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Compaq LTE Elite 4/50cx - how to get PCMCIA=> CF support?

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First post, by kleung21

Posted on 2021-04-04, 05:12

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Hi there all,

I have a compaq lte 4/50cx and I'm having a bugger a time getting the PCMCIA => CF adapter working.

I have Dos6/Win3.1 installed.

I tried ATAENAB.exe driver. Still didn't work (no device detected).

If anyone has any solutions or suggestions on what I need to get the PCMCIA recognized and working, I would appreciate it.

Does anyone recall what drivers are required to get it up and running.

(the floppy drive is dead on this laptop and there are no usb slots so I was originally planning to use the CF adapter to transfer files).

On another note, I installed Laplink5 and I forgot how great/powerful it was. It can remote install itself and after testing, it works GREAT to transfer files. I'd still like to get the PCMCIA=>CF working so if anyone has any ideas. .. Greatly appreciated.

Reply 1 of 5, by Bondi

Posted on 2021-04-04, 07:38

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Did you try to find Compaq PCMCIA drivers online? I never owned one, but I suppose they should be available.
ATAENAB usually worked for me, but AFAIR I had to bypass config.sys and autoexec.bat.
You may also try universal Cardsoft drivers.

Filename: CardSoft for DOS release 5.30.10.rar
File size: 579.51 KiB
Downloads: 430 downloads
File license: Fair use/fair dealing exception

PCMCIA Sound Cards chart
archive.org: PCMCIA software, manuals, drivers

Reply 2 of 5, by lolo799

Posted on 2021-04-04, 11:08

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Is the pcmcia slot enabled in the Bios?

PCMCIA Sound, Storage & Graphics

Reply 3 of 5, by kleung21

Posted on 2022-02-07, 08:14

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I managed to get the PCMCIA slot working in the end

ATAENAB did work in dos

Installed Windows 95 and that has the correct drivers to detect and load PCMCIA

Reply 4 of 5, by pentiumspeed

Posted on 2022-02-07, 13:50

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kleung21 wrote on 2022-02-07, 08:14:

I managed to get the PCMCIA slot working in the end

ATAENAB did work in dos

Installed Windows 95 and that has the correct drivers to detect and load PCMCIA

Forgot to report your solution to get this working in DOS. I have LTE ELITE 4/75 too that I wanted to use PCMCIA CF adapter working.

Cheers,

Great Northern aka Canada.

Reply 5 of 5, by kleung21

Posted on 2022-02-21, 06:40

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2022-02-07, 13:50:

kleung21 wrote on 2022-02-07, 08:14:

I managed to get the PCMCIA slot working in the end

ATAENAB did work in dos

Installed Windows 95 and that has the correct drivers to detect and load PCMCIA

Forgot to report your solution to get this working in DOS. I have LTE ELITE 4/75 too that I wanted to use PCMCIA CF adapter working.

Cheers,

Hi there. I did get it working recently and posted the solution in the Compaq LTE image thread. My solution/post is on page 2 and details the config.sys modifications and files that will be required.

Tested and working with PCMCIA=> CF and 16bit PCMCIA sound card on Compaq LTE Elite 4/50cx (dos 6.22/win31)

(Factory image) Compaq LTE Elite 4/75CX Laptop (90s) with Windows 3.1

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