OT: USB adapters for PCMCIA slots

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

Sorry, I am VERY frustrated. I CANNOT USE MY EXISTING USB PORT TO POWER IT.
That is the whole point, it is NOT that I want more USB ports, it is that I
NEED a single one that works reliably. The one on my computer does not work
well, will require a motherboard to fix, on a computer that is not worth
fixing. And I do not want to buy a new computer, this one meets my needs
nicely otherwise.
That device looks cool, but it runs off a USB port. Yeah, so I have this
new adapter sending power to devices now, but it isn't detecting files from
the externals hooked up to it. It installed correctly, the wizard picked it
up, and it's there in device manager, it's just not reading a damned thing.
It's okay. I cannot expect anything to work. Evar. Of course now I've
hacked the cord so I cannot even return it.
Cathy

On 10:21 pm 04/02/07 julie@menloparkrandd.com wrote:
>
> Cath, I got one of these. Works very well...http://www.tigerdirect.com
> /applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1740273&CatId=215
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca]
> > Sent: Monday, April 2, 2007 10:13 PM
> > To: 'T Berk'
> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: OT: USB adapters for PCMCIA slots
> >
> > On 6:41 pm 04/02/07 T Berk  wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>  Here is my quick and cheapy answer (before I read the
> >>  other replies);
> >>
> >>  It sounds like you have too much current draw
> >>  (something that needs charging will likely) you need a
> >>  powered USB hub to plug these devices into.
> >>
> >>  Now, I'll go check the other replies and see how I
> >>  matched up with the consensus.
> >>
> >>  TBerk
> >>
> > Well, I'm trying to find any cheesy way to avoid buying a new
> > computer, and the only real problem with this one is the USB port.
> > So if I can power up this cardslot adapter, I'm happy. So Adam and
> > I are rigging up a real mess to solve that problem, I only ever use
> > the USB when I'm using this machine as a desktop anyway, so a bulky
> > fix for this is fine, and the solution we're hacking up is bigger
> > than the laptop itself, but should work. I got my answer, I need to
> > provide 5V. Cheap is the key, as I know this machine's days are
> > numbered, it's really too old to throw much cash at. Cathy
> >
> >
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