PC Cards: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

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PC Cards: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

About PC Cards

Removing PC Cards

Installing PC Cards

Configuring PC Cards

About PC Cards

On the right side of the computer is a PC Card slot 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 and type II 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. (The Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 operating system does not support ZV.)

NOTES: A PC Card is not a boot device.

The "type" of a card refers to its thickness, not its functionality.

Your computer recognizes most input/output (I/O) cards and automatically loads the device driver associated with that card.

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

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