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PowerBook: Uses Manual Eject PC Card Mechanism
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The PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze keyboard), PowerBook (FireWire), and PowerBook G4 use a manual eject PC card mechanism that has different operating characteristics than the auto eject mechanism used in other PowerBook computers.
Products Affected
PowerBook, PowerBook G4, PowerBook G3
The PC card eject procedure is slightly different from other PowerBook computers. The card does not automatically eject when you drag its icon from the desktop to the Trash. Do not eject a PC Card when the computer is asleep. If you do, you'll see a message to reinsert the card when you wake the PowerBook.
To eject a PC card:
1. Drag the card's icon to the Trash.
2. Depress the small button on the rear edge of the PC card slot once to release the eject arm.
To eject a PC card:
1. Drag the card's icon to the Trash.
2. Depress the small button on the rear edge of the PC card slot once to release the eject arm.
Figure 1 Releasing the eject arm.
3. Push the eject arm a second time to eject the PC card .
Figure 2 Ejecting the PC card.
4. Remove the card from the PowerBook .
Note: Before inserting a PC card into the PowerBook, ensure the eject arm is not released. If it is, simply press it back in prior to inserting the PC card.
If a message states that the PC Card is in use:
1. Quit all applications to make sure that the PC Card is not being used.
2. Drag the card's icon to the Trash again.
3. Make sure the AppleTalk control panel is not set to use the card.
4. Attempt to eject the card again.
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