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I recently bought a 64Mb smart media card for my digital camera.
After taking a load of photographs my San Disk reader would not read
anything and locked the computer up.
My old smart media card 32Md still works perfectly in this reader.
Is it a faulty card and has anybody got any ideas please?

Trying using the camera to reformat the card, then run another test.

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 16:01:28 +0100, DavidS <> wrote:

>I recently bought a 64Mb smart media card for my digital camera.
>After taking a load of photographs my San Disk reader would not read
>anything and locked the computer up.
>My old smart media card 32Md still works perfectly in this reader.
>Is it a faulty card and has anybody got any ideas please?

Pete wrote:
>
> Trying using the camera to reformat the card, then run another test.
>
> On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 16:01:28 +0100, DavidS <> wrote:
>
> >I recently bought a 64Mb smart media card for my digital camera.
> >After taking a load of photographs my San Disk reader would not read
> >anything and locked the computer up.
> >My old smart media card 32Md still works perfectly in this reader.
> >Is it a faulty card and has anybody got any ideas please?

I don't use a reader, but is it possible that it won't recognise the 128
rather as some cameras won't without a firmware upgrade?
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"Paul Heslop" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Pete wrote:
> >
> > Trying using the camera to reformat the card, then run another test.
> >
> > On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 16:01:28 +0100, DavidS <> wrote:
> >
> > >I recently bought a 64Mb smart media card for my digital camera.
> > >After taking a load of photographs my San Disk reader would not read
> > >anything and locked the computer up.
> > >My old smart media card 32Md still works perfectly in this reader.
> > >Is it a faulty card and has anybody got any ideas please?
>
> I don't use a reader, but is it possible that it won't recognise the 128
> rather as some cameras won't without a firmware upgrade?
> --
> Paul. (I've never had to knock on wood)
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Not what it seems...
> http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

That may be true for an old reader. My Lexar would only read up to 64 Mb
when I got it, but I downloaded an updated driver, and it reads 128 Mb smart
media.

I'm confused. In your original post, you referred to a 64MB card, not
128.

Regardless, your camera manual should tell you the maximum supported
card size.

Can you try sending the images from the camera to the computer via a
parallel or USB cable?

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 15:54:28 GMT, Paul Heslop
<> wrote:

>I don't use a reader, but is it possible that it won't recognise the 128
>rather as some cameras won't without a firmware upgrade?

Pete wrote:
>
> I'm confused. In your original post, you referred to a 64MB card, not
> 128.
>
> Regardless, your camera manual should tell you the maximum supported
> card size.
>
> Can you try sending the images from the camera to the computer via a
> parallel or USB cable?
>
> On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 15:54:28 GMT, Paul Heslop
> <> wrote:
>
> >I don't use a reader, but is it possible that it won't recognise the 128
> >rather as some cameras won't without a firmware upgrade?

Oops, my (and your) error. Original post wasn't mine, but I got this
thread mixed up with a thread re 128mb cards... either way, is it still
a possibility if his reader is an old one?
--
Paul. (I've never had to knock on wood)
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Marvin Margoshes wrote:
>
> "Paul Heslop" <> wrote in message
> news:...

> > I don't use a reader, but is it possible that it won't recognise the 128
> > rather as some cameras won't without a firmware upgrade?
> > --

> That may be true for an old reader. My Lexar would only read up to 64 Mb
> when I got it, but I downloaded an updated driver, and it reads 128 Mb smart
> media.

I made a slight mistake in reading his post, it's a 64 mb not 128... is
it still a possibility?
--
Paul. (I've never had to knock on wood)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Not what it seems...
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/