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Agenda for SD Cards • Managing expansion cards • SD card readers • SD card file structure • Root • AUDIO • PALM • DCIM • PALM Folder • Launcher • Programs • Test your knowledge! © 2006 Palm, Inc.
To facilitate the group environment, please turn off all cell phones and pagersduring our session.Thank you! © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Managing expansion cards Insert and eject cards.Rename and format cards.Copy files between handheld and card.Delete files from handheld or card. © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Almost all palmOne handhelds have an expansion card slot © 2006 Palm, Inc.
MultiMediaCards (MMC)can be read-only, or read-writable, a great way to distribute data and programs. Secure Digital Cards (SD)transfer data at a fast 10MB per second, support a standard mode of operation, and are guaranteed to be interoperable with other SD devices. The expansion card slot accepts two kinds of cards © 2006 Palm, Inc.
To insert a card, push itgentlyinto the expansion slot The handheld “chirps” when the card is fully inserted To eject a card, push it slightly back into the slot WARNING !!! Never PULL a card out. This could severely damage your handheld. © 2006 Palm, Inc.
When working with expansion cards you use two applications Card Info Launcher © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Use Card Info to work with the entire card • See general info • Card name • ID number • Amount of free space • Rename a card • Format a card © 2006 Palm, Inc.
View the general informationfor a typical expansion card Card name, type, and size Tap Card Info Scroll to bottom to see the unique ID number © 2006 Palm, Inc.
You can rename a card, but you cannot change its ID number Select Rename Card Write new name Tap Rename © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Formatting a card destroys all its data Select Format Card Answer warning Name card Tap Format Tap OK © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Use Launcher to work with individual files • See details about individual files • Size • Version • Number of records • Copy files between a card and your handheld • Delete files © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Use Launcher to get more info about individual files on the card Select Info… Switch to card Look at information Switch views with these buttons © 2006 Palm, Inc.
The Info dialog box has two viewsplus a link to the Card Info application Version Size Card Info application Tap More…to open the Card Info application © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Use Launcher to copy them from the handheld There are at least two ways* to put files onto an expansion card Install them directly onto the card during a HotSync® synchronization * Copy files from your desktop PC to the correct folder on the card using an expansion card reader © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Use Launcher to copy filesbetween the handheld and a card Switch to card, if necessary Select Copy… Tap file name… Tap Copy By default, an application's data files are also copied. Tap Settings… to change this setting. © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Use Launcher to delete filesfrom either the handheld or a card Select Delete… Tap file name Confirm deletion Tap Yes Please note that the application and ALL its data are deleted! Tap Delete… © 2006 Palm, Inc.
SD card readers Function. Transfer options. © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Cards can store both applications and data SD cards = Useful Storage © 2006 Palm, Inc.
SD Card Readers: Function • An SD Card Reader allows you to mount an SD card as a disk drive on your desktop or laptop computer via a USB connection. • An SD Card Reader enables you to transfer data to SD cards via your desktop/laptop computer. • Desktop/laptop System Requirements • Windows 2000, XP • Win2K Requires Drivers • Win2k Bug Requires you to wait 30 seconds after you dismount the card for the buffer to write. • Macintosh 9.x, 10.x • USB port © 2006 Palm, Inc.
SD Card Readers: Transfer Options • Install and Quick Install Utility via HotSync™ operation with connected handheld • Drag and drop data via an SD Card Reader • CAUTION - If you use drag and drop, you will need to know where different data types go. © 2006 Palm, Inc.
SD card file structure Understand folder structure on SD cards. © 2006 Palm, Inc.
AudibleAudio AUDIO DCIM PALM RN_AUDIO SD card file structure © 2006 Palm, Inc.
AudibleAudio AUDIO DCIM PALM RN_AUDIO Audible Audio files Audible.com files http://www.audible.com © 2006 Palm, Inc.
AudibleAudio AUDIO DCIM PALM RN_AUDIO MP3 files MP3 files © 2006 Palm, Inc.
AudibleAudio AUDIO DCIM PALM RN_AUDIO JPEG image files Raw camera pictures - JPEG only © 2006 Palm, Inc.
AudibleAudio AUDIO DCIM PALM RN_AUDIO Palm OS files Backup Books Launcher Programs © 2006 Palm, Inc.
PALM PALM Backup Backup Books Books Launcher Launcher Programs Programs Backup application data Backup Application Data © 2006 Palm, Inc.
PALM Backup Books Launcher Programs eReader Books Airframe.pdb eBookStudio.pdb Tungsten.pdb Webstersnew.pdb eReader Books © 2006 Palm, Inc.
PALM Backup Books Launcher Programs Palm OS Applications eReader.prc Kinoma.prc Billiards.prc Palm OS Applications © 2006 Palm, Inc.
PALM Backup Books Launcher Programs Palm Application Data Daily Reader DXTG HanDBase KINOMA ShadowPlan MyBible Palm Application Data © 2006 Palm, Inc.
AudibleAudio AUDIO DCIM PALM RN_AUDIO Real Audio Playlists RealAudio playlists © 2006 Palm, Inc.
Test your knowledge! 1 Which application formats expansion cards? 2 How can you reset an SD card's ID number? 3 Which card folder contains JPEGs? © 2006 Palm, Inc.