Chapter 13 - Troubleshooting

Most major installation and “dead hardware” problems are traceable to one of the following causes:

ƒHardware not plugged in and powered on.

Resolution: ensure that all cables are securely attached per directions in Chapter 3. Ensure that all monitors and SideCar are powered on.

ƒ“Bad” PC Card slot.

Many notebook computers have two PC Card slots (aka PCMCIA or CardBus slots). Sometimes the SideCar PC Card interface works only in one slot, but not the other. Try using the second slot. (IBM ThinkPad computers seem to prefer the bottom slot.)

ƒWrong operating system.

This SideCar supports only Windows XP and Windows 2000. (Macintosh is supported with different hardware.) Other Windows operating systems are not supported.

ƒFailure to follow installation directions.

The SideCar chassis and display controller drivers must be installed according to our precise instructions.

Notebook compatibility

ƒIncompatible notebook. Notebook compatibility is usually determined by the

Not all notebook computers are

notebook’s CardBus controller. Most notebooks

compatible with the SideCar. See

use controllers made by Texas Instruments, which

the support section of the Digital

are fully compatible with our SideCar products.

Tigers Web site

Toshiba controllers are also compatible.

 

(http://digitaltigers.com) for

CardBus controllers made by Ricoh and O2Micro

approved notebooks, or call Digital

have consistently caused compatibility problems in

Tigers for clarification. (See note at

our tests. Sony VAIO notebooks as well as

right for more information.)

selected IBM ThinkPad notebooks use Ricoh

 

controllers.

ƒ Bent cable pins. During the

To determine the CardBus controller used by

course of our testing we have

your notebook:

observed the unfortunate fragility

ƒ Go to Device Manager (right-click on My

inherent in high-density LFH

Computer, select Hardware tab, then Device

connectors. LFH connectors are the

Manager)

industry-standard connector for

 

multi-monitor breakout cables. The

ƒ Expand the “PCMCIA adapters” entry

SideCar MMS series uses LFH

 

connectors to attach the two Y-cable

ƒ Note the brand (and model) of the CardBus

(dual monitor) display breakout

Controller(s) listed

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SideCar MMS Series specifications

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