Echelon Product Alerts
DELL Inspiron 1100 and 5100 Laptop Computers |
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Date
August 22, 2003
Products Affected
Model 73200 PCC-10 PC Card, Type II PCMCIA
Summary
Dell Inspiron 1100 and Inspiron 5100 model laptop computers equipped with BIOS
versions prior to A22 may be incompatible with existing PCMCIA cards, including
the Echelon® model 73200 PCC-10 PC Card.
Failure Mode for Model 73200 PCC-10 PC Card
LonWorks® Plug 'n Play's diagnostics will always return "Failed," and
an attempt to change the transceiver type will result in the error message "Error
accessing the driver, driver buffer is full."
Remedy
On August 21st, 2003, DELL provided an updated BIOS version (A22) for
the Inspiron 1100 and Inspiron 5100 to resolve this issue. The updated
BIOS is available from DELL at http://premiersupport.dell.com. Login
ID and password may be required. Please follow the instructions, download
the new BIOS, and apply it to your laptop.
Related Issue
Some Dell Inspiron 1100 and Inspiron 5100 may be equipped with 02Micro
OZ6912 CardBus Controllers. If your PC is equipped with such a controller
and your PC locks up when you launch LonWorks Plug 'n Play applet,
you may need to apply the following solution:
http://www.echelon.com/support/kb/solution.asp?solutionID=373