User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your Slate
- Networking (select models only)
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Drives
- External cards and devices
- Keeping your Slate safe
- Managing Internet privacy
- Protecting your system files
- Protecting the Slate from power surges
- Using the Slate safely
- Securing your Slate and information
- Backup and recovery
- Maintenance
- Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics
- Traveling with the Slate
- Troubleshooting resources
- Electrostatic discharge
- Specifications
- Index
7 External cards and devices
Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only)
Optional digital cards provide secure data storage and convenient data sharing. These cards are
often used with digital media–equipped cameras and PDAs as well as with other computers.
To determine the digital card formats that are supported on your Slate, refer to
Left edge on page 14.
Inserting a digital card
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of damage to the digital card connectors, use minimal force to insert
a digital card.
1. Hold the card label-side up, with the connectors facing the Slate.
2. Insert the card into the Media Card Reader, and then press in on the card until it is firmly seated.
You will hear a sound when the device has been detected, and a menu of options may be
displayed.
Removing a digital card
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of loss of data or an unresponsive system, use the following
procedure to safely remove the digital card.
1. Save your information and close all programs associated with the digital card.
2. the remove hardware icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. Then follow the
on-screen instructions.
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