USER'S
MANUAL
USER'S
MANUAL
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Formatting Cards (PC)
There may be instances where you may wish to format a card in the card reader rather than in
your original digital device or when the format option is not present. There may also be times
when you may be required or prompted to format your card. As such, please read the informa-
tion in this section for information on formatting your media.
WARNING:
Formatting a CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMediaCard/Secure Digital, or
Memory Stick card will completely erase all data currently stored on the card. If there are
important images or files you wish to safeguard for later use, make a backup copy on your
hard drive, CD-R drive, or other type of removable media.
Formatting CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, SmartMedia, or Memory Stick
cards:
NOTE:
If you have not installed the drivers for your card reader or if driver installation is not
required; you may format the media using the standard Windows operating system
format option only.
This can be done by right-clicking the
“Removable Disk”
icon (drive letter will be
assigned) located in “My Computer” and selecting
“Format”
from the pop-up window.
Follow instructions as prompted. Formatting your media using the standard Windows
format option conforms only to Windows operating system specifications.
Card reader
“Removable Disk”
Select
“Format”
from the pop-up menu
