6 DX-CR112To format a memory card:1 Click Start, then click My Computer or Computer.2 Under Removable Storage, right-click the appropriate memory card icon.3 Select Format.4 Type a name into the Volume Label box. The name of your memory card appearsnext to the icon.5 Click Start, then click OK in the Warning dialog box.6 Click OK on the Format Complete window.7 Click Close to finish.Formatting a memory card (Macintosh)Caution: Formatting a memory card permanently deletes all files on the card. Be sure thatyou copy any valued files to a computer before formatting a memory card. Do notdisconnect the card reader or remove the memory card while formatting is in progress.If your computer has trouble recognizing a new memory card, format the memory card inyour device or by using the computer.To format a memory card:1 Click Go, then click Utilities.2 Launch Disc Utility.3 In the left-hand column, select the memory card you want to format, then click theErase tab.4 Specify a volume format and name for the memory card, then click Erase. A warningbox opens.5 Click Erase again. The Erase process takes a minute or so to erase and reformat yourmemory card.TroubleshootingIf memory cards do not appear in My Computer/Computer or Windows Explorer (Windowsoperating systems) or on the desktop (Mac operating systems), check the following:• Make sure that the memory card is fully inserted into the slot.• Make sure the card reader is fully connected to your computer. Unplug and reconnectyour card reader.• Try a different memory card of the same type in the same slot. If a different memorycard works, the original memory card should be replaced.• Disconnect the your card reader from your PC and shine a flashlight into the emptycard slots. Look to see if any pin inside is bent, then straighten bent pins with the tip ofa mechanical pencil. Replace your memory card reader if a pin has bent so much that ittouches another pin.