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Data LEDIndicates when a slot is reading from or writing to a card.
• LED off–Your card reader is not being used
• LED on–A card is inserted in one of the slots
• LED flashing–Data is being transferred to or from a card and the hard drive or another
card
Formatting a memory card (Windows)Caution: Formatting a memory card permanently deletes all files on the card. Be sure that
you copy any valued files to a computer before formatting a memory card. Do not
disconnect the card reader or remove the memory card while formatting is in progress.
If your computer has trouble recognizing a new memory card, format the memory card in
your device (refer to the documentation that came with the device) or by using the following
procedure.
To format a memory card:
1Click Start, then click My Computer or Computer.
2Under Removable Storage, right-click the appropriate memory card drive.
3Select Format.
4Type a n ame i nto the Volume Label box. The name of your memory card appears
next to the drive.
5Click Start, then click OK in the Warning dialog box.
6Click OK on the Format Complete window.
7Click Close to finish.
Formatting a memory card (Macintosh)Caution: Formatting a memory card permanently deletes all files on the card. Be sure that
you copy any valued files to a computer before formatting a memory card. Do not
disconnect the card reader or remove the memory card while formatting is in progress.
If your computer has trouble recognizing a new memory card, format the memory card in
your device or by using the computer.
To format a memory card:
1Click Go, then click Utilities.
2Double-click Disk Utility from the list.
3In the left-hand column, select the memory card you want to format, then click the
Erase tab.
4Specify a volume format and name for the memory card, then click Erase. A warning
box opens.
5Click Erase again. The Erase process takes a minute or so to erase and reformat your
memory card.
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