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Hectorsgaf Regular Visitor
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 228 Location: Surrey - UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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The Play.com (Toshiba ) 4gb at a tad over 8 squiddlies works fine with no fomratting etc.
Formratting? Is that new? |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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You only need to "formratt" 8GB or larger cards, 4GB should work straight out of the packet as you have found - Mike |
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Hectorsgaf Regular Visitor
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Well here's to no formratting then although I am sure I have read somewhere that peeps have had to do a format on some 4gig cards |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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I think you've read that people have DONE a format, rather than they've HAD to do one!
I've seen quite a few posts where people have said "I bought an SD card, formatted it and put the software on..." as if that was something you just had to do (like with old floppy disks, before they came up with the idea of selling them pre-formatted! )
Every memory card I've ever bought has come formatted and ready to go, AFAIK, it's only this issue with TomToms and 8GB cards that needs it. |
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Hectorsgaf Regular Visitor
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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I think also that there has been issues with some older card readers not being able to cope with the newer SDHC cards |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hectorsgaf wrote: | I think also that there has been issues with some older card readers not being able to cope with the newer SDHC cards | You are quite correct, only card readers that are marked with the SD SDHC logo will work reliably with both types of memory card, that said quite a few cards of the new type are supplied with the correct adaptors these days, SanDisk certainly supply readers and adaptors with their cards if purchased from reliable sources - Mike |
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