PC Card Device Not Enumerated When Reinserted |
Q159492
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, version 2.0
SYMPTOMS
When a PC Card device is removed from and then reinserted into a CardBus socket, the device may not be enumerated upon reinsertion. The PC Card icon on the taskbar shows a status of Empty.
CAUSE
The signal on certain CardBus status lines may be unstable for a time when a device is removed and reinserted. The Windows 95 drivers may read an incorrect status during this period of signal instability, and not detect the correct status of the device.
RESOLUTION
The reinserted device can be enumerated by clicking Refresh in Device Manager.
This issue is resolved by the following updated files for Windows 95 OSR2, and later versions of these files:
CBSS.VXD version 4.00.1114 dated 1/8/97 16,249 bytes PCCARD.VXD version 4.00.1114 dated 1/23/97 79,065 bytes PCI.VXD version 4.00.1113 dated 1/13/97 44,379 bytes
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.
This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about issues resolved by updates to these components, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q168909 Query/Remove Support for CardBus Cards Hangs Computer
Q166826 Data Read from ROM PC Card Device May Be Damaged
Q166400 Inserting SRAM Card into Docking Station May Hang Computer
Q164227 Second PC Card Not Recognized When Inserted in Dock
Q161994 Querying Powered-Off PC Card Modem Hangs Computer
Q159543 Intel ProShare PC Card May Hang Computer
Q159349 Resume On Ring Not Implemented for PC Card Modems
Q159348 No Windows 95 Support for Zoomed Video Devices
Q172652 Computer with USB Devices Hangs
Q164225 Poor Data Transfer with CardBus Card in Docking Station
Q164224 Inserting PC Card in Dock with CardBus Card May Cause Reboot
Q164223 PC Cards May Not Be Recognized in Docking Station
Q164222 CardBus Card in Docking Station May Not Be Configured
Q163938 Inserting Multifunction PC Card May Hang Computer
Q182591 CardBus Cards Not Enumerated on Some PC Card Controllers
Q173677 Audio Problems with Cirrus Logic PD6832 CardBus Controller
Q170324 CMD PCI-0646U Accessed in Compatibility Mode in OSR2
Q164873 PCI Device Not Configured and Resources Unassigned
For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates
Additional query words: 95 toshiba tecra pcmcia
Keywords : kbhw osr2 win95
Issue type : kbprb
Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch
Last Reviewed: June 13, 2001 |
