Re: SSD 744T upgrade

Thanks for the information. The 744T will see a Windows FAT32 formatted CF
card OK but a Zaxcom Fusion will not in the so called 'backup slot' however
when the Fusion has formatted the CF it is then reported by Windows as being
FAT32 and even the main card which is formatted as MARF I believe is
reported in Windows as FAT32. I would be interesting to know what the
difference is with these FAT32's.

Thanks also for the additional tips.

Joaquin

"Marc Wielage" <mwielage@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C704DAF30055DFEEB01AD9AF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:00:22 -0700, Joaquin wrote
(in article <GLFAm.2328$KR3.1205@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

I'm just about to replace my 744T hard disk and am curious about it being
'fussy about formatting' - in what way please?
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Being used to dealing with computers and FAT32 drives, I figured I'd just
format the new drive as FAT32 on a Windows machine, copy all the SD files
from the old drives straight across, and all would work. Not so.

The SD 744T is apparently "aware" when it sees a drive not formatted on
itself -- so in this case, it immediately asked to reformat the drive. My
theory is that it does something proprietary to the drive during the
formatting process.

It wasn't a big deal -- I copied the files to a CF card and reloaded them,
which took only a few minutes. But it does show you in some cases, not
all
FAT32 is created alike. (My definition for "fussy.")

If you're going to try to replace the drive yourself, make absolutely sure
you have the right tools, a static-free table, and you back up the drive
first.

--MFW



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