> I installed a Belkin Busport Mobile (m/n:F5U022) PCMCIA USB adapterin my 3400c, upper card slot. It showed up as an icon on the desktop but my Imation SuperDisk USB drive does not show up when I attach it and insert a floppy disk.
I used the Eject command to remove the PC Card. The icon disappeared but the card remained in place. I have rebooted several times and the adapter icon still does not appear on the desktop as when I first installed it.
How do I get the card out of the slot without damaging anything?
First, what version of Mac OS are you running? Have you installed all the requisite USB system software?
OS is 9.1. Software downloaded from Belkin won't install claiming incompatibility with the computer. I bought the card, however from someone who uses the same model in a 3400 with no additional enabling software.
Second, does the USB card seat right? The card CAN go in just far enough to be recognized enough to mount, but not enough to fully transmit all the needed signals. Recall that there's that little issue of the 'keyed' shape of the end of the card. And sometimes there's a little too much of the plastic overcoat on the outside of the card & it sometimes needs to get peeled off. And don't forget that you must eject the card BEFORE you shut down or restart, or else it won't remount.
Firm pressure was required to get the card in. I used the upper slot. I tried to decipher the orientation but cannot tell the shape of the receiver inside the computer.
I searched the archives briefly and didn't come up with much. I will try to take another look soon.
Finally, if the card doesn't eject when you drag it to the trash, then there's a little hole where you can insert an unbent paper clip, much as you can do to eject a stuck disk.
This hasn't worked so far. I wasn't sure (a) if those really were manual eject holes or (b) how hard I hadda push to get the card to release.
Thanks for the input several of you have provided.
-Eric Hopkins
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