On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 6:31 PM D. Resor via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Does anyone have past experience with Memory Card Explorer and the Elan P423 > BUS to PC Car Reader-Writer 2 Slot Internal unit? > > https://www.synchrotech.com/products/card-rw_33_p423_elan_pcmcia_pc-card_rea > der_slot.html > > Memory Card Explorer has certain compatibility rules for the Motherboard it > is installed in. The software seems to be a bit picky. > > Which mainboard/motherboard is best suited for the task and using Windows XP > x32 SP3?
If you are trying to use a PCI bus PC Card adapter on Windows XP, my guess is that most of those system restrictions don't really apply, as long as the system has a PCI slot. I have never used Memory Card Explorer, nor do I have a copy of it to try. Seems too expensive to justify buying a copy (if it is still available for purchase) for anything I would do with it. What do you actually need to accomplish with the PC Card adapter and software? In the last year or so I wanted to read and write to some linear flash cards, which were used to store firmware for some older devices (e.g. DECserver 900TM, NCD Explora X-Terminal). I ended up getting a PCI bus PC Card adapter based on the TI PCI1131 PCI-TO-CARDBUS CONTROLLER UNIT chip. I set that up in a Linux system and eventually managed to get some MTD (Memory Technology Devices) software installed so that I could read and write to a variety of linear flash cards. It was not trivial to do so. I think I had to rebuild the kernel at some point to get some of the drivers to work. I'd have to dig up notes I might have about it to remember the details.
