48 PCMCIA/CardBus and ATA Slots
VX5 Reference Guide E-EQ-VX5RG-G-ARC
PCMCIA/CardBus and ATA Slots
The VX5 has two PCMCIA/CardBus slots and one ATA slot. The PCMCIA slots are stacked on
top of each other and located on the right hand side of the opening. The ATA is located on the
left hand side of the opening.
The PCMCIA slots support the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
(PCMCIA) 2.1 standards. The upper slot is designated as Slot 0 and the lower slot is designated
as Slot 1.
Slot 0 accepts Type I or II PCMCIA cards. If a radio card is used, it must be installed in Slot 0 to
prevent damage to the internal radio cables. LXE supports only Type II 2.4GHz Spread Spectrum
radios.
Slot 1 accepts Type I, II or III PCMCIA cards. A Type III card can be used only when no card is
installed in Slot 0.
The left slot is used for ATA memory cards, either PCMCIA or Compact Flash (CF) format via a
PCMCIA adapter. The left slot is connected to the secondary IDE interface.
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COM1 COM2
SCANNER
SERIAL
USB
IDE DRIVE
CARD BUS A
CARD BUS B
PCMCIA/CF ATA
1. ATA PCMCIA Slot (Left)
2. Slot 1 (Lower Right)
3. Slot 0 (Upper Right)
Figure 2-36 The PCMCIA and ATA Slots
PCMCIA Slots
Slot 0 and 1 PCMCIA Card Management is handled by Microsoft Windows. The PCMCIA cards
are Plug and Play devices and can be “hot swapped”. For more details, refer to the Windows help
screens or refer to the documentation delivered with the PCMCIA card.
