Toshiba Tecra M3 - Manual (Page 145)

User’s Manual 8-5
Optional Devices
SD card
The computer is equipped with an SD card slot that can accommodate
Secure Digital flash memory cards with various memory capacities. SD
cards let you easily transfer data from devices, such as digital cameras and
Personal Digital Assistants, that use SD card flash-memory. The cards
have a high level of security and copy protection features. The slot cannot
accommodate Multi Media cards.
Formatting an SD memory card
SD memory cards are sold with format in conformity to the Standards of SD
memory card. If you format the SD card again, be sure to format it with the
utility of TOSHIBA SD memory card format, not in the format defined as the
Windows standard format.
In order to run TOSHIBA SD memory card format, click start, point to All
Programs, point to TOSHIBA, point to Utilities and click SD memory card
Format.
TOSHIBA SD memory card format does not format the protected area of
SD memory card. When you format all area of the SD memory card
including the protected area, use the application that responds to the copy
protection system.
Inserting an SD card
To insert an SD card, follow the steps below.
1. Insert an SD card in the SD card slot.
Keep foreign objects out of the SD card slot. A pin or similar object can
damage the computer’s circuitry.
SD memory cards comply with SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative),
which is a technology adopted to prevent unlawful copy or playback of
digital music. For this reason, you cannot copy or playback protected
material on another computer or other device. You may not use the
reproduction of any copyrighted material except for your personal
enjoyment.