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Actions To change the resource settings for the PC Card or other devices, you can do one of the following: Refer to the system manual or utility program and check which device is using the resources that you want to use for the PC Card. Then change the settings for the device by using, for example, the setup programs. For more information, refer to the manuals supplied with your computer. If your PC Card is enabled by a PC Card enabler, you can change the resources assigned to the PC Card by changing the parameters in the PC Card enabler, or you can change the settings in the configuration file of the PC Card. For more information, refer to the manuals supplied with your PC Card. If you are using Auto Configurator to enable your PC Card, you can change the resources assigned to the PC Card by using the Auto Configurator. Make sure the resource is not used by other devices and can be used by the PC Card and its application program. For more information, see Using the Auto Configurator Utility. If you are using modem cards, you should know that some modem cards use serial port COM1 or COM2 and do not have the setup information for COM3 and COM4. These modem cards cannot be enabled when other devices are using COM1 and COM2. (For example, as a default, COM1 is used by the infrared device and COM2 is used by the ThinkPad Modem.) Error messages are displayed to tell you that the I/O port address 3F8 or 2F8, or IRQ level 3 or 4, were not allocated. If this is the case, use the ThinkPad Setup Utility in the ThinkPad Configuration program to disable the devices using COM1 or COM2; then restart the system. Avoiding PC Card Resource Conflicts PC Card Director checks the resources for most devices used by the system to avoid resource conflicts, but it does not recognize all option devices used. Especially if you are using the enhanced port replicator, there is a possibility that the I/O port address or IRQ level might conflict with the PC Card. Chapter 5. Using Your Computer with a PC Card 67

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Actions
To change the resource settings for the PC Card or other devices,
you can do one of the following:
Refer to the system manual or utility program and check which
device is using the resources that you want to use for the PC
Card.
Then change the settings for the device by using, for
example, the setup programs.
For more information, refer to the
manuals supplied with your computer.
If your PC Card is enabled by a PC Card enabler, you can
change the resources assigned to the PC Card by changing the
parameters in the PC Card enabler, or you can change the
settings in the configuration file of the PC Card.
For more
information, refer to the manuals supplied with your PC Card.
If you are using Auto Configurator to enable your PC Card, you
can change the resources assigned to the PC Card by using the
Auto Configurator.
Make sure the resource is not used by other
devices and can be used by the PC Card and its application
program.
For more information, see Using the Auto Configurator
Utility.
If you are using modem cards, you should know that some
modem cards use serial port COM1 or COM2 and do not have
the setup information for COM3 and COM4.
These modem
cards cannot be enabled when other devices are using COM1
and COM2.
(For example, as a default, COM1 is used by the
infrared device and COM2 is used by the ThinkPad Modem.)
Error messages are displayed to tell you that the I/O port
address 3F8 or 2F8, or IRQ level 3 or 4, were not allocated.
If this is the case, use the ThinkPad Setup Utility in the ThinkPad
Configuration program to disable the devices using COM1 or
COM2; then restart the system.
Avoiding PC Card Resource Conflicts
PC Card Director checks the resources for most devices used by the
system to avoid resource conflicts, but it does not recognize all
option devices used.
Especially if you are using the enhanced port
replicator, there is a possibility that the I/O port address or IRQ level
might conflict with the PC Card.
Chapter 5.
Using Your Computer with a PC Card
67