On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Matt McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote:
> Memory card = SecureDigital (SD) most likely in this case, many > laptops/netbooks have a built in memory card reader. These are the cards > usually used in digital cameras. > Physically it is different from a USB stick, but under the hood they are > both flash memory. > Basically they want you to use either an external USB hard drive, or a USB > flash drive for this operation. > That is what I finally concluded. Now the question is, why do they say greater than 16G? Will equal to 16G do? > > So it sounds like you found your netbook- what model is it? > 1016PEM-MU17-RD > > I have an older Acer A150, with an 8" screen, running Linux Mint, which my > wife uses currently. > ---------- > Matt M. > LinuxKnight > She must have small fingers. I have an old 9" that I cannot type on. (It also has a design flaw in that the battery is run down even with the machine off.) -Denis > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Denis Heidtmann > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I just purchased a use Netbook. It has Win 7 (crippled). Before wiping > it > > I would like to make a restore copy for the future. The instructions are > > listed below. My question is what is a Memory card? Is this different > > than a USB stick? > > > > Instructions: > > > > Back up the recovery files > > 1. Repeat the step 1—2 in the previous section. > > 2. Connect a USB storage device to your Eee PC and click Backup in the > > Recovery System dialog box to start the recovery files backup. > > • The size of the connected USB storage device should be larger than > 16GB. > > • Memory cards are not supported for this function. > > • A dialog box appears as a reminder if you have not connected the USB > > storage device for system recovery backup to your Eee PC. > > > > 3. Select a desired USB storage device if more than one USB storage > device > > is connected to your Eee PC and click Continue. > > 4. All the data on the selected USB storage device will be cleared. Click > > Continue to start the backup or click Back to backup your important data. > > You will lose all your data on the selected USB storage device. Ensure to > > back up your important data beforehand > > > > 5. The system backup starts and click OK when done. > > > > > > Thanks, > > -Denis > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
