When I formatted my 512MB card to FAT32, my *ist D had no problems with that. I get one more exposure on my 1GB card when it is FAT rather then FAT32. Also this card when formatted o FAT32 works fine on my camera.
On Monday 06 June 2005 20:27, John Dallman wrote: FJW> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, FJW> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thibouille) wrote: FJW> FJW> > Doesn't work. FJW> > It reads and formats without problem under WinXP. FJW> > Then put it into the camera. Tells me it is not formated and refuse to FJW> > format it itself. FJW> FJW> I think it's this problem with XP: FJW> FJW> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;898456 FJW> FJW> To summarise, if you ask XP to format a memory card that is less than 2GB FJW> and currently formatted as FAT, then by (stupid) default it formats it as FJW> FAT32, which of course, the *istD doesn't understand. FJW> FJW> If you set the format in the dialog box to FAT, rather than FAT32, it FJW> works right. Formatting from the command line also works right. MS have a FJW> patch for the problem, which make XP re-format a FAT card as FAT, but FJW> this patch is isn't openly released yet, because they haven't finished FJW> testing it. FJW> FJW> -- FJW> PDML means I get more e-mail than spam! FJW> FJW> FJW> -- Frits W�thrich
