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Q164224: Inserting PC Card in Dock with CardBus Card May Cause Reboot

Article: Q164224
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 2,2.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw osr2 win95 kbHardware
Last Modified: 25-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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On certain laptop computers running Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2),
when a PC Card is inserted into a slot in the docking station while another slot
in the docking station is occupied by a CardBus card, the computer may reboot or
stop responding (hang).

CAUSE
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This symptom has been observed with certain docking stations that use the TI
1130 PCI-to-CardBus bridge.

RESOLUTION
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STATUS
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This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install
the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of
Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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This problem has been reported with certain IBM ThinkPad computers with docking
stations using the TI 1130 PCI-to-CardBus bridge with a Xircom CardBus Ethernet
10/100 adapter present in the docking station.

If you have one of these computers and are experiencing this symptom, contact
your computer manufacturer for a possible remedy.


Additional query words: 95 Texas Instruments TI1130

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Keywords          : kbhw osr2 win95 kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : :2,2.1
Issue type        : kbprb

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