Fujitsu 990TX2 manual Pc Cards, Caring for PC Cards, P O I N T

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PC CARDS

S e c t i o n F o u r

PC CARDS

PC Cards perform a wide variety of functions,and are ideal for mobile computers.

Some available PC Cards:

Fax/data modem cards (Type II).

Local area network (LAN) cards (Type II).

Wireless LAN cards (Type II).

1MB and 2MB static RAM (SRAM) cards (Type I).

IDE solid-state disk cards (Type II).

SCSI cards (Type II).

Zoomed Video cards (Type II, Slot 1 only).

ATA cards (Type III).

Other PC cards that conform to PCMCIA 2.1 or PC CardBus standards.

For further information, refer to the instruc- tions supplied with your PC Card.

Caring for PC Cards

PC Cards are durable; however, you must treat them with care. The documentation supplied with your PC Card will provide specific infor- mation; however, you should pay attention to the following points:

To keep out dust and dirt ,s tore PC Cards in their protective sleeves when they are not in use.

Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight or excessive heat.

Keep the cards dry.

Do not flex or bend the cards, and do not place heavy objects on top of them.

Do not force cards into the slots.

Avoid dropping cards, or subjecting them to excessive vibration.

Installing PC Cards in Your Notebook PC cards are installed in the PC Card slot in the left side panel of your notebook. Some PC Cards will not work when all possible devices are enabled. If a PC Card is not recognized, you will need to open the Control Panel, System and then Device Manager and choose a device to disable so that the resources can be used by the PC Card.

P O I N T

Before you can use a Zoomed Video card, you must install the new version of the ATI Video Player for Windows 95 software that comes with your note- book. (See section Two, pages 53-54 for installation instructions.)

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Fujitsu 990TX2 manual Pc Cards, Caring for PC Cards, P O I N T