Wireless Cards don't fit

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Wireless Cards don't fit

#1 Post by Hackbridge » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:00 pm

I've been hoping, hoping & hoping to get my old Thinkpad 560 wireless.

I've bought two Intel wireless cards of late, and I bought a Belkin card previous.

The Belkin fits no problem, but why wouldn't the Intel cards fit? The latest which is for a Home Anywhere Wireless kit is the same size as the Belkin, but it won't fit in the PCMCIA.

Any ideas guys?

It's a bit late for me right now, or I would post more information. I can tomorrow, if you can bear with me?

Kind regards

Brian
My Thinkpad is the 560 Pentium 1, 40MB RAM, 2Gb Hard drive with Window 98SE.

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#2 Post by jdhurst » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:43 pm

Older PCMCIA slots are not the same as newer ones. Specifically, PCMCIA cards for my 1998 Toshiba Libretto are not interchangeable with newer laptops. ... JD Hurst

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#3 Post by AlphaKilo470 » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:47 pm

Make sure the Intel cards aren't CardBus. CardBus will have the gold colored tab at the bottom.

If I'm not mistaken, I don't think the 560's took CardBus.
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I'll get the full details today..

#4 Post by Hackbridge » Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:12 am

I wasn't aware that they were Cardbus, and they are not Gold in any way.

The connections look almost identical, but when I get the information from what I have I will know for sure.

Thank you

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My Thinkpad is the 560 Pentium 1, 40MB RAM, 2Gb Hard drive with Window 98SE.

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