Card compatability has to do with making a boot disk from the card, as opposed to using it for Virtual Memory (the card is used more as a solid-state HD than RAM). I don't recall that anyone ever posted a problem with any brand of Compact Flash card for VM, but I and others posted some problems with certain brands for using as boot disks on 5300's.
You can also get a large enough card to use part of it as VM and part of it for browser cache. Regards, Bob Eye Dallas, TX -----Original Message----- From: "John Cate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Powerbook 5300 ????'s Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 23:03:19 -0500 > 3 can I use a compact flash card in a pcmcia card as virtual ram for the > system It generally works, although there are reports of incompatibilities with certain flash memory cards, and it's really not that much faster than virtual memory, anyway. The bottleneck becomes the 16-bit PC Card bus instead of the hard drive. What it does do is allow you to save power because the hard drive isn't being written to constantly for virtual memory. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
