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The PC Card installed in a
port replicator is not
recognized and the PC
Card slots are unusable.
Make sure that:
The AC Adapter is connected to the port replicator.
The power-on indicator of the port replicator is on.
The computer is securely attached to the port replicator.
This problem might happen when you reinstall Windows 98, or when you
initialize the system with Easy-Setup.
Do the following procedure to confirm the settings of Windows 98:
1. Shut down Windows 98 and power off the computer.
2. Connect the AC Adapter to the port replicator and attach the computer to
the port replicator.
3. Power on the computer and start Windows 98.
4. Click on Start and move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel. Then
click on Control Panel and double-click on System.
5. Click on the Device Manager tab, and double-click on System Device and
PCI Bus.
6. Click on the Settings tab, and confirm that Use BIOS is selected. If not,
click on Use BIOS.
7. Click on IRQ Steering, and confirm that check marks are added in check
boxes of both Use IRQ Steering and Get IRQ table from PCIBIOS 2.1
call. If not, add check marks in both boxes.
8. Click on OK twice.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen and restart Windows 98.
This problem might also happen when you install a PC Card in a port replicator
for the first time.
To avoid this problem, do as follows:
1. Click on Start and move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel.
2. Click on Control Panel and double-click on System.
3. Click on the Device Manager tab.
4. Click on Refresh and OK.
22 IBM ThinkPad 385XD Guide for Windows 98
Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45