Using Pc Cards - Panasonic CF-71 Series Reference Manual

Using PC Cards

PC Card
Label-side up
Button
Your computer has two PC Card slots. These slots conform to the PC Card Standard;
therefore, communications or SCSI devices, etc., may be utilized. The slots allow you to
use two Type I or Type II cards (or one Type I and one Type II), or one Type III card.
Type I or II
Two cards can be used simultaneously.
Slot (Socket) 2
Slot (Socket) 1
CAUTION
Please check the PC Cards' specifications. Be sure the total operating current
does not exceed the specified limit. Damage may result otherwise.
Allowable Current (total for two slots) : 3.3 V: 400 mA, 5 V: 400 mA, 12 V: 120 mA
There are times when both a Type I card and a Type II card will not work at the
same time.
SRAM and FLASH ROM (except for an ATA interface) cards are not supported.
Do not use a CardBus type card and a non-CardBus type card at the same time.
For the following cases, be sure the power has been turned off before proceeding.
• When removing a network card
• When replacing a CardBus type card with another card (including another CardBus
type card)
• When inserting one more CardBus type card with one already inserted
When inserting one more CardBus type card with one already inserted, after en-
tering the suspend or hibernation mode, the computer may not function properly.
Installing/Removing the PC Card
Installing a PC Card
Simply slide the PC Card in until it snaps into place. Please refer to the
manual for each card on how to install the card (insertion is typically label-
side up).
CAUTION
When inserting a card, do not force the card in if difficulty is encoun-
tered. You may damage the slot, making it impossible to remove the
card.
Removing a PC Card
CAUTION
Do not remove a PC Card while your computer is in the suspend or
hibernation mode.
Go to [Socket Status] (in [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] - [PC
Card (PCMCIA)]), select the PC Card slot and press [Stop].
(When removing a PC Card after turning off the computer, this step
is not need.)
Pull the button out and press it.
Slide the PC Card out.
Type III
One card can be used only in the slot 1.
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