I strongly urge against wiggling cards! It eventually loosens up slots! Isaac
On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Mike Arrigo wrote: > Hi there. Yes, you will need a card reader in order to transfer files to and > from the pc. THe cf card does go in the back slot, and there is no button to > remove it. You may have to wiggle the card a bit as you take it out, one of > my cards is quite a tiht fit. If you use the back slot for your network > card, you can get an adapter that will allow you to insert cf cards in to > the pc card slot on the side. I have one of these adapters, and they work > great. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa Ehlers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 2:03 PM > Subject: [Braillenote] flash card questions looking to purchase one or more > > > > Hello Everyone, > > I am lokking to purchase one or two flash cards for my BN BT running KS > 6.11. I have a few questions. > > > > 1. If I backed up my files onto a flash card from the BN could these > files be retrieved on a PC using the flash card? In other words can flash > cards be inserted into PC's? If so do the PCS have to run Windows XP or are > flash cards compatible with Windows 98 or older? I ask because at work I > don't think our computers are running Windows XP. The files I would be > concerned with saving onto a flash card are for work. > > > > > > 2. I would like to be able to maybe look into downloading MP3 files from > the Internet to a flash card. From reading the manual I gather that the > flash cards are put in the back slot of the BN. Is this correct? This > concerns me since I insert my Etheernet card in the back slot of my BN. > This would make downloading MP3's directly to the flash card impossible. > Maybe those CF cards are the answer. > > > > 3. When I upgraded to KS 6.11 I had trouble removing the flsh card. It > was in the back slot of the BN. It was easy to insert but almost impossible > to remove. I don't see one of those resessed buttons for that slot like I > do for the side slot. > > 4. I've seen posts before about a flash card reader. Do I need to > purchase that in order to put information from my flash cards onto a PC? > > 5. When I back up my files onffo the flash card do they have to be saved > in Microsoft Word or some other format other than Keyword braille files to > be translated okay on the PC? I'd hate to save all of my files and have them > be jibberish once transfered to the PC. > > I think the flash cards are the best way for me to back up my files. I > just want to make sure this works out okay what positives and negatives come > with using flash cards? > > Thanks for your time and your help. > > Lisa > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
