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Resolving Express Card
Here are some common problems and their solutions:
The slot appears to be dead. Express Cards that used to work
no longer work.
Check the Express Card status:
1
Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and
then Device Manager.
2
Double-click the PCMCIA adapter.
3
Double-click the appropriate Express Card.
The operating system displays your Express Card's Properties
dialog box, which contains information about your Express
Card configuration and status.
The computer stops working (hangs) when you insert an
Express Card.
The problem may be caused by an I/O (input/output) conflict
between the PCMCIA socket and another device in the system. Use
Device Manager to make sure each device has its own I/O base
address. See
for more information.
Since all Express Cards share the same socket, each card is not
required to have its own address.
Hot swapping (removing one Express Card and inserting
another without turning the computer off) fails.
Follow this procedure before you remove an Express Card:
1
Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Notification
Area.
The Safely Remove Hardware screen appears.
2
Click Safely remove for the device you want to swap.
3
Select the item you wish to remove and click OK.
4
Remove the device when told it is safe to do so.
Never swap modules when the computer is in Hibernation or Sleep
mode. This is known as "warm swapping" and is not supported. For
more information on Hibernation and Sleep modes see
mode" on page 67
Resolving a hardware conflict
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problems
"Fixing a problem with Device Manager" on page 181
and
"Sleep mode" on page
If Something Goes Wrong
193
"Hibernation
68.
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