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pcmcia ver1.1
pcmcia ver1.1
I have a thinkpad 390x.. the pcmcia shows as a ver: 1.1
I am trying to install a wifi driver from IBM but the requirements call for pcmcia
2.0 .
is this an acutal HD ware change or is there a firmware update for it..
and if so, does anyone know the site?
Best
Dave
OK, James.. thanks,, thats what I was trying to find out...
so there could be a problem with the Belkin Wireless card ver: or
I am using an incorrerct I/O
thanks again
Dave
I am trying to install a wifi driver from IBM but the requirements call for pcmcia
2.0 .
is this an acutal HD ware change or is there a firmware update for it..
and if so, does anyone know the site?
Best
Dave
OK, James.. thanks,, thats what I was trying to find out...
so there could be a problem with the Belkin Wireless card ver: or
I am using an incorrerct I/O
thanks again
Dave
Last edited by Sandman53 on Tue May 11, 2004 8:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: pcmcia ver1.1
USB 2.0 requires a hardware change, not software.
Regards,
James
Regards,
James
Re: pcmcia ver1.1
It looks like our James mind was somewhere else… Anyway, he wanted to write PCMCIA not USB 2.0, but other than that he is right. It’s not software upgradeable, but give me a day, and after I finished my finals I’ll look around for a possible solution.JHEM wrote:USB 2.0 requires a hardware change, not software.
Regards,
James
Regards,
G-Man
Re: pcmcia ver1.1
No, I assumed the OP was asking about USB ports even though he wrote PCMCIA. There's no such thing as a version 1.1 or 2.0 PC port, only USB.G-Man wrote:It looks like our James mind was somewhere else… Anyway, he wanted to write PCMCIA not USB 2.0, but other than that he is right. It’s not software upgradeable, but give me a day, and after I finished my finals I’ll look around for a possible solution.
Regards,
G-Man
PC ports are either Cardbus (32BIT) or non-Cardbus (16BIT).
Regards,
James
Re: pcmcia ver1.1
Current T40s have PCMCIA 2.1... (at least mine) so there must be some sort of version number.
Regards,
G-Man
Regards,
G-Man
Re: pcmcia ver1.1
G - ALL Cardbus PC ports are version 2.1, so there is a version number, but I still believe the OP was asking about a USB port as the 390X is Cardbus enabled so his question didn't make sense to me any other way.G-Man wrote:Current T40s have PCMCIA 2.1... (at least mine) so there must be some sort of version number.
Regards,
G-Man
Regards,
James
Re: pcmcia ver1.1
Okay. YOU WON. I give up. I just don't understand, why does the wireless driver need a USB 2.0? Because it supposed to use the PCMCIA slot. Anyway. Sorry James for causing high blood pressure.
Regards,
G-Man
Regards,
G-Man
Re: pcmcia ver1.1
Nah G, I was grinning the whole time!G-Man wrote:Okay. YOU WON. I give up. I just don't understand, why does the wireless driver need a USB 2.0? Because it supposed to use the PCMCIA slot. Anyway. Sorry James for causing high blood pressure.
Regards,
James
Re: pcmcia ver1.1
Cardbus needs to be enabled in order to use a 32BIT card in the PC slot, if that's what you're asking.Sandman53 wrote:I have a thinkpad 390x.. the pcmcia shows as a ver: 1.1
I am trying to install a wifi driver from IBM but the requirements call for pcmcia
2.0 .
is this an acutal HD ware change or is there a firmware update for it..
and if so, does anyone know the site?
Best
Dave
Regards,
James
Hello guys...
Since I am the originator of this , let me quote IBM...
Requirements
" The HIgh Rate Wireless LAN PC Card drivers require PCMCIA 2.0 (or higher)"
So what I am trying to find out is how to upgrade my either software or
firmware to 2.0.. my pcmcia shows its at 1.1
Name PCMCIA.sys
Discription PCMCIA Card Services Device Driver
Vendo IBM
Version 1.1
MY PC Card Director is at ver 3.00
thanks if some one can assist me in finding out how to update this...
. I might be totally off on all this, just trying to figure this out...
thanks again
Since I am the originator of this , let me quote IBM...
Requirements
" The HIgh Rate Wireless LAN PC Card drivers require PCMCIA 2.0 (or higher)"
So what I am trying to find out is how to upgrade my either software or
firmware to 2.0.. my pcmcia shows its at 1.1
Name PCMCIA.sys
Discription PCMCIA Card Services Device Driver
Vendo IBM
Version 1.1
MY PC Card Director is at ver 3.00
thanks if some one can assist me in finding out how to update this...
. I might be totally off on all this, just trying to figure this out...
thanks again
Those are the driver versions, not hardware. The PC card slots on the 390X are Cardbus (32BIT) enabled and are therefore PCMCIA hardware version 2.1 compliant. You don't need to install anything for them to work, you just need to enable Cardbus in the Configuration Utility.Sandman53 wrote:" The HIgh Rate Wireless LAN PC Card drivers require PCMCIA 2.0 (or higher)"
So what I am trying to find out is how to upgrade my either software or
firmware to 2.0.. my pcmcia shows its at 1.1
HTH,
James
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