X30 : How to diagnose PCMCIA slot.

[dainova]

I have fresh XP’Pro install from retail CD on X30 and found that my PCMCIA slot doesn’t work, I plug a wireless card and no detection happened, like on other laptops with the very same card.
Driver in device manager looks OK without exclamation mars, it says:
RICOH R/RL/5C476(II) or compactable cardbus controllers.

Anybody can suggest way to check what could be wrong ?

Tx

roduct: ThinkPad X30 2672-42U [change]
Operating system: W'XP Pro

Original description: PIII-M 1.2GHz (512KB), 256MB RAM, 40.0GB HDD, 12.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, Modem(CDC), Ethernet(LOM), Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro

[pianowizard]

Run PC-Doctor. Also, try plugging that same wireless card into another laptop to make sure it's not the card that's malfunctioning.

[dainova]

Update:
Future test shows that when I plug in card in device manager it comes under:
Other Devices/Ethernet cotroller with ??? mark, so probably it matter of right driver.
Still anybody can suggest right driver ? On www there is no driver for that.
Or I have to go with IBM restore CD?

[pianowizard]

Ah, that makes more sense. You need to go to the wireless card's manufacturer site or www.driverguide.com to get the driver.

[dainova]

Thanks, painowizard

Case solved,

** one more ??
I'm thinking to get X31 which is <Wi-Fi upgradable>, does it mean that I need only compatable miniPCI (b,g) to make it run.


Tx all

[Ken Fox]

Thanks, painowizard

Case solved,

** one more ??
I'm thinking to get X31 which is <Wi-Fi upgradable>, does it mean that I need only compatable miniPCI (b,g) to make it run.


Tx all

I have a couple of the IBM wireless cards lying around in a drawer somewhere (a "b" and a separate "B/G") I'd sell for nominal cost. They both worked fine when pulled (one of them was pulled when I upgraded a B to a b/g, and the other with my X31 I damaged in a screen spill accident; since I sold that one for parts on ebay, I removed all the added components since I didn't think I'd get anymore for the machine no matter what was in it).

If you need one, let me know.