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    PCMCIA vs. Cardbus in CF-29

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by herofish, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. herofish

    herofish Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, likely a dumb question, but before I start paying out money for a Cardbus adapter I figured I would ask. I did search but couldn't find a definitive answer.

    Does the CF-29 (all models or only some?) support Cardbus (ie the 32-bit) and not only PCMCIA (16-bit)? This matters as the cardbus interface is much faster for read/write than the PCMCIA standard.
     
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  2. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Hero -

    My CF-28 Mk3 has CardBus; I have no reason to believe your 29 doesn't as well.

    mnem
    Take the bus.
     
    mnementh, Apr 14, 2010
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    herofish Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, I suspected it does, but the service manual and the information I found on the site was inconclusive -- mostly they say PCMCIA...
     
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    TopCop1988 Toughbook Aficionado

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    Maybe this will help:
    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CardBus
     
    TopCop1988, Apr 15, 2010
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