usb mp3 pen drive-file system

[mithhilarora]

i bought a usb mp3 pen drive (512MB), it worked fine the first time i
used it.i used the CD to install the drivers and other utilities. i
copied WMA and mp3 from WinXP on FAT32 and the gadget played the file.
Now i copied some files from a Win2000 on NTFS and the device refused
to recognize the files. I again mounted the drive and the damned
Win2000 prompted to format the device.
I tried to format it using FAT and it showed the free sapce to be 0MB,
used space was 497 MB
tried to format it using FAT and it showed the free sapce to be 19MB,
used space was 478 MB
format using NTFS, it showed the free sapce to be 228MB, used space was
268 MB

what do i need to do? i've tried chkdsk but no errors were found.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Check with the drive manufacturer's web site. These type of drive mostly
require FAT/FAT32 to work correctly. NTFS may cause problems adn
portability issues.

Also, check on the unit itself. There may be a format feature/command in
the MP3 interface.