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TP 365C/CS/CD/CSD/E/ED - PCMCIA cards not working in OS/2 Warp after BIOS update

Applicable to: World-Wide

SYMPTOM:
PCMCIA cards not working in the ThinkPad after updating the BIOS.

CONFIGURATION:
Any ThinkPad 365C/CS/CD/CSD/E/ED running OS/2 Warp.

SOLUTION:
There are now 2 possible memory maps for 365s, one with BIOS 1.xxx and one with BIOS 2.xxx. These different BIOS revisions have different resources that need to be set aside in OS/2. The following are how the BASEDEV line should read in the config.sys file for OS/2 depending on your bios version:

BIOS 2.0.10 or later use the following:

BASEDEV=RESERVE.SYS /MEM:C600,2000

BIOS is 1.03 then the basedev statement should be:

BASEDEV=RESERVE.SYS /MEM:CA00,6000

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Hint Category

PCMCIA (PC Card), OS/2

Date Created

14-06-96

Last Updated

25-01-99

Revision Date

24-01-2000

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad 365C/CS, ThinkPad 365CD/CSD, ThinkPad 365E/ED

Machine Type

2625

Model

Various

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