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To format a memory card:
1 Click Start, then click My Computer or Computer.
2 Under Removable Storage, right-click the appropriate memory card icon.
3 Select Format.
4 Type a name into the Volume Label box. The name of your memory card appears
next to the icon.
5 Click Start, then click OK in the Warning dialog box.
6 Click OK on the Format Complete window.
7 Click Close to finish.
Formatting a memory card (Macintosh)
Caution: Formatting a memory card permanently deletes all files on the card. Be sure that
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:
1 Click Go, then click Utilities.
2 Launch Disc Utility.
3 In the left-hand column, select the memory card you want to format, then click the
Erase tab.
4 Specify a volume format and name for the memory card, then click Erase. A warning
box opens.
5 Click Erase again. The Erase process takes a minute or so to erase and reformat your
memory card.
Troubleshooting
If memory cards do not appear in My Computer/Computer or Windows Explorer (Windows
operating systems) or on the desktop (Mac operating systems), check the following:
• Make sure that the memory card is fully inserted into the slot.
• Make sure the card reader is fully connected to your computer. Unplug and reconnect
your card reader.
• Try a different memory card of the same type in the same slot. If a different memory
card works, the original memory card should be replaced.
• Disconnect the your card reader from your PC and shine a flashlight into the empty
card slots. Look to see if any pin inside is bent, then straighten bent pins with the tip of
a mechanical pencil. Replace your memory card reader if a pin has bent so much that it
touches another pin.
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.
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