Re: [Thinkpad] T23 Win2k - problem with pcmcia compact flash

You don't say what OS you are using, but the IBM hot swap driver is known to
cause this problem. Download and install the latest hot swap driver from the
web site
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Thomas" <jt@jt-mj.net>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 1:26 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] T23 Win2k - problem with pcmcia compact flash

> While everything so far has been going well with the PC Connection T23,
> today I hit a snag.
>
> Put a cf card in one of the little passive adapters and plugged it into a
> pcmcia slot. Logged in as a power user (not superuser). Got the tones,
> then window popped up about new hardware, and then another window about
> pcmcia cf adapter or something of the sort.
>
> However, the system froze for several seconds, then unlocked. The
> periodic freezes repeat. Explorer shows no drive, device manager shows
> nothing.
>
> Logged off, went to an admin account, tried opening the "install new
> hardware" which also froze up hunting for new p&p devices.
>
> I do get the warning when I manually eject the card, even if I click the
> eject tray icon first.
>
> Anyone seen this or know of a fix? This laptop is of limited utility to
> me if I can't snag images from my digital camera!
>
>
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Received on Thu May 29 15:05:34 2003