[Thinkpad] UltraPort CompactFlash Adapter (FRU 19K4510) for $19.00USD

Hello,

I just purchased an UltraPort CompactFlash Adapter (FRU 19K4510) for $19.00
plus tax from TechForLess to use with my IBM ThinkPad T23 (2648-LU7) running
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition. The URL to the item is

   <http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/19K4510>

from TechForLess' web site. The adapters are new in sealed boxes and
contain all the mounting hardware, a manual and a driver CD for Microsoft
Windows 98.

After removing the rubber plug at the top of my T23's bezel and puzzling
through the somewhat-lacking Installation Guide I now have a CompactFlash
slot at the top of my ThinkPad.

I tested mine with a SimpleTech 256MB CompactFlash card and it worked
fine.

The device is actually a bit more bulky then it appears and is actually a
USB 1.1 device despite the strange connector. This page on IBM Japan's web
site gives a better idea of what it looks like installed:

   <http://www-6.ibm.com/jp/pc/option/obi/nob11/19k4510/19k4510a.html>

The device only works with Type I and Type II CompactFlash storage cards,
e.g., FlashRAM or MicroDrives, so trying to plug a GPS, BlueTooth, WiFi or
other CompactFlash card isn't going to work.

Still, if you have an A- or T-series with an UltraPort connector on top of
the LCD's bezel, need a CompactFlash I/II reader, and your PC Card, USB and
parallel ports are full or don't want a separate device, it might be a good
investment.

Here's the download page for the manual from IBM's web site:

   <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UMKLK>

No connection with any of the companies mentioned other than occasionally
giving them money.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

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Received on Thu Feb 12 14:14:57 2004