Removing A Pc Card - Sony VGN-S1HP Hardware Manual

Removing a PC Card

Follow the steps below to remove the PC Card while your computer is on. If it is not removed properly, your system may not work
properly. If you want to remove a PC Card when your computer is off, skip steps 1 to 7.
To remove a PC Card, proceed as follows:
1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray.
The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box appears.
2
Select the hardware you want to unplug.
3 Click Stop.
4
In the Stop a Hardware Device dialog box, confirm that the device can be safely removed from the system.
5
Click OK.
A dialog box appears, explaining that it is safe to remove the device.
6 Click OK.
7
Click Close.
8 Push the PC Card release button so that the release button pops out.
9
Push the PC Card release button a second time so that the PC Card pops out.
10 Gently take hold of the Card and pull it out of the slot.
11 If the PC Card release button is still out, push it back in to close the front panel cover.
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If you unplug the PC Card from the computer when it is still turned on, your system might crash and you might lose data that you did not save before.
Before you remove the PC Card, click the PC Card icon in the taskbar and close the card. Close any applications that use the PC Card before removing the card. Otherwise,
data may be lost.
While the card is inserted, your computer may not enter the Hibernate power management mode. It may enter Standby mode. It is recommended that you remove the card
before your computer enters Hibernate mode by pressing the <Fn>+<F12> keys, and when it is set to enter Hibernate automatically while using a battery as the source
of power.
Some PC Cards or their functions may not be compatible with this computer.
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