[GLLUG] USB Ports Via PCMCIA

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Cheapest price I could find when I was refurbishing that old P-III SONY VAIO 
PCG-FX was on eBay. $7 and free shipping for a 2 port or $13.98 for a 4 
port.

I didn’t buy one so I have no first hand knowledge of quality or if drivers 
are needed because I was able to remove the bad USB port and replace it with 
a replacement serial/usb/nic port board from ZKARLO.com

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-PCMCIA-to-USB-2-0-CardBus-2-Port-480M-Inside-hide-/190645084153?pt=US_Laptop_Port_Expansion_Cards&hash=item2c63551ff9

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-4-Port-USB-2-0-Hub-to-CardBus-PCMCIA-PC-Card-Adapter-US-/270970480129?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f17196601

-----Original Message----- 
From: Clay Dowling
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 2:54 PM
To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
Subject: Re: [GLLUG] USB Ports Via PCMCIA

On 10/18/12 1:48 PM, Chick Tower wrote:
> I have a laptop with faulty USB ports.  Does anyone have a PCMCIA card
> that provides USB ports that you would be willing to sell me?
>
> Would USB ports provided by such a device be accessed just like any
> built-in USB port, or is additional software required?
>
Newegg seems to have one at a good price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16839328001

Honestly, I just went there to see what such a device might look like.
I never imagined somebody would have a use for one.  Once the USB ports
give out on a computer, other major failures are sure to follow.

Clay
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