16 bit PC card and win XP

Question

Hy,I have an Inspiron 8200, WinXP (SP1), BIOS A10.My PCMCIA slots work fine with cardbus PC Card. I would use a 16 bit PC card (5 volt, the 'old' type).This appears impossible. Following this forum, I understand that Win XP SP1 does not allow 16 bit Cards because it turns off PCI to ISA IRQ routing in the registry. I 'hacked' the registry: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Pcmcia\Parameters]'SoundsEnabled'=dword:00000001'IsaIrqRescanComplete'=dword:00000000'DisableIsaToPciRouting'=dword:00000000 but, after a reboot or after than the XP installs PCMCIA cardbus controllers, the registry became: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Pcmcia\Parameters]'SoundsEnabled'=dword:00000001'IsaIrqRescanComplete'=dword:00000001'DisableIsaToPciRouting'=dword:00000000 and it is impossible to recognize my card. I suspect that the 16 bit (PCIC) compatibility is lost when XP installs the cardbus drivers: but this is automatic: how I can disable plug & play? How I can avoid that XP automatically installs cardbus drivers? Thanks for helps ! Augusto

Spawnie · Answer

i have the same problem on my insp 8200 , you can't pcic in the bios

maybe you can try this http://www.sat4all.com/ubbthreads/download.php?Number=483205

in this zip there is xp driver for your pcmcia interface

dicastel · Answer

Thanks for the reply. I installed xp driver for my pcmcia, but my lappy does not recognises the CAM when inserted! How did you resolve your problem (step by step...), if you did? Thanks

speedstep · Answer

Toshiba ZV cards are not supported in xp or dells.

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