Using Pc Cards; Types Of Pc Cards - Compaq Armada 1500 User Manual

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The computer is equipped with a versatile feature that allows you
to connect credit card-sized options called PC Cards (PCMCIA).
They include portable external devices, such as modem, MPEG,
hard drives, or network PC Cards.

Types of PC Cards

PC Cards are credit-card sized options that expand the capability of
the computer by giving you the freedom to add and remove cards
when you want to perform various tasks. And, because they're
small and lightweight, PC Cards are mobile.
PC Cards come in different sizes: Type I, Type II, and Type III.
They all have 68-pin connectors. And they're all about the same
length and width as a credit card, but vary in thickness.
Type I cards, usually memory cards, are the thinnest: 3.3 mm. Type
II cards, such as modem and network cards, are 5.0 mm thick. And
Type III PC Cards, typically hard drives and CardBus Cards, are
the thickest at 10.5 mm.
The PC Card slots on the left side of the computer can accommodate (at
the same time) two Type I, two Type II, or one Type III PC Cards.
IMPORTANT:
that support 16- and 32-bit PC Cards. They support the newer
generation of 32-bit (CardBus) PC Cards designed to take
advantage of audio, video, multifunction and high-speed LAN
capabilities.
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The PC Card slots on the computer are CardBus slots

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