Olympus Digital Camera
xD Card Reader
PC

Downloading Pictures from a Digital Camera to a PC

System Requirements

The USB xD Card Reader requires an operating system of Windows 98 or higher. Windows NT does not support USB. Note, Windows 98 users need to installl the USB driver first.

If you are downloading pictures on a PC which does not have a USB port or if you are using Windows 98, please use a PC in one of the computer labs on campus.

Downloading pictures to a PC with Windows 2000/XP

  1. Connect the xD Card Reader to one of the computer's USB ports. These ports are usually located on the back of the computer.
  2. Take the xD card out of the camera. Open the xD card compartment cover, usually found on the opposite side of the camera from the AC adapter (see camera documentation for more details), and push the xD card slowly to eject the card. Put the card into the xD Card Reader, gold side facing down.
  3. Double-click My Computer and double-click on Removable Disk (G:)
  4. If the Olympus USB Drive does not appear in the My Computer window and you did not see any dialog boxes appear when you attached the xD Card Reader, return to the windows desktop, right click on My Computer to pull up a context menu. Left click on Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager. Check for USB Serial Bus Controller.
    • If it is there, try unplugging the USB cable and plugging it in to the other USB port.
    • If it isn't there, please use a public lab computer to download pictures.
  5. A window will appear with folders inside it. Downloaded pictures are contained in a folder titled, DCIM -> 100OLYMP.
  6. Save your images by dragging them to the desktop.
  7. Delete the pictures from the xD card once you have downloaded them by choosing Edit->Select all to select all the pictures in the folder, then going to File->Delete.
  8. Empty the Recycle Bin on the Desktop!!
  9. Once you are finished deleting the pictures from the xD card and have emptied the Recycle Bin, remove the xD Card from the reader by gently pulling out the card with two fingers, and place it back into the camera slot.
  10. Disconnect the xD Card Reader from the computer.

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