User`s guide

Dazzle ZiO! Hi-Speed Portable Reader/Writer User’s Guide • Using the Reader/Writer • Page 34
Formatting a Card on a Macintosh
Dazzle strongly recommends that you format your digital media cards in your digital device
(camera, MP3 player, cell phone, etc.). However, there may be times when you need to
format a card in the ZiO HS Reader/Writer. In some cases, your digital device may not
have a format option, or you may be required or prompted to format a card.
Caution: Formatting a card completely erases any data stored on the card. If there are
important images or files you want to safeguard for later use, save a backup copy on your
hard drive, CD-R drive, or other type of removable media before formatting a card.
Formatting a Card Using Mac OS 9.x
To format a digital media card in the ZiO HS Reader/Writer using Mac OS 9.x, follow the
steps below.
Note: The screens below may vary slightly from those on your computer.
1. Mount the card you want to format and click once on its icon to select it (see “Mount-
ing and Accessing a Card on a Macintosh” on page 32).
2. Choose Erase Disk in the Special menu.
A confirmation dialog box asks whether you want to completely erase the card.
3. Click Erase to format the card, or click Cancel to quit.