Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:05:06 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Help with L100 Cardbus USB 2.0 card
In a message dated 1/7/03 1:13:55 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi all, > > I noticed in a recent post that the L100CT can handle Cardbus? I > recently tried a Chronos PCMCIA Cardbus card with two USB 2.0 slots on > the side (these would be perfect to run my external CD re-writer and > connect my digital camera!) However, the card did not seem to be > detected on my L100CT running Win98 SE at all! However, when I inserted > it into my Sony Vaio PIII 700Mhz laptop (running XP (Xtra Problems...) > Professional) it picked it up right away and asked for the device > driver. In the Win98 Libretto it did not even register that a card was > inserted. > > Has anybody got any ideas? Is it the Lib 100, or is it a Win 98 > problem? I would love any help since I would love to use this card, it > is dirt cheap at R420 (South African Rand to dollar it is about 40 > dollars or so for the card). > > Thanks for any help. > > Regards, > > Dion Dion, I went through this with my L100, and experienced the same non-detection you describe. It's a bit disconcerting, as the Libretto is supposed to be Cardbus and ZV ready. The following procedure worked for me. First copy the W98 .CAB files to a directory on your hard drive so that CD access will not be required (once you change the PCMCIA slot mode, neither slot will be functional, briefly.) Then, in either the BIOS (hold down Esc key on boot) or in Settings>Control Panel>HW Setup>PC Card, change the selection from PCIC Compatible to Auto-Select. Then boot (or reboot as the case may be.) When Windows loads, it will ask for the W98 CD - point it to the CAB files directory and ToPIC97 will be installed. Reboot, and ToPIC97 will be installed again, once for each PCMCIA slot. Then repeat the above procedure, except select Cardbus instead of Auto Select. This time, W98 will install ToPIC95 twice. With these drivers loaded, the L100 will accept your Cardbus card. Lee ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
