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CF card troubles
Until today, when I inserted a CF card into the appropriate slot in the CPU,
it opened up fine. Suddenly, now, when plugging in a CF, I get a message telling me the CF card has to be formatted. I tried this with a blank CF, but then got a message saying the card couldn't be formatted. All I want to do is view/copy/delete the images on my cards. Any advice? Thanks. -- Clancy2 |
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CF card troubles
/Clancy2/ said:
Until today, when I inserted a CF card into the appropriate slot in the CPU, it opened up fine. Suddenly, now, when plugging in a CF, I get a message telling me the CF card has to be formatted. I tried this with a blank CF, but then got a message saying the card couldn't be formatted. All I want to do is view/copy/delete the images on my cards. Any advice? It is best to format the card with the camera, not the PC reader. Of course, formatting will delete all images on the card. Try formatting a new card, and snapping a few shots. Does the reader recognize it? |
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CF card troubles
I've always just plugged new CFs directly into the camera and fired away.
Never had any problem with either obtaining images on the card or with having a PC read them. This was true with XP Pro and with Vista, until (with the latter) just recently. Now Vista has suddenly begun the "must format card" routine. Something has changed in its innards, but I don't know what. Thanks for offering a suggestion. I'd be most grateful for others. -- Clancy2 " wrote: /Clancy2/ said: Until today, when I inserted a CF card into the appropriate slot in the CPU, it opened up fine. Suddenly, now, when plugging in a CF, I get a message telling me the CF card has to be formatted. I tried this with a blank CF, but then got a message saying the card couldn't be formatted. All I want to do is view/copy/delete the images on my cards. Any advice? It is best to format the card with the camera, not the PC reader. Of course, formatting will delete all images on the card. Try formatting a new card, and snapping a few shots. Does the reader recognize it? |
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CF card troubles
Clancy2 wrote:
I've always just plugged new CFs directly into the camera and fired away. Never had any problem with either obtaining images on the card or with having a PC read them. This was true with XP Pro and with Vista, until (with the latter) just recently. Now Vista has suddenly begun the "must format card" routine. Something has changed in its innards, but I don't know what. Thanks for offering a suggestion. I'd be most grateful for others. Replace the CF card in the camera and see if the camera will display images. If not, then the card has a structure problem and should be formatted in the camera. Then, take several pics and again verify that the camera will display the pics. If not, the card has failed. |
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CF card troubles
Thanks, but still no dice. I formatted three different cards (256MG, 512MB
and 8GB, the latter only two weeks old) in the camera. Took several pix and confirmed that they could be replayed in the camera's monitor. Tried the cards in the PC and still got the "card must be formatted" message. I tried to get around it by using a card reader plugged into a USB port, but still got the same message. I'm about ready to shoot Vista and revert to XP Pro. Other recommendations? -- Clancy2 "Quaoar" wrote: Clancy2 wrote: I've always just plugged new CFs directly into the camera and fired away. Never had any problem with either obtaining images on the card or with having a PC read them. This was true with XP Pro and with Vista, until (with the latter) just recently. Now Vista has suddenly begun the "must format card" routine. Something has changed in its innards, but I don't know what. Thanks for offering a suggestion. I'd be most grateful for others. Replace the CF card in the camera and see if the camera will display images. If not, then the card has a structure problem and should be formatted in the camera. Then, take several pics and again verify that the camera will display the pics. If not, the card has failed. |