PCMCIA on Thinkpad 760XL not acknowledging cards

[conrat4567]

Hi,
I am new to the forum so this will be my first post.
I have a 760xl running windows 95. It is a fresh install of the OS as it came to me with no drive so I have none of the original software that came bundled with the thinkpad. I have both a floppy drive and CD drive that both work. I bought a compact flash PCMCIA card to use as a way to get things on and off of it, it is a 32mb cisco card that reads fine on my main PC. I open the PCMCIA option on the control panel when it is inserted but it does not seem to read the card, I have checked device manager and nothing pops up and the driver for the PCMCIA controller seems to be correct. If I uninstall it, 95 finds the hardware again and installs the driver so I am hoping the actual slots are OK but I am not sure. The laptop came with a token ring card that I kept from its previous life and that isn't detected either, both are saying empty when on the software. I know IBM had a PC card utility bundled with the software on the device, is that needed for setup?
I hope that explanation made sense, I know it is silly but the laptop means a lot to me as I have autism and my hobbies are often seen as odd by others but me and my compsci teacher restored it together and I would like to have it back to original as much as I can.
I thank you all in advance.

[axur-delmeria]

I had a 760XD more than a decade ago with Win95, and its PCMCIA slots work. You need to install some IBM-specific drivers and software. Use the Drivers link just below the website banner to get the right ones. Sorry I cannot be more specific, as it was a long time ago and that Thinkpad is long gone.

[conrat4567]

I had a 760XD more than a decade ago with Win95, and its PCMCIA slots work. You need to install some IBM-specific drivers and software. Use the Drivers link just below the website banner to get the right ones. Sorry I cannot be more specific, as it was a long time ago and that Thinkpad is long gone.

Thank you, I have essentially downloaded all of the drivers relating to the 760 and 95 from the site. I reckon the utility software or PC Card Utility for "Plug and Play" is what I am missing so I will give them a go.
Again, thank you for the reply. Just out of curiosity, where the 760 line considered good back then?

[axur-delmeria]

Oh yes, the 700 series was the premium Thinkpad line, with each model having nifty features. Some models of the 760 series have Video in/Video out capability, and a hardware MPEG-1 video decoder chip.

The 760XD even went to space aboard the Shuttle.

[conrat4567]

Oh yes, the 700 series was the premium Thinkpad line, with each model having nifty features. Some models of the 760 series have Video in/Video out capability, and a hardware MPEG-1 video decoder chip.

The 760XD even went to space aboard the Shuttle.

Woah! now that is cool. I was not even aware ThinkPad use in space started back then. I have seen newer models in the ISS but its cool that the ThinkPads in space go back that far.