somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 12/18/03 1:59 PM, the entity known as Mark Kippert transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> I agree that my knowledge differs, that's why I included the links with my > reply. While I have owned a 3400 in the past, I never tried to use USB with > it. As such my knowledge isn't firsthand in regards to USB. > > I've always found it strange that some people can use USB cards and others > can't. I also find it strange that there's a vendor out there selling the > cardbus upgrade as well as folks posting instructions on DIY conversions. > > It seems like there's a lot of contradictory info out there, but you > certainly can't dispute first hand knowledge. There's nothing contradictory at all if everyone would just read ALL the available material (not just the websites cited in this thread, but also searching on this list's archives, since this topic seems to come up monthly). a) the PC Card *circuitry* in the 3400 IS CardBus-compliant. b) the 3400's card *cage*, i.e., the physical mechanism that accepts/ejects the cards, is NOT compliant, but is very nearly compliant. The ONLY things the MCE upgrade provide (AFAIK) are the proper 'keying' to accept CardBus cards, and some electromagnetic shielding to reduce the chance of two high bandwidth cards interfering with one another. So, if you either find that the particular USB card you're interested in can be made to fit out of the box (that is, some of us were able to coax the card to 'force fit'), or if you do a little whittling to reshape the keyed part of the connector on the card, the card should work. Also, a fair number on this list have found that even FireWire cards work, so MCE's EMI shielding is definitely NOT mandatory. Bottom line, the 3400 is CardBus-compliant with the footnote that manually reshaping the connector is highly recommended. Hope that clears everything up. (For this month... ;-) ) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ===================================================================== I like animals. They taste good! ===================================================================== -- 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
