Using your notebook

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Removing a PC Card

 

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Follow the steps below to remove the PC Card while your computer is on. If it is not removed properly, your

 

Notebook

system may not work properly. If you want to remove a PC Card when your computer is off, skip steps 1 to 7.

To remove a PC Card, proceed as follows:

 

 

 

 

1

Double-click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar.

 

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The Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box appears.

 

2

Select the hardware you want to unplug.

 

 

 

 

3

Click Stop.

 

 

4

In the Stop a Hardware Device dialog box, confirm that the device can be safely removed from the

 

 

system.

 

 

5

Click OK.

 

 

 

A dialog box appears, explaining that it is safe to remove the device.

 

 

6

Click OK.

 

 

7

Click Close.

 

 

8

Press the PC Card release button so that it pops out.

 

 

9

Push the PC Card release button to eject the card.

 

 

10

Gently grasp the card and pull it out.

 

 

11

If the PC Card release button is still out, push the PC Card release button on the notebook.

 

✍If you unplug the PC Card from the computer when it is still turned on, your system might crash and you might lose data that you did not save before.

Before you remove the PC Card, click the PC Card icon in the taskbar and close the card. Close any applications that use the PC Card before removing the card. Otherwise, data may be lost.

While the card is inserted, your computer may not enter the Hibernate power management mode. It may enter Standby mode. It is recommended to remove the card when your computer enters Hibernate mode by pressing the <Fn>+<F12> keys or by using the PowerPanel Utility, and when it is set to enter Hibernate automatically while using a battery as the source of power.

Some PC Cards or their functions may not be compatible with this computer.