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About CardBus cards
The 32-bit CardBus technology (sometimes referred to as "PC Card 32
cards") supports DMA and bus mastering technologies that are useful in
performance-intensive applications such as full-motion video, high speed
network connections, full-motion video capture and display, and high
performance peripheral interfaces.
32-bit CardBus cards can be used interchangeably with 16-bit cards in your
notebook. However, some Solo docking solutions do not support CardBus.
CardBus cards function only in your notebook's PC Card slots.
Using Universal Serial Bus
(USB) ports
USB is an interface that serves as a single port alternative to connecting
devices that traditionally have required their own specific ports such as
mice, joysticks, keyboards, scanners, video conferencing cameras, and
speakers.
To use a USB-compatible device, connect it to the USB port. The USB
automatically installs and configures the necessary drivers and notebook
resources.
Using Fast Infrared (IR) ports
The IR port uses infrared technology to send and receive signals between
the notebook and a remote device also equipped with an IR port.
Your notebook shipped with the IR port enabled. A variety of desktop
computers, printers, and other peripherals are IR-equipped. To set up a
remote IR device, follow manufacturer instructions.
If you do not use the IR port and need to make more resources (IRQs)
available for other commonly used devices, the IR port can be disabled.
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