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www.jp.dell.com | support.jp.dell.com Adding PC Cards (Optional) You can add PC Cards to computers with integrated PC Card connectors. HINT: "Type" of card refers to its thickness, not its functionality. HINT: Your computer is designed for either 5-V or 3.3-V 16-bit PCMCIA cards. Some cards are keyed for 3.3 V only but will not fit into the PC slot. Cards are keyed to prevent incorrect insertion into the slot. If card orientation is not clear, see the documentation supplied with the card. HINT: The length of some PC Cards may prevent the front-panel door from closing. HINT: A PC Card is not a bootable device. PC Card Types The PC Card slot has two connectors that support four combinations of cards: • A single Type I or Type II card (using either the upper or lower PC Card connector) • One Type I card and one Type II card (using either connector) • Two Type I cards or two Type II cards • One Type III card (using the lower connector) Both PC Card connectors support extended PC Cards. Installing a PC Card PC Cards are generally marked with a symbol (such as a triangle or an arrow) to indicate which end to insert into the slot, and the cards are keyed to prevent incorrect insertion. If card orientation is not clear, see the documentation supplied with the card. 1 Hold the card with its orientation symbol pointing into the slot and the top side of the card facing up. 2 Insert the card into the slot, and press firmly until the card is completely seated in the internal PC Card connector. 84 A d d i n g Pa r ts

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Adding Parts
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Adding PC Cards (Optional)
You can add PC Cards to computers with integrated PC Card connectors.
PC Card Types
HINT:
"Type" of card
refers to its thickness, not
its functionality.
The PC Card slot has two connectors that support four combinations of
cards:
HINT:
Your computer is
designed for either 5-V or
3.3-V 16-bit PCMCIA
cards. Some cards are
keyed for 3.3 V only but
will not fit into the PC
slot. Cards are keyed to
prevent incorrect insertion
into the slot. If card
orientation is not clear,
see the documentation
supplied with the card.
•
A single Type I or Type II card (using either the upper or lower PC
Card connector)
•
One Type I card and one Type II card (using either connector)
•
Two Type I cards or two Type II cards
•
One Type III card (using the lower connector)
Both PC Card connectors support extended PC Cards.
Installing a PC Card
HINT:
The length of
some PC Cards may
prevent the front-panel
door from closing.
PC Cards are generally marked with a symbol (such as a triangle or an
arrow) to indicate which end to insert into the slot, and the cards are keyed
to prevent incorrect insertion. If card orientation is not clear, see the
documentation supplied with the card.
1
Hold the card with its orientation symbol pointing into the slot and
the top side of the card facing up.
HINT:
A PC Card is not a
bootable device.
2
Insert the card into the slot, and press firmly until the card is
completely seated in the internal PC Card connector.