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1. Switch OFF (O) the power to the computer.
2. With the cable still attached to the PC Card, pull the PC Card from the
3. To detach the cable from the PC Card, retract the latching button (the half-circle
4. Grasp the connector and unplug it from the PC Card.
5. Store the PC Card.
Hot-Pluggability and Suspend/Resume Issues
The DOS ODI, DOS NDIS, OS/2 ODI, OS/2 NDIS, Card Wizard 4.1 and 5.0 on
Windows NT, Windows 95 and Windows 98 (NDIS 3) drivers support a level of
hot-pluggability and Suspend/Resume. Hot-pluggability refers to the ability to
remove and insert your card at any time while the machine is running. If you follow
these guidelines, no damage will occur to either your PC Card, machine, or
software. Hot-plugging has the advantage of allowing you to remove your card
when you are using battery power, thus reducing the drain on your battery. It also
provides greater freedom in using portable computers in a portable manner. The
IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PC Card 2 appears to be removed physically from a
system when the cable is removed. The PC Card appears to the system to be
inserted when its cable is reattached to the PC Card. This makes it possible to
hot-plug the PC Card without physically removing it from the socket. Attach or
remove your cable instead of physically removing the PC Card.
To use the hot-plugging features of this card, you must:
v Use Card and Socket Services. If you are using a point enabler, do not attempt
v Use the Windows 95, DOS ODI environment, DOS NDIS environment, OS/2 ODI
v Do not hot-plug a card when in a Windows for Workgroups environment. Your
The following sections describe, in more detail, the exact procedure to follow for
each of the supported hot-plugging environments.
Windows 95 and Windows 98
Windows 95 and Windows 98 have built-in support for hot plugging and
suspend/resume. They recognize the PC Card when it is inserted into a PCMCIA
socket (or the cable is attached to an inserted PC Card) and load the correct driver
and configured protocol stack for the PC Card.
computer.
in the center of the connector) by moving it toward the cable.
Note: When the cable is removed from the PC Card, the PC Card appears to
the system as if it has been physically removed from the socket.
to unplug your card while the machine is powered on. You might damage both
your card and the machine in this case.
environment, or OS/2 NDIS environment. At the present time the DOS Native
environment does not support hot-pluggability. Removing your card while using
this environment might result in a system failure or the inability to access your
LAN applications.
card does not have to be present when NET START is run. If you plan to access
your network in your Windows session, insert your card before starting Windows.
If you plan to pull out your card, shut down Windows before doing so. It is
suggested that you include your Network Address in the protocol.ini if you
execute NET START without a card present. This ensures that the system has
your card's address even if the card is not present.
Chapter 3. Inserting and Removing the PC Card
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