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    mini pci ethernet card for CF-27

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by KLonsdale, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. KLonsdale

    KLonsdale Notebook Evangelist

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    Can anyone recommend a minipci ethernet card that can replace the modem card in a CF-27 L series. I realize that it will be a hack job to replace the RJ-11 jack with a RJ-45 jack but am willing to try.
     
    KLonsdale, Mar 10, 2009
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  2. rjenkins

    rjenkins Notebook Consultant

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    I have seen mentioned that the Mini PCI slot in a CF-27 is either not fully implemented or too early a revision of the Mini PCI spec to work with an Ethernet card, the modem it about the only thing that it will recognise.

    I've not tried it myself, I just used PCMCIA ethernet & WiFi cards.

    Even some WiFi cards don't work, the ones I tried that stated min. 300MHz CPU did not work in my 300Mhz CF-27.. I ended up with a secondhand one that said it needed a 166MHz processor, and that worked.

    As yours is one of the fast machines, you may have better luck!

    Robert.
     
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  3. KLonsdale

    KLonsdale Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks, I was afraid of that.
     
    KLonsdale, Mar 10, 2009
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