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Stopping the PC Card, DOS Device

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The "Properties" windows provide information about the attributes and drivers associated with the selected PC Card. Attributes Slot: Card: Manufacturer: IRQ: Port: DOS Device: The slot number and assigned name for the slot. The type of this PC Card. The manufacturer of the PC Card. The interrupt request being used (if relevant). The I/O address associated with a communication port (if relevant). The communication port used by this device (if relevant). Name When you select device drivers, the following information is displayed: Driver: The full path to the driver for this PC Card. Version: The version for the current driver. Stopping the PC Card If you are removing a PC Card, you must first stop it. The system might freeze or data might be lost if a PC Card is removed before it is stopped. Note You can stop only one card at a time. After invoking stop, you cannot stop another card until the first stop is either completed or fails. To stop a card, click on the traffic light icon ( ) on the taskbar, or select Stop from the "Actions" menu. Power to the slot is turned off when a card is "stopped." You can remove ATA cards. To prevent loss of data and other unpredictable machine behavior, make sure the stop operation is complete before you remove the cards. Chapter 5. Using Your Computer with a PC Card 53

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The “Properties” windows provide information about the attributes
and drivers associated with the selected PC Card.
Attributes
Slot:
The slot number and assigned name for the slot.
Card:
The type of this PC Card.
Manufacturer:
The manufacturer of the PC Card.
IRQ:
The interrupt request being used (if relevant).
Port:
The I/O address associated with a communication
port (if relevant).
DOS Device:
The communication port used by this device (if
relevant).
Name
When you select device drivers, the following information is
displayed:
Driver:
The full path to the driver for this PC Card.
Version:
The version for the current driver.
Stopping the PC Card
If you are removing a PC Card, you must first stop it.
The system
might freeze or data might be lost if a PC Card is removed before it
is stopped.
Note
You can stop only one card at a time.
After invoking stop, you
cannot stop another card until the first stop is either completed or
fails.
To stop a card, click on the traffic light icon (
) on the taskbar, or
select
Stop
from the “Actions” menu.
Power to the slot is turned off when a card is “stopped.” You can
remove ATA cards.
To prevent loss of data and other unpredictable
machine behavior, make sure the stop operation is complete before
you remove the cards.
Chapter 5.
Using Your Computer with a PC Card
53