Click Start.

Formatting a memory card

If you have not used the memory card, you may need to format it first.

1 Format your memory card in your digital camera. Follow the instructions that came with your digital camera. HP recommends formatting your memory card in your digital camera.

Or

1 Insert the media into the correct card slot on the reader until it stops and locks into place. The light on the reader lights, and the computer automatically detects the media.

2 Click Start, and then click My Computer.

3 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the correct memory card icon.

4 Select Format, and then type a label name into the label field. For best compatibility, select FAT as the file system settings.

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6 Click OK on the Format Complete window, and then click Close.

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Some memory cards have a lock position. To view or edit your photos, make sure the memory card is in the unlocked position.

Using the memory card reader

If you have not used the memory card, you may need to format it first. See “Formatting a memory card” on page 57. You can insert various media cards simultaneously in their appropriate slots. Each drive has its own drive letter. When you insert the media, the display label may change to the title of the media, if the title is present.

1 Insert the media into the correct card slot on

If the Autoplay window does not open, you

the reader until it stops. The in-use light on the

can click Start, click My Computer, and

memory card reader lights, and the PC

then double-click the memory card icon to

automatically detects the media.

display the files on the memory card.

2 An Autoplay window opens. Select a program

3 When you are finished, right-click the drive

to access your files. The PC opens a program

icon, select Eject, check that the in-use light is

so you can access the media contents. You

on but not blinking, and then remove the

can copy files from or to the media.

media. A steady light indicates that the PC is

Or

not reading or writing the media.

 

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Do not try to remove media when the in- use light is blinking. Doing so may cause loss of data.

Understanding the in-use light

The memory card reader in-use light is off when there are no media cards plugged into the four slots.

The light turns on when a media card is inserted into a slot. The light blinks when data is being transferred between the card and the PC.

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