CompactFlashTM (CF) is equivalent to PC Card ATA from electric point of view. In fact, CF cards can be inserted into PC Card Type II slots using a PCMCIA adapter. The main differences between the two are the size of their outlook and the number of pins on the connector. The CF card uses a 50 pin connector while PC Card ATA uses a 68 pin connector.

PC Card ATA is a PCMCIA standard that specifically addresses data storage products. It combines the industry standard AT disk drive command set, registers and protocol with the PCMCIA interface registers and protocols. Together these standards define the PC Card ATA standard which is a technology independent interface. This means that today's PC Card ATA products and tomorrow's systems will be compatible.

Both cards use the same connector and so Type I can be used in a Type II socket but not the other way round.

The MPR5000 and the MPR6000 utilize the same RFID reader engine. The MPR5000 is a 1/2 watt reader that has an integrated antenna for mobile applications. The MPR6000 is the same reader without an integrated antenna; it has two antenna ports with MMCX jacks for applications that require external antennas. The MPR7000 is a 1 watt reader that has two MMCX connectors and can only be used in serial communications mode.

The System BIOS Vendors, such as AMI, Award, Phoenix, SystemSoft, etc., which have built-in PC Card ATA support. We suggest you contact the system BIOS vendors directly to obtain the most up-to-date information.

All VIA mainboards accept our CompactFlash adapters. The case determines which adapter you should use. The VIA EPIA MII and MS mainboards accept CF cards through their onboard CF readers. The VIA EPIA MII mainboards cannot boot CF cards using the built-in CF reader, but the VIA EPIA MS mainboards can.

If your card is a CompactFlash Storage Card, and not a hard-disk based "microdrive" CF card, then the answer is almost certainly Yes. The vast majority of CF cards work with the Athena CF Enabler. (Note that, though we don't officially support the hard-disk based microdrives yet, many of our customers have told us the microdrive CF cards work fine already―in Read-Only mode.

No. To avoid creating problems for digital cameras that might later try to read a picture file from the COMPACTFLASH Card, the Frame allows pictures on a COMPACTFLASH Card to be copied, deleted, shared, and uploaded for print orders, but they cannot be rotated.

With the holes (for contact pins) of the card facing the Frame, insert the card with its label facing up – if the Frame is laying face up, insert the card so its label is facing up as well. Be sure to insert the COMPACTFLASH Card completely.

I am using my CF card as a physical disk. Whenever I try to save, I can't because the disk is locked. I unchecked the "Write protect drive letter" in the Change DOS drive letter wizzard, but it will not stay unchecked. After reboot, it is back, and I still can't save.

PocketDOS can be installed to and run from a Compact Flash card. When you install PocketDOS it prompts you for an install directory, you just need to enter the name of a folder on your CF card at this point (eg. \Storage Card\PocketDOS).

The SodaFloat® is for vending machines without legs. A VendaFloat™ is for vending machines with legs and comes with adjustable spacers to bridge the gap at the bottom of the machine.

Whether a client adapter is a 16-bit PCMCIA card or a 32-bit CardBus card doesn't matter to NetStumbler. However, it may matter to your laptop. CardBus is a fairly recent technology, and laptops built before 1999 generally don't have CardBus slots. If you buy a CardBus card and your laptop lacks a CardBus slot, the card won't fully insert and will not function at all.

with PC Card, the Type I/II designation only has to do with the thickness of the card. Type I cards are 3.3mm...

It's rare, but it can happen, like if you eject the card while the camera is still writing to it. At the very worst, you will have to reformat the card. Sometimes the camera is smart enough to do this on its own, but if things are really hosed, you will have to use a PCMCIA carrier and a laptop computer to reformat the card. Use the standard DOS format command.

Usually. The only time you shouldn't remove the card is when the camera is processing images. If the red "Busy LED" is blinking, leave it alone until the camera finishes. Otherwise, it's perfectly fine to pull the card with the camera on, and insert it into a running computer. The red "Memory Busy" LED is not the same as the green "Please Wait" LED next to the viewfinder. The memory LED is hidden under the CompactFlash eject button. When this one is blinking, do not eject your memory.

