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Old 07-11-2011, 06:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default How To Use The Built-In Card Reader of your Laptops


Most of you might be knowing this already. But still I am writing this so that it might be helpful to some first-time users.

Introduction :
Most of the laptops in market today have a card reader. If you read the full specifications you'll see something like "6-in-1 card reader" or "9-in-1 card reader". In this tutorial I'll tell you how to use the care reader to "read" MicroSD Cards.
MicroSD cards are simply the memory cards in your phones. The question arises why do we need a card reader. Suppose you are transferring 1GB of songs from your laptop to your phone or vice versa. Plugging your phone via USB will take a lot of time. However card readers are much faster in doing the same job.
There are USB card readers that allow you to plug in memory cards using USB ports but why buy a card reader when you already have one.

Requirements :
MicroSD card obviously
Micro SD adapter


(MicroSD adapters come bundled along with MicroSD cards. If you don't have one go to any shop that deals in phones or accessories and get one. It will not cost you more than 20bucks)


How To
There is a small slot on the adapter to insert the SD card. Put the SD caard in the slot. Next, find the card reader slot in your laptop and insert the SD adapter inside. Boom, you are done. Open My Computer and you will your memory card icon I've attached images to help you in case you have any doubt.








Read Only Switch
Some adapters come with a tiny switch that lets you protect the data on the SD card. Sliding the switch enables read only mode so that nothing can be deleted or added to your card. You can only browse and copy contents i this mode.



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Old 10-11-2011, 12:13 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: How To Use The Built-In Card Reader of your Laptops

One little suggestion mate. when done with transferring with all data, you cannot or rather should not "safely remove the card reader" or else the card reader would be removed from the PC till next logon. Rather one should right click on the "eject" command on the card card and then remove the memory card.
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Default Re: How To Use The Built-In Card Reader of your Laptops

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That didn't happen with me when i clicked on the option to safely remove the card
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Old 10-11-2011, 03:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks for the nice Tutorial
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