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Using Cards: Dell Latitude D530

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Using Cards

Card Types

See "Specifications" on page 151 for information on supported PC Cards.

1 32

1 54-mm ExpressCard (not

2 34-mm ExpressCard

supported by your

(supported, with an

computer)

adapter)

3 PC Card (supported by

your computer)

NOTE: A PC Card is not a bootable device.

The PC Card slot has one connector that supports a single Type I or Type II

card. The PC Card slot supports CardBus technology and extended PC

Cards. Ty p e of card refers to its thickness, not its functionality.

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Card Blanks

Your computer shipped with a plastic blank installed in the card slot. Blanks

protect unused slots from dust and other particles. Save the blank for use

when no card is installed in the slot; blanks from other computers may not fit

your computer.

To remove the blank, see "Removing a Card or Blank" on page 92.

Extended Cards

An extended card (for example, a wireless network adapter) is longer than a

standard card and extends outside the computer. Follow these precautions

when using extended cards:

• Protect the exposed end of an installed card. Striking the end of the card

can damage the system board.

• Always remove an extended PC Card before you pack the computer in its

carrying case.

Installing a PC Card or ExpressCard

You can install a PC Card or a 34-mm ExpressCard (with an adapter) in the

computer while the computer is running. The computer automatically

detects the card.

Cards are generally marked with a symbol (such as a triangle or an arrow) to

indicate which end to insert 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.

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the

safety instructions in the

Product Information Guide

.

To install a PC Card:

1

Hold the card with its orientation symbol pointing into the slot and the

top side of the card facing up. The latch may need to be in the

in

position

before you insert the card.

2

Slide the card into the slot until the card is completely seated in its

connector.

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If you encounter too much resistance, do not force the card. Check the

card orientation and try again.

The computer recognizes most PC Cards and automatically loads the

appropriate device driver. If the configuration program tells you to load the

manufacturer's drivers, use the floppy disk or CD that came with the PC

Card.

To install an ExpressCard:

NOTE: Your computer supports a 34-mm ExpressCard only with the use of an

adapter. Your computer does not support the use of 54-mm ExpressCards.

1

With the 34-mm ExpressCard inserted into its adapter, hold the card with

its orientation symbol pointing into the PC Card/ExpressCard slot and the

top side of the card facing up. The latch may need to be in the

in

position

before you insert the card.

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2

Slide the adapter into the card slot until the adapter is completely seated

in its connector.

If you encounter too much resistance, do not force the adapter. Check the

ExpressCard and adapter orientation and try again.

The computer recognizes most cards and automatically loads the appropriate

device driver. If the configuration program tells you to load the

manufacturer's drivers, use the floppy disk or CD that came with the card.

Removing a Card or Blank

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the

safety instructions in your

Product Information Guide

.

NOTICE: Click the icon in the taskbar to select a card and stop it from

functioning before you remove it from the computer. If you do not stop the card in

the configuration utility, you could lose data. Do not attempt to eject a card by

pulling its cable, if one is attached.

Press the release latch and remove the card or blank. For some release latches,

you must press the latch twice: once to pop the latch out, and then a second

time to pop the card out.

Save a blank to use when no PC Card is installed in a slot. Blanks protect

unused slots from dust and other particles.

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