weird problem with powerbook 5300 pc card slots

[youjuoufudtgd]

I'm trying to insert a PC Card into a powerbook 5300. ( it's the thin kind of card)

when I push it in it's hard to push and it doesn't go all the way.

then it pops out (like a spring, not like it is being ejected) after 15ish seconds.

What could I be doing wrong? No, it's not upside down

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Make sure the edges of the connector side are both silver. Gold = CardBus

Dunno if they behave that way, but that'd be my first troubleshooting step.

 

[AlpineRaven]

Have you used this PC card in PowerBook 5300 before?

Cheers

AP

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Tested: PC Card/CardBus won't insert fully into 5300 or 190.

It makes sense that they'd make 32bit card slots backward compatible with 16 bit PCMCIA cards and ensure that 32bit cards were physically incompatible with the 16bit PCMCIA slot form factor. Physical testing was faster/easier/more fun than searching/reading. :blink: