about the 7-in-1 memory card reader

Digital cameras and other digital imaging devices use memory cards, or media, to store digital picture files. The optional 7-In-1 memory card reader (select models only) can read and can write to six types of memory cards and the IBM Microdrive disk drive.

The card reader is accessible on the front of the PC or located inside the front cover of the PC. It has two or four horizontal card slots which accept the memory cards and the microdrive disk drive.

Card

4-slot Reader

2-slot Reader

 

 

 

CompactFlashtype I media

Lower left slot

Upper slot

 

 

 

CompactFlash type II media

Lower left slot

Upper slot

 

 

 

IBM Microdrive disk drive

Lower left slot

Upper slot

 

 

 

Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card

Upper right slot

Lower slot

 

 

 

MultiMediaCard (MMC)

Upper right slot

Lower slot

 

 

 

Memory Stick® (MS) Memory Card

Lower right slot

Lower slot

 

 

 

SmartMedia(SM) Memory Card

Upper left slot

Lower slot

 

 

 

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.

special note about the safely remove hardware utility

CAUTION: Do not click Stop in the Safely Remove Hardware window with the USB Mass Storage Device selected. Doing so removes the operating system recognition of the 7-In-1 memory card reader from your PC; you must restart the PC to see your memory card reader again.

If you open the Safely Remove Hardware window by mistake, click Close.

using the 7-in-1 memory card reader

NOTE: CompactFlash and Microdrive are keyed and cannot be inserted incorrectly. Insert the receptacle edge (holes) of this media into the slot.

For the two-slot reader, the Secure Digital (SD) card, the MultiMediaCard (MMC), and the Memory Stick (MS) card must be inserted upside down (gold connector fingers facing up). Note the direction of the notched corner on the media.

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