There are three components required to set up a PCMCIA card. If you follow these general instructions you will have a good chance that installing your new PCMCIA card will be easy and trouble free. From Synchrotech site.

International organization that creates and promotes interoperable, low cost infrared data interconnection standards that support a walk-up, point-to-point user model. The standards support a broad range of appliances, computing and communications devices.

Designed for low cost consumer needs. An introduction from PCMCIA.

How CardBus Fits with IEEE 1394, USB, PCI and Others by Claude A. Cruz a PCMCIA member.

Frequently asked questions about PC Card technology.

The rapid development and worldwide adoption of PC Card technology has been due in large part to the standards efforts of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA). An introduction from PCMCIA.

About one-third the area of a conventional PC Card and only 0.76mm in thickness. This new storage card is expected to help electronic devices, including the digital still camera and various forms of portable information equipment, become even smaller in size. From SSFDC Forum home page.

IEEE 1284 Experts. You will find a detailed technical introduction to the standard, review a growing list of products that support the new protocols and learn more about the ongoing standards activities of the IEEE 1284.x working groups.