CardBus Card in Docking Station May Not Be Configured

 Last reviewed: February 26, 1997
Article ID: Q164222
95 WINDOWS kbhw

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

On certain laptop computers running Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2), when a CardBus card is inserted into a CardBus slot in the docking station the CardBus card may not be recognized or configured or may not function.

CAUSE

There is a hardware problem with some docking stations that prevents IRQs available to the PCI bus from being assigned to CardBus devices in the docking station.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with certain computers running Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2. A software fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this fix.

MORE INFORMATION

Computers known to exhibit this symptom include:

  • IBM ThinkPad 760 docking station

If you own one of the computers listed above, contact your computer manufacturer for a remedy.

KBCategory: kbhw
KBSubcategory: win95 osr2
Additional reference words: 95 Texas Instruments TI1130
Keywords : osr2 win95 kbhw
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 26, 1997
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