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DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Name: david owens
Date: June 2, 2000 at 05:17:35 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Comment: I have a problem. The CD Rom drive in my laptop has packed in. It is not the CD drive itself but something in the laptop. I have bought an external pcmcia drive but if ever I want to reformat the hard drive and load Win98 again, I need some way of allowing the system to "see" the pcmcia slot on a boot. For this I believe I need a DOS PCMCIA Socket driver. Do you know where I might find this?
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Response Number 1
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Name: JoJo
Date: June 2, 2000 at 11:33:44 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER |
Reply: (edit)As far as I know both Windows 95 & 98 have built-in PCMCIA Socket services. The problem is getting the damn thing to work in DOs so as to install Windows! You do not say what make or model of laptop you have, as many manufactures supply PCMCIA Socket Services on Support Sites (But not all!) Come back with details!
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Response Number 2
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Name: Preston
Date: June 2, 2000 at 11:51:10 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER |
Reply: (edit)For any PCMCIA device, such as your CD-ROM to work in DOS, you need to have specific device drivers in the config.sys file.
There is a different driver for different PCMCIA devices such as PCMCIA hard drives, PCMCIA CD-ROMS, PCMCIA memory cards, flash cards, you get the picture. Each device requires a different driver in the config.sys file. Usually, when you run a PCMCIA setup program, it will ask you which devices you might possibly use and then it will add the proper driver line in your config.sys file. In order to help you further, please post the brand of computer you use and the model number. Then, someone can locate where the PCMCIA setup software is. That's assuming you don't have some odd brand. The PCMCIA drivers for the Gateway Colorbook laptop computer is at: http://members.xoom.com/Colorbook
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Response Number 3
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Name: MC
Date: June 2, 2000 at 15:00:59 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER |
Reply: (edit)Preston, You are on the right track, But you need the basic PCMCIA Socket Driver, so that DOS knows where to look, Then the Device Driver for CD-ROM, Memory, Modem, LAN ect!
Thats 2 Levels of driver you need, Other than that JoJo & yourself are right, The best place to start is the support page for your Make & Model.
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Response Number 4
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Name: David Owens
Date: June 3, 2000 at 04:25:23 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)I think I might be "homing in" on the answer. The notebook is by Time Computers(a UK company which just asembles the bits and sells them cheap) and is a Cybernote 953E. I believe the motherboard is by Veridata and uses the Intel TX Chipset (if that's any help). I'm sure we'll get there in the end. Thanks for your reply.
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Response Number 5
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Name: Mick C
Date: June 3, 2000 at 09:09:01 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER |
Reply: (edit)Time Computer (UK) have a website at: http://www.timecomputers.com/indexmain.html Or main Distribution Centre is: Unit 6C
Whitebirk Trading Estates
Peel Centre
Blackburn
Tel: 01254 693 303 Hope this helps.
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Response Number 6
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Name: Debra Ward
Date: June 5, 2000 at 19:14:37 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)Have the same problem and no tech support from nec. Are there any generic drivers out there? Computer is a nec versa 2000c.
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Response Number 7
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Name: Greg
Date: June 8, 2000 at 16:07:46 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER |
Reply: (edit)www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk has a PCMCIA Loader? Even Mick C (His Site) says it has limited uses. Try it, and let us know! Windrivers Tech Tips talk about Card Wizard Pro avalable from - http://www.systemsoft.com/products/pccard/index.htm
But I think you may have to pay for this, Unless someone has a copy! Also I think it may be for WinNT
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Response Number 8
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Name: Larry Super
Date: June 11, 2000 at 17:12:02 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)I've got the same problem. I formatted my hard drive and I have a PCMCIA cdrom. I have a compaq LTE 5380 and am having trouble finding drivers for the pcmcia sockets.
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Response Number 9
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Name: Fedrf
Date: June 18, 2000 at 08:26:55 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)No problem with Compaqs, Just goto www.compaq.com and follow links to support pages. PCMCIA driver for LTE are still there! COMPAQ have support for all Desktops & Laptops you may need - Just look!
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Response Number 10
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Name: Keith Orton
Date: August 6, 2000 at 19:50:48 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)I have the same problem, My computer is a Dell Latitude XPi P133 ST.
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Response Number 11
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Name: Mark Kaufman
Date: August 15, 2000 at 20:31:36 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)I also have a NEC Versa 2000C and NEC is useless when it comes to supporting ANYTHING over 4 years old, so no socket driver on-site. I went to Gateway's site and went to their Laptop drivers and found Cardsoft. Cardsoft works in DOS & Win3.x. It detects you PCMCIA controller (NEC Versa 2000 is a cirrus pcmcia chip). Cardsoft looks like it may work with many other systems.
Hope I helped anyone.
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Response Number 12
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Name: Rone Zak
Date: October 18, 2000 at 09:15:02 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)I have the same problem but with desktop PC,
I intend to use PCMCIA controller RF5C396 of RICOH to drive disk card on cPCI machine.
RICOH does not supply any software driver.
Do someone can help ?
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Response Number 13
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Name: Steven Chater
Date: January 5, 2001 at 12:33:51 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)Need to find the socket services drivers so that I can use my sony PCMCIA CD-Rom discman in dos and reinstall windows. Any ideas? Am getting very desperate now!
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Response Number 14
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Name: ziad maamoun
Date: January 21, 2001 at 13:37:57 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER
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Reply: (edit)i found this amazing site: http://www.bebits.com/app/601
tje page says:
About PC Card Wizard: Installing PC Cards (PCMCIA) with ease. PC Card Wizard helps you install Ethernet, modem and ATA/ATAPI PC Cards.Extract the archive and run install.sh.
Hope you use it and get some results.
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Response Number 15
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Name: Peter
Date: May 29, 2001 at 12:33:31 Pacific
Subject: DOS PCMCIA SOCKET DRIVER |
Reply: (edit)My problem is the same. I have a Toshiba 220 CS with a Vintech Compact CD-ROM ES20A PCMCIA. Before i try to install Win98 from CD, i have installed the original Vintech-drivers in the config.sys and autoexec.bat under MS-DOS 6.22. When booting, i get a message, the name of cd-rom cannot be found. Please help. Thanks.
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