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4gb CF card showing only 2gb
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It needs to be formatted as FAT32 to show more than 2GB. I thought the 20D would recognize that, but maybe it doesn't. Try formatting it in your PC using the FAT32 option and see what happens.
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I did think of that but I have no way to do it right now. I download the card using the camera, not an separate reader, and it can't write the card. I did look on this forum and saw others using 4gb and not complaining, so it seems 4gb must work. But is very suprising that I can't use the camera to format it. Has anyone else seen this problem? I am still at 1.05 if that makes a difference. It is still 1.05 because it i a pain to upgrade it when you can write the card
Lance Hankins
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The camera can read FAT32 but its format utility only supports FAT16 (Listed as FAT). You have to format the card w/a computer in either a card reader or a PCMCIA adapter in a laptop to get FAT32. Then don't ever format in the camnera or you'll be back to 2Gb again...
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I did think of that but I have no way to do it right now. I
download the card using the camera, not an separate reader, and it
can't write the card. I did look on this forum and saw others
using 4gb and not complaining, so it seems 4gb must work. But is
very suprising that I can't use the camera to format it. Has
anyone else seen this problem? I am still at 1.05 if that makes a
difference. It is still 1.05 because it i a pain to upgrade it
when you can write the card
ronterry
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I also thought some of the 4GB cards have an 'A' / 'B' / 'BOTH' switches? Allows you to switch between (2) FAT16 2GB partitions for better words, or (1) 4GB partition.
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kind of off topic, but i found on zipzoomfly.com that the 4GB sandisk Ultra III is listed at $199.00 same has the 2GB one. Its on backourder so u cant order one, just a little fyi.
I also thought some of the 4GB cards have an 'A' / 'B' / 'BOTH'
switches? Allows you to switch between (2) FAT16 2GB partitions for
better words, or (1) 4GB partition.
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You are a genius, ronterry!!!! I did not even read the instructions with the card, there is a switch, just as you thought. Better still it was incorrectly in the 2gb position. I moved it to 4gb and the camera correctly formatted the card for 4gb!!! It works!!!! Thanks for the help.
I was planning to get a reader but never got to it yet, I will.
I got the card at zipzoomfly, but it was $329, $199 sounds like the 2gb. Mine was Ultra II also, not Ultra III.
I was planning to get a reader but never got to it yet, I will.
I got the card at zipzoomfly, but it was $329, $199 sounds like the 2gb. Mine was Ultra II also, not Ultra III.
I also thought some of the 4GB cards have an 'A' / 'B' / 'BOTH'
switches? Allows you to switch between (2) FAT16 2GB partitions for
better words, or (1) 4GB partition.
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Both the 2 and 4GB extreme III cards are priced at the same thing, with the 2GB Ultra II priced $20 cheaper.
I was planning to get a reader but never got to it yet, I will.
I got the card at zipzoomfly, but it was $329, $199 sounds like the
2gb. Mine was Ultra II also, not Ultra III.
I also thought some of the 4GB cards have an 'A' / 'B' / 'BOTH'
switches? Allows you to switch between (2) FAT16 2GB partitions for
better words, or (1) 4GB partition.
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