Sony PCG-F709 Laptop User Manual


 
Using Your Notebook Computer
Using PC Cards
Sony Notebook Computer User Guide
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Using PC Cards
Your computer includes two PC card slots. PC cards allow you to connect portable
external devices.
To insert a PC card
Use the lower slot for PC type III cards.
1 Insert the PC card into the PC card slot, front label facing up. Gently push the
card into the slot until the card is fixed into the connector. The release button will
then come out. Pull the release button, then knock it down towards the slot.
! Some devices may not function properly if you repeat Returning to Normal Mode from System Suspend
Mode or System Hibernation mode.
The computer will return to its original state if you restart it.
The PC card slots can accommodate
(at the same time) two Type I, two
Type II, or one
Type III PC card. These slots are
compatible with Card Bus port.
Some PC cards may require that you
disable idle devices when using the
PC card. You can use Sony Notebook
Setup to disable devices. See your
Software guide, in Sony Notebook
Setup for details.
Be sure to use the most recent
software driver provided by the PC
card manufacturer.
If an ! mark appears on the
Device Manager tab in the System
Properties dialog, remove the
software driver and then reinstall it.
You may not be able to use some PC
cards or some functions within the
PC card with this computer.
You do not need to shut down the
computer before inserting or
removing a PC card.
RELEASE button