From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Mon Apr 01 2002 - 21:57:40 EST
I think they are both CardBus, but understand that CardBus slots work
independently of each other - that is, I can install a CardBus Ethernet
adaptor in the top slot, but if I accidently put it into the bottom slot by
mistake, it will re-install itself into that slot!
----- Original Message -----
From: "shamanjp" <shamanjp_at_prodigy.net>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:31 PM
Subject: T23 PC card slots\both cardbus?
> Hi,
> I have an external cardbus cdrw drive it's a 24/10/40 Addonics. It will
> only work in the top PC card slot of my ThinkPad T23. If I put it in the
> bottom slot the drive is not recognized or worse yet the computer hangs up
> booting the Os (ME)it didn't work in windows 2000 either. I also have an
> external scsi zip drive which works fine in either slot but it uses a
pcmcia
> to scsi adapter card. So the slot does work but it seems to not be cardbus
> capable. IBM wouldn't do that would they?
> Is only the top slot cardbus compatible? Or do I need to enable it
somehow?
> This never happened in my old laptop (Toshiba).
> Any insights?
> Thanks,
> Jerry
>
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