Olympus MAUSB-100 manual Formatting a card, Me/2000/XP
Operation, Before formatting the card

7 Formatting a card <Me/2000/XP
Operation>

Before formatting the card

●If you are using a Windows 2000/XP, log on with the user name [Administrator], or use a user name with administrator privileges. Otherwise, formatting the card will be impossible.

●To use the card with a digital camera, format the card with the digital camera or with the computer connected to the MAUSB-100 using the provided utility software.* If you do not use the provided utility software when formatting a card with the connected computer, the card may not be recognized by the digital camera.

●It is not possible to format a card or write, move or erase data on a card when the write-protect switch is set to the ON position. Set the write-protect switch to the OFF position and format the card.

●Formatting erases all data in the card. All important data should be copied to a hard disk, etc. beforehand.

*See “Using the provided utililty software [xDFormat]” ( p. 40) for how to use it.

1.Double-click [My Computer], then right-click on the corresponding [Removable Disk] icon. Select [Format] from the pop-up menu.

2.Select [FAT] under [File system], then click the [Start] button.

●After formatting is complete, the card is ready for use.

Note

Use only the FAT file system.

If [NTFS] or [FAT32] is selected, the card may not be formatted correctly.

Example shows a 16MB card

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