Have Mini-PCI TypeIII Card, won't fit

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Locke

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Hello,

I have a question about mini-pci cards and such. I recently purchased a mini-PCI TypeIII wlan card off of Ebay, only later to find that my notebook (Dell Inspiron 6400) doesn't support mini-PCI Type III (yes, I know, it was my own fault). Since the purchase was on Ebay there was no way of me returning it and getting my money back.

My question is - is there anything I can do to get this card working in some fashion? I've heard of mini-PCI TypeIII to PCI converters (for use in my PC) but was unsure about it. Any thoughts?

-Locke
 
Yeah, that would be an option from what I see. Only thing is that it would cost me about the same as I paid for the card...

Thanks anyhow, I'll try to see if there might be a local supplier of the same type of part.
 
I'm a bit rusty on the Types I, II, and III PCMCIA cards (mini-PCI), but from what I understand, Type I can accomodate (1) Type I card. Type II can accept (1) Type II card or (2) Type I. Type III can accept the following combinations: (1) Type I, (2) Type I, (1) Type I and (1)Type II, (1) Type II, or (1) Type III.
 
don't know about mini pci cards, but if you're interested i have a wireless internet card that you stick on the side of you laptop just lying around. You can have it if you want. Looks like this
 
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