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Removing a PC Card
Follow the steps below to remove the PC card while your computer is on. If it is not removed properly, your system may
not work properly. If you want to remove a PC Card when your computer is off, skip steps 1 to 6.
To remove a PC Card, proceed as follows:
1
Right-click the
Safely Remove Hardware
icon in the taskbar.
The
Safely Remove Hardware
dialog box appears.
2
Select the hardware you want to unplug.
3
Click
Stop
.
4
In the
Stop a Hardware device
dialog box, confirm that the device can be safely removed from the system.
5
Click
OK
.
You get a message saying that it is safe to remove the device.
6
Click
Close
.
7
Press the PC Card release button so that it pops out.
8
Push the PC Card release button to eject the card.
9
Gently grasp the card and pull it out.
10
If the PC Card release button is still out, push it back in to close the front panel cover.
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If you unplug the PC Card from the computer when this is still turned on, your system might crash and you might lose data that you did not save before.
Before you remove the PC Card, right-click the PC Card icon in the taskbar and close the card. Close any applications that use the PC Card before removing the card.
Otherwise, data may be lost.
While the card is inserted, your computer may not enter the Hibernate power management mode. It may enter Stand by mode. It is recommended that you remove
the card when your computer enters Hibernate mode by pressing
<Fn> + <F12>
, and if it is set to enter Hibernate automatically while using a battery as the source
of power.
Some PC Cards or their functions may not be compatible with this computer.
