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Adding and removing a PC Card

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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook www.gateway.com Adding and removing a PC Card Your 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 notebook when changing most cards because your notebook supports hot-swapping. Hot-swapping means that you can insert a PC Card while your 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 notebook. Important If the remove hardware icon does not appear on the taskbar, click the show hidden icons button. To remove a PC Card: 1 Click the remove hardware icon in the taskbar, the PC Card name, then click Stop. -OR- Turn off your notebook. 2 Release the eject button by pressing the PC Card eject button once. 3 Eject the PC Card by pressing the eject button again. 26

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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook
www.gateway.com
26
Adding and removing a PC Card
Your 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 notebook when
changing most cards because your notebook supports
hot-swapping
.
Hot-swapping means that you can insert a PC Card while your 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:
â– 
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 notebook.
To remove a PC Card:
Important
If the remove hardware icon does not
appear on the taskbar, click the show
hidden icons
button.
1
Click the remove hardware
icon in the taskbar, the PC Card name, then
click
Stop
.
-OR-
Turn off your notebook.
2
Release the eject button by pressing the PC Card eject button once.
3
Eject the PC Card by pressing the eject button again.