Dell LATITUDE D400: PC Cards: Dell™Latitude™CS/CS

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PC Cards: Dell™Latitude™CS/CS

Portable Computers User's Guide

About PC Cards

The computer provides two slots in which you can install PC Cards that comply with Release 2.01 of the Personal Computer Memory Card

International Association (PCMCIA) standard and Release 4.2 of the Japanese Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA) standard.

ThecomputersupportstypeI,typeII,andtypeIIIPCCards,suchasmodems,localareanetwork(LAN)cards,wirelessLANcards,andsmall

computer system interface (SCSI) cards. Also supported are such memory devices as static random-access memory (SRAM) cards that emulate

diskettes,random-access memory (RAM) cards, and one-time programmable (OTP) ROM cards, and advanced technology attachment (ATA)

cards that emulate integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard-disk drives.

If you are using the Microsoft®Windows®95 or Windows 98 operating system, you can use a zoomed video (ZV) PC Card, such as a hardware

Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) decoder. ZV cards must be used only in the upper PC Card slot. (The Microsoft Windows NT®4.0

operating system does not support ZV.)

NOTICE: Take extra precautions if you use extended PC Cards in your computer. Extended cards are longer versions of standard

PC Cards. They fit into, and operate correctly with, your computer. However, they extend beyond the edge of the computer when

installed. If something strikes the exposed end of an installed card, your system board can be damaged. Because of space

considerations, you may have trouble using two PC Cards in your computer if one of them is an extended card. It may be easier to

use an extended card if you install it in the upper PC Card slot. Always remove an extended PC Card before you pack the computer

in its carrying case.

You can use the following PC Card combinations in the PC Card slots:

l A single type I or type II card (using either the upper or lower PC Card slot)

l A single type III card (using the lowerPCCardslotonly)

l One type I card and one type II card (using either slot)

l Two type I cards or two type II cards

Installing PC Cards

PC Cards are generally marked with a symbol, such as a triangle or an arrow, to indicate which end should be inserted into the slot. The cards are

keyed to prevent incorrect insertion. If card orientation is not clear, see the documentation that came with the card.

You do not need to turn off your computer or exit suspend or standby mode before you install a PC Card. To install a PC Card (see Figure 1),

perform the following steps.

Figure 1. Installing a PC Card