Re: memory card formatter ??

From: Andy100 (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 12/04/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 19:50:08 -0000

Well thanks to your help i now have the card working !!!!!!! - I did miss
out the colon (silly mistake !!!!). For your info it only works when i do a
FAT (Not FAT32), and do /A:2048. So when i do it in WinXP, that can't be
using 2048 as default.

Thanks again for persevering with me on this one !!!

Cheers
Andy

"Andy100" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:cosu7m$edb$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Their technical support is non-existant and there is definitely no option
to
> format from within the mp3 player.
>
> Cheers
> Andy
>
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ejbX0Ti2EHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > "Andy100" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:coru0n$qmm$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > Too complicated for us novices, i have tried EVERY combination and
just
> > > keep
> > > getting errors, ideas anyone ??. Format J/FS:FAT /V:TEST /A:1024 -
error
> > > !,
> > > cannot figure out which letters are needed and where the spaces come
> etc.
> > >
> >
> > Your command example you typed should read
> >
> > format j: /FS:FAT /V:TEST /A:1024
> >
> > you missed the colon after the J
> > there are spaces between each option.
> >
> > If you are still struggling maybe you should read the manual that came
> with
> > your device to see what they say about formatting it or consult their
web
> > site for more information.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike
> > --
> > Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights
> >
> > Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> > newsgroups
> >
> > "Andy100" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:coru0n$qmm$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > Too complicated for us novices, i have tried EVERY combination and
just
> > > keep
> > > getting errors, ideas anyone ??. Format J/FS:FAT /V:TEST /A:1024 -
error
> > > !,
> > > cannot figure out which letters are needed and where the spaces come
> etc.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Andy
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > > news:etjCjSa2EHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > >> Andy,
> > >>
> > >> Open the command prompt
> > >> Type in format /? and press enter
> > >> This will give you the online help for the command line options for
the
> > >> format command.
> > >> Chose the options that are appropriate to you - pay specific
attention
> > >> to
> > >> the use of the /A: option.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >> Mike
> > >> --
> > >> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> > >>
> > >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > >> rights
> > >>
> > >> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> > >> newsgroups
> > >>
> > >> "Andy100" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:coqvb7$5nu$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > >> > Still unsure. I get the cmd prompt but cannot figure out what to
put
> in
> > >> > it.
> > >> > My SD card is in the card reader J:/ drive, so, say i want to
format
> it
> > > in
> > >> > the J: drive (32mb) to FAT (Not FAT32), what would i exactly type
in
> ??
> > >> >
> > >> > Sorry for my ignorance, but you probably know a lot more than i do
!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers
> > >> > Andy
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > >> > message
> > >> > news:uFHAGEV2EHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > >> >> "Andy100" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:col84k$h3u$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > >> >> > Sorry, don't understand that, English please ??
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Cheers
> > >> >> > Andy
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Andy,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> You asked about "chunk size" control in your post. If this is
what
> > >> >> for
> > >> >> disks we call "allocation unit size" or "cluster size" then just
> > >> >> select
> > >> > the
> > >> >> size you want when you either run the command line tool to do a
> format
> > >> >> Start ... Run ... cmd
> > >> >> then type in format /?
> > >> >> to see how to format a drive/device with a specific allocation
unit
> > > size.
> > >> >> If you want to use the graphic tool then there is a drop down box
> > >> >> where
> > >> > you
> > >> >> can select the allocation unit size.
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Regards,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Mike
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> > >> >>
> > >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no
> > >> >> rights
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use
these
> > >> >> newsgroups
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Andy100" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:col84k$h3u$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > >> >> > Sorry, don't understand that, English please ??
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Cheers
> > >> >> > Andy
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > >> >> > message
> > >> >> > news:O0fd7A51EHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > >> >> >> "Andy100" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> >> news:cojo09$t4m$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > >> >> >> >I asked this question a little over a week ago and nobody
> replied,
> > > I
> > >> >> > cannot
> > >> >> >> > believe no one knows of any software which will format my
> memory
> > >> >> >> > card
> > >> >> >> > (multi
> > >> >> >> > media card in a reader).
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > For my purposes (using it in an mp3 player, Ondio 128), the
> WinXP
> > >> >> > built-in
> > >> >> >> > formatter does NOT work. I need to have more control (chunk
> size
> > >> >> >> > etc)
> > >> >> > for
> > >> >> >> > it
> > >> >> >> > to format it correctly for my mp3 player. Are there any
> > > alternatives
> > >> > to
> > >> >> >> > the
> > >> >> >> > WinXP one ??
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> By "chunk" do you actually mean allocation unit size (sometimes
> > >> > referred
> > >> >> > to
> > >> >> >> as cluster size)
> > >> >> >> If so, you can control this with the built in tool.
> > >> >> >> Look at the /A option on the command line version of the format
> > >> > command,
> > >> >> > It
> > >> >> >> also appears in the user interface as Allocation Unit size.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Regards,
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Mike
> > >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers
> no
> > >> >> >> rights
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use
> > >> >> >> these
> > >> >> >> newsgroups
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> "Andy100" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> >> news:cojo09$t4m$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > >> >> >> >I asked this question a little over a week ago and nobody
> replied,
> > > I
> > >> >> > cannot
> > >> >> >> > believe no one knows of any software which will format my
> memory
> > >> >> >> > card
> > >> >> >> > (multi
> > >> >> >> > media card in a reader).
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > For my purposes (using it in an mp3 player, Ondio 128), the
> WinXP
> > >> >> > built-in
> > >> >> >> > formatter does NOT work. I need to have more control (chunk
> size
> > >> >> >> > etc)
> > >> >> > for
> > >> >> >> > it
> > >> >> >> > to format it correctly for my mp3 player. Are there any
> > > alternatives
> > >> > to
> > >> >> >> > the
> > >> >> >> > WinXP one ??
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > Cheers
> > >> >> >> > Andy
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
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