HP Pavilion a800 Getting Started Guide - Page 45

Introducing the memory card reader

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Introducing the memory card reader Digital cameras and other digital imaging devices use memory cards, or media, to store digital picture files. The optional memory card reader (select models only) can read and can write to a variety of types of memory cards and the IBM Microdrive disk drive. The card reader is accessible directly on the front of the PC or located inside a cover. It has two or four horizontal card slots, which accept the memory cards and the Microdrive disk drive. Card CompactFlash™ Type I media CompactFlash Type II media IBM Microdrive disk drive Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card MultiMediaCard (MMC) Memory Stick® (MS) Memory Card Memory Stick (MS-Pro) Memory Card SmartMedia™ (SM) Memory Card xD media 4-slot reader Lower-left slot Lower-left slot Lower-left slot Upper-right slot Upper-right slot Lower-right slot Lower-right slot Upper-left slot Upper-left slot 2-slot reader Upper slot Upper slot Upper slot Lower slot Lower slot Lower slot Lower slot Lower slot Lower slot You can place media in one or more of the card slots and use each media independently. Place only one piece of media in a slot at one time. Each card slot has its own drive letter and icon. When you insert media, the display label may change to the title of the media, if the title is present. 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. Working with Sound, Pictures, and Video 39

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Working with Sound, Pictures, and Video
39
Introducing the memory card reader
Digital cameras and other digital imaging devices use memory cards, or
media
, to
store digital picture files. The optional memory card reader (select models only)
can read and can write to a variety of types of memory cards and the IBM
Microdrive disk drive.
The card reader is accessible directly on the front of the PC or located inside a
cover. It has two or four horizontal card slots, which accept the memory cards and
the Microdrive disk drive.
Card
4-slot reader
2-slot reader
CompactFlash
Type I media
Lower-left slot
Upper slot
CompactFlash Type II media
Lower-left slot
Upper slot
IBM Microdrive disk drive
Lower-left slot
Upper slot
Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card
Upper-right slot
Lower slot
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Upper-right slot
Lower slot
Memory Stick
®
(MS) Memory Card
Lower-right slot
Lower slot
Memory Stick (MS-Pro) Memory Card
Lower-right slot
Lower slot
SmartMedia
(SM) Memory Card
Upper-left slot
Lower slot
xD media
Upper-left slot
Lower slot
You can place media in one or more of the card slots and use each media
independently. Place only one piece of media in a slot at one time.
Each card slot has its own drive letter and icon. When you insert media, the
display label may change to the title of the media, if the title is present.
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
.