> This is the point I'm making Sven - I want a USB card that's
> ultra-slim and isn't impeded by the wireless card.
> I was wondering if anyone in this group had encountered this problem
> and resolved it satisfactorily.
>>> Hi,
>>> In a nutshell - is there a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card that can go in the
>>> bottom slot?
>>> In more detail, i've got a Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop with two PCMCIA
>>> slots.
>>> I'm about to install wireless networking, including a Netgear PCMCIA
>>> Wireless card which needs to go in the top slot.
>>> The problem is, I'd also hoped to install a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card as
>>> well - but all of the ones I've seen look like they need to go in
>>> the top slot also.
>>> Hence my question - is there a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card that can go in
>>> the bottom
>>> slot?
>>> I know I could just install the USB2.0 card and use a Netgear
>>> wireless usb
>>> dongle, but I think that will stick out way too far - I'd much
>>> rather have
>>> the configuration above.
>> There is nothing to prevent any PCMCIA-card from going into either
>> the top or the bottom slot. Your problem is probably the same as
>> mine: Some PCMCIA cards build so high that when inserted in the
>> bottom slot they prevent another PCMCIA card from going into the top
>> slot. For USB cards I think this is always the case simply because of
>> the physical size
>> of the USB port.
>> regards Sven
There is no reasonable solution. Since WinXP can hot swap PC-Cards,
there is no reason not to remove one card and replace with another; I do
this all the time with USB, Firewire, and wireless cards. There are USB
slot extenders that might work, depending on how the extended card
responds to being connected to the extender. These are very expensive
since they are used for development purposes. I suppose a user with the
cash could do the research on his own cards.
http://www.kaitek.com/cardbus.html
http://www.sycard.com/linkdev.html
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