Toshiba Satellite A215-S5807 Resource Guide for Satellite A200/A205 - Page 49

ExpressCard™ problems, The slot appears to be dead. PC Cards that used to work, no longer work.

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If something goes wrong 49 ❖ Make sure all cables are securely connected. ❖ Occasionally a defective PC Card slips through quality control. If another computer with a PC Card slot is available, try the card in that machine. If the card malfunctions again, it may be defective. Resolving PC Card problems Here are some common problems and their solutions: The slot appears to be dead. PC Cards that used to work no longer work. Check the PC Card status: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and then Device Manager. 2 Double-click the PCMCIA adapter. 3 Double-click the appropriate PC Card. The operating system displays your PC Card's Properties dialog box, which contains information about your PC Card configuration and status. The computer stops working (hangs) when you insert a PC Card. The problem may be caused by an I/O (input/output) conflict between the PCMCIA socket and another device in the system. Use Device Manager to make sure each device has its own I/O base address. See "Fixing a problem with device manager" in the electronic user's guide for more information. Since all PC Cards share the same socket, each card is not required to have its own address. ExpressCard™ problems (Available on certain models) ExpressCard™ checklist ❖ Make sure the card is inserted properly into the slot. See "Using an ExpressCard™" in the electronic user's guide for information about how to insert ExpressCards. ❖ Make sure all cables are securely connected. ❖ Occasionally a defective ExpressCard slips through quality control. If another computer with an ExpressCard slot is available, try the card in that machine. If the card malfunctions again, it may be defective.

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If something goes wrong
❖
Make sure all cables are securely connected.
❖
Occasionally a defective PC Card slips through quality control.
If another computer with a PC Card slot is available, try the
card in that machine. If the card malfunctions again, it may be
defective.
Resolving PC Card problems
Here are some common problems and their solutions:
The slot appears to be dead. PC Cards that used to work
no longer work.
Check the PC Card status:
1
Click
Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance
, and
then
Device Manager
.
2
Double-click the
PCMCIA adapter
.
3
Double-click the appropriate PC Card.
The operating system displays your PC Card’s Properties
dialog box, which contains information about your PC Card
configuration and status.
The computer stops working (hangs) when you insert a
PC Card
.
The problem may be caused by an I/O (input/output) conflict
between the PCMCIA socket and another device in the system. Use
Device Manager to make sure each device has its own I/O base
address. See “Fixing a problem with device manager” in the
electronic user’s guide for more information.
Since all PC Cards share the same socket, each card is not required
to have its own address.
ExpressCard™ problems
(Available on certain models)
ExpressCard™ checklist
❖
Make sure the card is inserted properly into the slot.
See “Using an ExpressCard™” in the electronic user’s guide
for information about how to insert ExpressCards.
❖
Make sure all cables are securely connected.
❖
Occasionally a defective ExpressCard slips through quality
control. If another computer with an ExpressCard slot is
available, try the card in that machine. If the card malfunctions
again, it may be defective.