[DuoList] Wireless options for 2400c?

Chuck Kenney kenneyc at mac.com
Thu Mar 3 15:45:15 PST 2005


The 2400 cage holds a cardbus card without any issues.  I've inserted and
removed cardbus cards from my 2400 with it apart to make sure, and nothing
is getting pushed, bent, etc.

On 3/3/05 3:39 PM, "Daniel Palka" <macdaniel3400c at palkasoft.com> wrote:

> Lies!  A cardbus card will NOT fit into a non-cardbus cage (unless you
> physically modify the card).  If you force it in, you WILL damage the
> cage.
> 
> The PowerBook 3400c has cardbus circuitry, but a non-cardbus cage.  So
> in the case of the 3400c, if you modify the cardbus card to be
> phsyically the same dimensions as a cardbus card, it will be recognized
> on the desktop yes.  It is very buggy though and doesn't work 100%
> flawlessly.  See this page for more
> http://www.danpalka.com/hooper/firewire.html
> 
> However, I do not think the 2400c operates this way.  It likely will
> not work at all, and may screw something up.
> 
> On Mar 3, 2005, at 12:35 PM, BG wrote:
> 
>> Inserting the cardbus card will not damage the 2400. It just won't
>> work, you may have to manually eject it.
>> 
>> The mod is not that complex, a select few of the comets came cardbus
>> from the factory, but they are few and far between.
>> 
>> BG
>> 
>> On Mar 3, 2005, at 10:04 AM, Scott Strungis wrote:
> 
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