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Low level formatter

  • 01-09-2004 7:16pm
    #1
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    I posted over in the Art/Anim/Photo board about a problem I am having with a Smartmedia card that my camera won't read.

    Briefly, I deleted the pictures off the card when it was in the card-reader in my laptop, rather than deleting them in the camera. I know now that is a big no-no.
    So, to rectify the problem, I need software to do a low-level format of the card. I have searched and searched and searched, but no software I can find will do a low-level format (despite numerous pieces of software saying they would).

    A normal format in the card-reader won't do it as camera's use Fat12, not Fat16 or Fat32 which Windows uses. And it won't format in the camera, 'cos the camera can't read it.

    Anybody know of software that will do a low-level format on a disk?

    I'm off to Hawaii on Sunday and I badly need to get my card sorted for my holiday pics :cool:


Comments

  • #2
    Jammer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭Jammer


    http://www.grsoftware.net/disk/software/grduw.html

    Learn to use google!!

    I typed "Fat12 Format Program" and got that wonderful piece of software.


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Jammer wrote:
    http://www.grsoftware.net/disk/software/grduw.html

    Learn to use google!!

    I typed "Fat12 Format Program" and got that wonderful piece of software. Not rocket science!

    Go ahead and try to download that software.

    Let me know how you get on.


  • #4
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    downloads fine for me

    pm me your email and I'll mail it to you. (716k zip file).

    Jammer: not everyone uses google. not everyone is comfortable with computers. Your attitude is unwarranted imho.


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