on 03/12/03 00:02, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have just purchased my first PCMCIA card (a combo USB 2 and Firewire) card > for my Wallstreet. I am surprised by the amount of force it seems to require > to properly seat the card. Is this normal or is there a problem with the > card.
The card should be fine. The force that it requires is probably due to the nature of the PCMCIA card cage and the springs that push the card out when you eject it from the system or by pressing one of the little button. As has been documented before, the design of the ejection mechanism in the Wallstreet was problematic. I had to replace the card cage 3 times when I had a Wallstreet. Apple changed the design completely with the Lombard and later, the Pismo, for a push lever. No springs anymore that put constantly that pressure on the card, so the laptop can eject it. I would suggest that you whether keep the card all the time, or you just use it when you need it... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] C Programmer's Disease n.: The tendency of the undisciplined C programmer to set arbitrary but supposedly generous static limits on table sizes (defined, if you're lucky, by constants in header files) rather than taking the trouble to do proper dynamic storage allocation. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
