Help with PCMCIA slots on Toshiba Satellite Pro 420CDT (network card not recognized)

Windows_95_XP · Mar 19, 2017

Hello,
I'm having issues with my PCMCIA network card on my Windows 95 laptop. The card worked just fine for a while, but after reinstalling Windows I have a problem. In Device Manager the PCMCIA socket shows up and it says it's working properly, but when I insert my network card (which is a Netgear MA401), whether doing it before turning the PC on or not, almost all of the time no light comes on, and in the PCMCIA card manager the socket shows up as empty. I have gotten it to work a few times (I don't know what I did differently, so basically sometimes it works but most of the time it doesn't) so I have all of the necessary drivers installed. Interestingly enough when I remove the card I hear the tone letting me know that a PCMCIA card has been removed. I've inspected the PCMCIA slots (both of them) and none of the pins are missing or bent.

So, what could be the issue? Wrong drivers, a broken PCMCIA card, or something else? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Windows_95_XP

wolarts · Apr 2, 2017

Did you try testing the card in another computer? Or trying a different expansion card in the laptop's port?

Windows_95_XP · Apr 3, 2017

wolarts :

Thank you so much for your reply. I tested the card on a laptop running Windows 7 (the OS is too new for the drivers) but the light seems to come on more often than on the Toshiba. Yes, I have also tried the other socket in the old laptop, but with the same results.
I've also noticed that sometimes when pushing up on the card while inserting it, it works. This isn't always the case, but sometimes it helps.

wolarts · Apr 5, 2017

Then sadly that would suggest it's a problem with the actual connector on the motherboard, if it works on and off while moving it.

Windows_95_XP · Apr 5, 2017

wolarts :

It doesn't work on and off while moving it in the slot, but if I push upwards on the card while inserting it, sometimes the light comes on (and when I stop pushing on it, the light stays on.) Like I said, this isn't always the case, sometimes when inserting it normally it works.

I still haven't figured out what the issue is. It would suck if the connection on the motherboard was screwed up, though...

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