This is a hardware issue with the NEC Versa and there is no possible software workaround. I have an old Versa and had a similar problem. The issue is that the Versa has an old PCMCIA bridge chip that conforms to an old version of the PCMCIA standard (version 1.0). Later standards redefined two pins on the PCMCIA connector in a way that makes newer PCMCIA cards wedge the older Versa hardware. There is a hardware workaround but I don't recommend it and don't even remember exactly how to do it. You can open up the laptop and cut the wire going to pin 43 on the PCMCIA connector. I did this on my laptop to enable one socket to work with the newer cards. -- Dave |
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