VAIO® Computer User Guide

To remove a PC Card

If your computer is turned on, follow these instructions. If your computer is turned off, skip to step number 5.

1Close all applications that use the PC Card; otherwise, data may be lost.

2Double-click the green arrow icon in the taskbar.

3Select an option in the Hardware devices box, and click Stop. The Stop a Hardware device window opens.

4Click OK to confirm your selection, and then Close.

5Press the PC Card Release button. The Release button pops out.

6Press the PC Card Release button a second time (in some cases). Remove the card.

Removing PC Card

PC Card Release button

Do not choose a USB disk or a Sony i.LINK® optical drive in the Stop a Hardware device dialog box.

If you removed a Sony i.LINK optical drive by mistake, disconnect the docking station and reconnect it. See “Disconnecting the computer from the docking station” for more information.

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Sony R505 manual To remove a PC Card, Removing PC Card