It was a DLink wireless NIC card, I don't remember the model number. The PC
is running Win98SE.
The PC never completely started after I installed the card. I smelled the
smoke within 30 seconds of turning it on. I shut it down, removed the card;
which was toasted!

"DanR" <dhr22@sorrynospm.com> wrote in message
news:dIhAe.156$Bo3.34@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com.. .
> fhm wrote:
>> I would like to put a wireless card in an old [1995 vintage] Packard Bell
>> computer I use to store pictures and other files. I bought one recently,
>> and
>> the card promptly burned up and locked the computer to the point that it
>> would not even boot up. As soon as I removed the card, the old PC started
>> working fine again.
>> Could there be a voltage or some other compatibility issue here because
>> of
>> the age of the computer, or did I simply get a defective card?
>> Thanks.
>
> You didn't say which operating system the PB is using. Which "card"? What
> do you
> mean by "the card promptly burned up"?
>
>