With a PC Card, you can send and receive faxes, communicate
through a network, store data, or use other functions.
To insert a PC Card:
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Supported PC Card specification:
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To use a PC Card, refer to the following:
For Windows 95, use the PC Card support software provided by operating system itself. Refer to the documentation that came with your operating system.
Important--Before Using a CardBus PC Card in Windows 95
Before you use a CardBus PC Card in Windows 95, you need to do the following:
If a warning message informs you of a resource conflict, click on OK; then click on OK again in the CardBus Setup window.
If a warning message informs you of a resource conflict, click on OK; then click on OK again in the CardBus Setup window.
If a warning message informs you of a resource conflict, click on OK; then click on OK again in the CardBus Setup window.
If a warning message informs you of a resource conflict, click on OK; then click on OK again in the CardBus Setup window.
For Windows NT, use the PC Card support software provided by Windows NT. Refer to the documentations that came with your operating system.
For OS/2, DOS, or Windows 3.11, use the following PC Card Director program.
Your computer comes with an advanced IBM program for PCMCIA called PC Card Director, which makes using PC Cards with your computer easier by:
To install the PC Card Director:
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To see the PC Cards list supported by PC Card Director, click on the Supported PC Cards icon in the PC Card Director window. If your PC Card is not listed, try using it with PC Card Director anyway.
If your PC Card is not supported by PC Card Director, you must install the driver that came with your card. The card driver must be compatible with the PCMCIA Card Services PC Card Standard (1995) or the PCMCIA Card Services Standard Release 2.1. Follow the instructions in your PC Card manual to install the driver.
To start PC Card Director in OS/2 or Windows, select the PC Card Director folder or window; then select the PC Card Director icon.
See PC Card Director help on how to use PC Card Director.
To start PC Card Director for DOS:
Although some PC Cards can be inserted or removed without turning off the computer (refer to the instructions that came with the PC Card), you cannot remove or install PC Cards during suspend mode.
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Before removing such storage PC Cards as the hard disk PC Card, flash memory PC Card, or SRAM PC Card from the PC Card slot, turn off the computer. Otherwise, data in the PC Card may be corrupted or lost. |
However, there is a safe way
to remove the storage PC Card without turning off the computer.
Note:
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For Windows 95:
For OS/2 or Windows:
For DOS: Enter CARDPWR slot_number OFF at the DOS command prompt.