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PowerBook G4 (17-inch) Troubleshooting - 31
Hardware Symptom Charts
PC Card
PC Card will not insert into the PC Card slot
1. Make sure the PC Card eject button is in, before attempting to insert a PC Card.
2. Make sure the PC Card is right side up (cards are keyed and cannot be inserted
upside down).
3. Verify the PC Card is not warped or damaged in any way; if so replace the card.
4. Try a different PC Card.
5. Carefully raise the PC Card slot cover and check for a foreign object inside the slot.
6. Check to see if the AirPort Extreme Card antenna wire is protruding up into the PC
Card slot opening from below. If so, open the computer to gain access to the AirPort
Extreme Card location and reposition the antenna cable so that it does not protrude
into the PC Card slot area (see AirPort Extreme Card Take Apart chapter).
7. If the slot cover is preventing the card from being inserted, replace the top case.
8. Replace PC Card Cage.
PC Card does not mount to the desktop
1. Make sure the PC Card has its drivers installed.
2. Check if a known good PC card works in this slot. The PC card may be bad.
3. Check the PC card cage flex cable connection to the logic board.
4. Replace the PC card cage.
5. Replace the logic board.