Has anyone ever tried using a UTC on a Desktop?

[Jongi]

Basically what the title says. Essentially by a PCMIA adapter for a desktop and plug the UTC into it. Could it possibly work?

 

[Jongi]

PCMCIA obviously

 

[SarelvdWalt]

PCMCIA Adapters for Desktops are scarse

I've also looked for such a solution, but the adapters for the desktops are very scarse. I couldn't find one in SA. Maybe after 6 months they'll have them, but back when I looked for them you couldn't get them. Also, according to a few technitians, it was a bit buggy, sometimes it didn't switch on with the desktop the first time, sometimes it switches off (loses power) during operation. Desided to go for the UTD rather.

 

[Jongi]

Oh I have a UTD. Was just wondering whether this is an alternative was possible.

 

[native]

i think ic have one, lazy to google around

 

[canthonyza]

Recently Bought a PCMCIA Carrier for my Desktop

I recently bought a PCI PCMCIA Carrier for my Desktop. Plugged in my UTC Modem and works just as well as on my laptop.

The card is quite cheap too.

 

[Deanos]

I know that Budget Technologies in Fourways has them... PCI to PCMCIA adapters. Quite cheep too...

It works very well with most PCMCIA cards!

 

[regardtv]

www.miro.co.za also has pcmcia carriers.

Once drivers are installed it all works well ... just remember that the utc can cause BSOD on sleep/resume.

 

[sihen]

Yes I have done this, I have a old PCMCIA PCI bridge which I used for my megawan back in the day, this method works but is not ideal, You might want to look at ordering a pcmcia usb device off the net.

 

[plosiguant]

I was lucky to find a PCMICIA to PCI adapter in the first shop that I tried, especially since iBurst was all out of the UTD adapters at the time.

I have been using it since, and I have not noticed any difference between the performanse using the adapter, and using the UTC card directly in my notebook.