new pcmcia slot?

any one seen what looks like PCMCIA slot. but it isn't.

what is it called and can you get adapters to fit PCMCIA onto it?


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Dark Warrior_ wrote:
> any one seen what looks like PCMCIA slot. but it isn't.
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Can you provide model numbers of it, or something it plugs into?

In article <SoQFg.6068$5g6.5634@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>, "Dark Warrior_"
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> any one seen what looks like PCMCIA slot. but it isn't.
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54mm ExpressCard ? (for PCI Express bus)

PCI Express is a serial bus, while PCcard is a parallel bus, so
interchange between standards takes a bridge chip.

The 34mm one is just the narrow part of the body, and the
54mm one widens as shown in your diagram.

There is a link off the http://www.pcmcia.org/ site with
more info.

http://www.expresscard.org/web/site/graphics.jsp
http://www.expresscard.org/photos/ex...cardbus-hi.jpg

I think a few people have been surprised by the (useless ?)
hole they got on the side of their new laptops :-) I
see a few card types on Newegg, but not a real complete
set.

Paul

<paulmd@efn.org> wrote in message
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> Dark Warrior_ wrote:
>> any one seen what looks like PCMCIA slot. but it isn't.
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>> what is it called and can you get adapters to fit PCMCIA onto it?
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> Can you provide model numbers of it, or something it plugs into?
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sorry don't have any info. think I have found what it is now
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1269435,00.asp

the port will take normal PCMCIA card. but due to the 2x2cm (apx) taken out
on the right side, means you can fully insert the card.

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