Problem caused by fact that Aircard 860 wl not work on WXP, only W2K. I got an Aircard 875 for my WXP machine, working fine everywhere on my travels
Jeffrey Race On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:30:09 -0700, Stuart F. Biggar wrote: >1) Do you have a different machine to try the card in? >If so, is the firmware on the Aircard up to date? (I have >had issues with various hardware devices when the >devices had buggy firmware in the devices themselves >although I have never used an Aircard). If the firmware >is old, use the working, different machine to update to the >latest available firmware on the card. Then try it again >in the T43. > >2) Do you have a different machine with a PC Card >slot and a fully updated OS and hardware drivers for >all the hardware in the machine, possibly with and OS >more recent than XP? If so, does the card configure >in that machine? If so, you might consider a more >recent OS/driver set for your T43. You might consider >booting a Live CD (or USB version) of a Linux/UNIX >to see if the card will configure with that. > >3) Have you disabled in the T43 BIOS things that you may >not use (serial port, parallel port, devices in a docking >station if you are using one of those, etc)? Some of those >may use resources (interrupts, memory blocks, IO addresses, >etc) that may prevent the PC Card from configuring. With >some PC cards, I had to select non-standard configurations >to make them work and Windows did NOT help matters >(the cards worked with standard configurations with UNIX >but NOT with Windows). > >4) Have you applied all appropriate updates from Lenovo >for your T43? However, some "updates" may cause >issues also (a co-worker with a T400 recently had an >update prevent bluetooth from working and cause various >system instabilities - he had to revert to a recent backup). > >I note that Sierra has stopped supporting the 860. You >may be able to get it to work but sometimes manufacturers >stop supporting flawed devices (although many would >never admit to flaws). > >Good luck, > >Stuart > >(who has had issues with add-on hardware with a T43p >with a docking station with a PCI card installed). > > >On Jul 18, 2010, at 8:40 AM, Jeffrey Race wrote: > >> I have disabled the wireless and ethernet devices in BIOS >> but the Sierra Aircard still is not accepted with >> message in System/Hardware/Drivers/NetworkAdapters >> "This device cannot find enough free resources that it >> can use (Code 12)." >> >> Sierra suggests updating BIOS but as far as I know I >> am using the latest (1YET65WW) for this machine type (2668-72U) >> >> Please suggest next step. >> >> Jeffrey Race >> >> >> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:52:25 -0400, Andre' Blanchard wrote: >>> From: "Andre' Blanchard" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Jeffrey Race" <[email protected]>, >>> "Thinkpad Users Group" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: RE: [Thinkpad] T43 WXP: Sierra Aircard 860 install problem >>> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:52:25 -0400 >> >>> Hello: >>> >>> <You Said> >>> I have disabled Bluetooth and WAN Miniport (whatever that >>> is). >>> >>> <Reply> >>> >>> First: Create a System Restore Point? >>> >>> JIC: Try to actually disable via the bios, i.e. select the mini pci device >>> above and disable. Then reboot and try your install. As an aside: I was >>> getting BSOD with a built in wireless resource in my T42. (XP SP2). Any >>> actions to disable the wireless connectivity via the OS did not help. >>> Turning off wireless in the BIOS caused the BSOD to go away (and my wireless >>> capability as well, but that's OK since I did not require it). SYNOPSYS: >>> Disable at the source when you can. Next Step (if necessary): Remove the >>> 'suspect' devices in OS. Repeat appropriate steps. >>> >>> Once your new HW is installed properly, 'reenable' devices accordingly. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > >_______________________________________________ >Thinkpad mailing list >[email protected] >http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
