Acer TravelMate 720 User Guide - Page 44

Right Ports, PC Card Slots, User's Guide

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Ports Right Ports Icon Port Connects to... PC Card slots 16-bit PC Cards and 32-bit CardBus PC Cards (ZV- support) PS/2 port PS/2-compatible device (e.g., PS/ 2 keyboard/mouse/keypad). PC Card Slots There are two type II/I or one type III CardBus PC Card slots found on the right panel of the computer. These slots accept credit-card-sized cards that enhance the usability and expandability of the computer. PC Cards (formerly PCMCIA) are add-on cards for portable computers, giving you expansion possibilities long afforded by desktop PCs. Popular type II cards include flash memory, SRAM, fax/data modem, LAN and SCSI cards. Common type III cards are 1.8-inch ATA drives and cellular modems. CardBus improves on the 16-bit PC card technology by expanding the bandwidth to 32 bits. ZV (Zoomed Video) support allows your computer to support hardware MPEG in the form of a ZV PC card. 24 User's Guide

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Ports
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User’s Guide
Right Ports
PC Card Slots
There are two type II/I or one type III CardBus PC Card
slots found on the right panel of the computer.
These slots
accept credit-card-sized cards that enhance the usability
and expandability of the computer.
PC Cards (formerly PCMCIA) are add-on cards for portable
computers, giving you expansion possibilities long afforded
by desktop PCs.
Popular type II cards include flash
memory, SRAM, fax/data modem, LAN and SCSI cards.
Common type III cards are 1.8-inch ATA drives and cellular
modems.
CardBus improves on the 16-bit PC card
technology by expanding the bandwidth to 32 bits.
ZV (Zoomed Video) support allows your computer to
support hardware MPEG in the form of a ZV PC card.
Icon
Port
Connects to...
PC Card slots
16-bit PC Cards and 32-bit
CardBus PC Cards (ZV- support)
PS/2 port
PS/2-compatible device (e.g., PS/
2 keyboard/mouse/keypad).