Re: What to do with my PCMCIA-Slot?
On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 05:33:42PM +0100, Schoppitsch Dieter wrote:
> So I have 2 questions:
> * Does my Ethernet-card work if I put it in with force
> ('file the edge' - I'm serious)?
No. You probably have a 32-bit (Cardbus, PCI-like) card. It sounds
like your laptop only supports the older 16-bit (PCCard, ISA-like)
cards.
The electrical connections on the card types are different and the
physical difference prevents new cards from plugging into systems that
don't support them.
You can try to find a card that fits. It probably isn't worth paying
extra for 100 Mbps since you'll be limited by the bandwidth (1/2 data
width and slower) on the older bus.
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