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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Inserting and removing PC Cards
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To insert a PC Card:
1 Turn off the computer.
You may also hot swap a PC Card. Stop the PC Card by
clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the
System tray. After the PC Card is stopped, it is safe to
remove.
2 Locate the PC Card slot on the left side of the computer.
3 Insert the PC Card.
Sample inserting a PC Card
4 When the card is almost all the way into the slot, push
firmly but gently to ensure a firm connection with the
computer. Do not force the card into position.
Removing a PC Card
Do not remove media while data is being written or read. Even
when the Windows message “copying...” disappears, writing
to the media might still be in progress and your data could be
destroyed. Wait for the indicator light to go out.
1 Stop the PC Card by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware
icon on the System tray. After the PC Card is stopped, it is
safe to remove.
2 Locate the PC Card ejection switch.