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    studio 17, mini-card, cardbus

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by glittle, Mar 16, 2009.

  1. glittle

    glittle Notebook Enthusiast

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    The studio 17 specs mention 3 "mini-card" slots. Can one of those be used to add a cardbus port to the laptop?

    Thanks...
     
    glittle, Mar 16, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Cardbus as in PCMCIA? If so, the answer is no. The "mini-card" slots on the Studio 17 are mini-PCIe slots used for doodads like WLAN cards, BT modules, or WWAN devices; you can't use these to add PCMCIA functionality to the machine.

    If you need a PCMCIA slot, your best bet is to use an ExpressCard to PCMCIA adapter.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 16, 2009
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