Mini Slr Camera Very Good Lightweight Tripod! Highly Recommended Digital SLR Memory Card Question?

Digital SLR memory card question? - mini slr camera very good lightweight tripod! highly recommended

I have a Canon Rebel XT and got a Lexar Compact Flash w / Write Acceleration of the memory card.

When I was in the camera, it does not seem to read, I thought I read something about installing a little before the format, but I have no idea what that means. .. He came with a mini-disc for the team, but I have a MacBook and Im afraid, as a small disk on the computer flash drive. no idea what to do?