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Name: Scizzy
Date: November 1, 2004 at 14:40:35 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Pro w/ SP1
CPU/Ram: Athlon XP 2400+ OC'ed to
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Hi guys,

I have an old Gateway Solo 2100, 166 Mhz, something like 40mb ram... Nice for just surfing the net... but there lies my problem.

I have 2 network cards for laptops, D-link Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet Card (DFE-690TXD)... and a AT&T Wireless Notebook Adapter (6700G).

Now when my dad sent me the laptop, he used it for modem use, so it came with a xircom 5600 modem inside. *I assumed it worked but never tested it because I dont have an isp that uses dial up*

Now here is the problem, I took out the modem card, and inserted the Dlink WIRED, nothing happens. If I go into Control Panel > PCMCIA Properties (Windows 98 SE I believe), It says 2 slots, no cards plugged in!

And on the card, the 2 lights dont come on, like it doesn't have power.

So I was like alright, Ill try the wireless card. So I plugged that in, and normally even before I configure it, the activity lights on the wireless card blink. But no lights, like it doesn't get any power either. And when the wireless card is plugged in, it doesn't show up in Control Panel either.

Now, the requirements for the wireless card is something like Windows 98, 64mb ram, and PCMCIA II Compatable slot.

Well I dont care much about the ram requirement because I dunno why it needs ram, but I could deal with it being slow.

The questions I wanted to ask is:

Does this laptop Support PCMCIA II support? Maybe thats why the cards aren't getting power or whatever, because it doesn't support it.

and...

If not, what could be the problem?

Thanks in advance guys.
Scizzy



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Name: SkipCox
Date: November 1, 2004 at 15:12:10 Pacific
Reply:

I'm pretty sure you need a 16bit network card...not a 32bit (cardbus) card. They do come in wired and wireless flavors.

Skip


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Response Number 2
Name: ludedude25
Date: November 2, 2004 at 14:04:26 Pacific
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Try shutting down computer, insterting pcmcia card and then start computer. Some pcmcia devices work better that way.

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