Using Pc Cards - IBM ThinkPad 310E User Manual

Using PC Cards

Using PC Cards

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IBM ThinkPad 310E/310ED: User's Guide
Your computer has two slots that allow you to install 68-pin, 85.6 mm
x 54.0 mm (credit-card-size) PC Cards. With a PC Card, you can
send and receive faxes, communicate via a network, or store data.
The PC Card slots of the computer conform to the PCMCIA Standard
release 2.01 or later that is defined as the hardware layer of the PC
Card standard. You computer also comes with a basic set of drivers:
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Socket Services
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Card Services
The PC Card slots operate at 5V or 3.3V and support the following:
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Type I, Type II, and Type III PC Cards.
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16-bit PC Card (PCMCIA 2.0, 2.1 / JEIDA 4.1, 4.2).
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32-bit PC Card (CardBus PC Card).
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Zoomed Video Port PC Cards (only lower slot).
Important!
Before using CardBus PC Cards or Zoomed Video port PC Cards,
you must change CardBus Support to Enabled in the BIOS Utility.
See Appendix C.
Note that the PC Card slots do not support 8-bit or 16-bit slave DMA
PC Cards. Ask IBM or an IBM authorized dealer for more
information about the different types of PC Cards.
Before you can use PC Cards under DOS and Windows, you first
need to install the PC Card program. (See pages 7-8 and 7-12).
Then refer to the documentation that came with your PC Card to use
the card.
For more information about PC Cards, see Appendix B.