From: David Ross (ross_at_math.hawaii.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 29 2001 - 00:41:13 EST
> I have that card running successfully, but under Windows 98 SE.
I might upgrade the OS, but prefer not to until it is really really necessary.
> It contains information about a Microsoft update for OSR2 (Win95B) that
> provides support for multifunction CardBus cards. The link to the
> Microsoft download site
Yes, this is an update that installs a too-recent version of pci.vxd and causes
the Thinkpad pcmcia slots
to fail utterly with a cryptic "code 29" error. Of course, it is impossible to
get an earlier version of pci.vxd from MS,
and my system backup was on an external HD which I access through pcmcia. Took
me several hours of painstaking
analysis and experiment to figure out how to restore my system from this
hosing.
[quoting MS:]
> NOTE: The following IBM Thinkpad models incorrectly
> had the "TP-DOCK1" BIOS signature when they were
> initially released. Owners of these machines should
> update to the current BIOS from IBM before installing
> the PCCARD update. 770, 770E, 560X, 380XD, 385XD, 600
I had the latest BIOS - didn't help.
> Best of luck, though... it really is a great card!
Seems to run well so far - tomorrow I get to try the network interface working.
But, I hate having to pop the
card out before boot, pop it back after.
Thanks for the input.
David R.
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