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3.
GenlJy
inserl
the card inlo the card slot. When the
card
is
nearly
inserled
it
will
meel
with some resistance. Continue
lo
rnseri
lhe
card unltl the edge
ol lhe
card
ts
llush
with the
prolruding
section
ol
lhe card
slot.
Some memory cards
conlain
a commercially prepared
pro-
gram. These
cards
are
called ROM (Read Only Memory)
calds
because the Porllolto cannot write
inlormalion
to
ihe
card, but only read the
informalion
from
lhe
card.
(Your
File
Manger card
is
a ROM card.) You can purchase
olher
memoiy
cards called RAM
(Bandom
Access
Memory)
cards.
You
can
use RAM cards
lo slole
iiles you creale.
Belore
you can
slore
liles on a
FIAM
card you
musl
ltrsl
prepare
lhe
card to rece.ve inlormatron. Preparing a BAM
card
is
called
lormaiting.
Chapler Five: File Manager,
Other Functions
conlains detailed
inlormalion on Iormatlino
a RAM card, and saving and
sloring
liles.
@
Warning:
The
ballery
tnstde a
memory caro can
be
retied
upon
lo preserve
lhe
conlents
of
the card for six
monlhs
You
should change the batterjes
aller
six
monlhs ol
use in
a
memoty
card.
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