OT: USB adapters for PCMCIA slots

[tyrone27 at gmail.com (Derrick floyd)]

I don't think so I think some have a 2 USB with no cable.  Its funny you
posted this question because I'm looking on e-bay now looking for a PCMCIA
to USB adapter right now that doesn't take a power supply because I have to
run 2 serial cables to my laptop Dell latitude CPi-A 266Mhz.  here is the
one I found:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Adaptec-1420-2-Port-USB-2-0-PCMCIA-Notebook-Adapter_W0QQitemZ170097128226QQcategoryZ42323QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

On 3/31/07, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
> Okay, I'm sure some of you have had one of these at some point. I thought
> this would be the magic bullet for avoiding the motherboard issues with my
> old Dell Latitude, and the cardslot adapter I got has two USB ports in it,
>
> which would be really handy, as I only have one presently. So here's the
> issue. I plugged it in, and read through the instructions, and there is a
> cable to go into the existing USB port, to power little devices like my
> externals and iPod charger. Both of these devices are a huge pain in the
> ass because my USB port is so shaky in its power delivery. And to top it
> off, the new cable is a "T" shape and with my vertically oriented USB
> port,
> the cord needs more room than there is, unless I put the lappie up on a
> book or something. But the new ports won't light anything up till I run
> that cable into the old port.
>
> So, finally my question, do ALL of these adapters need to be hooked back
> into the stock USB port for power? I see that there is a cable (*not
> provided*) that can be plugged into normal AC power instead of the old
> port, and I may go that route if there isn't a USB adapter for my card
> slot. Thanks, but this just really pisses me off. It's not like I can just
> run back to the store to exchange it, it's an hour's drive to get anywhere
> that sells this sort of stuff.
>
> Thanks, you can reply off list if you like and tell me that I'm a hopeless
>
> dumbass.
> cathy
>
>
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