Using PC Cards

Note the following:

Do not force a card into the slot. It may damage the connector pins.

If you have difficulty inserting a card, check that you are inserting the card with the correct orientation.

Do not carry your notebook while the head of the PC card (such as a wireless LAN card) is out of the slot. Pressure or shock may damage the connector pins.

See the manual that came with your PC card for more information on its use.

To remove a PC card

If your notebook is turned on, perform the following procedure to remove the PC card from the computer. Otherwise, your system might crash and you might lose data that you did not previously save.

If your notebook is turned off, do not perform this procedure.

1Close any application that uses the PC card, otherwise data may be lost.

2Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select the card.

3Click Stop, in the Stop a Hardware device dialog box, confirm the device to stop and click OK.

4Click Close to close the Unplug or Eject Hardware window.

5Pull the PC card release button up and press it in towards the notebook.

Removing PC Card

6Gently grasp the card and pull it out.

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