On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 12:59:20PM -0500, Lee Bradshaw wrote: > On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 05:33:42PM +0100, Schoppitsch Dieter wrote: > > So I have 2 questions: > > * Does my Ethernet-card work if I put it in with force > > ('file the edge' - I'm serious)? > > No. You probably have a 32-bit (Cardbus, PCI-like) card. It sounds > like your laptop only supports the older 16-bit (PCCard, ISA-like) > cards. > > The electrical connections on the card types are different and the > physical difference prevents new cards from plugging into systems that > don't support them.
This is intentional. > You can try to find a card that fits. It probably isn't worth paying > extra for 100 Mbps since you'll be limited by the bandwidth (1/2 data > width and slower) on the older bus. Since it's intentional, a card that physically fits should be compatible. They should be available for a song.