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Q166400: Inserting SRAM Card into Docking Station May Hang Computer

Article: Q166400
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 2,2.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw osr2 win95 kbHardwarekbfixlist
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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When the following conditions are all true, your computer may stop responding
(hang):

- Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) or 2.1 is installed

- The computer docking station uses a TI 1131 CardBus controller

- A SRAM card is inserted into a slot in the docking station

- A SRAM card is the first card inserted after booting

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because of the manner in which the PCCARD driver in OSR2
interacts with the page registers on the TI 1131 CardBus controller.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this issue, insert another PC Card device into one of the docking
station's slots before inserting the SRAM card.

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 behavior has not been reported to occur with docking stations that use the
TI 1130 CardBus controller.


Additional query words: dock PCMCIA

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

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