Here are some very easy instructions to get the Quatech Parallel PCMCIA card working with FastLynx:
1. Install the Quatech card and drivers
2. Open the Quatech Parallel Port properties in device manager
3. Click on Resources tab
4. [...]
These cards are extremely unrecommended for use with the USB to cardbus readers for 32 bit and 16 bit cards.
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Well, you’ve all been wanting to watch your favorite internet romance (below) with your new PCMCIA wireless internet card on your computer that has no PCMCIA slots.
We’ve mentioned some of the different solutions in days gone by, but it’s time to pull it all together.
The Solutions:
If you have USB ports then you can either [...]
8/8/07 Update: We’re happy to say that the Express Card to PCMCIA Adapter has been a huge hit. And now Duel Systems has come out with the PCMCIA to Express Card Adapter, the fiendishly stylish inverse of the Express Card to PCMCIA, this cradle allows you to use newer, slimmer Express Cards in older [...]
If you need a PCMCIA slot on your computer for your EVDO card, then consider the USB to PCMCIA card adapter kit. This adapter allows you to connect a PCMCIA card (32 bit) to your computer through a USB port. This is a newer adapter on the market, and so, not every card has [...]
Over the next few years you should slowly see the standard PCMCIA slots on laptops disappear (if you are a Mac laptop user it won’t be so slow - the new MacBook Pro’s only have ExpressCard slots). The new standard, ExpressCard, is smaller and faster than PCMCIA. ExpressCards come in two different sizes - 34mm [...]
Cameron and Mark wrote up a good tutorial on connecting your PC to your TV that is worth checking out. They also share information in the tutorial on pumping a TV signal into your PC which is a pretty cool alternative to a traditional DVR.
If you have a PCMCIA card that requires external power, the sequence in which you plug in the different ports will make a huge difference. We sell cards that use external power. Here are the instructions to install these type of cards:
1. Plug power connections into PCMCIA card and power supply(sometimes the power supply is [...]
This last week I got another old laptop. My older brother gave me an old Compaq laptop that could not get power at all. Well, although I have no experience whatsoever with electrical engineering, I decided that it would be fun to try fixing the laptop.
After disassembling, I found the culprit. The power connection [...]
Mini-itx computers are amazingly small computers.
They can be powerful machines, they dont take up very much space, and they are highly modifiable. http://www.mini-itx.com/ is a great site for seeing all of the crazy things people do with these little devils. If you are looking for ideas of what you can add to your [...]