USB2.0 PCMCIA Notebook Cardbus Adapter

[aa]

I inserthd the 4 Ports USB2.0 PCMCIA Notebook Cardbus Adapter into the
relevant slot on my notebook with W2K Pro.

It automatically detected it and shows up working well in Comtrol
Panel-System-Devi9ce Manager without even asking for a driver.

However whatever USB devise I plug into it (memory stick, usb web cam,
digital photocamera) it says that this devise does not work properly.

In the device manager the USB2.0 PCMCIA Notebook Cardbus Adapter is shown
as working properly. But any device attached to it is shown as unknown and
having no driver.

Iven the USB memory stick which does not require driver for w2k

An attemt to install a driver for devices which require drivers result in a
message saying that the already installed driver is better then the new one
(the device indeed had been installed and works fine on the biult in USB1
port

What shall I do?

 

[Bob I]

What does the manual say about installation? The symtoms you describe
fit in with "misidentified hardware". In other words the correct drivers
should have been installed before the hardware was plugged in, but were
not there and the drivers the system has were used but are infact
incorrect.

 

[aa]

Thanks, Bob.

The driver comes as a zip file and when inzipped no exe files are there,
i.ee you cannot install it directly, but have to plug the adapter. XP
detects it searches for its own drivers and install it. An attempt to point
to the supplied driver via Device Manager-Update driver, results in a
message that the existing driver is the best and will not be over-installed

They also advise to instal using MS website facility, but I an installing
this driver for a stand alone computer which is not connected to Internet,
and I do not want even try that as this computer runs software which is not
compatible with antivirus

How can I force XP to accept new driver?

 

[Bob I]

When did the operating system switch to XP? We were/are talking about
Win2K which should not have had a driver of it's own that would work. If
you are trying to pull the rug out from under XP you will need to bugger
the inf file it's using and replace it with the one's that you have. BUT
before I did that I would make sure that is what the vendor drivers
are to be used for.

 

[aa]

I indeed confused you - sorry.
I partitioned the disk on that computer and installed XP-home on it hoping
that XP will sort it out. (I myself do not like XP, but this computer came
with pre-installed XP Home, I formated the disk and installed w2k SP1).
Now I have two OS on that machine and on both the adapter is not working.
So, back to w2k - What I said about XP appplicable to w2k, except there is
no siggestion to use Internet for for installing the driver.
The driver consists of an inf file, two sys files and one bin file and I do
not know how to initiate the driver installation other than through Update
driver via Device Manager, and this is aborted on the grounds that the
existing driver is better then the offered one.

 

[Bob I]

Ok, try placing the INF file in the INF folder and the sys files in the
System32\drivers folder. You will need to puzzle out the bin location.

 

[aa]

Are you saying that I will install the driver by coping files onto
appropriate folders?
What about the Registry? Without doing something tot he Registry how the
System would know that the driver is installed? Or you mean that this driver
entries are already there and I anly need to offer it relevant files?
How do I puzzle out the bin location?

 

[Bob I]

I don't know the file names that were provided with your adapter.
Therefor you will need to search for the file name to do the
replacement. If you remove the adapter and remove it from device manager
then replace the files. you may now install the adapter and have it
"install" the files you replaced.