User`s guide

PC Cards
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Inserting a PC Card
The instructions for inserting a PC Card are as follows. (Figure 5-1)
1. If your PC Card or operating system does not support hot-plugging, save your
data and close all applications. Shut down the notebook.
2. Hold the PC Card with the connector side toward the socket.
3. Align the card connectors with the appropriate socket and carefully slide the
card into the socket until it locks into place.
Figure 5-1: Inserting/Ejecting a PCMCIA Card
____________________________Caution ____________________________
When inserting a Type III PC card, make sure the connector is
inserted in the lower socket. Before ejecting a PC Card, ensure that it
is not being accessed by the system. Memory card users must never
change a card’s write protect switch while the card is inserted into a
PC Card socket. To change the switch setting, (a) eject the card, (b)
change the switch setting, and (c) re-insert the card.
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