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Document ID: MIGR-47858D

TP 390E - 3Com PC Card drivers not recognized on the driver diskette

Applicable to: World-Wide

Symptom:
When a 3Com card is placed in the system, the system will begin the Plug n Play configuration. When the device drivers for the card are requested, the system will not recognize the drivers on the diskette.

Configuration:
All Thinkpad 390E models with the following 3Com cards:
10/100 LAN Cardbus PC Card (3CCFE575BT)
10/100 LAN + 56K Modem (3CCFEM656B)

Solution:
Follow the procedure below to disable the PCI Bus Power Management. The 3Com drivers will be recognized and the cards will configure properly after this change is made.

1. Power on the system.
2. When the IBM screen appears, press F1 to enter the BIOS setup utility.
3. Select the Config menu.
4. Select the Advanced Setup menu.
5. Select the Power menu.
6. Scroll down using the down arrow until PCI Bus Power Management is highlighted.
7. Press the spacebar so that the setting toggles from Automatic to Disabled.
8. Press F10 to Save and Exit the BIOS setup utility.
9. When the operating system boots, the card should now configure correctly.

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	Document Category	Networking, PCMCIA (PC Card)
	Date Created	23-04-99
	Last Updated	25-05-99
	Revision Date	26-05-2000
	Brand	IBM ThinkPad
	Product Family	ThinkPad 390E
	Machine Type	All
	Model	All
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