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Dell Latitude D610 Smart Card Reader
I received a Dell Latitude D610 notebook for Christmas. As I was looking at the features on Dell.com, I noticed on the details page it mentions a Smart Card Reader just under the PC Card Slot. Is this something that is optional? Can I buy this internal hardware device from Dell?
crazyswede
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December 29th, 2005 12:00
wlmcnutt
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December 29th, 2005 19:00
Art
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December 30th, 2005 00:00
Can't help much except to say that someone else in here convinced me that there was one in my D800.
Never used it and can't see it, but it is supposed to be 'part of' the PCMCIA slot??
Sorry, but have no idea what it would be used for, now an 'SD' reader I could use and save
the camera batteries by a direct load, i6000's have them.
tomintx
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December 30th, 2005 12:00
These are not the mini smart cards, but credit card sized cards. See users guided here. I have never used one of these either, so that is all I know about it.
Smart cards are portable credit-card shaped devices with internal integrated circuits. The top surface of the smart card usually contains an embedded processor located under the gold contact pad. The combination of the small size and integrated circuits make smart cards valuable tools for security, data storage, and special programs. Using smart cards can improve system security by combining something a user has (the smart card) with something only the user should know (a PIN) to provide more secure user-authentication than passwords alone.
wlmcnutt
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December 31st, 2005 01:00
tomintx
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December 31st, 2005 02:00
They aren't something you use for any storage or program like media cards, SD or CF cards etc. or USB flash drives. Institutions issue them.
Minzilla
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January 11th, 2006 18:00