Using your computer with a PC Card

This section explains PC Card functions and interfaces. It describes PC Card support software and explains how to use your PC Card with the operating system that you have installed.

A PC Card enables you to send and receive faxes, communicate through a network, store data, and use other functions. PC Cards can be distinguished by their functions:

A PC Card is also distinguished by the interface that supports it. Before you use a PC Card, you need to make sure that your computer supports it.


Footnotes:

(1) CardBus enables PC Cards and your computer to use 32-bit busmastering and to operate at speeds up to 33 MHz.

(2) Zoomed Video (ZV) is a connection between a PC Card and your computer that enables the card to write video data directly to the graphics controller. The data is transferred with no buffering requirements, because it is transferred over a ZV port rather than the system bus.