Powerbook 520 Compact Flash Problem

I have just bought a PCMCIA CF adapter and a 2gb Sandisk CF card.
Inserting the adapter into the PCMCIA module works ok, however when I insert the CF card into the adapter the adapter and card are ejected after a couple of seconds.
I have tried the card in the card reader on my XP machine and it is all ok.
Any Ideas as to why my powerbook throws its toys (CF Card) out of its pram?

Will,
Jan Hedland is the resident expert on these older machines, so he should be around soon. My suggestion for formatting is to do it on a modern machine if possible. If you are running OS 8.6 on the PB 520, you can format it as MacOS Extended (HFS+); if running OS 8.0 or earlier, you must use MacOS Standard (HFS). Mac OS 8.1 through 9.2.2 can use either format.
As I recall, I formatted a PC card hard drive on my Wallstreet using Drive Setup in the Utilities folder. Drive Setup cannot see HDs connected to a USB or Firewire PC card, but apparently could handle the PC card HD.

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