reformatting SD card to original state ??

[Andy100]

I bought an mp3 player the other day (Archos Ondio 128) which would use the
same SD card my digital camera uses. However, my camera seems to have done
some formatting to the SD card which i cannot reset.

When i use the SD card in the mp3 player I get error message 'File System
Error No valid FAT16/32 file system found Please Format drive'. I have
done this in WinXP to FAT and FAT32, but no luck.

How do i go about reformatting the SD card back to its original state when
purchased, as i think that might be the problem here ? Is there any software
to do this ??

Cheers
Andrew

 

[Darkknight]

your mp3 player willhave a format function somewhere in it's menus to
allow formatting, try reading the instructions

 

[Andy100]

It definitely doesn't, like you that's the first place i thought of looking.

Cheers
Andy

 

[wayne]

from the archos web site

would have been a good place to look before posting here

SD cards will not work

Is the Ondio compatible with Secure Digital (SD) cards?
No. Although the Ondio's USB bridge electronics happen to be
compatible with SD cards, the Ondio itself is not compatible with SD cards
A: .



Q: What type of memory card does the Ondio require for memory
expansion?
A: Your Ondio has a built-in capacity of 128 MB (Flash memory). If you
would like to expand that capacity, you can purchase a Multimedia Memory
Card (MMC) which slides into the right side of the Ondio. These cards
currently have capacities of upto 128 MB of storage space and perhaps larger
as manufacturers are constantly increasing the storage capacity of these
tiny cards.



: How do I reformat my Ondio?
A: 1. Power on your computer.


2. Connect the USB cable to the Ondio and to your computer.


3. Power on the Ondio.


4. Locate the Ondio drive in My Computer.


5. Right click the drive and select Format.


6. Specify FAT as the file system (not FAT32!) and proceed with the
format.


7. Your Ondio will now operate correctly.

 

[Andy100]

Sorry ! it's a MMC not an SD card ( i keep calling them SD ), apologies.
Still left with this problem though.

Cheers
Andy

 

[Bob Qin [MSFT]]

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for your posting here.

Did you try the following steps?

Power on your computer.
Connect the USB cable to the Ondio and to your computer.
Power on the Ondio.
Locate the Ondio drive in My Computer.
Right click the drive and select Format.
Specify FAT as the file system and proceed with the Format.

If the problem still persists, I think it will be better that you contact
the Archos support for further help.

Archos Technical Support Options
http://www.archos.com/support/support_contact.html

Have a nice day!

Regards,
Bob Qin
Microsoft Online Partner Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

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From: "Andy100" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Subject: Re: reformatting SD card to original state ??
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 05:52:48 +0100

Sorry ! it's a MMC not an SD card ( i keep calling them SD ),
apologies.
Still left with this problem though.

Cheers
Andy

from the archos web site

would have been a good place to look before posting here

SD cards will not work

Is the Ondio compatible with Secure Digital (SD) cards?
No. Although the Ondio's USB bridge electronics happen to be
compatible with SD cards, the Ondio itself is not compatible with SD cards
A: .



Q: What type of memory card does the Ondio require for memory
expansion?
A: Your Ondio has a built-in capacity of 128 MB (Flash

memory). If
you