I usually leave a compact flash card reader in mine just to keep out the dust (I throw the plastic insert away immediately). I use my digital cameras a lot (and guess what...I just got a Nikon 8700 and it is awesome) so a PCMCIA flash reader is easy to use (may need faster methods though as I gear up to bigger filesizes on my 512 MB flash card in the 8700).
In my Latitude 840c (it has two PC card slots) I use a 802.11g Belkin card for better wireless speed and also have a flash card reader for it. I had considered a USB 2.0 card, but I'm trading up to a 9100 and won't need the Latitude much longer (great machine though for the past 18 months...I never had to reinstall XP).
It should have shipped with an insert. If not I'd suggest visiting a computer repair shop and they'll probably give you one for free. Or call Dell for a replacement.
I have the insert in there. Not sure of what else would go in there? I use to have a wireless adapter in there, but that's not needed anymore. So it stands alone and waisting space. Putting a 3 1/2" floppy in there would have been more useful.
I had a Toshiba notebook for a few days but had to return it because its PCMCIA slot uses a ENE controller chip that is not compatible with my Echo Audio Indigo add-on card. Apparently the ENE chip is somehow not good with audio cards.
If anyone with a Dell 9100, 5150, or 1150 could check in control panel Device Mnager under PCMCIA adapter, does it say what type of controller chip is used? I might buy one of those notebooks. The 8600 uses an non-ENE chip so it would be OK.
I also have a Compact Flash adapter in my PCMCIA card. My wireless adapter is in my mini-pci slot. The only other thing I could ever need in my 8200 is maybe a USB 2.0 card.
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>What's in your PCMCIA slot?
I usually leave a compact flash card reader in mine just to keep out the dust (I throw the plastic insert away immediately). I use my digital cameras a lot (and guess what...I just got a Nikon 8700 and it is awesome) so a PCMCIA flash reader is easy to use (may need faster methods though as I gear up to bigger filesizes on my 512 MB flash card in the 8700).
In my Latitude 840c (it has two PC card slots) I use a 802.11g Belkin card for better wireless speed and also have a flash card reader for it. I had considered a USB 2.0 card, but I'm trading up to a 9100 and won't need the Latitude much longer (great machine though for the past 18 months...I never had to reinstall XP).
Cheers,
Texruss
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I use the INDIGO IO sound card.
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It should have shipped with an insert. If not I'd suggest visiting a computer repair shop and they'll probably give you one for free. Or call Dell for a replacement.
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Like Texruss, I have a compact flash adapter in mine. I take a lot of digital pictures and then download them from the cf card onto the computer.
Pam
Love my I8600!
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5150: Texas Instruments PCI-4510 cardbus controller
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I had a Toshiba notebook for a few days but had to return it because its PCMCIA slot uses a ENE controller chip that is not compatible with my Echo Audio Indigo add-on card. Apparently the ENE chip is somehow not good with audio cards.
If anyone with a Dell 9100, 5150, or 1150 could check in control panel Device Mnager under PCMCIA adapter, does it say what type of controller chip is used? I might buy one of those notebooks. The 8600 uses an non-ENE chip so it would be OK.
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Message Edited by wdnwtrpro on 04-09-2004 11:04 PM
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