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Using your VAIO computer

Removing a PC Card

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

1Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray. The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box appears.

2Select the hardware you want to unplug.

3Click Stop.

4In the Stop a Hardware Device dialog box, confirm that the device can be safely removed from the system.

5Click OK.

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

6Click OK.

7Click Close.

8Push the PC Card release button so that the release button pops out.

9Push the PC Card release button a second time so that the PC Card pops out.

10Gently take hold of the Card and pull it out of the slot.

11If the PC Card release button is still out, push it back in.