PC Card Services Unavailable on Dell Latitude XP Notebook

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you run Windows 95 on a Dell Latitude XP Notebook computer with a port replicator, PC Card (PCMCIA) services may not be available, there may be no listing for the PC Card socket in Device Manager, and the PC Card icon may be missing in Control Panel.

CAUSE

The PC Card socket may have an IRQ conflict with the SCSI adapter on the port replicator. By default, both of these devices use IRQ 11.

RESOLUTION

Change the IRQ setting for the PC Card socket. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Detach the port replicator from the computer, and then use the Add New Hardware tool in Control Panel to search for new hardware.

2. After the PC Card socket is detected and installed, restart the computer when you are prompted to do so.

3. In Control Panel, double-click System, and then click the Device Manager tab.

4. Double-click PCMCIA Socket, double-click the PCMCIA controller, and then click the Resources tab.

5. Click the Use Automatic Settings check box to clear it, click Interrupt Request, and then click Change Settings.

6. In the Value box, click an available IRQ setting.

7. Click OK, and then click OK.

8. Shut down Windows 95 and then turn your computer off and back on.

9. Reattach the port replicator.