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Old December 27th 08, 11:24 PM posted to rec.photo.digital,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
John Navas
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Default Why don't camera reviews cover the data connection to the PC?

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:20:45 -0800, John Navas
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:31:05 -0800, Pat Cheney wrote
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:26:12 -0800, Pat Cheney wrote:

The less-than-helpful error message in the Windows (slow) format was:
Formatting Removable Disk (E Windows was unable to complete the format.


I tried again by hooking the flash card to the flash card reader via USB.

Format Removable Disk (E
Capacity 3.79 GB
File System FAT32
Allocation unit size Default allocation size
Volume label (blank)
Start
WARNING: Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk.
To format the disk, click OK. To quit, click CANCEL.
OK
The progress bar runs to completion, left to right
Up pops a dialog box saying
Formatting Removable Disk (E Windows was unable to complete the format.
OK
Close
The disk in drive E: cannot be formatted.


Did you use Disk Administrator, as I suggested?


p.s. Delete any existing partition and re-partition before formatting.
Be sure to use FAT32.

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Very best wishes for the holiday season and for the coming new year,
John