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panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) c0dekid Profile well I just found interest in this puppy this morning, but I've already started diggin' up toys for it - here's a panasonic 16 bit PCMCIA soundcard with mic, speakers software and cables for $50.....hope it helps! http://shop.store.yahoo.com/mpsuperbuys/pnsnd.html 04-16-2001 08:15:43

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Glitch Profile c0dekid: Thanks for the link. Please post more if you find them. All: FYI, MPSuperbuys has a good price on the card, but wants $17 for ground shipping. However, it still might be a good deal even with the outrageous shipping costs. Glitch Electronics run on smoke, if you let the smoke out they won't work 04-16-2001 09:05:34

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) SiliconIce Profile I wonder if it would be possible to do a group order of several and save on the shipping? That could save some money on shipping. But someone would have to buy a bunch and reship them. Just an idea. 04-16-2001 12:28:03

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) SiliconIce Profile Do you think it would be possible that there could be a game-port on the cable? I have seen that some of the PCMCIA sound cards have a game-port on the dongle, but none are near this cheap. 04-16-2001 12:55:05

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Groch Profile | Email Looks to me like the Panasonic sound card matches this http://www.kme.panasonic.co.jp/kikusui/en/english/cdrom/europe/kxl-d745.htm That's one impressive dongle!!! Defeats the portability aspect a bit. I don't see a game port, nor can I tell if the sound plugs are generic. Its about circa '96 which may be what to expect on this kind of thing. On the other hand that looks like a scsi plug which could be interesting. 04-16-2001 14:57:06

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Groch Profile | Email Here is it exactly I think, KXL-D20 http://www.panasonic.com/office/spec_sheets/kxld720.pdf 04-16-2001 15:08:39

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Glitch Profile Hmmm. I wonder what is really included on the $50 version? I found this also: http://www.egghead.com/category/inv/00331743/03710303.htm?fid=shopper Glitch Electronics run on smoke, if you let the smoke out they won't work 04-16-2001 16:43:38

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) bus_depot Profile This page seems to have more detailed specs on the card (assuming it's the same one): http://www.shoplet.com/hardware/db/634040.html 04-16-2001 20:15:03

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Glitch Profile busdepot: The way that I'm interpreting the descriptions is that the PCMCIA card is NOT included. This is just a add-on kit if you already have a PCMCIA card and CDROM drive. The kit adds I/O ports for the card instead of only having a CDROM interface. Am I missing something? Glitch Electronics run on smoke, if you let the smoke out they won't work 04-16-2001 20:40:22

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Groch Profile | Email OK, you guys are confusing the heck out of me. Busdepots reference looks like something totally different. Here is a description of the KXL-D20 from a 1996 PC Mag: "Panasonic Communications and Systems Co. sells the KXL-D721 two ways: as a complete $599 package or as the $399 PCMCIA CD-ROM Player and the snap-on KXL-D20 Multimedia Sound Kit, which adds audio ($349). At 2 pounds 2 ounces and 1.2 by 5.3 by 7.9 inches, the KXL-D720 resembles a portable audio CD player and can run on batteries or AC power. The double-speed CD-ROM drive attaches via a Type II PC Card and had the best data-access times of the double-speed drives. The KXL-D20 is Sound Blaster-and Ad Lib-compatible, but the included small speakers produced disappointing sound quality." 04-16-2001 20:52:08

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) bus_depot Profile The one I referenced could be different. I found it when I searched "KXL-D20" in Google or something, so I assumed that it was some sort of co-branded equivalent of the D20. (And like the D20, it appears to be an add-on card for connecting a CD-ROM drive.) But I must admit that I don't actually see a reference to the KXL-D20 on the page, so I don't know why it came up from that search. Could be an equivalent, or just a mistake, I don't know. The picture sure is a mistake. 04-16-2001 21:05:38

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) tightwad Profile Check this out. Panasonic KXL-D20 multimedia upgrade kit. $11.99! (plus tax & ship, totals $20+). Out of stock. But I gave it a try. 04-16-2001 21:54:30

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) tightwad Profile Oops. Here's the link to the KXL-D20. http://order.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/wg-order?unique=bc908&catalog=mpsuperbuys&et=3adbd010&basket=5Cec130b800162403adbc90850909ed130b80d75c0441708b8900176255991ace 04-16-2001 21:56:24

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) ouzome Profile tightwad- Your link didn't work for me (said shopping cart is empty), but I found the Sound Card / CD ROM Interface Card for $50 at that store. http://store.yahoo.com/mpsuperbuys/pnsnd.html What does the multimedia upgrade kit come with? I couldn't find it anywhere. ouzome 04-18-2001 06:32:23

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) epodfreak Profile Here is a photo of the "mystery" card from panasonic that details the package contents. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1226124402 -Epodfreak 04-18-2001 08:03:56

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) bus_depot Profile Here's a quote from a bbs posting on the Panasonic mystery card: Greets all - Just wanted to share with you some info about an inexpensive solution i found and took advantage of on the internet if one is looking for digital audio capabilities for an older pc notebook (33mhz and faster) that does not have integrated sound. I found a store on yahoo shopping (marine park superbuys) that has in stock the panasonic kxl-d20 multimedia sound kit. it includes: 2 mini speakers sound/cdrom pcmcia card (incidentally its a scsi interface too) breakout box and scsi cable integrated (breakout box is 1/8" stereo jacks with mic, line in and phones/lineout) batteries for the speakers clip on mic 2 floppies for the drivers (audio and scsi) supports win 3.1/95 (and i imagine 98 too with the 95 drivers) dunno about dos yet.. may play around with that.. i do not know the amount of these things that marine park has in stock, but if interested i wouldnt waste time snagging one.. oh, did i mention the price is $49??? the audio is the ESS AudioDrive system... I will warn you, its a little noisy.. but that's not unusual for laptop/notebook sound from what i've heard if you want to call them directly, their customer support number is 1.800.360.1722 i think you can order them through that number.. I ordered it online... it came ups.. hope this is of some interest... happy new years and all.. 04-18-2001 08:31:18

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Glitch Profile Thanks for the info busdepot. That clears things up a bunch. I'm off to order one now. I'll let everyone know hows it works (if someone doesn't beat me to it <g>). Glitch Electronics run on smoke, if you let the smoke out they won't work 04-18-2001 08:35:17

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) thnkgrn Profile Thanks for the info also bus-depot. Cant wait to get my CF from you. I ordered one of the sound cards also. Just a heads up to everyone though, pretty high shipping. $16.95 for UPS ground. For a PCMCIA card? Stick it in a manila envelope. Charles 04-18-2001 08:46:19

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) dynomite Profile Let me clear things up a bit. I just got my Panasonic sound card from these guys today (haven't even hooked it up yet). It was shipped 2 day UPS air for the 16.95 shipping. The Panasonic box was ripped a little bit so I figured it was used. But when I opened it up I was IMPRESSED!!!!! This thing was brand spanking new. It comes with speakers, mic cables and pcmcia card, it even has 2 AA batteries. I also was pleasently suprised to have an an external SCSI connector. Great for Jazz or SCSI zip or any scsi CD-ROM. That was a freebie!!!! Guys having this big dongle comming out does make it a little awkward for portability but it will rock in the docking station. I am going to hook it up to my pc subwoofer system. These probably wont last long so I say "GO FOR IT!!!!" I will let you know when I have it hooked up and how it sounds. 04-18-2001 10:21:11

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) JunkLeo Profile Thanks dynomite for your information, just ordered one now even I have no CF-01 yet (bus_depot, please hold my reserved unit. I will send the money soon). I was thinking to get an PCMCIA external CD-ROM for around $70. Now I can use my old external Ricoh 2x CD-Rw to install WIn98. JunkLeo 04-18-2001 11:07:11

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) bus_depot Profile Regarding the excessive shipping cost, you might try calling the order in. The website quoted $17 but they gave me $10 over the phone. (Admittedly I am only 100 miles from them.) Incidentally, it seems this is a closeout deal that we missed the best part of. Originally over $300 retail; comes up for $15 range at several online sites but they're all sold out. I guess Superbuys still has them due to their asking $50 when everyone else wanted $15. But they have the last laugh, because now that the $15 ones are gone they'll get their $50 price after all. Admittedly $50 sure beats $300, and still seems quite reasonable if not an absolute steal like $15 would have been... Regarding the mention of removeable storage options, I'm thinking of using a $10 PCMCIA-to-CompactFlash adapter with a 64 or 128mB CF card (in conjunction with USB card readers on my home and work PC's). Perhaps a slightly more expensive option than finding a used external CD-ROM drive to load files, but I'd get 128mb of removeable/swappable storage without even the slightest sacrifice in size/portability. 04-18-2001 12:00:39

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) JunkLeo Profile newegg.com has cheap CF memory cards: 128MB $98 plus free shipping 64MB $54 + $8 shipping (no link allowed according BBS rules) I also consider to use CF memory card for OS swapping file since I have a free CompactFlash-to-PCMCIA adapter from my PCMCIA card reader. My only concern is the speed, I don't know how fast for CF access memory card speed. The other alternative is ATA flash card which is 8MB/sec(faster than harddrive). JunkLeo 04-18-2001 12:35:10

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) SiliconIce Profile People with this sound card, are you finding that the drivers are working out ok with Win95? How about DOS? And is the quality relativley decent, not hifi CD, but high-quality FM radio at least? Thanks! 04-18-2001 16:17:24

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) dynomite Profile I have now been playing around with this sound card for a few hours and in Win95 it sounds excellent. Very impressed with the speakers included. Better sound than an ePod and it is stereo As for DOS here is the dilema..the CF-01 does not come with any pcmcia dos support. no card services or socket services. I tried to install card services from an Ibm Thinkpad 600 install diskette but it failed with hardware not found. The software that comes with this sound card gives you Win95 software drivers for the sound card and scsi interface and some sound apps for Win95 that are not that great. This will be an issue for anybody that is thinking of installing cd-rom software from DOS. So I make a request for the first real hack of the CF-01. We need to get DOS pcmcia support on the CF-01. Anybody with an old laptop with card services would be a start. 04-18-2001 16:42:32

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) SiliconIce Profile Is this sounds card even SB compatible if we get DOS PCMCIA? I am not too familiar with DOS stuff...but would it work for old DOS games? I have a bunch like Monkey Island, X-Com, Sam&Max, Indian Jones, XWing....they would rock on here! Dynomite: Are you getting good, smooth playback of mp3s at 128kbit/44khz/stereo? I am interested because I plan on using mine for an mp3 stereo kind of setup while docked. 04-18-2001 17:02:43

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) paqman Profile Dynomite : I've posted some links on the CDROM thread that may answer usage of PCMCIA CDROM under DOS. -paqman ps : Please reply on the CDROM thread to keep things organized. 04-18-2001 17:08:17

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Groch Profile | Email Dynomite: Can you confirm that that is actually a Scsi Card. It sure looks like one but the documentation I have seen does not specifically say that. I kind of figure it is a Panasonic proprietary interface. I have some old scsi Jaz and Zip drives and it would be great to get some use from them if it is indeed standard scsi. 04-18-2001 17:10:20

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) tcbordp Profile If this is the kxl-d20 it is a normal scsi card. I have the kxl-740 4x scsi cdrom that this was an upgrade to. As far as sound in dos there is only one pcmcia sound card that will support dos games and that is the ibm one. The problem is that pcmcia doesn't support dma which is needed for sound in dos games. The ibm sound card somehow emulated dma in such a way as to be able to claim sound blaster 16 compatibility in dos games, and it is the only one that ever managed this. I went through this quite a few years ago and every sound card available at the time was tried and only the ibm worked. Also, there are two different ibm sound cards (options by IBM), I have to check and see which one worked and only one of the two worked for sound in dos games. PeteB 04-18-2001 18:56:38

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) tcbordp Profile The sound card that would work with dos games that needed sb16 support was the "IBM OPTIONS 3d PCMCIA 16-bit Audio Adapter 08H4188". The 3D part of the name was what differentiated it from the other model. I don't have any idea if anyone has any for sale anywhere though. PeteB 04-18-2001 19:05:55

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) tcbordp Profile Here is a little info related to the above. IBM was the only one that implemented dma emulation for DOS games. > 4) DMA EMULATION > The Eiger Labs PC Stereo Sound Card version 2.2 provides DMA Emulation. > DMA Emulation supports Sound Blaster Compatibility for Windows 95 and > DOS sessions running under Windows 95. Configuration for DOS only > requirements is still under research. In this situation, the challenge > is providing DMA support through the PCMCIA socket. PCMCIA 2.1 specifications > DO NOT support DMA. Consequently, reliable execution of games and other > programs which have high demands on precise hardware DMA operations cannot > always be provided. > > DMA Emulation for DOS/Windows 3.X is not currently available. PeteB 04-18-2001 19:09:15

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) tcbordp Profile Here is a little more info from the following site: http://www.fringeweb.com/lapperph.html Sound Cards Games require sound, and the current standard for that sound is the SoundBlaster. This isn't a bad thing, but it does rule out PCMCIA cards because the PCMCIA standard does not support DMA, a requirement for true SoundBlaster emulation. The cards that claim to be Sound-Blaster compatible accomplish this through a device driver emulating the DMA functionality. This has the effects of sucking up processor time, requiring some memory, and restricting you to DOS and whatever other operating systems the vendor supplied drivers for. The processor use of DMA-emulating software can be vicious, and often drags down performance of games substantially. (There's a reason companies add DMA chips to their hardware for other standards.) The one card that supposedly gets around the DMA problem is the IBM 3D Sound Card. It sells for $299, and uses a combination of hardware and software to get around the DMA problem. Of course, this isn't substantially different on the face of it from what other cards do, but the rumour is that this one works better. It does use their MWave DSP, and is reported to come with 6MB of samples as well as supporting general MIDI and being Sound Blaster-compatible. The IBM Part Number is: 08H4188. I don't have this card, but details of its specs are on the IBM WWW site at http://www.pc.ibm.com/options/g2214458.html. The link above is off but if you hunt around you can find the ifnormation and files. PeteB 04-18-2001 19:26:22

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) JunkLeo Profile I think KXL-D20 should be the PCMCIA-scsi card, because it connects to KXL-D740 CD-rom which can direct plug in to desktop scsi port. http://www.fractalcomp.com/Panasonic-scsi.htm http://www.byte.com/art/9602/sec17/art2.htm Using it as the Scsi card is more important than playing dos games to me. Anyway after I ordered it from MpSuperbuys which before I read bus_depot's post saying how to save $6.5. I made the search for KXL-D20 from home. I found more: $39.99 http://www.iosoftware.net/speakers.htm $13.35 - call for stock http://www.nationstores.com/cfml/hotdeals.cfm?prodid=634040&tableid=2 $319 and $13.75 (can't tell the difference) http://zmbh.com/ew/multimedia/sound-cards/7149/onemfg.html Hope you guys can get better deal. Leo 04-18-2001 21:11:55

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) bus_depot Profile The second two are a no-go; I already tried this morning. Didn't try the $39.99 one, though. 04-18-2001 21:17:34

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) tcbordp Profile The $39.95 one is n o longer available, they said they just never updated their web page. Here is a good link for information on the various pcmcia sound cards,as of 1997 at least. Lots of good information on what to try to find at least. http://pacher.netliberte.org/UK/e_sound.htm PeteB 04-20-2001 23:16:06

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) JunkLeo Profile I found another one for $20 http://www.bfcomp.com/catalog/clearance.html I didn't call and check it out , since I already recieved mine. BTW the KXL-D20 doesn't have the native Win95 driver, I don't know about Win98. After I install Win98, I will report it. (or someone tried it already?) 04-21-2001 07:42:50

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) bus_depot Profile That was one of the ones I tried at first. No go, sold out and never updated their site. 04-21-2001 11:00:02

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Webpadnut Profile I bought one of these (kxl-d20) and mine had no driver disks inside! Can anyone with this card be kind enough to email the driver disk images to <travelinman@monroe.net> Thanks!! Webpadnut aka - Epodfreak 04-23-2001 14:30:42

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) dynomite Profile KXL-D20 PCMCIA Multimedia sound kit (1.0MB + 1.2MB, 03/96) This compressed file contains the device drivers supporting DOS/Windows 3.X/Windows 95 for the KXL-D20 PCMCIA multimedia sound kit. Also contains setup of the audio application software. To decompress correctly copy this file to a newly created subdirectory and type: D20DISK1.EXE -d Here is the link for the drivers this Pansonic Sound card Disk1 ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/Drivers/CDROM/D20DISK1.EXE Disk2 ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/Drivers/CDROM/D20DISK2.EXE 04-23-2001 14:51:42

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) SiliconIce Profile I found those at Panasonic too, why does it list DOS? I thought it did not work with DOS?..! 04-23-2001 16:03:22

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) dynomite Profile I read the link that tcbordp posted about 5 up regarding pcmcia sound cards. The Panasonic sound card uses the same chip as the Fujitsu which is the ESS1688. Here is what they said about it. "2.7 Fujitsu PCMCIA sound card This is a new 16-bit PCMCIA sound card, based on the ESS1688 chipset. It has Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 support. It supports MIDI only in DOS (no digitized sound). Under Win95, native games are alright but DOS games have no sound (no MID nor WAVE). Guess it's fine if you don't need digitized sound for games under dos." I think this is why the Panasonic doesn't work. 04-23-2001 16:44:56

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) SiliconIce Profile Cool, at least MIDI works! 04-23-2001 17:52:16

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) fsaunders Profile Does the Panasonic sound card require the external speakers to hear sound, or does it also channel sound through the internal speaker? The external speakers would be fine when the machine is docked, but would seem to be difficult to use when undocked... 04-24-2001 06:03:42

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) JunkLeo Profile yes, no, yes. Leo 04-24-2001 07:37:24

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Groch Profile | Email My Panasonic KXL-D20 just arrived. The sound works fine, but I have been unable to get it to work right as a scsi card. Windows recognizes the card, and saw both the Scsi Zip drive and CDrom drive I attached one at a time)but did not allow either of them to access data. Just said they were not ready. Has anyone been able to make the Scsi work on anything but a portable Panasonic CD drive? 04-25-2001 21:55:01

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Groch Profile | Email ^ Has anyone had success with the scsi adaptor on anything except a Panasonic CD drive? I am afraid it is proprietary or limited to a single scsi address I have not tried yet as I still have not been able to make it run either scsi zip or plextor CD drives. Thanks 04-27-2001 05:21:59

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) toughy Profile Sure, I had a blast hooking the sound card to a scsi Jaz drive. That was how I did a clean install of Win98se. I used the Jaz in Win95 to copy all the necessary Win98se install files into the hard drive and did the clean install. Works pretty well actually. 04-27-2001 08:08:32

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Glitch Profile Groch: I have the used the KXL-D20 to hook up a 1GB Jaz and Plextor PS-32CX. I've use the PCMCIA slots in the CF-01 and the one in the docking base. I didn't do anything special to make it work, just loaded the drivers from the floppy when I was prompted. Have you check the obvious things like termination and bent pins? Glitch Electronics run on smoke, if you let the smoke out they won't work 04-27-2001 09:26:32

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) JunkLeo Profile Groch: I have the same problem when I hooked up my Ricoh CD-RW. After I removed the terminator from the external SCSI disclosure box, everything is working now. Leo 04-28-2001 20:12:46

Driver Problems with IBM 3D Sound Card (modified 0 times) Jon_Acheson Profile I just got the IBM card, since I wasn't having any luck turning up the Panasonic. (I bought it for $60 plus shipping from http://www.computerslane.com and service was good. The card appeared to be NIB.) I've run into problems getting it to run, though. There aren't any Win95 drivers for the card, and the DOS and Win3.1 drivers that come with the card don't recognize Win95's Card and Socket services, so they won't install. Win95 sees the card, but doesn't have any drivers for it, and doesn't see any drivers on the Win3.1 floppies. I'm looking into how to get around this. Despite the talk about it "emulating the SoundBlaster card," it won't install using that driver. Any thoughts? Jon Acheson 05-20-2001 08:33:24

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) geekgranny Profile I've had the Panasonic KXL-D20 hooked up for several weeks now in the slot on the docking station. No problems installing and working great. I have the original Win95 install with IE 5. I am using the SCSI connection for an HP Omnibook 8X external CD drive. No problems whatsoever. I also have an IBM card and a sound card with sound module (occasionally seen on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1239177800 ) that I haven't tried yet. I had planned on using the one with the sound module when using the CF away from base docking unit because of the small size of speaker, etc. module.) "Ah crapola....sorry for the multiple posts..." (Greenspark) THEGeekGranny-epodsgranny@hotmail.com 05-20-2001 08:53:34

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Groch Profile | Email Jon, have you tried the driver available on this link? http://home.eznet.net/~kento/3dinstal.html . Might work. 05-20-2001 09:03:37

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) SiliconIce Profile I'm interested in that IBM card, let me know how it works, I may order one myself. 05-20-2001 12:52:52

IBM 3D Soundcard (modified 0 times) Jon_Acheson Profile Groch, yes, I've been to that page, and as far as I can tell, those are drivers for an earlier IBM sound card. In any case, they don't work. The problem is that 95 never recognizes the card properly, and it can't find drivers for the card in the file provided on that page, either. Apparently, this card was orphaned when 95 came out, because all laptops were required to have sound in order to be certified for 95. Thus, no need for add-on cards for machines running Windows 95. That's probably why IBM never released Win95 drivers for it. What I have been able to find out is that if you install Win 3.1, then install the 3.1 drivers and upgrade to 95, everything is supposed to keep working, though you won't have DirectX support. Does this sound like a Good Idea, or a Bad Idea? I have Windows 3.1 and a Win95 upgrade CD, but I have deep reservations about trying to get PCMCIA support going under 3.1. If it's not in the standard diskettes, I'm going to have a heck of a time finding the card and socket services software for Windows 3.1 after all this time... Is all the specialized software available from Panasonic's website, or would I lose important software doing a reinstall? Jon 05-20-2001 20:01:59

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) SiliconIce Profile Does the IBM 3D card play sound in DOS for you like it is supposed to? If so, could you check an mp3 player out, maybe in DOS the CF-01 has enough horsepower to play full stereo 44khz 128kbit mp3s. 05-20-2001 20:40:58

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) CoolMaui Profile Here is a comprehensive list of drivers for all the kxl series panasonic cd-rom drives and for the sound/scsi card too. http://www.mec.co.nz/support/portcd.htm I dont know if they are any differant than what is posted on Panasonics ftp site, but I thought you would like to know anyway. :) My D720 is on its way.....hope it turns out all right. Nathan 05-28-2001 01:49:19

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Stoney49 Profile | Email I just got an IBM sound card from E-bay for $25. I downloaded the drivers from the page Groch had linked and ignored the instructions. I pointed windows(95) to the downloaded folder and let it install the drivers. It worked perfectly the 1st try. Also I upgraded to Win98 and it's still working perfectly. I talked to the guy on E-bay about a group purchase on the Panosonic's and he seemed uninterested and gave me a price higher than what they where going for. No-one has been bidding on his lately so you can probably get one for the 1st bid price of like $48. I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken ;) 06-11-2001 18:08:09

You got the IBM card to work? (modified 0 times) Jon_Acheson Profile Stoney49, That's really odd, I did the exact same thing and Windows couldn't see the driver. I know there were two different IBM PCMCIA sound cards: maybe I got the wrong one? I've since bought an EXP sound card off Ebay and that one works perfectly, plus it comes with a handy mini-speaker on the dongle. If anyone wants to buy my IBM card and give it a try, I'm willing to let it go for $40 including shipping. Jon Acheson jonacheson@fast.net 06-13-2001 08:53:19

RE:panasonic PCMCIA soundcard under $50 (modified 0 times) Stoney49 Profile | Email Mine says P/N 87g9553 type cb-001. Maybe that will help someone, Scott 06-13-2001 10:47:44

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