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What Is an ExpressCard?, Selecting an ExpressCard

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Hardware Upgrades and Replacements What Is an ExpressCard? An ExpressCard is a next-generation, high-performance PC Card, which must be inserted in the ExpressCard slot. Like all standard PC Cards, ExpressCards are designed to conform to the standards of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA). Selecting an ExpressCard ExpressCards use one of 2 interfaces and are available in 2 sizes. The ExpressCard slot on the computer supports both interfaces and both sizes. For example, you can use ■ An ExpressCard with either a USB interface or a PCI Express interface. ■ A full-size ExpressCard, called ExpressCard/54 1, or a smaller ExpressCard, called ExpressCard/34 2. The ExpressCard procedures described in the following sections are the same for both interfaces and both sizes. 7-10 Hardware and Software Guide

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Hardware and Software Guide
Hardware Upgrades and Replacements
What Is an ExpressCard?
An ExpressCard is a next-generation, high-performance PC Card,
which must be inserted in the ExpressCard slot.
Like all standard PC Cards, ExpressCards are designed to
conform to the standards of the Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association (PCMCIA).
Selecting an ExpressCard
ExpressCards use one of 2 interfaces and are available in 2 sizes.
The ExpressCard slot on the computer supports both interfaces
and both sizes. For example, you can use
■
An ExpressCard with either a USB interface or a PCI Express
interface.
■
A full-size ExpressCard, called ExpressCard/54
1
, or a
smaller ExpressCard, called ExpressCard/34
2
.
The ExpressCard procedures described in the following sections
are the same for both interfaces and both sizes.