OSDIFLSH - FLASH CARDS WILL NOT WORK WITH THINKPAD 355 AND 360 SYSTEMS
07/22/96
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Flash Cards Will Not Work with ThinkPad 355 and 360 Systems
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DESCRIPTION

The IBM 2 MB PCMCIA Memory Flash cards fail on ThinkPad 355 and 
360 systems.

The error most commonly seen is:  

SYS0039: Device not ready error

EXPLANATION: One of the following has occurred:

1. The device is not ready or is empty.

2. The device driver for COMn is not installed or COMn was
   shut down and further use of it is disabled.

ACTION: Do one of the following and retry the command:

1. Insert a diskette in the drive and close the drive door or
   wait until the drive is available.

2. a. Check the CONFIG.SYS file for the DEVICE=COM.SYS statement.

   b. Shut down the system. During restart, note and refer to
      any messages regarding COMn.

   c. Issue MODE COMn from a command prompt to see if COMn exists.

3. Be sure there is hardware for COMn.

This error seems to occur while copying files to the card. None of the 
ACTION suggestions mentioned above will remedy the problem.

RESOLUTION

After this error is received, the card becomes unusable and must be 
formatted by using FFORMAT2.

At this time, there is no fix available to allow these cards to be used 
on these ThinkPad systems. 

This error has only been seen with the IBM 2 MB PCMCIA Memory Flash 
cards.

warp4

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