Pc Cards - Panasonic Touchbook CF-17 series Reference Manual

PC Cards

Label-side up
B u t t o n
Your computer has one PC Card slot. This slot conforms to the PC Card Standard;
therefore, communications and SCSI devices may be utilized.
use one Type I or Type II card.
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 : 3.3 V: 400 mA, 5 V: 400 mA
ZV, SRAM and FLASH ROM (except for an ATA interface) cards are not sup-
ported.
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
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 typi-
cally 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.)
Press the button out, and then press the button again.
Slide the PC Card out.
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The slot allows you to