The Pc Card Slot; 32-Bit Cardbus Port; Use Of Pc Cards - Medion NOTEBOOK COMPUTER Manual

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The PC card slot on the left side (see page 18) of the Notebook
can be used to operate credit card-sized PC cards. Most PC cards
are communications or interface devices such as ISDN-, Fax-
modem-, Network- or SCSI-adapters.
Some PC cards contain memory chips or hard disks for data stor-
age. If you use such cards with your Notebook, the system as-
signs the card a drive name, so that you may access the re-
sources. The PC card drive in your Notebook supports PCMCIA 2.1
- (Type II), and CardBus (Type I) cards. Cards of Type I are 3.3
mm, and Type II 5 mm thick.
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BIT ARD
CardBus cards have a 32-bit architecture with which high data
transfer speeds of up to 132 MB can be achieved, similar to PCI.
In this way your Notebook can also support data intensive devices
such as 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, Fast SCSI peripherals and video
conferencing devices.
The CardBus port is backward compatible with 16-bit PC cards
with a 5V power supply, though the CardBus only requires a
power-saving 3.3V.
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SE OF ARDS
In order to run a PC card, special software is needed (drivers,
etc.). The card manufacturer usually supplies this software. Sup-
port for the card port is a component of Windows
represents the optimum in operational smoothness. You should
consider this point when choosing between alternative operating
systems.
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