Hitachi 4GB MicroDrive Not Working

[powerusrgtwn]

Hi,

I am new to the world of Axim and Pocket PC.

I have Hitachi 4GB microdrive and I cannnot get it to work in my x50.

Every time I put it in it asks to find the Driver.

Things I have don:

1) Soft Reboot and reinsert
2) Hard Reboot and reinsert
3) Reformat the Card - FAT32 using Format disc in Windows XP
4) Reformat the Card - FAT32 Using Computer Managment Windows XP
5) Reformat the Card - FAT32 in Mac OS X 10.4.2

I have small 64MB SandDisc that works fine, so I now the slot is good.
It works in Windows and Mac OS X so I know the Drive is good.

Any suggestions?

[phendric]

Where did you purchase your microdrive? You have to be careful because it is a known issue that some don't work in PDAs/cameras. See the quote (taken from another thread) below for the explanation:

Hitatchi has proved to be the best out there, so i would look for one of theres, also make sure you get the RETAIL version, not OEM as some of the OEM drives are IDE mode only and do not work on the X50 units or any other CF type units for that matter.

I was considering getting a microdrive because of the lower cost/GB, but when seeing that some don't work and that they use lots more power than solid state devices, I decided to get a CF card instead. All of them work, too.

Phillip

[powerusrgtwn]

How can you tell if it is OEM or Retail. I purchaed it from Comptuer Geeks

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...&cpc=SCH&srm=0

[axzilla]

4 gigs for 79 bucks must be oem that is just to cheap for retail you cant hardly get a 1 gig cf for that price