Will the HA501 or FA511 CardBus Card Work on My Laptop?

NETGEAR's HA501 and FA511 have CardBus interfaces, so the laptop must have one too. Most computer specifications describe the interface type (CardBus or 16-bit PCMCIA Card) for the PC Card slots.

Alternatively, check the interface type in Windows by accessing the Device Manager, as described below.

Most laptops after 1999 have CardBus slots. CardBus slots are backwards compatible, they accept either CardBus cards (32-bit) or PCMCIA cards (16-bit). However, a PC slot (16-bit) can only accept 16-bit PCMCIA Cards.

To Access the Device Manager

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > System. The System Properties window opens.
2. Click Device Manager (For Windows 2000 or Windows XP, click Hardware > Device Manager). This opens the Device Manager window.
3. Expand the PCMCIA Socket/Adapters category by double-clicking on the box with the small plus sign. If CardBus is supported, it will be listed here. If you only see references to 16-bit PCMCIA Card, CardBus is not supported.