gps, pc card adapter question

[kaitanium]

would any of you guys know how to get my pharos cf gps card to work on my laptop? i have my pharos gps leftover and dont have a pocket pc right now. i can get gps software from my friend and i understand gps software runs regardless of what type of receiver. is all i need a pccard to cf reader/adapter (like the cheapo ones i can get off ebay) or some special pc card adapter? thanks.

[Sven Johannsen]

Try just plugging it in. Stick the CF card in a PCCard adapter and do it. The CF interface is going to look like a PCCard serial port. With luck, XP will recognize it as such and install drivers. If not, I have had reasonable luck with the Socket serial card drivers that you can find at their site. (www.socketcom.com)

[kaitanium]

well, ill see if i can get a regular generic pc card-cf adapter on ebay and try it out. hopefully it can work.

[Cybrid]

Most CF gps card can run without additional drivers.
http://www.pharosgps.com/products/laptopdesktoppc/Misc/PF063.htm This is the pharos one which shouldn't need drivers since they don't seem to ship a driver disk with it.

Oh yeah! use MS street and trips 2004 or higher. When attempting to configure MS s&t 2003, I came across a help file note that said CF GPS cards create a "virtual" com port that is not currently supported.