Jul. 18, 2008 - Parking a PC Card on Your Laptop

You have your laptop, and you have a PC Card that you want to use in your laptop. So how do the two connect?

Locate on your laptop the spot where you can insert PC Cards. This spot may be an open hole on the side of the laptop, you may have a tiny "garage door" covering the hole, or you may find the hole hidden behind a removable panel.

Some laptops sport a garage for two PC Cards, stacked one atop the other. Other laptops have room for only one PC Card.

You insert PC Cards into the slot, "holy" end first. In fact, they fit in only one way. Push the card in all the way until it fully docks with the connectors deep down inside the laptop.

To remove the card, locate the eject button along side the slot, right next to the door. Press the eject button all the way in, and the card pops out a little bit. You can then pinch the card between your thumb and forefinger, pulling it out the rest of the way.

Each PC Card slot comes with its own eject button. These eject buttons appear alongside the spots where the Cards slide in.

Be sure to read the instructions for your PC Card before inserting it into the slot for the first time. Some cards may require that you turn off the laptop before inserting the card.

Note that some of the eject buttons pop out a ways from the laptop's case. Remember to push them back into the case when you're done with the PC Card. That way, the knob doesn't snag on anything and possibly break off.

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