Don Wakefield wrote: >Could I have someone clear the fog, once and for all, which surrounds >"Cardbus" and "3400's". I have read about the $100+ "cage upgrade" (which >may or may not be necessary to make it cardbus complient), the cardbus >"dremel tool slot grinding tip" (which may not work because it doesn't >always seat correctly,) type 1, 2, and 3 PCMCIA cards which are now scarce >do to age, and am now suffering cognative dissonance. I have no idea what >really is possible. All PBs 3400 are cardbus capable, however without modifying the cage or card they cannot physically accept a cardbus card.
Visit my page for a report on some of what I was able to do with a _stock_ 3400: <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/3400cardbus.html> I also recently picked up a VST brand FW card which works fine with just the Apple FW extensions. Just as with the Newer FW card, I had to slice the corner to allow it to fit (see above url for details), but with a bit of careful cutting it seats fine. I also chopped the corner off a DVD zoomed-video card with the rather optimistic idea I could play DVDs. The DVD card seems to load its driver as it appears on the desktop with the correct name once the driver's enabled. I have a Matshita DVD burner in an external FW box, and while a DVD mounts and launches DVD player I haven't yet been able to get past the various HW and SW 'failure' warnings. As for T1,2,3 PCMCIA cards, any card fitting any of those specs shold work in a 3400 provided they have a driver. Storage devices and hardware modems seem to be generally supported by MacOS itself, but most other stuff requires a vendor-specific driver. >Can I get this information in one place at one time? Oh sheesh, now yer asking for more than I can dish up in these few minutes I have. >Can a 3400 utilize: Firewire, USB 1 or preferably 2, and 802.11 by way of >its card slots? Yes, yes, _I_have_no_idea_, and yes. I've not tried a USB card in a 3400 but lots of others have reported various degrees of success. Seems to me the best reported results came to those who bought a Mac-supported card. >If so, EXACTLY HOW? (as in recommended brands or software versions or the >mechanical enhancements which are required) Oh sheesh, now yer asking for more than I can dish up in these few minutes I have. Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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
