> I've got a semi dead 1gig microdrive with the same prob. Formats in dos on > mac OK but not able to format inside nikon so can't be used. > I'd love to know an answer but I guess the bottom line is that I can't trust > the microdrive even if it can be got to work.
May I suggest to not throw it away yet? There was an interesting discusion in Rob's forum about this issue when a shooter was doing thousand of pictures everyday,for several days ,working in tandem with a digital assistant ( to download the data for backup and format the cards) and basic conclusions is that this sort of mishappens start and reoccur whenthings like erasing files, formating etc are done outside the camera. Cards even showed problems( missing files was one of them) if they were reformatting the card in a camera body, and then using the card in another(rented) body, due to the unfortunate case of having two identical cameras , but two different firmware versions. If I remember well, basically there are two different formatting methods in DOS and Macs in particular would format in DOS in the less adequate way and it is advisable to not ever do it. Try to get the card run an formatted in a PC with a recent OS ( like XP) and see it it comes back to life in the camera. The difference apparently lies in some invisible files that are lost after a poor formatting, and this renders the card partially or totally useless. THe odds of your case being a software problem rather than a hardware one makes it all a very interesting case of study. Should that be the case, then remember to not ever format outside the camera. Ever again. THat is so far the best way to secure your data. All the best. Jorge Parra APA/ASMP www.jorgeparra.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
