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  1. 09-09-2003, 06:16 PM #1
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    PCMCIA / CardBus, a difference?

    I have an old laptop, in the device manager there is "Texas Instruments 32bit CardBus type I/II" am I right in saying that a PCMCIA network card would work? or is PCMCIA and CardBus a different thing entirely?
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  2. 09-09-2003, 06:47 PM #2
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    PCMCIA cards will work in CardBus slots.
    CardBus cards do not fit into PCMCIA slots.
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    The laptop is from 1998, so I take it it's got a cardbus slot? and a PCMCIA card will work in it?
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    It sounds like you've got 32-bit CardBus slots. Whether or not they're CardBus, you would be able to use a regular PCMCIA card just fine.
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    Cardbus is 32-bit PCMCIA. Older PCMCIA cards are 16-bit.

    A 16 bit card will fit into a 32-bit slot, a 32-bit card will not fit into a 16 bit slot.
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    I got a 32-bit card, it fits into the slot ok, so I guess that means it will work?
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  8. 09-12-2003, 02:15 PM #7
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    You should be fine.
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