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    usb 2.0 on an older thinkpad t23

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chonga, May 9, 2006.

  1. chonga

    chonga Notebook Deity

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    im looking into getting a tv tuner for my laptop (uses usb 2.0)but i believe the thinkpad t23 is still usb 1.1

    is there anyway i can swap the usb ports out for a newer 2.0 usb with aftermarket replacements??

    any other alternatives? thanks
     
    chonga, May 9, 2006
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  2. NetBrakr

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    Hello, there is a USB PCMCIA Card alternative.

    [​IMG]

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, May 9, 2006
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  3. chonga

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    is there a 2.0 + wireless card?

    cuz i use the slot for a wifi card
     
    chonga, May 9, 2006
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  4. NetBrakr

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    Unforunately, no. :(

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, May 9, 2006
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  5. chonga

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    how do i first know whether or not i have usb 2.0??

    is there an easy way to tell besides the transfer rateS?
     
    chonga, May 9, 2006
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  6. NetBrakr

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    Sure, do you have a USB drive?

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, May 9, 2006
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  7. djpharoah

    djpharoah Notebook Evangelist

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    You dont have USB 2.0
    Thinkpads with the P4-M or higher started having them.
    T3x and higher models all have USB 2.0
     
    djpharoah, May 9, 2006
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  8. chonga

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    ahh ****

    what are my alternatives so that i can have both usb 2.0 and wifi at the same time?
     
    chonga, May 9, 2006
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  9. drumfu

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    buy a usb 2.0 card and then buy a usb 2.0 external wifi card.

    plug both the tv tuner AND the new wifi card into the usb 2.0 card.
     
    drumfu, May 9, 2006
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  10. FN400

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    T23 has 2 PC card slots. If the front of a wifi card is 1-slot thick, use a USB2.0 card in the top slot, and the wifi card in the bottom slot.
     
    FN400, May 9, 2006
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    If your going to try and shoehorn a USB2 card with a Wifi card into two stacked slots, make sure the cards don't don't have protruding ports or antennas that will block each other from proper insertion.
     
    wev162, May 10, 2006
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  12. nathanhuth

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    Wouldn't speeds suffer traveling through the PCMCIA interface, in-turn cancelling out the speed one would acheive from USB 2.0? I would imagine that slower speeds could cause a piece of hardware like a tv tuner to become unusable.
     
    nathanhuth, May 10, 2006
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  13. chonga

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    well im probably just going to buy the tv tuner anyway its only lik3 $30 with discounts and such

    and if it doesnt work, i'll just use it with my desktop :)
     
    chonga, May 11, 2006
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    Bamboo One, May 12, 2006
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