SYMPTOMS
After you insert a Raytheon RayLink wireless Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) LAN adapter into the PC card slot, Plug and Play detects and installs the drivers, but the wireless LAN adapter may not work.
If you open Device Manager and view Network Adapters to view the properties of the "Raytheon RayLink Wireless PCMCIA LAN Adapter", you receive the following error message:
This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12)
RESOLUTION
Service Pack Information
Windows 2000
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
Windows XP
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack
Hotfix Information
Windows 2000
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name
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13-Apr-02 19:10 8,288 Netwlan2.inf
IMPORTANT: After you install this hotfix, the driver can load into any available physical memory to eliminate the code 12 error, but you may also need to install the hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article before the card works.
319326 Certain R2 PC Cards Are Incorrectly Enumerated as Memory Cards
Windows XP
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name
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16-Apr-02 13:59 9,051 Netwlan2.inf
IMPORTANT: After you install this hotfix, the driver can load into any available physical memory to eliminate the code 12 error, but you may also need to install the hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article before the card works.
319326 Certain R2 PC Cards Are Incorrectly Enumerated as Memory Cards