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 For more details about CardBus see (http://www.pcmcia.org/papers/new_bus.htm http://www.pcmcia.org/papers/new_bus.htm) 

 

-Because the formfactor is identical, CardBus cards are often refered to as "[PCMCIA] cards". A standard [PCMCIA] card will work in a CardBus slot, but a CardBus device won't work in a regular [PCMCIA] slot unless it is also backward compatible to standard [PCMCIA]. 

+Because the formfactor is identical, CardBus cards are often refered to as "[PCMCIA] cards". A standard [PCMCIA] card will work in a CardBus slot, but a CardBus device won't work in a regular [PCMCIA] slot unless it is also backward compatible to standard [PCMCIA]. 

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+{http://www.pcmcia.org/images/Type_I.jpg Type I PC Card} {http://www.pcmcia.org/images/Type_II.jpg Type II PC Card} {http://www.pcmcia.org/images/Type_III.jpg Type II PC Card} 

 

 The CardBus standard was released in 1996, so even quite old laptops have CardBus controllers. Some Toshiba laptops allow you to switch between [PCMCIA] and CardBus support in the BIOS.