SD card format problem


  1. Posts : 3
    windows 7 home premium 64
       #1

    SD card format problem


    Hi Guys,

    I have a USB 2 multi card reader, which i use to read my camera SD card. This works fine on my VISTA laptop (integral reader) and worked fine on my previous XP system.

    Now Windows 7 detects my USB multi card read but wont read my SD card but wants to format it stating that the file format is unrecognizable. This would then render it useless in my camera.

    Any thoughts on can this problem be solved?

    Thanks in advance

    Colin
    Last edited by chambers53; 06 Jan 2010 at 06:18. Reason: de clutter
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  2. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
       #2

    Check the card in another machine and make sure it hasn't got a damaged archive or has incomplete writes due to being pulled out prematurely, and if everything is fine then your problem would appear to lie with the Win 7 drivers you have installed not being the correct ones for the card reader...

    These cards should be formatted as FAT32 and optimised for quick removal
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  3. Posts : 3
    windows 7 home premium 64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks Qdos,

    I have used the SD card on a VISTA laptop since finding this problem on my Windows 7 PC so I think that the SD card format is ok.

    How do i ensure that the SD card is optimized for quick removal?

    Thanks
    colin
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  4. Posts : 906
    Win 7 pro 64-bit, Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit
       #4

    chambers53 said:
    Thanks Qdos,

    I have used the SD card on a VISTA laptop since finding this problem on my Windows 7 PC so I think that the SD card format is ok.

    How do i ensure that the SD card is optimized for quick removal?

    Thanks
    colin
    You backup everything on it, and format it to FAT32. Then you check if it works.
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  5. Posts : 222
    Windows 7 x64
       #5

    chambers53 said:
    Hi Guys,

    I have a USB 2 multi card reader, which i use to read my camera SD card. This works fine on my VISTA laptop (integral reader) and worked fine on my previous XP system.

    Now Windows 7 detects my USB multi card read but wont read my SD card but wants to format it stating that the file format is unrecognizable. This would then render it useless in my camera.

    Colin
    Multi card readers are cheap. Buy another and see if it works on your Win 7 system. If it doesn't I would suspect the USB port. Maybe go into device manger and uninstall all USB drivers. Then reboot. Win 7 will reinstall the USB drivers. Then try the card reader again.
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  6. Posts : 3
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    Thread Starter
       #6

    Thanks guys (in particular thanks to Coolness, your suggestion worked first time).

    Problem solved.

    I formatted the SD card and it still appears to work in the camera and works ok in windows 7.

    Colin
    Last edited by chambers53; 06 Jan 2010 at 12:52. Reason: forgot to thank Coolness
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  7. Posts : 906
    Win 7 pro 64-bit, Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit
       #7

    chambers53 said:
    Thanks guys (in particular thanks to Coolness, your suggestion worked first time).

    Problem solved.

    I formatted the SD card and it still appears to work in the camera and works ok in windows 7.

    Colin
    Good job. And i might add, buying a new one is hardly a solution, as suggested by belikexp
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  8. Posts : 222
    Windows 7 x64
       #8

    Coolness said:

    Good job. And i might add, buying a new one is hardly a solution, as suggested by belikexp

    The point is to give different solutions to a problem. Not say thanks and point to other solutions that didn't work.
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  9. Posts : 906
    Win 7 pro 64-bit, Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit
       #9

    belikexp said:
    Coolness said:

    Good job. And i might add, buying a new one is hardly a solution, as suggested by belikexp

    The point is to give different solutions to a problem. Not say thanks and point to other solutions that didn't work.
    Well everyone can figure out that buying a new something will fix the problem with the old one, you dont need to point it out.
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