From: Julius Militante :Subject: [PCBUILD] PC Card Modem on a ThinkPad


> Hello to everyone!  Maybe someone can clarify the workings of the PC Card
> and PnP with Windows 95 (version ?) in an IBM ThinkPad 760EL (Pentium 100
> MHz (I think) with 32 RAM).  I am fairly new to computer systems and
system
> set-ups, hence the following stupid question.
>
> I got this laptop used from a friend and the modem (US Robotics Megahertz)
> in the PC card slot worked perfectly as it was.  For some reason (my
> fumbling around with the a Disk cleaning program?), the modem stopped
> working.  After snooping around the control panel, I just decided to take
> out the card, delete the modem from the device manager dialogue, and
> reinstall as new hardware using the 'add hardware' in the control panel.
> Windows found no new hardware.  I manually choose the modem from the list
> and in the end, the device manager indicated that the modem (COM 1) worked
> properly with no conflicts or what.
>
> But still the modem  did not work.  Using the Modem prompt itself in the
> control panel, I tried to use the diagnostic option but the reply was that
> the modem wasn't responding.  Using the PC Card icon in the control panel,
> the computer said that the 2 sockets were empty.  (Aside from the modem,
> there is also a LAN card in the PC Card slot, which I didn't reinstall.)
>
> What am I missing in trying to get this modem to work?  Thanks in advance.
>
> Julius
>

Julius,

If you are using Win95 OSR2.x, there is an update to the card bus drivers.
The update changes PCI.VXD, CBSS.VXD, and PCCARD.VXD to compatible
versions.It is best to back these files up by renaming them to PCI.old,
CBSS.old, and PCCARD.old. To find out which version of Win95 you are
running, right click on "My Computer", select properties from the menu. The
"General" tab on the "System Properties" will have the version number of
Win95 you are running.  If the number is 4.00.9500 B (the number may vary
slightly) then you have Win95 OSR2.x.  The update can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wurecommended/s_wuserv
icepacks/pccard/default.asp?site=95

I am not sure that this applies but you can check it out.

Mary Wolden

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