Go into device manager and "Scan for new Devices" to see an insertion or ejection. \f1 The CF cards use a hard disk IDE driver that does not expect hot plugging. Sonnet is developing an update that will allow hot plug.
There is a very limited resource in PCI I/O space in PCs. There is not enough I/O space for the Compact Flash drivers to start. Often this can be fixed by moving the Qio PCIe expander to a different slot.