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Re: Upgrading an old IBM ThinkPad for use in Car

It looks like they had two or three versions of the machine. The one I have was once used in a classroom setting, until the school replaced them. So it is the low-end version. Thus 16bit cards. It doesn't look like 16bit cards were made that can do wifi/bluetooth, usb, etc.

However, I did find a $20 expansion/doc for the thing. It has 2 PCMCIA II/III slots and usb-a.

I am very interested in the idea of an inexpensive ssd for it. Although cf would be better!


Edit: Found this:

How to Convert a Laptop USB to a USB2
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By Quinten Plummer
eHow Contributing Writer
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Vamp up your USB data transfer rate by upgrading your old USB 1.1 drivers to USB 2.0. USB 2.0 allows you to move data between your computer and peripherals at rates up to 40 times faster than standard USB connections. USB 2.0 transfers at a maximum of 60 megabytes of data per second compared to the 1.5 MBPS transfer rate of USB 1.1. Most newer computers will come with the drivers pre-installed, but if you have an older computer you can do the upgrade yourself. Read on to find out how to get the most out of your USB ports.

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Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
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* Laptop

1.
Step 1

Download a copy of the USB 2.0 drivers from your computer motherboard's software and driver CD, or download a copy of the drivers online (see link in Resources below). Create a new folder on your computer's desktop and then copy the driver to it.
2.
Step 2

Launch the "Start" menu and then click the "Control Panel." In the "Control Panel," click on the icon labeled "System." Under "System," navigate to the "Hardware" tab, and then click on the button labeled "Device Manager."
3.
Step 3

Scroll through "Device Manager" and locate your the "Universal Serial Bus Controller" heading. Under the heading, your "USB Host Controller" should be marked with a yellow exclamation mark. Click on the host controller.
4.
Step 4

Click on the host controller's "Driver" tab, and then click the button labeled "Update Driver." Select the option labeled "No, not this time" to bypass the Windows update. Click "Next."
5.
Step 5

Select the option labeled "Install from a list or specific location" on the next page. Click "Browse" to locate the folder to which you copied the USB 2.0 driver. Open the folder, select the file and then click "next" to install the driver.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5266662_conv...p-usb-usb.html
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