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Chapter 3.Using The Computer
Using the PC Card Slot
You can use various hardware supporting PCMCIA and PCI Express interfaces via the
PC card slot. This computer provides 2 card slots and supports 16/32 bit, type I or II
PCMCIA cards and ExpressCard types.
You can insert a ExpressCard in the upper slot and a PCMCIA card in the lower slot.
1. Insert a card into the PC card slot on the side of the system.
2. When a card is inserted, Windows automatically installs the necessary driver for
the card. If no available driver can be found by Windows, the driver has to be
installed using the disk supplied with the card.
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Before using the PC card slot, remove the
slot protector.
Push the eject button of the PC card slot once to pop it
out. Push the button again to eject the slot protector.
To remove PC card
a. Double-click Safely Remove Hardware icon (
) in Taskbar.
b. Select the appropriate PC card and click Stop button.
c. When ‘Safe to remove Hardware’ window appears, click OK.
d. Press Eject button at PC card slot once, then the button pops out.
e. Press the projected button to eject the PC card.
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The PC card slot does not support a ZV card or a PCMCIA III card.
System don't support Hot pluging of Express card (IEEE 1394 Type). The IEEE
1394 card should be plugged in before system on when you use this card.
What is an ExpressCard?
An ExpressCard is a next generation PCMCIA card specification and supports
various cards such as LAN cards, TV cards, sound cards, etc. This computer's slots
support the ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54.
Insert an ExpressCard here
Eject Button
Insert a PCMCIA card here
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