PCMCIA Disk Drive Not Available in Windows 95

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a PCMCIA disk drive into a PCMCIA slot, your computer beeps, indicating that the PCMCIA card is recognized, but the disk drive is unavailable in Windows 95.

CAUSE

A resource conflict may exist if the PCMCIA disk controller is configured to use I/O ports 170-177 and your computer uses the same ports for some other purpose.

RESOLUTION

Examine the computer settings in Device Manager. If the PCMCIA disk controller is using ports 170-177, try either of the following methods to resolve the conflict:

• Reserve I/O ports 170-177, forcing Windows 95 to configure the PCMCIA disk controller at another I/O address. To do so, follow these steps:
  
  
  • In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
  
  
  
  • On the Device Manager tab, click Properties.
  
  
  
  • On the Reserve Resources tab, click the Input/Output (I/O) option button, and then click Add.
  
  
  
  • In the Start Value box, enter 170.
  
  
  
  • In the End Value box, enter 177.
  
  
  
  • Click OK until you return to Control Panel
  
  
  
  • Restart your computer.
  
  
  
  Windows 95 will not configure any device to use I/O ports 170-177 if it can avoid doing so.



• Try disabling any secondary disk controller that uses I/O ports 170-177 in the computer's CMOS settings.

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