Pc Cards; Inserting Pc Cards; Removing Pc Cards - Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 User Manual

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PC Card

PC Cards

Your LifeBook notebook supports Type I and Type II PC
Cards, which can perform a variety of functions.
Some available PC Cards:
■ Wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) cards
Fax/data modem cards
■
Local area network (LAN) cards
■
IDE solid-state disk cards
■
SCSI cards
■
Other PC Cards that conform to PCMCIA 2.1 or
■
CardBus standards
For further information, refer to the instructions
supplied with your PC Card.

INSERTING PC CARDS

PC Cards are inserted in the PC Card slot. To insert a PC
Card, follow these steps: (Figure 4-6)
■ Inserting or removing a PC Card during
your notebook's shutdown or bootup
process may damage the card and/or
your notebook.
Do not insert a PC Card into a slot if
■
there is water or any other substance on
the card as you may permanently dam-
age the card, your notebook, or both.
1. See your PC Card manual for specific instructions
on the insertion of your card. Some PC Cards may
require your notebook to be Off while inserting
them.
2. Make sure there is no PC Card currently in the slot.
If there is, see Removing PC Cards.
3. Insert your PC Card into the slot, with the product
label facing up.
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Eject Button
Figure 4-6. inserting/Removing PC Cards
4. Push the card into the slot firmly until it is seated in
the opening.
Windows has a shutdown procedure for
PC Cards that must be followed before
removing a card. (Review your operating
system manual for the correct procedure)

REMOVING PC CARDS

To remove a PC Card, follow these steps:
1. See your PC Card manual for specific instructions
on removing your card. Some PC Cards may require
your notebook to be in Standby Mode or Off while
removing them.
If the dialog box states that the device
cannot be removed, you must save all of
your open files, close any open
applications and shut down your LifeBook.
2. Push the Eject button until it pops out, and then
push it in to eject the card. This will allow you to
remove the card.
If the PC Card has an external connector
and cable, do not pull the cable when
removing the card.