The PowerBook 1400 ATA Flash Extension corrects a problem that can occur with certain ATA Flash PCMCIA cards. You should install this extension if you use ATA Flash PCMCIA cards with a PowerBook 1400. (Flash cards are often used with digital cameras.) The PowerBook 1400 read-only memory (ROM) contains an ATA driver, which is software that tells the PowerBook how to recognize ATA Flash PCMCIA cards. There is an error in this ATA driver; when you insert an initialized Flash card, the PowerBook may erroneously prompt you to initialize the card, even though the card is properly initialized and may even contain data. The PowerBook 1400 ATA Flash Extension installs a new ATA driver that corrects this problem.
