Using pc cards, Pc card types, Pc card blanks – Dell Precision M70 User Manual
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Using PC Cards
Dell Precision™ Mobile Workstation M70 User's Guide
PC Card Types
See "
Specifications
" for information on supported PC Cards.
The PC Card slot has one connector that supports a single Type I or Type II card. The PC Card slot supports CardBus technology and extended PC Cards.
"Type" of card refers to its thickness, not its functionality.
PC Card Blanks
Your computer shipped with a plastic blank installed in the PC Card slot. Blanks protect unused slots from dust and other particles. Save the blank for use
when no PC Card is installed in the slot; blanks from other computers may not fit your computer.
Extended PC Cards
An extended PC Card (for example, a wireless network adapter) is longer than a standard PC Card and extends outside the computer. Follow these
precautions when using extended PC Cards:
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Protect the exposed end of an installed card. Striking the end of the card can damage the system board.
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Always remove an extended PC Card before you pack the computer in its carrying case.
Removing a PC Card or Blank
Press the latch and remove the card or blank. For some latches, you must press the latch twice: once to pop the latch out, and then a second time to pop the
card out.
Save a blank to use when no PC Card is installed in a slot. Blanks protect unused slots from dust and other particles.
NOTE:
A PC Card is not a bootable device.
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE:
Use the PC Card configuration utility (click the
icon in the taskbar) to select a card and stop it from functioning before you remove it from
the computer. If you do not stop the card in the configuration utility, you could lose data. Do not attempt to eject a card by pulling its cable, if one is
attached.
1 eject button