Unable to Set Up New PCMCIA Card on Single-Socket System

Last reviewed: August 22, 1995
Article ID: Q134543

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

On a computer with only one PCMCIA socket, Windows 95 cannot set up a new PCMCIA card if the original PCMCIA card is being used to access the Windows 95 source files.

CAUSE

If you remove the PCMCIA card that is providing access to the Windows 95 source files to set up a new card, Windows 95 cannot access the source files. When you are prompted to provide the source files, you cannot remove the new card and insert the original card because Windows 95 does not detect the removal and insertion of PCMCIA cards during the configuration of the new card.

RESOLUTION

Use the Add New Hardware Wizard to manually install the new PCMCIA card. This process preinstalls the necessary driver files, so that you can set up the new card without accessing the Windows 95 source files.

KBCategory: kbhw kbenv
KBSubcategory: posfest win95
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: August 22, 1995
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