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7 Formatting a card <Me/2000/XP
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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.
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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.
● 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.
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See “Using the provided utililty software [xDFormat]” (੬ 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