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    PCMCIA on W2JC am i doing it right?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tphilly1984, Jan 7, 2008.

  1. tphilly1984

    tphilly1984 Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think the PCMCIA slot on my W2J isn't working. I slide cards in but nothing happens. There isn't a push thing like on most laptops and they never seem to push in far enough!
    Can someone help?
     
    tphilly1984, Jan 7, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You might want to check and see if you have an ExpressCard slot (not PCMCIA).
     
    Greg, Jan 7, 2008
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  3. tphilly1984

    tphilly1984 Notebook Evangelist

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    it is an ExpressCard. What's the difference?
     
    tphilly1984, Jan 8, 2008
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  4. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    Very different. Expresscards are much newer, and capable of higher bandwidth and transfer speeds. Both are not compatible to each other as the connector (internally) are different* see picture.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressCard
     
    D3X, Jan 8, 2008
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  5. Greg

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    Well, the biggest difference is that your stuff isn't going to work...
     
    Greg, Jan 8, 2008
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  6. tphilly1984

    tphilly1984 Notebook Evangelist

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    lol ta, haven't actually bought anything yet to go in there. Want an eSATA thingy now so i can plug in a hard drive.
     
    tphilly1984, Jan 9, 2008
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