Hi All, I use an old Toshiba Qosmio with a PCMCIA slot to download my P2 footage. Toshiba are warning about voltage to the slot but say that "PCMCIA Card Bus Cards are not affected".
I have re-read the P2 spec sheet and it says the Interface is CardBus (PC Card standards), and that its Voltage is 3.3V. Some IT tech stuff is just beyond my reach and so I'm a bit concerned that even if it's a Card Bus(?) that the P2 card could still be getting a 5 volt charge.
Having just spent almost the same $$$$s on cards as on the 170 I would love for someone to confirm that they won't be damaged if accidentally left in the slot.
Here is the message from Toshiba:
"If you leave a PCMCIA card in the PCMCIA slot of your PC system during initial boot, the PC system BIOS will detect the PCMCIA card and send a 5 Volt electric potential to the PCMCIA slot. If the PCMCIA card in the slot has a 16bit/3.3V configuration, it is possible that the 5 Volt electric potential could damage the PCMCIA card.
Please check your PCMCIA card, the user manual or contact the card manufacturer/supplier to determine the specific configuration of your PCMCIA card.
If you use or expect to use a 16bit/3.3V PCMCIA card, we strongly recommend that you download a modified BIOS from Toshiba's web site to your PC system prior to using the 16 bit/3.3V card in order to avoid any possible damage.
PCMCIA cards that offer a 16bit/5.0V, 16 bit/3.3V and 5.0V dual support or Card Bus Cards are not affected."
The last line I am interpreting as saying: The P2 card is a Card Bus Card, and even though the P2 is a 3.3Volt card it cannot be damaged by the Toshiba 5V PCMCIA slot. Is that right??
Any confirmation would be much appreciated.
Bowen
I have re-read the P2 spec sheet and it says the Interface is CardBus (PC Card standards), and that its Voltage is 3.3V. Some IT tech stuff is just beyond my reach and so I'm a bit concerned that even if it's a Card Bus(?) that the P2 card could still be getting a 5 volt charge.
Having just spent almost the same $$$$s on cards as on the 170 I would love for someone to confirm that they won't be damaged if accidentally left in the slot.
Here is the message from Toshiba:
"If you leave a PCMCIA card in the PCMCIA slot of your PC system during initial boot, the PC system BIOS will detect the PCMCIA card and send a 5 Volt electric potential to the PCMCIA slot. If the PCMCIA card in the slot has a 16bit/3.3V configuration, it is possible that the 5 Volt electric potential could damage the PCMCIA card.
Please check your PCMCIA card, the user manual or contact the card manufacturer/supplier to determine the specific configuration of your PCMCIA card.
If you use or expect to use a 16bit/3.3V PCMCIA card, we strongly recommend that you download a modified BIOS from Toshiba's web site to your PC system prior to using the 16 bit/3.3V card in order to avoid any possible damage.
PCMCIA cards that offer a 16bit/5.0V, 16 bit/3.3V and 5.0V dual support or Card Bus Cards are not affected."
The last line I am interpreting as saying: The P2 card is a Card Bus Card, and even though the P2 is a 3.3Volt card it cannot be damaged by the Toshiba 5V PCMCIA slot. Is that right??
Any confirmation would be much appreciated.
Bowen
