The most economical method to add PCMCIA functionality to the desktop PC !

This PCI to Cardbus/PCMCIA adapter Card adopts the most advanced chipset to work as the bridge between your PCMCIA cardbus PC card and PCI bus for the Desktop PC so you can make use of your laptop adapter cards with the desktop PC. 

It can accept almost any 8/16-bit  CardBus (PCMCIA) type of device such as GPRS modem card, Modem card, SRAM card, Wireless LAN card, Bluetooth, CardBus hard drive, Firewire/USB host controller or Serial-ATA host controller adapter to be connected to the rear end of the desktop PC via the cardbus slot of this card. 

Installation of this card reader is a snap. It plugs right into the PCI bus slot and instantly provides easy upgrade and expansion solutions to your system through all kinds of PC Cards. 



32-bit and 16-bit Cardbus Support
This Cardbus adaptor has the ability to support both the now semi-outdated 16-bit (Card-16) specification and the new CardBus (Card-32) specification PCMCIA Cards, therefore supporting any current PCMCIA card with 3.3V/5V operation. One rear access PC Card to support all of Type I/II/III PCMCIA card slot for Wireless network PCMCIA card, ATA Flash Card, PC Card Adapter, Bluetooth, USB and firewire PCMCIA card.

Hot Swapable
Cards used in this adaptor can be inserted and removed at any time, including whilst the PC is turned on, much like a laptop's PCMCIA port. If you want to change the brand of your wireless adaptor, for instance, you simply press the removal button, take out the old card, and insert the new one. If you are using Windows, then the card will be auto detected and you wont have to do anything else (except put the driver disk in if it uses nonstandard drivers).

PCI Interface
Being a PCI based adaptor, any cards placed within this adaptor will utilize the dedicated PCI bus, instead of CPU processing power which USB devices are known to devour, allowing for the best possible system performance.

PCMCIA Cardbus to PCI Adapter Card
PCI-PCMCIA$24.50