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Sony Notebook User Guide
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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:
1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray.
The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box appears.
2 Select the hardware you want to unplug.
3 Click Stop.
4 In the Stop a Hardware Device dialog box, confirm that the device can be safely removed from the
system.
5 Click OK.
A dialog box appears, explaining that it is safe to remove the device.
6 Click OK.
7 Click Close.
8 Eject the PC Card release button (1) and then press it to eject the card.
9 Gently press the card and pull it out.
✍ If you unplug the PC Card from the computer when it is still turned on, your system might crash and you might lose data that you did not save before.
While the card is inserted, your computer may not enter the Hibernate power management mode even when battery life is low. It may enter Standby
mode. It is recommended that you remove the card before your computer enters Hibernate mode by pressing the <Fn>+<F12> keys or by using
the PowerPanel Utility, and when it is set to enter Hibernate automatically while using a battery as the source of power.
Some PC Cards or their functions may not be compatible with this computer.
! Do not select and stop a USB disc drive, a Sony i.LINK™ CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or a Sony i.LINK™ DVD-ROM drive.
! If you stopped a Sony i.LINK™ CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or a Sony i.LINK™ DVD-ROM drive by mistake, disconnect the docking station and connect
it again.