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... Software 6-13 Optional Security Cable 6-14 7 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Device Connections 7-1 Connecting a Powered Device 7-1 Connecting a USB Device 7-2 Connecting a 1394 Device 7-3 Connecting a Communication Device 7-4 Digital Memory Cards 7-4 Using the Digital Media Slot Light 7-5 Inserting a Digital Memory Card 7-6 Removing a Digital Memory Card 7-7 PC Cards 7-8 Inserting a PC Card 7-9 Stopping and Removing a PC Card 7-10 Hardware and Software Guide vii
... Software 6-13 Optional Security Cable 6-14 7 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Device Connections 7-1 Connecting a Powered Device 7-1 Connecting a USB Device 7-2 Connecting a 1394 Device 7-3 Connecting a Communication Device 7-4 Digital Memory Cards 7-4 Using the Digital Media Slot Light 7-5 Inserting a Digital Memory Card 7-6 Removing a Digital Memory Card 7-7 PC Cards 7-8 Inserting a PC Card 7-9 Stopping and Removing a PC Card 7-10 Hardware and Software Guide vii
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..., tutorials, and wizards that can help you set a digital memory card to open the files on cameras, camcorders, and other handheld devices. For example, you specify. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Connecting a Communication Device For information about using an ...Support. Digital memory cards are often used only when the notebook is in Chapter 8, "Software Updates and Recovery and System Software." Digital Memory Cards A digital memory card can set the notebook to the "Enabling AutoPlay" section in the notebook can support: ■ Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro...
..., tutorials, and wizards that can help you set a digital memory card to open the files on cameras, camcorders, and other handheld devices. For example, you specify. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Connecting a Communication Device For information about using an ...Support. Digital memory cards are often used only when the notebook is in Chapter 8, "Software Updates and Recovery and System Software." Digital Memory Cards A digital memory card can set the notebook to the "Enabling AutoPlay" section in the notebook can support: ■ Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro...
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The Digital Media Slot light is turned off when an inserted digital memory card is inactive or when the Digital Media Slot is being accessed. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Using the Digital Media Slot Light The Digital Media Slot light is turned on when an inserted digital memory card is vacant. Hardware and Software Guide 7-5
The Digital Media Slot light is turned off when an inserted digital memory card is inactive or when the Digital Media Slot is being accessed. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Using the Digital Media Slot Light The Digital Media Slot light is turned on when an inserted digital memory card is vacant. Hardware and Software Guide 7-5
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Hold the card label-side up with the connectors facing the notebook. 2. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Inserting a Digital Memory Card Ä CAUTION: To prevent damage to digital memory card connectors: ■ Use minimal force when inserting a digital memory card into the Digital Media Slot until the card is ...inserted in the Digital Media Slot. Gently slide the card into the Digital Media Slot. ■ Do not move or transport the notebook while a digital memory card is seated. (The card...
Hold the card label-side up with the connectors facing the notebook. 2. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Inserting a Digital Memory Card Ä CAUTION: To prevent damage to digital memory card connectors: ■ Use minimal force when inserting a digital memory card into the Digital Media Slot until the card is ...inserted in the Digital Media Slot. Gently slide the card into the Digital Media Slot. ■ Do not move or transport the notebook while a digital memory card is seated. (The card...
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Hardware and Software Guide 7-7 Slide the card out of the slot. Select the My Computer icon on the Windows Desktop. 3. Right-click the drive assigned to the card, and then select Eject. (The card is stopped but is not released from the Digital Media Slot.) 4. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Removing a Digital Memory Card To remove a digital memory card: 1. Close all applications and complete all activities that are using the card. (To stop a data transfer, select the cancel button in the Windows Copying window.) 2.
Hardware and Software Guide 7-7 Slide the card out of the slot. Select the My Computer icon on the Windows Desktop. 3. Right-click the drive assigned to the card, and then select Eject. (The card is stopped but is not released from the Digital Media Slot.) 4. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Removing a Digital Memory Card To remove a digital memory card: 1. Close all applications and complete all activities that are using the card. (To stop a data transfer, select the cancel button in the Windows Copying window.) 2.
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...Upgrades and Replacements PC Cards A PC Card can be used only when the notebook is a credit card-sized accessory designed to conform to install device drivers: ■ Install only the device drivers for all PC Cards, do not install all of the software or any of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA). PC... Cards can be supplied by a single PC Card manufacturer. A PC Card is in Windows. The notebook PC Card slot ...
...Upgrades and Replacements PC Cards A PC Card can be used only when the notebook is a credit card-sized accessory designed to conform to install device drivers: ■ Install only the device drivers for all PC Cards, do not install all of the software or any of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA). PC... Cards can be supplied by a single PC Card manufacturer. A PC Card is in Windows. The notebook PC Card slot ...
