Sony PCG-818 User Guide - Page 23

Using, Cards

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Using Your Notebook Computer El Using PC Cards Your computer includes two PC card slots. PC cards allow you to connect portable external devices, such as another hard disk drive, additional memory, or to connect a network. OD The PC card slots can accommodate (at the same time) two Type I, two Type II, or one Type III PC card. These slots are compatible with Card Bus and ZV (Zoomed Video) port. Some PC cards may require that you disable idle devices when using the PC card. You can use Sony Notebook Setup to disable devices. See "Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen" in the VAIO Notebook Computer User Guide for details. Be sure to use the most recent software driver provided by the PC card manufacturer. If an "!" mark appears on the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog, remove the software driver and then reinstall it. To insert a PC card Use the lower slot for Type III PC cards. iD You do not need to shut down the computer before inserting or removing a PC card. 1 Pull the PC card release button up away from the computer and push it in toward the computer.

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Using
Your
Notebook
Computer
El
Using
PC
Cards
Your
computer
includes
two
PC
card
slots.
PC
cards
allow
you
to
connect
portable
external
devices,
such
as
another
hard
disk
drive,
additional
memory,
or
to
connect
a
network.
OD
The
PC
card
slots
can
accommodate
(at
the
same
time)
two
Type
I,
two
Type
II,
or
one
Type
III
PC
card.
These
slots
are
compatible
with
Card
Bus
and
ZV
(Zoomed
Video)
port.
Some
PC
cards
may
require
that
you
disable
idle
devices
when
using
the
PC
card.
You
can
use
Sony
Notebook
Setup
to
disable
devices.
See
"Displaying
the
Sony
Notebook
Setup
Screen"
in
the
VAIO
Notebook
Computer
User
Guide
for
details.
Be
sure
to
use
the
most
recent
software
driver
provided
by
the
PC
card
manufacturer.
If
an
"!"
mark
appears
on
the
Device
Manager
tab
in
the
System
Properties
dialog,
remove
the
software
driver
and
then
reinstall
it.
To
insert
a
PC
card
Use
the
lower
slot
for
Type
III
PC
cards.
iD
You
do
not
need
to
shut
down
the
computer
before
inserting
or
removing
a
PC
card.
1
Pull
the
PC
card
release
button
up
away
from
the
computer
and
push
it
in
toward
the
computer.