ErrMsg: "No Configuration Info ..." with PCMCIA

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install a PCMCIA card that is not registered in the registry database, the following error message appears in the event log:

   No configuration information for <adapter name>

CAUSE

The Windows NT registry contains a database entry for the PCMCIA cards that Windows NT supports. This can be found in the key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PCMCIA

RESOLUTION

1. Run PCMCMD.EXE. You can find this tool on Windows NT CD-ROM in the \SUPPORT\DEBUG\I386 directory. Pipe the output to a file. For example:

         PCMCMD > MYINFO.TXT
   

2. From the output, record the "product name" and the "manufacturer name".

3. Run Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).

1. From the

         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PCMCIA\database
   
   Select Database
   
   Select Add Key from the Edit menu
   
   Enter the manufacturer name and choose the OK button
      For example, "National Semiconductor"
   
   Select the manufacturer name
   
   Select Add Key from the Edit menu again
   

   For example, "InfoMover NE4100"

1. Select Add Value from the Edit menu

14.Select the type, REG_SZ, and choose the OK button

15.Enter the filename of the driver for the card WITHOUT the ".SYS"

   extension and choose the OK button. For example, "ne2000"