Thinkpad A21e 2628 and PC Card USB 2.0

[BillG]

I have a Thinkpad A21e Model 2628 and I would like to insert a PC Card adapter to USB 2.0.

I've tried two adapters. One didn't work, the other only gets me USB 1.1 speeds.

Can anyone recommend a PC Card USB 2.0 adapter that works with this model? Or is there a hardware limitation?

Thanks!!!

[RealBlackStuff]

That A21 is so old, that it probably requires a 16-bit PCMCIA card, rather than the 32-bit version.
Or try the second slot if it has one.
Could be that one slot supplies more power than the other.

[BillG]

It only has one slot.

The documentation isn't clear, but it supports PC Card Type III, which might mean it supports 32-bit transfers.

[RealBlackStuff]

Type III can be either 16- or 32-bit.

BUT, Lenovo says: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... IGR-4PDRG3
PCMCIA
The Type III slot can accommodate one Type I or one Type II, or one Type III PC card via the lower connector in the slot.
Both 16-bit and 32-bit cards are supported.