Freecom FC-1 - Page 9

7 in 1 Flash Memory card reader

Flash Memory cards are very popular nowadays, being used in several devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players etc. For our convenience the drive is capable of reading/writing almost all the memory card types currently available on the market. All the supported cards are summarized below :

- Compact Flash / Micro Drive

- Secure Digital

- Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro

- Smart Media

- MultiMediaCard

Only the XD card reader is missing from the drive!

As soon as we connect the unit on our PC, from "My Computer", we will see the following icons :

If we take look at the drive's front panel, we will see that there are four slots for memory cards. So for each slot there is one independent "Removable Disk" icon. So, Freecom FC-1 offers nothing more than a convenient build-in card, and its operation as a "card reader" is independent to the operation of the IDE drive. This means that you can use it as a card reader without connecting the IDE and power cables on your PC. The USB cable connection is enough to power up the reader.

As we mention in the first page of this article, user can either connect the USB cable directly to the corresponding pins on the motherboard, or use the provided adapter to connect it to the USB slot on the rear panel of the PC.