| System Type: HiNote VP 550-575 laptops
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 95 OSR 2 (shipped with system)
Ethernet: Xircom Ethernet+Modem 33.6 (and similar Xircoms)
Problem:
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Ethernet function of Xircom Ethernet+Modem device does not function.
In the Windows 95 device manager, it will show a yellow "!" with a
message that the "card is not installed or the drivers were not properly
loaded". There is no device conflict. The modem works fine.
Solution:
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From the Control Panel, in the System applet, select the Device Manager
tab. Under the Modem device, you will see the "Xircom CreditCard
Ethernet+Modem 33.6" device (yes, it shows in the wrong place... it's a
bug in OSR2 and/or the Xircom install). Select properties on this device
and switch to the Resources tab. You'll see two entries for Memory Range.
Odds are they are in a high (well over 000D2000) area; too high of a
range causes the Xircom driver to fail. (Unknown exactly why.) Uncheck
the "Use automatic settings" box and manually force a lower available
range for both entries. In our reference system, we used 000D2000-000D2FFF
for the first and 000D4000-000D7FFF for the second. (This works well for
most laptops.)
Our reference system's Xircom Ethernet+Modem 33.6 looks like this:
Input/Output Range: 02F8-02FF
Input/Output Range: 0120-013F
Interrupt Request: 03
Memory Range: 000D2000-000D2FFF
Memory Range: 000D4000-000D7FFF
Depending on your configuration, your milage may vary.
For advanced configuration help, contact Xircom for free support.
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| re: 2377.2 and DEPCM-BA PCMCIA card
Well, after 4 hours of trial and error, I got this combination to work.
What I had to do was:
1. Without card inserted, manually do "Add Hardware" and supply disk
(in my case, the floppy was mastered off of the net). Go through the
full setup, also supplying the Win95 CD when asked.
2. Insert PC card. When the install screen comes up, get to the FINISH
without trying to manually locate the software.
3. Open System|Device Manager|Network Adapter| and the entry that
points to the actual DEPCM. Go to the drivers page, and press the
update driver tab. The screen should then inform you that the device
is "Plug and Play" (hah) and no driver is required. If you check the
resources tab, it should show some resources being used.
4. Reboot. You may actually have to do this between step 2 and 3 as
well. Device should now appear, working normally. Check the Control
Panel stuff to make sure. Also, make sure that your Networking stuff
is set up correctly as well.
So far, it's been a real voodoo job trying to get the new laptops,
Win95 OSR2, and things like PCMCIA cards to all cooperate. I'm still
trying to get my SCSI2 card to work ...
Best of luck, you're going to need it!
Geoff
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