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Using PCMCIA Cards

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Notebook User Guide + The optical disk drive is a Class 1 Laser Product. 3.8 Using PCMCIA Cards WHAT IS PCMCIA? PCMCIA or Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is a non-profit trade association that defines the industry standard for the PC Card technology. The goal of PCMCIA is to ensure that any PC Card can work in any mobile computer built with a PCMCIA slot. To allow manufacturers to add functions and technologies in the PC Card form factor, PCMCIA has defined two PC Card types: Type Type II Type III Thickness 5.0 mm 10.5 mm Sample Devices Fax/Modem & Network Cards Hard Disks (ATA Cards) Type II Cards Type II card has a thickness of 5.0 millimeters (mm). Type II cards are often storage or communications devices such as Flash Memory, LAN, and Small Computer System Interface (SCSI). Typical Type II cards include input/output (I/O) features such as modems and LANs. The features for Type II Cards include following characters: 68

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otebook User Guide
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The optical disk drive is a Class 1 Laser Product.
3.8
Using PCMCIA Cards
W
HAT IS
PCMCIA?
PCMCIA or Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is a
non-profit trade association that defines the industry standard for the PC Card
technology. The goal of PCMCIA is to ensure that any PC Card can work in any
mobile computer built with a PCMCIA slot.
To allow manufacturers to add functions and technologies in the PC Card form
factor, PCMCIA has defined two PC Card types:
Type
Thickness
Sample Devices
Type II
5.0 mm
Fax/Modem & Network Cards
Type III
10.5 mm
Hard Disks (ATA Cards)
Type II Cards
Type II card has a thickness of 5.0 millimeters (mm). Type II cards are often
storage or communications devices such as Flash Memory, LAN, and Small
Computer System Interface (SCSI). Typical Type II cards include input/output
(I/O) features such as modems and LANs. The features for Type II Cards
include following characters: