Microsoft KB Archive/327269

= CardBus PC Cards May No Longer Function on Specific Docking Stations After You Apply SP3 =

Article ID: 327269

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q327269



SYMPTOMS
After you apply Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3), some CardBus PC Cards may no longer work in your docking station. A yellow exclamation mark may appear next to the device in Device Manager with the following status:

This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use (Code 12).



CAUSE
Docking stations with PC Card controllers frequently contain an additional PCI-to-PCI bridge. This issue is exposed with Windows 2000 SP3 when a bridge is behind another bridge.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 28-Jun-2002 17:29                  34,724  Ntdetect.com 01-Aug-2002 02:41  5.0.2195.5994   59,248  Pci.sys 28-Jun-2002 23:55  5.0.2195.5918  109,520  Pcmcia.sys



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, move the CardBus card to any of the PC Card slots on the laptop computer. If you use a docking station, the CardBus card may work on the docking station in another PC Card slot.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp4fix kbqfe kbenv kbhotfixserver KB327269

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