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Removing a PC Card, Conserving Energy, In Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 Professional

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Computer Upgrades and Add-Ons Removing a PC Card Ä CAUTION: Failure to remove a PC Card that extends beyond the computer before transporting the computer may cause permanent damage to the PC Card connectors. In Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 Professional, follow these steps: 1. Prepare the system for the PC Card removal. If the computer is on, click the command to stop the PC Card before you remove it. To stop a PC Card, select the PC Card icon in the taskbar, then select the PC Card you want to stop, then select Stop Card. A message displays when the PC Card can be safely removed. Ä CAUTION: If the computer is on and running Windows 98, failure to stop a PC Card before removing it may result in loss of work or a system lockup. 2. Remove the PC Card by pressing the eject button once to extend the button. Press the button again to eject the card. 3. Gently grasp and pull out the card Conserving Energy When a PC Card is inserted in the computer, it draws power from the system even when a PC Card is not in use. To conserve power, select the command to stop PC Cards or remove PC Cards when they are not in use. 8-8 Hardware Guide

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Hardware Guide
Computer Upgrades and Add-Ons
Removing a PC Card
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CAUTION:
Failure to remove a PC Card that extends beyond the
computer before transporting the computer may cause permanent
damage to the PC Card connectors.
In Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 Professional,
follow these steps:
1.
Prepare the system for the PC Card removal. If the computer
is on, click the command to stop the PC Card before you
remove it. To stop a PC Card, select the PC Card icon in the
taskbar, then select the PC Card you want to stop, then select
Stop Card. A message displays when the PC Card can be
safely removed.
Ä
CAUTION:
If the computer is on and running Windows 98, failure to
stop a PC Card before removing it may result in loss of work or a
system lockup.
2.
Remove the PC Card by pressing the eject button once to
extend the button. Press the button again to eject the card.
3.
Gently grasp and pull out the card
Conserving Energy
When a PC Card is inserted in the computer, it draws power from
the system even when a PC Card is not in use. To conserve power,
select the command to stop PC Cards or remove PC Cards when
they are not in use.