D630 expansion slot - normal PCMCIA or exp ... ... How actually the expansion slot on D630 works? Is it just a normal old type PCMCIA? I bought something Expr ...

iieeann · 03-10-2009, 08:06 PM

How actually the expansion slot on D630 works? Is it just a normal old type PCMCIA?

I bought something Express34 to PCMCIA converter adapter, but not working for my eSata/34 and 3.5G/34 card.

Below is what written on Dell website:-

PC Card:
One Type I or Type II
Supports 34mm ExpressCard via USB interface through PCMCIA adapter

What is "via USB interface through PCMCIA adapter"?? How the h8ck "USB" is involved here? What is the actual bandwidth i can have by using adapter, normal PCMCIA bandwidth or PCIe x1?

Expert please help me clear the confusion. Thank you.

MrEvil · 03-15-2009, 07:49 PM

The D630 has a normal PCMCIA socket. The adapter you bought is a basically a USB controller with an Expresscard physical connection. See, expresscard can use either PCIe bus or a USB connection depending on what the manufacturer of the peripheral chooses. Odds are the card you have needs the PCI Express connection which no adapter I know of supports.

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iieeann Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33 Credits: 421	D630 expansion slot - normal PCMCIA or express capable? How actually the expansion slot on D630 works? Is it just a normal old type PCMCIA? I bought something Express34 to PCMCIA converter adapter, but not working for my eSata/34 and 3.5G/34 card. Below is what written on Dell website:- PC Card: One Type I or Type II Supports 34mm ExpressCard via USB interface through PCMCIA adapter What is "via USB interface through PCMCIA adapter"?? How the h8ck "USB" is involved here? What is the actual bandwidth i can have by using adapter, normal PCMCIA bandwidth or PCIe x1? Expert please help me clear the confusion. Thank you. __________________ Never try fancy SAS/SATA controller on your destop. It just boots your PC 3 times longer than normal onboard controller. period. Last edited by iieeann; 03-10-2009 at 08:50 PM.

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MrEvil The Dr House of PC repair Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 4,451 Credits: 128	The D630 has a normal PCMCIA socket. The adapter you bought is a basically a USB controller with an Expresscard physical connection. See, expresscard can use either PCIe bus or a USB connection depending on what the manufacturer of the peripheral chooses. Odds are the card you have needs the PCI Express connection which no adapter I know of supports. __________________ Notebook Forums' resident Dell/IBM/Sony field service technician. My Notebook: Dell Latitude D820 \| Intel Core Duo T2500 \| 2GB DDR2 \| 15" WSXGA screen \| nVidia Quadro 120m \| 250GB Hard Drive \| Samsung DVD-RW drive My Netbook: ASUS Eee(vil)PC 1000HE upgraded to 2GB of RAM running Windows 7 My Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9300 @ 3.5Ghz Liquid cooled \| 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR 1066 \| ATi Radeon 4870 \| Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB \| ASUS Maximus Formula motherboard \| Vista Ultimate x64

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