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... capacity can be added with a microdrive PC Card or a digital memory card such as instructed in the drive documentation, to one of the USB ports or to the 1394 port. The type of the notebook. Hardware and Software Guide 7-11 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Drives Adding a Drive to the... system by connecting it, as a Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card. An optional drive can also be added to the System The...
... capacity can be added with a microdrive PC Card or a digital memory card such as instructed in the drive documentation, to one of the USB ports or to the 1394 port. The type of the notebook. Hardware and Software Guide 7-11 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Drives Adding a Drive to the... system by connecting it, as a Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card. An optional drive can also be added to the System The...
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Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Memory The notebook has 2 memory slots. Depending on your notebook model, either one or both the amount of free space on your hard drive has enough free space for the hibernation file. When RAM is determined by the amount of RAM (random access memory) in the system: In Windows, select Start > Help and... increased, the Windows operating system increases the hard drive space reserved for the larger hibernation file. ■ To display the amount of RAM in the notebook by adding memory modules to vacant memory slots or by replacing installed...
Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Memory The notebook has 2 memory slots. Depending on your notebook model, either one or both the amount of free space on your hard drive has enough free space for the hibernation file. When RAM is determined by the amount of RAM (random access memory) in the system: In Windows, select Start > Help and... increased, the Windows operating system increases the hard drive space reserved for the larger hibernation file. ■ To display the amount of RAM in the notebook by adding memory modules to vacant memory slots or by replacing installed...
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...Power." 7-18 Hardware and Software Guide Remove the battery pack. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Removing or Inserting a Memory Module Å WARNING: To prevent exposure to electrical shock, access only the memory compartment during this procedure, discharge yourself of static electricity by a service ...partner. Å WARNING: To prevent exposure to electrical shock and damage to the notebook, shut down the notebook, unplug the power cord, and remove the battery pack before installing a memory module. Ä CAUTION: To prevent electrostatic discharge from external power. 5. For...
...Power." 7-18 Hardware and Software Guide Remove the battery pack. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Removing or Inserting a Memory Module Å WARNING: To prevent exposure to electrical shock, access only the memory compartment during this procedure, discharge yourself of static electricity by a service ...partner. Å WARNING: To prevent exposure to electrical shock and damage to the notebook, shut down the notebook, unplug the power cord, and remove the battery pack before installing a memory module. Ä CAUTION: To prevent electrostatic discharge from external power. 5. For...
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Turn the notebook upside down. 7. Hardware and Software Guide 7-19 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 6. Loosen the 2 memory compartment screws 1, and then lift up and remove the memory compartment cover 2.
Turn the notebook upside down. 7. Hardware and Software Guide 7-19 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 6. Loosen the 2 memory compartment screws 1, and then lift up and remove the memory compartment cover 2.
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Remove or insert the memory module. Grasp the edges of the module and gently pull the module out of the module 1. (The module tilts upward.) b. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 8. To protect a memory module after removal, place it in an electrostatic-safe container. 7-20 Hardware and Software Guide Pull away the retention clips on each side of the memory slot 2. c. To remove a memory module: a.
Remove or insert the memory module. Grasp the edges of the module and gently pull the module out of the module 1. (The module tilts upward.) b. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 8. To protect a memory module after removal, place it in an electrostatic-safe container. 7-20 Hardware and Software Guide Pull away the retention clips on each side of the memory slot 2. c. To remove a memory module: a.
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... angle from the surface of the memory compartment, press the module into place 3. Push the module downward until the retention clips snap into the memory slot until it is seated 2. If you are inserting a single memory module into a vacant memory compartment, insert the module into the... lower slot. (The illustration below shows a memory module being inserted into the second slot of the module with the keyed area in the memory slot 1. Hardware Upgrades...
... angle from the surface of the memory compartment, press the module into place 3. Push the module downward until the retention clips snap into the memory slot until it is seated 2. If you are inserting a single memory module into a vacant memory compartment, insert the module into the... lower slot. (The illustration below shows a memory module being inserted into the second slot of the module with the keyed area in the memory slot 1. Hardware Upgrades...
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Replace the battery pack, reconnect the notebook to external power, and then restart the notebook. 7-22 Hardware and Software Guide Tighten the 2 memory compartment screws 2. 11. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 9. To close the memory compartment, align the tabs on the memory compartment cover with the cover slots on the notebook, and then slide the cover over the memory compartment until it is seated 1. 10.
Replace the battery pack, reconnect the notebook to external power, and then restart the notebook. 7-22 Hardware and Software Guide Tighten the 2 memory compartment screws 2. 11. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 9. To close the memory compartment, align the tabs on the memory compartment cover with the cover slots on the notebook, and then slide the cover over the memory compartment until it is seated 1. 10.