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From what I understand, the cards will work much slower if you format them on your Treo.4 t' ^& u0 C4 _; @2 i
You can use one of the following methods to format a card on XP so that the Treo can read it - and it should be fast....0 T8 I% V7 v1 e: o, M1 e+ Y8 x
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format X: /FS:FAT32 /A:16K
- [4 q7 A" n9 Z( x0 U0 h(or maybe format X: /FS:FAT32 /A:32K)5 q, S, c; W5 J
where "X" is the drive letter.
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"Go to "Control Panel" then select "Computer Management."
3 Q/ p. u& e/ W% KUnder "Storage", select "Disk Management" and when that reads and pops up, select the volume attributable to your card (on my PC, it's "N:" because I have a whole bunch of USB removable drives, but it may be a different letter on your PC), then right click.
" \; Y/ ~" Q, D& B A& iSelect "Format" after you right click, then select FAT32 under "File system" and 32K under "Allocation unit size".. M5 i7 a2 x& `
Make sure you check the box for "Perform a quick format" because I've heard that for some reason data corrupts on the card if you don't.
+ a$ c" b/ a ~! M% B9 f- vThen click OK and you're good to go.3 I6 ?9 Z/ q/ u1 h( f1 [9 ?! x
It should take only a few seconds, certainly not more than a minute, to format. If it takes more than a few minutes, then you probably have a defective card."0 f; C% m) W* s3 p3 R
I've seen advice that recommends an allocation unit size of 16kb and 32kb. I don't know for sure which is best, but the card speed testing software seems to slightly favour 32kb. |
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