Using Pcmcia Cards; What Is Pcmcia - Compaq Presario B1000 - Notebook PC User Manual

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Using PCMCIA Cards

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PCMCIA or Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is a
non-profit trade association that defines the industry standard for the PC Card
technology. The goal of PCMCIA is to ensure that any PC Card can work in any
mobile computer built with a PCMCIA slot.
To allow manufacturers to add functions and technologies in the PC Card form
factor, PCMCIA has defined two PC Card types:
Type II
Type III
Type II Cards
Type II card has a thickness of 5.0 millimeters (mm). Type II cards are often
storage or communications devices such as Flash Memory, LAN, and Small
Computer System Interface (SCSI). Typical Type II cards include input/output
(I/O) features such as modems and LANs. The features for Type II Cards
include following characters:
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PCMCIA?
Type Thickness
5.0 mm
10.5 mm
Sample Devices
Fax/Modem & Network Cards
Hard Disks (ATA Cards)