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Q132836: Windows 95 Does Not Auto-Detect Some EISA Cards

Article: Q132836
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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Windows 95 does not auto-detect an EISA card when it is added to the system, and
prompts you to run hardware detection from the Add New Hardware program.

CAUSE
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Some EISA cards report various I/O (Input/Output) ranges that are not the
standard I/O for those registers. As a result, duplicate enumeration cannot
remove the detected adapters. The Eisa.VxD file ignores any EISA card with these
particular identifications.


RESOLUTION
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To let Windows detect the EISA card, run hardware detection from the Add New
Hardware program.

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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