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Caring for PC Cards
PC Cards are durable; however, you must treat
them with care. The documentation supplied
with your PC Card will provide specific infor-
mation but you should pay attention to the
following points:
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To keep out dust and dirt,store PC Cards
in their protective sleeves when they are not
installed in your notebook.
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Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight
or excessive heat.
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Keep the cards dr y.
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Do not flex or bend the cards,and do not
place heavy objects on top of them.
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Do not force cards into the slot.
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Avoid dropping cards, or subjecting them
to excessive vibration.
Figure 4-9 Installing and Removing a PC Card
Eject Button Slot 1
Eject Button Slot 2
PC Card Lock
PC CARDS
PC Cards perform a wide variety of functions,
and are ideal for mobile computers.
Some available PC Cards:
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Fax/data modem cards (Type II).
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Local area network (LAN) cards (Type II).
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Wireless LAN cards (Type II).
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1MB and 2MB static RAM (SRAM) cards
(Type I).
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IDE solid-state disk cards ( Type II).
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SCSI cards (Type II).
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Zoomed Video cards (Type II, Slot 1 only).
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ATA cards (Type III).
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Other PC Cards that conform to PCMCIA
2.1 or CardBus standards.
For further information, refer to the instruc-
tions supplied with your PC Card.
