Taiwan Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers N930R manual ExpressCard, What is Expresscard ?

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combo drive. The CD tray mechanism will pop-out slightly and slowly pull out the whole length of the tray.

2.Place the disc on top of the CD tray with the label side facing up. Gently press the com- pact disc onto the center spindle to secure the disc.

3.To remove the disc, press on the center spindle and pull up the disc from the side until the disc snaps out of the spindle lock.

•If the eject function is disabled by software or a power failure occurs, the Emergency Eject Hole allows you to manually remove a CD from the reader.

4.To close the combo drive, simply push the CD tray inside. The combo drive LED will activate when the disc is detected. Wait until the LED has turned off and then start to read the disc.

How to care the CD

When you handle CDs, pay attention to the following guidelines:

•Always pick up the CD by its edges.

•Avoid scratching or soiling either side of the CD.

•Do not write with the hard ball-point pen or apply labels on either side of the CD.

•Keep the CD away from direct sunlight or high temperatures.

•Clean fingerprints or dust from the CD by wiping it with a soft cloth.

The above points also apply to other optical storage media.

•The Combo drive is a Class 1 Laser Product.

3.8 ExpressCard

WHAT IS EXPRESSCARD ?

The ExpressCard is a newly developed PC Card interface, its connector has just 26 pins and the interface has a potential transfer rate of up to 500 MB/sec (or 250 MB/sec in each direc- tion) using a single-lane PCI Express link. Its form factor is up to 40 percent smaller than a PC Card, which allows ExpressCard modules to be included in smaller host systems.

Designed for both desktop and mobile use, ExpressCard use either USB 2.0 or a single lane PCI Express technology.

The ExpressCard standard was developed by PCMCIA member companies including techno- logy leaders, system manufacturers, card manufacturers, from all other parts of the PC Card industry.