Hi, Richard, I am one who has trouble with the cards left in when I start up. However, I find this true when I am trying to respond to an alarm. If I use the braille-note to awaken me, there's an alarm that does that. When I turn on, the thing says: card inserted, warning, etc. But if I just straight turn the machine on, I often get no warning at all. So take that for what it is worth--which may be nothing. I also have more difficulty with the storage card--the one on the right than I do with the CF card, the small ones in the back. And by the way, I'd lost my 256 CF card. What is that, 256K. Anyhow, I found it the other day. I'm so thankful to have found it. Best, Penny
