Using embird with Smart Media cards

Hello there! I have an Elna Xquisit, which uses the older smart media cards. I was told that I can use Embird to write designs to those cards. However, the Embird version that I have is "Embird Plus V8 Build 6". There is nowhere within my software that allows me to write to smart media, so now I am thinking that the version I have is too old. If this is the case, does anyone know which version I should upgrade to...I ONLY want to use Embird for writing to smart media cards and converting embroidery file formats. Would the next version up from mine rectify this issue? Any info would be extremely appreciated. Thanks very much, Lisa

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This has nothing to do with Embird, but with your computer.

All you need is that your computer has either:

A slot that accepts the SM card OR An add-on device that can read such a card.

It will look to your system, and to Embird, as just another disk drive, with its own assigned drive letter. That is, instead of being C: like your system drive, or whatever your CD drive letter is (such as D: or E:), it will have its own letter.

Then, in Embird (or any other application) if you want to save to it, you select that drive in the "Save As" dialog.

If your computer doesn't have the appropriate slot built-in, external card-readers are inexpensively available that connect to one of the usb slots on your system. Google for "external card reader".

- Herb