CardBus Card in Docking Station May Not Be Configured |
Q164222
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1
SYMPTOMS
On certain laptop computers running Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2), when a CardBus card is inserted into a CardBus slot in the docking station the CardBus card may not be recognized or configured or may not function.
CAUSE
There is a hardware problem with some docking stations that prevents IRQs available to the PCI bus from being assigned to CardBus devices in the docking station.
RESOLUTION
This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and OSR2, and later versions of this file:
CBSS.VXD version 4.00.1112 dated 9/16/96 15,737 bytes PCI.VXD version 4.00.1112 dated 9/16/96 42,271 bytes
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with certain computers running Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2. A software fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this fix.
This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.
MORE INFORMATION
Computers known to exhibit this symptom include:
- IBM ThinkPad 760 docking station
If you own one of the computers listed above, contact your computer manufacturer for a remedy.
For additional information about issues resolved by updates to these components, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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
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
Q163938 Inserting Multifunction PC Card May Hang Computer
Q159543 Intel ProShare PC Card May Hang Computer
Q159492 PC Card Device Not Enumerated When Reinserted
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 Texas Instruments TI1130
Keywords : kbhw osr2 win95
Issue type : kbprb
Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Last Reviewed: January 31, 2001 |
