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Adding and removing a PC Card

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www.gateway.com Adding and removing a PC Card Your convertible notebook has a PC Card slot (also known as a PCMCIA card slot). This slot accepts one Type II card. You do not need to restart your convertible notebook when changing most cards because your convertible notebook supports hot-swapping. Hot-swapping means that you can insert a PC Card while your convertible notebook is running. If your PC Card does not work after hot-swapping, see the PC Card manufacturer's documentation for further information. To insert a PC Card: • Push the card firmly into the PC Card slot, label-side up, until the outer edge of the card is flush with the side of your convertible notebook. To remove a PC Card: 1 Turn off your convertible notebook, then go to Step 5. -ORDouble-click or double-tap the remove hardware icon in the taskbar. The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box opens. Important If the remove hardware icon does not appear on the taskbar, click or tap the show hidden icons button. 2 Click or tap the PC Card name, then click or tap Stop. The Stop a Hardware device dialog box opens. 3 Click or tap the PC Card name, then click or tap OK. The Safe to Remove Hardware dialog box opens. 4 Click or tap OK. 57

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Adding and removing a
PC Card
Your convertible notebook has a PC Card slot (also known as
a PCMCIA card slot). This slot accepts one Type II card. You do
not need to restart your convertible notebook when changing
most cards because your convertible notebook supports
hot-swapping
. Hot-swapping means that you can insert a
PC Card while your convertible notebook is running. If your
PC Card does not work after hot-swapping, see the PC Card
manufacturer’s documentation for further information.
To insert a PC Card:
•
Push the card firmly into the PC Card slot, label-side up,
until the outer edge of the card is flush with the side
of your convertible notebook.
To remove a PC Card:
1
Turn off your convertible notebook, then go to
Step 5
.
-OR-
Double-click or double-tap the remove
hardware
icon in the taskbar. The
Safely Remove
Hardware
dialog box opens.
2
Click or tap the PC Card name, then click or tap
Stop
.
The
Stop a Hardware device
dialog box opens.
3
Click or tap the PC Card name, then click or tap
OK
. The
Safe to Remove Hardware
dialog box opens.
4
Click or tap
OK
.
Important
If the remove hardware icon does not appear on the taskbar, click
or tap the show hidden icons
button.