can double-height pcmcia cards be used on T61?

[enosdan]

Hello,

Has anybody managed to use a full/double-height pcmcia card on the 15,4" T61?
My pcmcia/expresscard combo slot has a divider in the middle the prevents inserting double-height cards.

The card I would like to use is a Xircom Realport modem/ethernet combo:



Thanks,
Kind regards

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Enos

[RealBlackStuff]

There are two different PCMCIA cages: Type 1) with standard + card-reader below it and Type 2) with standard + express above it.
The following are only guesses, never tried them!
In Type 1, you could probably remove the top of that cage, and then your Realport might fit.
You'd probably also need to remove some part of the palmrest above it...
In Type 2 (yours), you would have to remove the complete express-layer (incl. connector) and the divider between standard and express to make that Realport fit.

[enosdan]

There are two different PCMCIA cages: [...]
In Type 2 (yours), you would have to remove the complete express-layer (incl. connector) and the divider between standard and express to make that Realport fit.

They looked like they were electronically soldered.
Can it be done so that the modification is reversible, that you know of?

[RealBlackStuff]

only guesses, never tried them!