Using The Memory Card Reader - HP A1210n - Pavilion - 512 MB RAM Getting Started Manual

Using the Memory Card Reader

Digital cameras and other digital imaging devices use memory cards, or media,
to store digital picture files. The optional memory card reader (select models only)
can read and write to a variety of types of memory cards and the IBM Microdrive
disk drive.
The card reader is accessible directly on the front of the PC or located inside a
cover. It has two or four horizontal card slots, which accept the memory cards and
the Microdrive disk drive.
You can place media in one or more of the card slots and use each media
independently. Place only one piece of media in a slot at one time.
Each card slot has its own drive letter and icon. When you insert media, the display
label may change to the title of the media, if the title is present.
Using the Memory Card Reader
1 Insert the media into the card slot until it stops.
The activity light (A) on the memory card reader lights, and the PC
automatically detects the media.
Media must be inserted correctly. Note the direction of the notched corner
NOTE:
on the media. See the "Media Insertion Guide" on page 30.
CompactFlash and Microdrive are keyed and cannot be inserted incorrectly. Insert
the receptacle edge (holes) of this media into the slot.
2 The PC opens a window so you can use the media contents. You can copy files
from or to the media.
3 When you are finished, right-click the drive icon, select Eject, check that the
activity light is on but not blinking, and then remove the media. A steady
activity light indicates that the PC is not reading or writing the media.
WARNING: Do not try to remove media when the activity light is
blinking; doing so may cause loss of data.
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