xD picture card - write protected?

Hi,

Hope this group is appropriate for my problem. I have 2 xD cards (16/64MB)
and a card reader. The 16MB one works fine in the reader and I can do
pretty much whatever I'd like to. However the 64MB one tells me the card is
write protected if I try to add or delete anything.
I can format the card fine from my camera (fuji a204).

So is there any way to get rid of this write protect error?
Cheers,
Chris

ps. just in case some xD cards are different - mine don't have write
protect/enable switches on the card!

Not Me

I use an xD card in my Olympus C-5000. I note that you can write
protect individual images. With my card reader, the card looks like a
mass storage device, and I can read and erase images from it on the
PC. Have you looked at the "properties" of the device when it is
plugged in/card in reader? Is the "read only" attribute set? That
might be a place to start.

Paul W. Ross

When I bought my 256 card it wouldn't work in my reader. A call to the
vendor resulted in a new flash that corrected the problem. The card was
fine, the reader was just built before the 256 protocol was established.

Perhaps this is your problem?

P
"Not Me" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Hope this group is appropriate for my problem. I have 2 xD cards (16/64MB)
> and a card reader. The 16MB one works fine in the reader and I can do
> pretty much whatever I'd like to. However the 64MB one tells me the card
is
> write protected if I try to add or delete anything.
> I can format the card fine from my camera (fuji a204).
>
> So is there any way to get rid of this write protect error?
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
> ps. just in case some xD cards are different - mine don't have write
> protect/enable switches on the card!
>
>

El Penguini

"Paul W. Ross" <> wrote in message
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> I use an xD card in my Olympus C-5000. I note that you can write
> protect individual images. With my card reader, the card looks like a
> mass storage device, and I can read and erase images from it on the
> PC. Have you looked at the "properties" of the device when it is
> plugged in/card in reader? Is the "read only" attribute set? That
> might be a place to start.

Ta for the help but nope they're not read only.

Cheers,
Chris

Not Me

"El Penguini" <> wrote in message
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> "Not Me" <> wrote in message
> news:40a50d50$0$25320$...
> > Hope this group is appropriate for my problem. I have 2 xD cards
(16/64MB)
> > and a card reader. The 16MB one works fine in the reader and I can do
> > pretty much whatever I'd like to. However the 64MB one tells me the
card
> is
> > write protected if I try to add or delete anything.
> > I can format the card fine from my camera (fuji a204).

> When I bought my 256 card it wouldn't work in my reader. A call to the
> vendor resulted in a new flash that corrected the problem. The card was
> fine, the reader was just built before the 256 protocol was established.

Hmm, could be something similar I guess, but the card is quite old now and
maybe not worth the bother as it's only 64MB and quite cheap. Thanks tho!

Cheers,
Chris

Not Me

You can write protect files on the card via camera ( Olympus c-450) write
protecting one file may write protect the whole card . a similar feature
must exist on the Fuji camera. no all the cards are the same

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"Not Me" <> wrote in message
news:40a50d50$0$25320$...
> Hi,
>
> Hope this group is appropriate for my problem. I have 2 xD cards (16/64MB)
> and a card reader. The 16MB one works fine in the reader and I can do
> pretty much whatever I'd like to. However the 64MB one tells me the card
is
> write protected if I try to add or delete anything.
> I can format the card fine from my camera (fuji a204).
>
> So is there any way to get rid of this write protect error?
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
> ps. just in case some xD cards are different - mine don't have write
> protect/enable switches on the card!
>
>

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