Winbook X2 manual Pcmcia Slots

Series User’s Manual

If you are unfamiliar with

the Add New Hardware

Wizard, see your WinBook notebook Help File for a detailed explanation of this wizard.

Figure 5.2: PCMCIA Slots

Figure 5.3: The PCMCIA Icon on the Taskbar

necessary drivers. You can find the driver for your card, use a standard driver for the hardware or, if you have a disk from your manufacturer, you can load the drivers provided. Follow the instructions provided by the installation wizard. If you use a standard driver and one not specific for your card, the card should work, but certain features, such as power management, might not be active. When the installation is complete, you will hear two beeps and a card icon will appear on the taskbar.

5.If the card has any external connections, secure them to the card and the necessary external device.

6.When you are finished using the card, you should properly disable the card. There are two ways to do this:

a)Click once on the PCMCIA icon on the taskbar. This will bring up a pop-up menu for shutting down the card in the PCMCIA bay (Figure 5.4). Select the card and click “stop” to deactivate the card. You should receive a message telling you when it is safe to remove the card.

b)Double-click on the PCMCIA icon on the task bar. This will bring up the Unplug or Eject Hardware windows. Click on the PCMCIA device

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