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Using a PC Card
Chapter 5
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Using a PC Card
Before a PC card may be used for the first time, it must be initialized. The following tow
sections describe the initialization process and offer some troubleshooting information in
the event of a problem with the use of a PC card.
Initializing a PC Card
When a card is new, or the battery has been removed when the card is not inserted into
the Test Set, then the card must be initialized to store data. To initialize a PC card follow
these steps:
Step 1. Insert the PC card into the front-panel card slot
Step 2. If a Test Software package is running, press the
Shift key, then the Pause/Continue key to
stop it.
Step 3. Press the
Shift key, then the Inst Config key. The Test Set will display the I/O
CONFIGURE screen.
Step 4. Select the Format Card field. The Test Set will display a query asking if you wish to
“Erase and format the PCMCIA Card?” (YES/NO).
Step 5. Press the
Yes On/Off key, located below and to the right of the knob, to format the card.
The card is formatted when the cursor stops blinking.
Troubleshooting PC Card Use
Each of the messages listed below is followed by an explanation of the probable cause.
Directory Overflow.
• The SRAM card is probably full and cannot store new files. You might have to delete
some files on the card to clear memory space or use a new PC card.
Medium uninitialized. Do you want to initialize?
• The card either not been initialized or has other information stored on it. Initializing
overwrites any data that might already be on the card. Press the
Yes On/Off key to
initialize the installed card.
Write protected.
• The card has been write protected (the switch in the WP position). Slide the write
protect switch into the other position before writing.
Medium changed or not in drive. No information was loaded.
• The card has possibly not been inserted properly. Re-insert and try again.
File name is undefined. No information was loaded.
• There might be no information (files) stored on the card.
• You might not have inserted the correct card in the PC card slot. Try again with a
different card.