Preparing To Use Flash Cards; Initializing And Formatting A Flash Card - Intermec Janus 2050 User Manual

JANUS 2050 Vehicle-Mount Computer User's Manual (4MB)

Preparing to Use Flash Cards

To use a flash card you need to:
1. Configure the JANUS 2050 to use a flash card by selecting the Flash Card
2. Erase the flash card if it has been formatted already. If you have an
3. Format the flash card using the MCFORMAT utility.
Note: Intermec recommends using flash cards that store 1MB or more of data.

Initializing and Formatting a Flash Card

Note: If you have an unformatted card, continue with Step 1. If you have a previously
formatted card, you must first erase the card. For help, see the instructions "To erase a
flash PC card" later in this section.
1. Insert the flash card in the PC card drive.
2. Type this command and press e :
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option on the MS-DOS Startup menu.
unformatted card, proceed to Step 3.
mcformat
The MCFORMAT main menu appears.
PC Memory Card Formatter
(C) 1994 INTEL Corporation
Copyright 1994 SystemSoft Corp. All Rights Reserved
Version 1.01 (241 3-05)F
MCFORMAT options
Choose one of the following:
1. Create and format a new partition.
2. Format an existing partition.
3. Erase a partition.
4. Display partition information.
Enter your choice. [4]
To quit MCFORMAT, press [ESC].
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