Re: 3ccfem556b ethernet/modem card running hot

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From: Vincent Poy (vince_at_victor.MCESTATE.COM)
Date: Sun Aug 15 1999 - 18:56:07 EDT


On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, Victor Kress wrote:

Hi Victor,

        I had both the 3COMFEM556 and the 3CCFEM556B and they run hot and
is a ripoff since the card is only 16 bit and the 100BaseT Ethernet only
can go up to 12Mbps/sec max. I sent it back to 3Com and got a refund and
got the 3CCFEM656B which is very cool and is a 32 bit PCI CardBus version.

Cheers,
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> Hi all,
>
> I purchased one of these 3com multifunction cards several months ago on one of their
> promotional deals. It is now supported under the latest linux pcmcia, so I decided to try
> it out. It seems to work great. In fact, it "cooks" (so to speak :). After using it a while, the
> card is almost too hot to hold. All this heating takes power, and as expected battery life
> takes a big dive. All my other cards run MUCH cooler. Does someone else on this list
> use one of these cards? If so, does it seem to run hot? I want to know if this is to be
> expected, or if something is defective with my card. Thanks in advance for the info.


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