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 Using PC Cards : Dell Precision M20

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 Using PC Cards

DellPrecision™MobileWorkstationM20User'sGuide

PC Card Types

PC Card Blanks

Extended PC Cards

Installing a PC Card

Removing a PC Card or Blank

PC Card Types

See "Specifications" for information on supported PC Cards.

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.

"Type" of card refers to its thickness, not its functionality.

The PC Card slot supports CardBus technology and extended PC Cards. "Type" of card refers to its thickness, not its functionality.

PC Card Blanks

Your computer shipped with a plastic blank installed in the PC Card slot. Blanks protect unused slots from dust and other particles. Save the blank for use

when no PC Card is installed in the slot; blanks from other computers may not fit your computer.

To remove the blank, see "Removing a PC Card or Blank."

Extended PC Cards

An extended PC Card (for example, a wireless network adapter) is longer than a standard PC Card and extends outside the computer. Follow these

precautions when using extended PC Cards:

l Protect the exposed end of an installed card. Striking the end of the card can damage the system board.

l Always remove an extended PC Card before you pack the computer in its carrying case.

Installing a PC Card

You can install a PC Card in the computer while the computer is running. The computer automatically detects the card.

PC 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.

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To install a PC Card:

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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.

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2. Slide the card into the slot until the card is completely seated in its connector.

If you encounter too much resistance, do not force the card. Check the card orientation and try again.

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3. Rotate the latch closed after inserting the card.

NOTE: A PC Card is not a bootable device.

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

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 or CD that came with the PC Card.

Removing a PC Card or Blank

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Press the latch and remove the card or blank. For some latches, you must press the latch twice: once to pop the latch out, and then a second time to pop the

card out.

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1. Rotate the latch outward.

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2. Press in on the end of the latch.

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3. Remove the card or blank.

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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NOTICE: Use the PC Card configuration utility (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.

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

NOTE: This computer uses digital sound, and contains no analog audio lines. PCMCIA cards such as modems that use analog lines to produce sound will

not function.

eject button

PC card