ThinkPad PC Card support software enables you to use a PC Card as soon as you insert it into the ThinkPad computer.
Each operating system needs its own ThinkPad PC Card support software, as follows:
To install the PC Card software Installing a new operating system and its device drivers.
The following table shows
the PC Cards supported by Windows 98 and the different PC Cards
support software:
Windows 98 | Windows 95 | CardWizard (Windows NT 4.0) | |
---|---|---|---|
16-bit PC Card | Supported | Supported | Supported2 |
CardBus Card | Supported | Supported | Supported2 |
ZV Card | Note 1 | Note 1 | Not supported |
Notes:
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When you insert the PC Card into your ThinkPad computer:
If there is a resource conflict, you need to change either the resources or the system configuration:
Either:
Or:
Note: |
If you cannot set up the PC Card with PC Card support software,
check with the card vendor whether the device driver is a client
device driver or a point enabler.
If the driver is a point enabler,
you cannot use the PC Card with ThinkPad PC Card support software.
For Windows NT, you can select the PC Card support software or other software. For details "Using a PC Card in Windows NT (with CardWizard)". |
Depending on the function of the PC Card, changing the power state might cause your ThinkPad computer to hang. PC Card support software prevents this occurrence through special handling during power state transition.
For more information about the PC Card support software, go to the appropriate section.