I guess I'll need a USB docking port, (one in and four out) since I'm running out of USB slots. cardbus based system
You can use your Cardbus (PCMCIA) slot for a sound card, but it will cost ya.
See my post #9 about the case.
Cardbus looks great, but my budget's tight. However after a few months it might be doable. I just want basic sound back for my laptop.
After that's done, then I might build that old Cooler Master case. It's new in the box still, and I'd have to buy everything, or rob it out of 1993 technology. I only want the hard drives out of those old machines, maybe the 3.5 disk drive.