Lexar Secure Digital (SD) cards are small memory devices that are used to store and backup information. They come in a variety of memory sizes, such as 2GB, 4GB and 8GB, and are used in many devices such as portable video players, MP3 players, digital cameras and camcorders. The larger the gigabyte memory size, the more information can be stored. Information saved on you card can be accessed easily from your computer. This allows you to save and transfer more files.
Instructions
Reading a Lexar SD Card on a Windows Computer
1. Plug in the Lexar SD memory card in the SD/MMC/SM/MS/MS-PRO card slot on your computer. Your computer will automatically read it and recognize it as a portable device.
2. Double click "My Computer" on your desktop. Your card will be listed as a removal disk together with other hard drives that might be connected to your computer.
3. Double click your card to open it. Locate a file on your computer that you want to transfer to your Lexar card and right click it. Scroll down the pop-up menu and click "Copy."
4. Go back to your opened card window and right click a clear spot. Scroll down the pop-up menu and click "Paste." The file will be transferred to the SD card.
5. Drag and drop a file from the SD card to a location on your computer to copy it there. Move to the next step if your computer does not have a card reader.
6. Plug one end of the USB cable to your multicard reader and the other end to an open USB port on your computer.
7. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot. Your computer will recognize the new device as a removal disk. Follow the same steps to copy and transfer documents to and from your SD card.
Reading a Lexar SD card on a Macintosh Computer
8. Plug one end of the USB cable to the Lexar Multi-Card Reader and the other end to an open USB port on your computer.
9. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the reader. The Macintosh will recognize the new device and will automatically display it on the desktop.
10. Double click the SD card on the desktop to open it. Locate the files you want to transfer to the card, then copy and paste them into the card window.
11. Drag and drop files from your card to a location on your computer to copy them there.
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