PCMCIA Problem on a Thinkpad

[codehead]

Hello,<br>
<br>
I am running Windows 98 full edition on a Thinkpad 385CD that was &quot;designed&quot; for Windows 95. I have a PCMCIA modem (3 Com) that used to work without any problems under Win 95, but now hangs the computer up during boot-up. If I remove the card the PC boots normally and I can put the card in and it works at that point, but my users are not technically adept and I want to be able to leave the card in. Any help would be appreciated.<br>
<br>
TIA,<br>
<br>
Bob

 

[Warcorp]

Hmmm, was the computer upgraded from a win95 config as in used the win95 settings when the system was installed? <p>Jim Collin<br><a href=mailto:Jim@collin.cc>Jim@collin.cc</a><br><a href=

http://www.collin.cc>Collin

Technologies</a><br>Consumer Technology Integration<br>

 

[jsauce]

Have you tried locating newer drivers? <p>John D. Saucier<br><a href=mailto:jsauce@net1plus.com>jsauce@net1plus.com</a><br><a href=

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[codehead]

Jim,<br>
<br>
No, I re-formatted the hard disk and installed Win 98 from scratch.<br>
<br>
John,<br>
<br>
The last time I checked (a couple of months ago) they were still using the drivers from Win 95.<br>
<br>
Bob

 

[jsauce]

I'm wondering if it is an irq conflict of sorts?<br>
<p>John D. Saucier<br><a href=mailto:jsauce@net1plus.com>jsauce@net1plus.com</a><br><a href=

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[gintonic]

Check the irq and the hex address for the com port you may need to ensure that the onboard com ports for the think pad are disabled as this can cause problems if they are trying to use the same hex address/IRQ's.

 

[TDKMan]

Go to 3COM's website and locate the newest driver for Win98 and download it. I had a similar problem, but not on a ThinkPad, where I was using the Win95 driver instead of the Win98 Driver. If you downloaded the latest driver and it still does not work, check for conflicts in the system.<br>
<br>
Good Luck! <p>Joe<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[codehead]

Hello again,<br>
<br>
When I was running Win 95 on this PC, IBM was loading 4 MB of SystemSoft PCMCIA drivers into RAM (reducing the RAM from 32 to 28 MB). They claim that they aren't needed in Win 98, but I wonder if that is true? Also, what does &quot;designed for Windows 95&quot; mean? Does it simply mean that it has been tested on that platform or are there real hardware/software issues?<br>
<br>
TIA,<br>
<br>
Bob

 

[TDKMan]

If your ThinkPad was &quot;Designed for Windows 95&quot; then it might need some additional drivers to get everything to work together in Win98. Check IBM's Homepage and go to support, Select your notebook and see if IBM has updated drivers/patches for your machine to run under 98 or if there is a specific order that you have to follow when installing 98. By this I mean, you might have problems if you install one driver before another. Notebooks do not work the same way as desktops do. I know that Compaq & Toshiba notebooks have a specific order of installing drivers/patches for different operating systems that you must follow, or you begin to see problems. <br>
You might need some sort of &quot;Cardware&quot; driver that manages and controls any PCMCIA Card you have in the slots.<br>
<br>
Best of Luck. <p>Joe<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[jsauce]

&quot;Designed for Windows 95&quot; simply means that it meets all the hardware and software requirements set forth to make it compatible with Windows 95. As for the thinkpad issue, I would bet it is one of two things, irq or port conflict, or a driver issue. I have seen where there have been two sets of drivers, one for Windows 95 and Windows 98. <p>John D. Saucier<br><a href=mailto:jsauce@net1plus.com>jsauce@net1plus.com</a><br><a href=

http://www.net1plus.com/users/jsauce>Registry

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[neildlb]

I suggest you try looking for some hints from the following site:<br>
<br>
<A HREF="

http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/LWIK-3VKMGK.html"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/LWIK-3VKMGK.html</A><br>

<br>
Good luck !!!

 

[codehead]

Hello All,<br><br>I finally figured out what the problem was.&nbsp;&nbsp;I re-installed Windows 98 and selected the Laptop option.&nbsp;&nbsp;Apparently this option installs drivers that the Typical option doesn't.<br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>Bob<br>

 

[Speccie]

Hi Bob, IBM does not list a 385CD....about 10 385's but not that. If you go here you will find all your win98 drivers for all thinkpads. 385 has win98 drivers available.

http://www.pc.ibm/us/support/thinkpad/popsys.html

regards Michael

 

[Speccie]

Oooops....Dud link...try this for the drivers.

http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/TPAD-MATRIX.html

regards Michael