D2 and SD card formatting woes

nickd75 · 06-01-2010, 09:52

My music collection finally outgrew my 8GB D2 and 16GB SD card, so I upped the card to a 32GB one. Formatted in Windows 7, loaded with music, then stuck in the D2.
Thing is, Windows on a different laptop kept telling me that the card needed formatting and no file system was detected. And then I tried playing the files on the card and they were a mess.
So I formatted it using Panasonic's SDformatter (v3). Took a while, but worked. Now Windows says it doesn't recognise the card and it needs formatting, again.

So I formatted it in Windows, and it was happy enough with that. Until I put the card in the D2 and connected the D2 to the laptop again, at which point the laptop said the card needs formatting.

Wtf is up with this? Haven't had chance to load up tunes to see if they work, but will obviously try that next...

andrewthecoder · 06-01-2010, 11:49

Where did you buy the card, what make/model is it?
It sounds suspiciously like a card which has been faked to look bigger than it really is, or maybe completely fake.

Traveler0612 · 06-01-2010, 11:49

Sounds like a faulty card to me. I would return or exchange it.

06-01-2010, 09:52	#1
nickd75 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 23	D2 and SD card formatting woes My music collection finally outgrew my 8GB D2 and 16GB SD card, so I upped the card to a 32GB one. Formatted in Windows 7, loaded with music, then stuck in the D2. Thing is, Windows on a different laptop kept telling me that the card needed formatting and no file system was detected. And then I tried playing the files on the card and they were a mess. So I formatted it using Panasonic's SDformatter (v3). Took a while, but worked. Now Windows says it doesn't recognise the card and it needs formatting, again. So I formatted it in Windows, and it was happy enough with that. Until I put the card in the D2 and connected the D2 to the laptop again, at which point the laptop said the card needs formatting. Wtf is up with this? Haven't had chance to load up tunes to see if they work, but will obviously try that next... __________________ Cowon D2 8GB DAB/ 16GB SD; Shure E4 Last edited by nickd75; 06-01-2010 at 09:55..

06-01-2010, 11:49	#2
andrewthecoder Lazy Programmer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland =) Posts: 486	Where did you buy the card, what make/model is it? It sounds suspiciously like a card which has been faked to look bigger than it really is, or maybe completely fake. __________________ Audio; 16GB Cowon D2 DAB (Firmware: D2+ 1.13 + Rockbox + Full InvisibleShield - totally worth the money. +++ Rockbox Install Guide +++ Video; 32GB Cowon O2 + Noreve Premium Leather Case An awesome player is nothing without awesome headphones; I use Sennheiser CX400-II noise-isolating IEMs, so I can get lost in the music without deafening myself, even on noisy buses. For social use, I pocket my X-Mini II portable speaker. Bragging? Never Dentist Dunfermline

06-01-2010, 11:49	#3
Traveler0612 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 348	Sounds like a faulty card to me. I would return or exchange it. __________________ Cowon D2 8GiB ( 2.59 ) ; Sansa Fuze 4 GiB Sennheiser HD280 Pro, Sennheiser PX100-II , Ultimate Ears super.fi 3 L.A.M.E. 3.98.4 -V 3 \| Oggenc2.85 aoTuVb5.5 -q 4.35

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