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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model:
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on 06/30/2011 07:34 AM JD wrote the following:
> This pcmcia card has a couple of bad raps from windows users.
> I need this card for my laptop because I have an external HD enclosure
> with eSATA port and my laptop lacks USB 2.0 (has USB 1.1).
> The manufacturer emailed me and claimed the card was tested
> in kernel 2.6.32 and passed.
> I am trying to get some info about other users who may have
> used it in their laptops running any version of linux.
> 
> The card's web site is:
> http://ppa-usa.com/computer-products/sata/pcmcia-combo-usb-2-0-and-sata-cardbus.html
> 

I think the only way to be sure, is to find out the chipset that the
card has.