[Thinkpad] Thinkpad 560z PCMCIA not detecting cards

>Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:33:56 -0800
>From: Benjamin Gradidge <bgradid@gmail.com>
>Subject: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad 560z PCMCIA not detecting cards
>To: Thinkpad@stderr.org
>Message-ID: <710dd6fc05011908331cb71d64@mail.gmail.com>
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>I just got a thinkpad 560z off of ebay, but, the unit isn't detecting
>any PCMCIA card I put in it, which is really annoying and makes the
>laptop virtually useless (no network). The pcmcia check in the bios
>says its ok, and its being detected in windows, without any issues,
>and i've tried re-installing it, but, it just NEVER seems to notice
>any PCMCIA cards.
>
>Is the pcmcia card reader burn out? Is the part replacable with a
>spare i could get from a 560x? Or is the issue related to the
>motherboard, and therefore not fixable.
>
>Thanks!

I have a 560z that had that exact problem. It turned out to be the PC-Card
cage had separated slightly from the motherboard. I removed the keyboard
and re-seated the cage and it worked fine...

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Received on Wed Jan 19 13:49:25 2005