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    ThinkPad 380ED - PCMCIA

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by natural_orange, Oct 16, 2006.

  1. natural_orange

    natural_orange Newbie

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    I'm setting up a wireless network for a friend and I ran into a snag

    They have an older IBM ThinkPad 380ED:
    ( http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/s...Pad&family=&machineType=&doctype=&subtype=All)

    I bought a Belkin Network Card:
    ( http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...code=300872&Pn=Wireless_Network_Notebook_Card)

    And it won't seat properly in the Card Slot.

    According to my finding its should work...but its not

    There was a IBM Fax/Modem Card in the slot, that i removed and compared with the Belkin Card, it looks like there is a slight diffrence in size on the plastic at the end of the card.

    If I were to alter the card so that it fit in would it work?
     
    natural_orange, Oct 16, 2006
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  2. yamla

    yamla Notebook Consultant

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    Are you SURE that the laptop has a cardbus socket? The specs show only PCMCIA while the network card you purchased is Cardbus.

    And no, PLEASE don't alter the card. If it won't fit, there's almost certainly a reason for it.
     
    yamla, Oct 16, 2006
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  3. natural_orange

    natural_orange Newbie

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    Does a wireless card exist that would work for this computer?

    a newegg.com search for PCMCIA brings up a lot of results, most of which reffering to needing an empty "cardbus" slot

    how can i identify which one i need?
     
    natural_orange, Oct 17, 2006
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  4. yamla

    yamla Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not sure how to find one on newegg, but if you call local stores, try asking for a 16-bit PCMCIA card. That worked for me when I was looking for a PCMCIA WIRED network card. I don't know about wireless, though. You may very likely be limited to 802.11b instead of 802.11g if you can find one.
     
    yamla, Oct 17, 2006
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