Compaq M300 manual Solving PC Card Problems, 15-21, Windows 95 or Windows 98 refer

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Solving PC Card Problems

Solving PC Card Problems

Problem

Computer does not beep when PC Card is inserted, but PC Card works.

Possible Cause

Volume is muted.

PC Card sound

effects have been

disabled.

NOTE: PC Card sound effects are enabled by default in your operating system.

Solution

Press the Fn+F5 hotkeys, then adjust the volume.

In Windows 95 or Windows 98 refer

to your operating system

documentation.

In Windows NT 4.0 with CardWare provided by Compaq select Start⊕Programs⊕ CardWare.

Computer does not beep when PC Card is inserted, and PC Card does

not work.

Computer beeps once when PC Card is inserted, and PC Card does not work.

Computer beeps twice when a storage

PC Card is inserted, but the PC Card does not work.

PC Card is upside down.

The PC Card is

recognized, but not

properly configured.

You are trying to access a storage PC Card using the

wrong drive letter.

The PC Card is not formatted.

Remove the PC Card, then reinsert it with the label side up.

For configuration instructions, refer to Chapter 8 and to the PC Card documentation.

Verify or change the drive letter assignment. For instructions, refer to your operating system documentation.

To format a memory PC Card, run MCFORMAT in MS-DOS mode.

To format an ATA PC Card, run ATAINIT, then run MCFORMAT in MS-DOS mode.