From: scosgt_at_att.net
Date: Tue Apr 02 2002 - 00:39:04 EST
I don't know, but maybe you need to uninstall it from
the other slot.
>
> Bruce would that make it lock up on boot up? Or when it didn't lock up (win
> 2000) it just was not there, it didn't seem to detect the card at all. There
> was no re-install or is that where the conflict/lockup came from?
> Jerry
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Markowitz [mailto:scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net]
> > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:58 PM
> > To: shamanjp; thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
> > Subject: Re: T23 PC card slots\both cardbus?
> >
> >
> > I think they are both CardBus, but understand that CardBus slots work
> > independently of each other - that is, I can install a CardBus Ethernet
> > adaptor in the top slot, but if I accidently put it into the
> > bottom slot by
> > mistake, it will re-install itself into that slot!
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "shamanjp" <shamanjp_at_prodigy.net>
> > To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:31 PM
> > Subject: T23 PC card slots\both cardbus?
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I have an external cardbus cdrw drive it's a 24/10/40 Addonics. It will
> > > only work in the top PC card slot of my ThinkPad T23. If I put it in the
> > > bottom slot the drive is not recognized or worse yet the
> > computer hangs up
> > > booting the Os (ME)it didn't work in windows 2000 either. I also have an
> > > external scsi zip drive which works fine in either slot but it uses a
> > pcmcia
> > > to scsi adapter card. So the slot does work but it seems to not
> > be cardbus
> > > capable. IBM wouldn't do that would they?
> > > Is only the top slot cardbus compatible? Or do I need to enable it
> > somehow?
> > > This never happened in my old laptop (Toshiba).
> > > Any insights?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jerry
> > >
> >
>
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