User Manual

Notebook User Guide
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a bridge chip between the chipset and the socket. PCI Express and USB 2.0
are fully hot-pluggable.
To support the broadest range of applications there are two sizes of module.
Both are smaller that today's CardBus card. The smallest card, the
ExpressCard/34 module, is almost half the size of a CardBus card. This size is
suited to a very broad range of applications covering communications, media,
and general purpose.
PC Card
(CardBus, Type II)
ExpressCard/54 ExpressCard/34
Data Transfer
rate
132 Mbps 500Mbps (or 250Mbps in each direction)
Connector pins 68 26
Port Type Parallel Serial
Dimensions
(HxWxD)
54mmx86mmx5m
m
54mmx75mmx5m
m
34mmx75mmx5m
m
A big part of "just working" will be the existing software support. Both
Windows XP and Windows 2000 already support the ExpressCard
specification, although Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition do not.
INSERTING AND REMOVING A EXPRESSCARD
Your computer includes hot swapping capability, that allows you to exchange
cards while the computer is turn on and start using it immediately.
Inserting ExpressCard
To insert a ExpressCard into the ExpressCard slot:
1. Locate the ExpressCard slot cover on the right side of the computer.