Expand your phone memory with an SD card.
Cell phones have become not only our prime tools for communication, but also our music players and data storage devices. Most cell phones come with the ability to expand their memory capabilities through the use of an SD memory card. You can purchase an SD card in sizes of 512MB up to 8G, whichever you need to make your phone do what you want it to do. When first installing the SD card, it will need to be formatted. The process is simple and, on many phones, it is automated.
Instructions
1. Locate the SD slot on your phone. On some phones the slot is accessible from the exterior and is usually covered with a rubber or plastic cap labeled "SD Memory" or a similar phrase. On other phones, you must open the battery compartment and remove the battery to access the SD slot.
2. Check that the small slide lock on the side of the card is in the "Unlock" or "Off" position. The card will be labeled to tell you which position the slide lock should be in to be unlocked.
3. Slide your SD card into the slot, making sure that the side with the gold-colored metal strips is facing into the phone. If your slot is an exterior one, the slot is designed so you cannot put the card in the wrong way.
4. Turn on the phone and look at the startup screen. Some phones have a "plug-n-play" format in which they will automatically recognize a new SD card and prompt you to format it. Follow the directions on the screen if yours has this function. If not, continue.
5. Open your cell phone menu and go to "Options." Under options, select "Memory," "Media" or "Storage." Different cell phones have the choice labeled differently, so you may need to consult your cell phone manual to find the right menu choice.
6. Select "Format SD." The screen will then prompt you with several choices as to whether you wish to name the card and verifying that you wish to format the SD card. Select "OK" and your cell phone will complete the process of formatting your SD card.
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