Pc Cards; Installing A Pc Card - Panasonic Toughbook CF-07 Series Reference Manual

PC Cards

Label-side up
Your computer has one PC Card slot. This slot conforms to the PC Card Standard;
therefore, communications or SCSI devices, etc., may be utilized. The slots allow you to
use one Type I or Type II card.
CAUTION
Check the PC Cards' specifications. Be sure the total operating current does not
exceed the specified limit. Damage may result otherwise.
Allowable Current : 3.3 V: 400 mA, 5 V: 400 mA
ZV card, SRAM card, FLASH ROM card (except for an ATA interface) and card
requiring 12V are not supported.
With the repeated insertion/removal of a PC Card, the computer may no longer
recognize the PC Card (depending on the type of card).
In such cases, restart the computer.
If the computer freezes after resuming from the standby or hibernation mode, try
removing and then reinserting the PC Card. If this does not correct the problem,
reboot the computer.
There may be insufficient resources for some cards and some cards may not
operate at all. In such cases, we recommend disabling unnecessary devices in
the Setup Utility or [Device Manager]. For example: Try disabling serial devices
when using a modem card.
Windows 98
For the following cases, be sure the power has been turned off before proceed-
ing.
• When removing a network card
• When replacing a CardBus type card with another card (including another
CardBus type card)
Installing/Removing the PC Card

Installing a PC Card

Open the cover, then slide the PC Card in until it snaps into place. Refer
to the manual for each card on how to install the card (insertion is typically
label-side up).
After inserting the card, close the cover.
CAUTION
In the case of a PC Card to connect a peripheral device (SCSI,
IEEE 1394, etc.), first connect the peripheral device to the card,
and turn on the device, then insert the card.
When inserting a card, do not force the card in if difficulty is en-
countered. You may damage the slot, making it impossible to re-
move the card.
When inserting a PC card for the first time, the card will only work
after being recognized by the computer. Insert the card after power-
ing off the computer and wireless display, and then connecting the
port replicator, optional USB floppy disk drive, external keyboard
and external display. Once the driver of the card is installed, you
can insert the card anytime.
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