PC card adapter question

i just got a sandisk PC card adapter to read/write to a compact flash card. can i leave the adapter in the PC slot (w/o a card) when i'm not using it? i won't lose it that way.
thanks ,
barbara
power book G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

thanks. that's what i thought.
barbara
power book G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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