Exit any
applications, and then remove and reinsert the card.
If a PC card modem is not working
Disable the internal modem:
1.
Open the hardware Device Manager: click Start, Control Panel, Performance and
Maintenance, System.
2.
Double-click Modem to list the current modem devices.
3.
Double-click the internal modem, and then select the option to disable the modem.