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Formatting a card
<Me/2000/XP
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Operation>
Before formatting the card
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]” (
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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.
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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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