Bad idea - you will be trying to put a 32-bit device in a 16-bit slot. Will most definitely not work. -- Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT Cameron Technical Services, Inc. (512) 454-3200 Main http://www.camerontech.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Wultsch" To: Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:28 PM Subject: OT: Grind the bumps of a pcmcia card? > Background: I have 2 laptops, one of which is ancient (pentium 100). > This laptop I had a mother of time getting windows to work on it and > Lilo and grub just don't plain work... Any ho I have a D-link 650 > (non-prism based, not that it matters) that I would like to use in the > cheap laptop. > > The Problem: The laptop that I want to use this fairly new card in is > rather old. So old in fact that it dose not support ?cardbus? (the cards > with the bumps). What are the chances that a pcmcia card will funcion if > I grind the bumps off of the card so that it will in to an old pcmcia > slot? My orinoco card does not have the bumps and works in my ancient > laptop... > > What do you guys think? > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >