PCMCIA Disk Drive Not Available in Windows 95 (135168)
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This article was previously published under Q135168 SYMPTOMS
When you insert a PCMCIA disk drive into a PCMCIA slot, your computer
beeps, indicating that the PCMCIA card is recognized, but the disk drive is
unavailable in Windows 95.
CAUSE
A resource conflict may exist if the PCMCIA disk controller is configured
to use I/O ports 170-177 and your computer uses the same ports for some
other purpose.
RESOLUTION
Examine the computer settings in Device Manager. If the PCMCIA disk
controller is using ports 170-177, try either of the following methods to
resolve the conflict:
- Reserve I/O ports 170-177, forcing Windows 95 to configure the
PCMCIA disk controller at another I/O address. To do so, follow
these steps:
- In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
- On the Device Manager tab, click Properties.
- On the Reserve Resources tab, click the Input/Output (I/O)
option button, and then click Add.
- In the Start Value box, enter 170.
- In the End Value box, enter 177.
- Click OK until you return to Control Panel
- Restart your computer.
Windows 95 will not configure any device to use I/O ports 170-177 if it
can avoid doing so.
- Try disabling any secondary disk controller that uses I/O ports
170-177 in the computer's CMOS settings.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB135168 |
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