Honda audio - "PC Card" - ??? (Help!)

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Dale Gribble, Aug 1, 2006.

  1. Dale Gribble

    Dale Gribble Guest

    I'm dying to try playing some music in our new 2006 Civic, and
    the navi/audio system has a slot that the owner's manual says will
    accept various flash memory cards (CompactFlash, SD cards, etc.)
    BUT...

    WHAT exactly is the "PC Card" adapter that I need in order to plug
    my flash memory cards into the slot? As God is my witness, I thought
    I was tech-savvy, but this one eludes me.... I have searched NEWEGG.COM
    and Googled various online Honda forums but I still can't seem to find this
    thing!
     
    Dale Gribble, Aug 1, 2006
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  2. Dale Gribble

    Matt Ion Guest

    Well without seeing the deck itself, this is just a guess, but "PC Card" is
    typically the more "friendly" name given the PCMCIA cards that almost all
    laptops use for device expansion. You can get adapters that will fit most
    different flash-memory cards, which are used mostly for laptops that don't have
    built-in card readers.

    Here are some examples:
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000J3SA/104-2347315-4733569?v=glance&n=172282
    http://cgi.ebay.com/New-PCMCIA-to-Compact-Flash-Adapter-PC-Card-CF-Reader_W0QQitemZ150015928958QQihZ005QQcategoryZ48545QQcmdZViewItem
    http://reviews.cnet.com/SimpleTech_FlashLink_PC_Card_adapter_flash_CompactFlash_Ca/4505-8898_7-204963.html
     
    Matt Ion, Aug 1, 2006
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  3. Dale Gribble

    Dale Gribble Guest

    Thanks Matt! That sounds like just the ticket!
     
    Dale Gribble, Aug 1, 2006
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  4. Dale Gribble

    hardtstein Guest

    I have tried a 4 gb. compact flash card in my 2006 Civic. Various
    track access is very , very, slow with this large card. A 512 mb. card
    works much better. Just a thought.
     
    hardtstein, Aug 1, 2006
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  5. Dale Gribble

    Matt Ion Guest

    If you've removed and added many songs, the card's filesystem may be be badly
    fragmented (they do after all only use FAT32), and that could account for the
    slow access. Try defragging it on your computer, or just reformat it and recopy
    all your songs to it.
     
    Matt Ion, Aug 1, 2006
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