Sony PCG-C1XS Laptop User Manual


 
Using PC Cards
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Using PC Cards
Your computer includes a PC card slot. PC cards allow you to connect
portable external devices, such as a CD-ROM drive, or to connect to a
network.
To insert a PC card
1
Insert the PC card into the PC card slot with the front label facing up.
Gently push the card into the slot until it is fixed into the connector;
the release button comes out.
The PC card slot can accommodate one Type I or Type II PC card. This slot is compatible with
a 16-bit Card and CardBus. The ZV (Zoomed Video) port is not available.
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 Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen
in Customizing Your VAIO
®
C1 PictureBook Computer.
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 of the functions of a PC card with this
computer.
You do not need to shut down the computer before inserting or removing a PC card.
PC card