Pc cards – Dell Latitude CPx J User Manual
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PC Cards: Dell™ Latitude™ CPx H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
About PC Cards
The computer has a slot into which you can install up to two PC Cards if the PC Cards comply with Release
2.01 of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) standard and Release 4.2
of the Japanese Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA) standard.
The computer supports type I, type II, and type III PC Cards (including memory cards) and advanced
technology attachment (ATA) cards that emulate integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard-disk drives. Also
supported are input/output (I/O) cards such as modems, local area network (LAN) cards, wireless LAN cards,
and small computer system interface (SCSI) cards.
If you are using the Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, or Windows 2000 operating system, you can use
a zoomed video (ZV) PC Card only in the lower PC Card connector. (The Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0
operating system does not support ZV.)
NOTES: A PC Card is not a boot device. The "type" of a card refers to its thickness, not its
functionality.
Your computer recognizes most I/O cards and automatically loads the device driver associated with
that card.
NOTICE: Take extra precautions if you use extended PC Cards in your computer. Extended cards
are longer versions of standard PC Cards. They fit into, and operate correctly with, your computer.
However, they extend beyond the edge of the computer when installed. If something strikes the
exposed end of an installed card, your system board can be damaged. Because of space
considerations, you may have trouble using two PC Cards in your computer if one of them is an
extended card. It may be easier to use an extended card if you install it in the upper PC Card
connector. Always remove an extended PC Card before you pack the computer in its carrying case.
Installing PC Cards
You can use the following PC Card combinations in the PC Card slots:
A single type I or type II card (using either the upper or lower PC Card connector)
A single type III card (using the lower PC Card connector only)
One type I card and one type II card (using either connector)
Two type I cards or two type II cards