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Contents 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 (Select Models Only 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 or Removing a PC Card 7-10 Drives 7-11 Adding a Drive to the System 7-11...
Contents 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 (Select Models Only 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 or Removing a PC Card 7-10 Drives 7-11 Adding a Drive to the System 7-11...
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... Updates and Recoveries and System Software." Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Connecting a Communication Device Basic instructions for connecting the modem and setting up or troubleshoot a variety of connections. Digital Memory Cards The Digital Media Slot (select models only) can help you set up Internet service with your notebook. For information about modem, wireless, and...
... Updates and Recoveries and System Software." Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Connecting a Communication Device Basic instructions for connecting the modem and setting up or troubleshoot a variety of connections. Digital Memory Cards The Digital Media Slot (select models only) can help you set up Internet service with your notebook. For information about modem, wireless, and...
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...Slot light is turned on models which include a Digital Media Slot. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements You can set the notebook to open the files on a digital memory card in ways you could set a digital memory card to the "Setting AutoPlay Preferences" section in the following sections are ...available only on when an inserted digital memory card is being accessed. For example, you...
...Slot light is turned on models which include a Digital Media Slot. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements You can set the notebook to open the files on a digital memory card in ways you could set a digital memory card to the "Setting AutoPlay Preferences" section in the following sections are ...available only on when an inserted digital memory card is being accessed. For example, you...
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... the Digital Media Slot. ■ Do not move or transport the notebook while a digital memory card is seated. (The card will extend outward slightly beyond the notebook.) 7-6 Hardware and Software Guide 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...
... the Digital Media Slot. ■ Do not move or transport the notebook while a digital memory card is seated. (The card will extend outward slightly beyond the notebook.) 7-6 Hardware and Software Guide 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...
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Slide the card out of the slot. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Removing a Digital Memory Card To remove a digital memory card: 1. Hardware and Software Guide 7-7 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 6-in the Windows Copying window.) 2. Close all applications and complete all activities that are using the card. (To stop a data transfer, select the cancel button in -1 Digital Media Slot.) 4.
Slide the card out of the slot. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Removing a Digital Memory Card To remove a digital memory card: 1. Hardware and Software Guide 7-7 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 6-in the Windows Copying window.) 2. Close all applications and complete all activities that are using the card. (To stop a data transfer, select the cancel button in -1 Digital Media Slot.) 4.
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...the standard specifications of the enablers provided by a single PC Card manufacturer. The notebook PC Card slot supports one Type I or Type II 32-bit (CardBus) or 16-bit PC Card. 7-8 Hardware and Software Guide Hardware Upgrades and Replacements PC Cards Ä CAUTION: To preserve support for your operating... communication, or digital camera functions 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 the...
...the standard specifications of the enablers provided by a single PC Card manufacturer. The notebook PC Card slot supports one Type I or Type II 32-bit (CardBus) or 16-bit PC Card. 7-8 Hardware and Software Guide Hardware Upgrades and Replacements PC Cards Ä CAUTION: To preserve support for your operating... communication, or digital camera functions 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 the...
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Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Drives Adding a Drive to the System The internal hard drive and optical drive are standard features of optical drive varies by notebook model. Hard drive 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 system by the IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) light. The type of the notebook. An optional drive can also be ...
Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Drives Adding a Drive to the System The internal hard drive and optical drive are standard features of optical drive varies by notebook model. Hard drive 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 system by the IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) light. The type of the notebook. An optional drive can also be ...
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... has enough free space for the hibernation file. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Memory The notebook has 2 memory slots. Hardware and Software Guide 7-17 Increasing Memory You can increase the amount of space required by replacing installed memory modules. When RAM is recommended that you increase RAM... To display both the amount of free space on your hard drive and the amount of RAM (random access memory) in the notebook by adding memory modules to vacant memory slots or by the hibernation file: Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > ...
... has enough free space for the hibernation file. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Memory The notebook has 2 memory slots. Hardware and Software Guide 7-17 Increasing Memory You can increase the amount of space required by replacing installed memory modules. When RAM is recommended that you increase RAM... To display both the amount of free space on your hard drive and the amount of RAM (random access memory) in the notebook by adding memory modules to vacant memory slots or by the hibernation file: Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > ...
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... by touching a grounded metal object. Save your work and close all external devices connected to the notebook. 4. 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...
... by touching a grounded metal object. Save your work and close all external devices connected to the notebook. 4. 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...
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Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 6. Hardware and Software Guide 7-19 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 Upgrades and Replacements 6. Hardware and Software Guide 7-19 Loosen the 2 memory compartment screws 1, and then lift up and remove the memory compartment cover 2. Turn the notebook upside down. 7.
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Grasp the edges of the module and gently pull the module out of the module 1. (The module tilts upward.) b. Pull away the retention clips on each side of the memory slot 2. To protect a memory module after removal, place it in an electrostatic-safe container. 7-20 Hardware and Software Guide To remove a memory module: a. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 8. Remove a memory module. c.
Grasp the edges of the module and gently pull the module out of the module 1. (The module tilts upward.) b. Pull away the retention clips on each side of the memory slot 2. To protect a memory module after removal, place it in an electrostatic-safe container. 7-20 Hardware and Software Guide To remove a memory module: a. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 8. Remove a memory module. c.
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... Upgrades and Replacements To insert a memory module: a. With the module at a 45-degree angle from the surface of a memory compartment that already contains a memory module.) b. If you are inserting a single memory module into a vacant memory compartment, insert the module into the lower slot. (The following illustration shows a memory module being inserted into the second slot of the memory...
... Upgrades and Replacements To insert a memory module: a. With the module at a 45-degree angle from the surface of a memory compartment that already contains a memory module.) b. If you are inserting a single memory module into a vacant memory compartment, insert the module into the lower slot. (The following illustration shows a memory module being inserted into the second slot of the memory...
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Tighten the 2 memory compartment screws 2. 11. Replace the battery pack, reconnect the notebook to external power, and then restart the notebook. 7-22 Hardware and Software Guide 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.
Tighten the 2 memory compartment screws 2. 11. Replace the battery pack, reconnect the notebook to external power, and then restart the notebook. 7-22 Hardware and Software Guide 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.