Yes, you can delete pictures on a COMPACTFLASH Card just like the pictures in the permanent Frame memory. NOTE: You can tell which pictures are resident on the COMPACTFLASH Card by the CF icon that appears in the lower right-hand corner of the thumbnail views. Pictures from a COMPACTFLASH Card that have been copied on to the Frame do not have this icon on the thumbnail views.

To order prints at their original, higher resolution from a COMPACTFLASH Card, don't copy them first to the Frame. Not only will they be printed at the higher-resolution, when the print order is uploaded, the higher resolution pictures will be added to your StoryCenter Inbox. There is an additional $0.25 per print charge for each print ordered with a resolution greater than 640 x 480.

Create a directory (Python22) in CF card. Copy all .exe .dll .pyd there. Copy Lib and other directory in it. Rename the Python (Python directory, PocketPCPython.exe, and .dll in you main memory for testing. Try the Python in CF card. If "import site failed" error occurs, copy site.py or site.pyc from Lib directory to Python22 directory.

Apple changed a component on the original Orinoco wireless card (same as AirPort) and they will never work in that slot, unfortunately.

I've got an awful lot of cards, and inventory changes as I buy and sell them. I'd rather you tell me what YOU are looking for and we work out what you need and what I have. This is where I'm most comfortable in discussing choices and options. You've hopefully decided by this point what you want to do and how to do it, or you simply need a replacement card, or you have a favorite card you always wanted. In short, I respond best to SPECIFIC requests for hardware.

Flash memory can be erased and rewritten millions of times, but technically it does wear out and fail with extensive use. Very old flash technology would wear out after tens of thousands of erases, but modern CompactFlash lasts much longer. The lifespan of CompactFlash memory is so extremely long that it's going to fail in some other way before it wears out or becomes landfill.

Canon recommends and supports the PowerShot cameras only with it's own cards, however some other CompactFlash cards do indeed work. CAUTION: Not all CompactFlash cards are equal, the variations in read/write speeds is one factor, also consider the different power consumptions. We have even heard of 5volt and 3.3volt cards, though the standard covers both in the same card. For example we have successfully tried a 45MB Sandisk card in a PowerShot 600, and a PowerShot A5.

The reader supports any CompactFlash card bearing the CompactFlash or CF trademarks, regardless of the card's capacity or it's manufacturer.

David Cary designed this FAQ to hold everything PCMCIA and PC Card - related that I know/want to know/have heard rumors about/. I can't possibly guarantee that everything in here is true. Please do send corrections, (good) questions, suggestions, contributions, (constructive) criticism, clarification of ambiguities, and pointers to d.cary+pc_card@ieee.org (David Cary). The symbol "???" indicates unknown or incomplete information -- if you can confirm it, please tell me.

Yes, however, some other manufacturers' drivers may incorrectly assume a PCI-X Sonnet card is another SATA card; kernel panics may occur; the PCIe cards are not suspect to this problem.

PC is a specific phospholipid nutrient, whereas lecithin is a compound mixture of PC, other phospholipids, and other substances. It is true that taking a lecithin supplement will provide some PC, but research has shown that the benefits of 'PC' result from much higher levels than are available in most commercial lecithin.

A Workstation is a high-level stand-alone machine usually designed for a particular purpose, such as CAD engineering, digital content creation, or data modeling, where as a PC (personal computer) is not as sophisticated or powerful and is generally used for basic office and home applications.

A SoftPhone, is a program that runs in your computer that allows you to use a VSP service using your speakers and microphone. ATA (Analogue Telephone Adaptor), is a box that connects to your router and therefore to your internet connection where you can plug any standard phone o make the calls IP Phone, looks like a telephone but instead of plugging to the PSTN (regular phone network) it gets connected to your router.