IBM ThinkPad 560, User Manual

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Using PC Cards
Using PC Cards
To insert a PC Card:
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PC Card standard:
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Your computer has two slots that allow you to install 68-pin, 85.6mm
×
54.0mm (credit-card-size) PC Cards. With a PC Card, you can
send and receive faxes, communicate through a network, or store
data.
The PC Card slots of the computer conform to the PCMCIA
Standard Release 2.1 which is defined as the hardware layer of the
PC Card standard. Your computer also comes with the following
basic set of drivers:
Socket Services
Card Services
PC Card Director and common enablers
PC Card Director:
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The PC Card slots operate at 5V and support the following:
Type I, Type II, and Type III PC Cards
16-bit PC Card (PCMCIA 2.0,2.1/ JEIDA 4.1,4.2)
The PC Card slots do not support 8-bit or 16-bit slave DMA PC
Cards. Ask IBM or an IBM authorized reseller for more information
about the different types of PC Cards.
For more information about PC Cards, see Appendix B.
PC Card Limitations under Power Management
Although some PC Cards can be inserted or removed without
turning off the computer (refer to the instructions that came with
the PC Card), you
cannot remove or install PC Cards during
suspend mode.
If you are using one of the IBM communication PC Cards listed
on page 76, the computer cannot enter hibernation mode.
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