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PC Cards: Dell Latitude CPx H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
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PC Cards: Dell™ Latitude™ CPx H-Series/J-Series
User's Guide
The computer has a slot into which you can install up to two PC
Cards if the PC Cards comply with Release 2.01 of the Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association (PCMCIA) standard and Release 4.2 of the Japanese Electronic
Industry Development Association (JEIDA) standard.
The computer supports type I, type II, and type III PC Cards
(including memory cards) and advanced technology attachment (ATA) cards that emulate
integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard-disk drives. Also supported are input/output (I/O)
cards such as modems, local area network (LAN) cards, wireless LAN cards, and small
computer system interface (SCSI) cards.
If you are using the Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, or
Windows 2000 operating system, you can use a zoomed video (ZV) PC Card only in the lower
PC Card connector. (The Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 operating system does not support ZV.)
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NOTES: A PC Card is not a boot
device. The "type" of a card refers to its thickness, not its functionality. |
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Your computer recognizes most I/O
cards and automatically loads the device driver associated with that card. |
| NOTICE: Take extra precautions if you use extended PC Cards
in your computer. Extended cards are longer versions of standard PC Cards. They fit into,
and operate correctly with, your computer. However, they extend beyond the edge of the
computer when installed. If something strikes the exposed end of an installed card, your
system board can be damaged. Because of space considerations, you may have trouble using
two PC Cards in your computer if one of them is an extended card. It may be easier to use
an extended card if you install it in the upper PC Card connector. Always remove an
extended PC Card before you pack the computer in its carrying case. |
You can use the following PC Card combinations in the PC Card slots:
- A single type I or type II card (using either the upper or lower PC
Card connector)
- A single type III card (using the lower PC Card connector only)
- One type I card and one type II card (using either connector)
- Two type I cards or two type II cards
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Note: Use a ZV PC Card in the lower connector only. |
PC Cards are generally marked with a symbol, such as a triangle or
an arrow, to indicate which end should be inserted into the slot. The cards are keyed to
prevent incorrect insertion. If card orientation is not clear, see the documentation that
came with the card.
You do not need to turn off your computer or exit suspend or standby
mode before you install a PC Card. To install a PC Card (see Figure 1),
perform the following steps:
- If necessary, remove the blank from the PC Card connector you intend
to use by pressing the eject button and pulling the blank out.
- Hold the card with its orientation symbol pointing into the slot and
the top side of the card facing up.
- Insert the card into the slot, and press in firmly until the card is
completely seated in the internal PC Card connector.
- If you encounter too much resistance when inserting it, do not force
the card. Check the card's orientation and try again.
Figure 1. Installing a PC Card
PC Card Blanks
Save the blank to use whenever you do not have a PC Card installed.
The blank protects the PC Card connector from dust and other particles.
| NOTICE: If you are using Windows
95, Windows 98, or Windows 2000, use the PC Card configuration utility on the taskbar to
select and stop a card before you remove it. If you do not remove the card in the
configuration utility, you could lose data from open application programs. |
To remove a PC Card (see Figure 2),
perform the following steps:
- Stop the PC Card using the PC Card configurations utility on the
taskbar.
- Press the PC Card eject button.
The PC Card or blank protrudes from the slot slightly. It does not come out all the way.
- Gently remove the card.
Figure 2. Removing a PC Card
To protect the PC Card connectors, install a blank if you are not
going to use the connector.
The PC Card configuration utility performs the following functions:
- Notifies you whenever a PC Card is inserted and tells you how the
card is configured
- Automatically loads the proper device driver if it is available on
the hard-disk drive
- If drivers are not available on the hard-disk drive, prompts you to
install them using the device driver diskette that came with the card
The operating system automatically detects a PC Card and opens the Add
New Hardware menu from the Control Panel. For more information, see the PC Card
operating system documentation.
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