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Working with the Safely Remove Hardware utility, Using the memory card reader

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Working with 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 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 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 or MS-Pro) cards must be inserted upside down (gold connector fingers facing up). Note the direction of the notched corner on the media. 1 Insert the media into the card slot until it stops. The activity light (A) on the memory card reader lights, and the PC automatically detects the media. 2 The PC opens a window so you can use the media contents. You can copy files from or to the media. 3 When you are finished, right-click the drive icon, select Eject, check that the activity light is on but not blinking, and then remove the media. A steady activity light indicates that the PC is not reading or writing the media. WARNING: Do not try to remove media when the activity light is blinking; doing so may cause loss of data. 30 Getting Started Guide

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Getting Started Guide
Working with the Safely Remove
Hardware utility
If you open the Safely Remove Hardware window by mistake, click
Close
.
Using the memory card reader
For the two-slot reader, the Secure Digital (SD) card, the MultiMediaCard (MMC),
and the Memory Stick (MS or MS-Pro) cards must be inserted upside down (gold
connector fingers facing up). Note the direction of the notched corner on the media.
1
Insert the media into the card slot until it stops. The activity light (
A
) on the
memory card reader lights, and the PC automatically detects the media.
2
The PC opens a window so you can use the media contents. You can copy files
from or to the media.
3
When you are finished, right-click the drive icon, select
Eject
, check that the
activity light is on but not blinking, and then remove the media. A steady
activity light indicates that the PC is not reading or writing the media.
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 memory card reader from your
PC; you must restart the PC to see your memory card reader again.
NOTE:
CompactFlash and Microdrive are keyed and cannot be inserted incorrectly.
Insert the receptacle edge (holes) of this media into the slot.
WARNING: Do not try to remove media when the activity light is
blinking; doing so may cause loss of data.