SMC WL11000P USR2415 EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter PCMCIA CardBus Slot Card

SMC WL11000P USR2415 EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter PCMCIA CardBus Slot Card

The SMC WL11000P (product number USR2415) is a PCI-bus PCMCIA/CardBus host adapter card designed to add a PCMCIA card slot to a standard desktop PC. The card installs into an open PCI slot on a desktop motherboard and exposes a Type II/III PCMCIA (CardBus) slot accessible through the rear expansion bracket, allowing a compatible wireless LAN PCMCIA card or other CardBus card to be used in a desktop system. Note: the wireless PCMCIA card itself is not included — this listing is for the PCI host adapter card only.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: SMC WL11000P
• Product Number: USR2415
• Bus Interface: PCI
• Slot Type: PCMCIA / CardBus (Type II/III)
• Form Factor: Standard PCI card with rear-panel PCMCIA slot bracket
• Controller Chip: PX-series IC (visible on PCB; full part number not fully legible in photos)
• FCC Compliance: Tested to comply with FCC Standards for home or office use
• CE marked (visible on PCB)
• PCB voltage jumper options visible: 3.3V / 5V / T1 / T2
• Included: PCI adapter card only — PCMCIA/wireless card NOT included

Applications

PCI-to-PCMCIA host adapter cards like the SMC WL11000P were a common solution in the late 1990s and early 2000s for adding wireless LAN or other PCMCIA-based peripherals to desktop PCs, which lacked a native PCMCIA slot (a feature found only on laptops of that era). By pairing this card with an 802.11b wireless LAN PCMCIA card — such as an SMC EZ Connect wireless card — a desktop computer could gain Wi-Fi connectivity without using a USB adapter. These cards were also used to adapt other PCMCIA peripherals (memory cards, storage adapters, serial/modem cards) for use in a desktop chassis. Today they are primarily sought by hobbyists maintaining legacy desktop systems, vintage computing enthusiasts, or anyone needing to use a specific PCMCIA card in a PCI-equipped machine.