CF card trouble

08-22-03, 03:47 PM

Here we go, here we go ... Let's see if I still get answers now that I own a 2215 :)

I have a 1GB Kingston CF card. It used to work fine with my X5 (2002). I put it in my new 2215 (with stuff from my X5 on it) and copied over an extra file. It looked fine, I could play mp3s ...

But at some point the pda froze and now it does not recognize the CF card. If I use a PCMIA adapter, my laptop sees the card and its content, I can even play songs from the laptop but if I try to delete files (from the laptop) or to reformat the card (from the laptop), it would not work, I get a message "Write protected ..."

How come is my CF card now write-protecte ??

Any suggestion to fix this bloody thing ?

Thanks a lot

nemattoad · 08-22-03, 03:52 PM

format it :D

08-22-03, 03:57 PM

I would love to but
(*)It's not recognized by the PDA --> No way to format it
(*)If I try to format it from my laptop (PCMIA adapter), I get a message "cannot format, write-protected" ...

nemattoad · 08-22-03, 04:06 PM

hrm, have u tried different formatting progs, I am sorry, but I dont know what else would help.

Some programs may be able to see the cards status somewhat "clearer".

08-22-03, 04:11 PM

I tried Flash Format on the PDA. Nothing ...
My guess is that the formatting app cannot see the card if the OS does not see it

nemattoad · 08-22-03, 04:13 PM

that is the case sometimes with corrupted SD cards, but sometimes even if the card is corrupted badly, the OS will still see it.

odd for a CF card

I am puzzled. Contact kingston tech support

Crowdaddy · 08-22-03, 04:23 PM

There are many progz, don't get all down yet. There was another thread on here about this that i can't find at the moment...he formatted it and turned out fine!

08-22-03, 04:42 PM

If you guys can suggest any app, I would be happy to write my findings here