HP Presario 1600 Presario Select 1600 Series Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 28
PC Card Solutions - sound driver
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Maintenance & Service Guide Presario 1600 Series Portable Computers Notice | Preface | Home | Product Description | Troubleshooting | Illustrated Parts Catalog Removal & Replacement Procedures | Specifications | Connector Pin Assignments | Battery Pack PC Card Solutions Solving Minor Problems Some minor problems and possible solutions are outlined here. If the problem appears related to a software application, check the documentation provided with the software. Solving PC Card Problems Some common causes and solutions for PC Card problems are listed in the following table. Solving PC Card Problems Problem Probable Cause Solution(s) When turned on, the Card is not inserted properly. computer does not beep when a PC Card is inserted *. PC Card beeps are disabled. Ensure the card is inserted in the correct orientation. Double-click the PC Card icon in the Control Panel, click the Global Settings tab, the enable PC Card sound effects. Speaker is turned off or volume is turned down. Press volume buttons to turn the speaker on, then increase the volume. PC Card drivers are not installed. Double click the Add New Hardware icon in the Control Panel for installation instructions. If PC Card or drivers are not compatible with Windows, install drivers and use the PC Card in MS-DOS mode. Card or card driver is not supported. Contact your Compaq authorized service provider for a list of PC Cards tested successfully in Compaq PC Card platforms. PC Card modem, fax, or network card does not work. Card is not fully inserted into the slot or is not inserted properly. Telephone cord is not plugged in all the way. Ensure the card is inserted in the correct orientation. Check and secure telephone connection. Necessary drivers are not installed Install drivers. (turned on). PC Card modem or fax You are trying to access the card card does not work. using the wrong COM port. See Chapter 6 to verify COM port. The card conflicts with a serial device. See Chapter 6 to verify address. The card is not supported. Use supported cards only. Modem network PC Card Network driver is not installed or is Install driver. does not work. not set up properly. Telephone cord is not properly connected. Verify telephone connection Memory or storage card SRAM and flash memory cards does not work. require the memory card driver to be loaded (turned on). Install driver. Flash memory cards require the Microsoft FlashFile System to be loaded. Hard drives on flash mass storage cards require the PC Card ATA driver to be loaded. You are trying to access the hard drive card using the wrong drive letter. Double-click My Computer to verify the drive letter assigned to the card. The card is not supported. Contact your Compaq authorized service provider for a list of PC Cards tested successfully in Compaq PC Card platforms. * To use two 16-bit PC Cards, an IRQ must be freed by disabling a device such as the parallel port, serial port, or audio controller. By default, only one free IRQ is available. Most 16-bit PC Cards require one free ISA interrupt. Back to Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics