CardBus slot

The CardBus slot is a (PCMCIA v5.0+ Type II; 32-bit) card slot, that is backwards compatible with the older, PC Card (PCMCIA v2.0 Type II; 16-bit) card slots (How can I tell if I have a CardBus Slot?). However, be aware that CardBus cards will not be backward compatible with older, PC Card (PCMCIA Type II; 16-bit) slots (How can I tell if I have a CardBus card?).

CardBus slots will exist in newer ThinkPads, both as Type II and Type III implementations. Type III is double the thickness of Type II, and most Type III implementations can accept two Type II cards.

• A Type III slot can accept a Type III, Type II or Type I card
• A Type II slot can accept a Type II or Type I card

Thinkpads manufactured before ~1997-06 can NOT have Cardbus slots (v5.0+, 32-bit), and will have the original PCMCIA Type II (v2.X, 16-bit) PC Card slots; due to timing of the availability of the PCMCIA v5.0 standard.

• Wikipedia article on PCMCIA, PC Card, CardBus and ExpressCard

Linux support

Cardbus adapters are handled by the Linux PCI subsystem as hotplug PCI adapters.

PCMCIA adapters have been handled by the older Linux PCMCIA package until the 2.6 kernel, where PCMCIA hotplug is now directly supported.

Models which may feature this Technology

(1) Type II slot

• ThinkPad 240, 240X
• ThinkPad R51e, R52, R60, R60e, R61, R61e, R61i, R400 (some), R500 (some)
• ThinkPad T43, T43p, T60, T60p, T61, T61p, T400 (some), T500 (some)
• ThinkPad W500
• ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24, X30, X31, X32, X40, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
• ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t
• ThinkPad TransNote

(1) Type III slot

• ThinkPad G40
• ThinkPad i Series 1200, i Series 1210, i Series 1230, i Series 1250, i Series 1260
• ThinkPad i Series 1300, i Series 1330, i Series 1370
• ThinkPad i Series 1400, i Series 1420, i Series 1421, i Series 1422, i Series 1441, i Series 1442, i Series 1460, i Series 1480, i Series 1482, i Series 1483, i Series 1492
• ThinkPad i Series 1540, i Series 1541, i Series 1542, i Series 1560, i Series 1562, i Series 1592
• ThinkPad R30, R31, R32
• ThinkPad R40, R40e
• ThinkPad R50, R50e, R51

(2) Type III slots

• ThinkPad 380/385 Port Replicator
• ThinkPad Enhanced Port Replicator
• ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet

(2) Type II, or (1) Type III slot

• ThinkPad 310, 310E, 310ED
• ThinkPad 380XD, 380Z
• ThinkPad 385XD
• ThinkPad 390, 390E, 390X
• ThinkPad 560X, 560Z
• ThinkPad 570, 570E
• ThinkPad 600, 600E, 600X
• ThinkPad 760E, 760ED, 760EL, 760ELD, 760XL, 760XD
• ThinkPad 765L, 765D
• ThinkPad 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z
• ThinkPad G41
• ThinkPad i Series 1410, i Series 1411, i Series 1412, i Series 1450, i Series 1451, i Series 1452, i Series 1472
• ThinkPad i Series 1512, i Series 1552
• ThinkPad i Series 1720, i Series 1721
• ThinkPad R50p
• ThinkPad T20, T21, T22, T23, T30, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p
• SelectaBase PC Card Enabler with Advanced EtherJet
• SelectaBase PC Card Enabler
• SelectaDock III
• ThinkPad Dock
• ThinkPad Dock II

See also

• CardBus chipsets