HP Compaq nx6115 User manual

External Media Cards
Document Part Number: 383368-001
May 2005
This guide explains how to use external media cards.

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Contents
External Media Cards
Digital Media Slot Cards (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . 1
Inserting an Optional Digital Media Card . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Removing an Optional Digital Media Card. . . . . . . . . . 3
PC Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Inserting a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Removing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ExpressCards (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Configuring an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Inserting an ExpressCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Stopping or Removing an ExpressCard. . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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External Media Cards
Digital Media Slot Cards
(Select Models Only)
Optional digital media cards are removable storage cards that
provide a convenient method of storing data and sharing it with
other devices such as PDAs and cameras.
✎Some newer cards are devices, like cameras and wireless
transceivers, rather than storage media.
The 6-in-1 Digital Media Slot (select models only) supports the
following digital media card formats:
■Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card
■MultiMediaCard
■Memory Stick
■Memory Stick Pro
■SmartMedia Card
■xD-Picture Card
ÄCAUTION: This notebook does not support adapters in the 6-in-1 Digital
Media Slot. Inserting any kind of adapter into your Digital Media Slot can
damage the media card or the notebook or both.

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Inserting an Optional Digital Media Card
ÄCAUTION: To prevent damage to the digital media card connectors,
use minimal pressure when inserting a digital media card into a Digital
Media Slot.
To insert a digital media card:
1. Hold the digital media card label-side up with the connectors
facing the notebook.
2. Slide the digital media card into the Digital Media Slot until
the card is seated.

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Removing an Optional Digital Media Card
ÄCAUTION: To prevent loss of data or an unresponsive system, stop the
digital media card before removing it.
To remove a digital media card:
1. Close all files and applications using the digital media card.
(To stop a data transfer, click Cancel in the operating system
Copying window.)
2. Pull the digital media card out of the slot.

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PC Cards
ÄCAUTION: If you install software or enablers provided by a PC Card
manufacturer, you may not be able to use other PC Cards. If you are
instructed by the documentation included with your PC Card to install
device drivers:
■Install only the device drivers for your operating system.
■Do not install other software, such as card services, socket services,
or enablers, that may also be supplied by the PC Card
manufacturer.
✎Your notebook may look slightly different from the
illustrations in this section.
A PC Card is a credit card–sized accessory designed to conform
to the standard specifications of the Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association (PCMCIA).
■Your notebook supports 32-bit (CardBus) and 16-bit
PC Cards.
■Your notebook is equipped with 1 PC Card slot and supports
Type I and Type II PC Cards.
■Zoomed video PC Cards are not supported.

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Inserting a PC Card
ÄCAUTION: To prevent damage to the connectors:
■Use minimal pressure when inserting a PC Card into a PC Card
slot.
■Do not move or transport the notebook while a PC Card is inserted.
1. Hold the PC Card label side up with the connector facing the
notebook.
2. Gently slide the card into the slot until the card is seated. (The
operating system will issue a sound to indicate that a device
has been detected.)

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Removing a PC Card
ÄCAUTION: To prevent loss of data or an unresponsive system, stop the
PC Card before removing it.
1. Stop the PC Card:
a. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the
notification area (at the far right of the taskbar).
b. Then select the PC Card.
✎To display the Safely Remove Hardware icon, click
Show Hidden Icons in the notification area.
2. Press the PC Card slot eject button 1. (This action extends
the button into position for releasing the PC Card.)
3. Press the eject button again to release the PC Card.
4. Gently slide out the card 2.
✎An inserted PC Card uses power even when idle. To conserve
power, stop or remove a PC Card when you are not using it.

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ExpressCards (Select Models Only)
An ExpressCard is a next-generation, high-performance PC Card,
but it cannot be used in a standard PC Card slot.
Like standard PC Cards, ExpressCards are designed to conform
to the standard specifications of the Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association (PCMCIA).
Selecting an ExpressCard
ExpressCards use one of 2 interfaces and are available in 2 sizes.
The ExpressCard slot on your computer supports both interfaces
and both sizes. For example, you can use
■An ExpressCard with either a USB interface or a PCI Express
interface.
■A full-size ExpressCard, called ExpressCard/54 1, or a
smaller ExpressCard, called ExpressCard/34 2.
The ExpressCard procedures described in the following sections
are the same for both interfaces and both sizes.

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Configuring an ExpressCard
ÄCAUTION: To prevent loss of support for some ExpressCards, do not
install all of the software or any of the enablers provided by a single
ExpressCard manufacturer. If you are instructed by the documentation
included with your ExpressCard to install device drivers:
■ Install only the device drivers for your operating system.
■Do not install other software, such as card services, socket services,
or enablers, that may also be supplied by the ExpressCard
manufacturer.