IBM ThinkPad 570E, User Manual

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Using a PC Card
This section explains PC Card functions and interfaces. It describes
PC Card support software and explains how to use your PC Card in
the operating system that you have installed.
A PC Card enables you to send and receive faxes, communicate
through a network, store data, and use other functions. PC Cards
can be distinguished by their functions:
Storage cards
Modem cards
Network cards
SCSI cards
Other PC Cards
A PC Card is also distinguished by the interface that supports it.
Before you use a PC Card, you need to make sure that your
computer supports it.
16-bit PC Card
CardBus Card 2
Zoomed Video Card 3 (ZV Card)
PC Card types
Storage cards
An Advanced Technology Attach (ATA) card functions as a
hard disk with the Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interface.
You can transfer data between devices by inserting a card in a
PC Card slot just as you would with a diskette in a diskette drive.
There are two types of ATA card:
– The ATA hard disk card has a large capacity; you can use
the card as you would an external hard disk.
– The ATA Flash disk card acts as a memory card; you can
use the card to back up your data.
2 CardBus allows PC Cards and your computer to use 32-bit busmastering and to operate at speeds up to 33 MHz.
3 Zoomed Video (ZV) is a connection between a PC Card and your computer that allows the card to write video data directly to the graphics
controller. The data is transferred with no buffering requirements, because it is transferred over a ZV port rather than the system bus.
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