[bookport] Re: Observations

I'm now using a 4GB card and it works fabulously.

Bruce

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On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Robert Acosta wrote:

What is the difference here?  Will larger cards still play everything okay?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carter" <r-carter@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Observations


 Hi All,

 It is my understanding that the Book Port will automatically format a card
 larger than two gigs with fat 32. The smaller cards will still be
 formatted with fat 16.

 Robert Carter

At 12:27 PM 1/31/2006, you wrote:
> It's my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, that you can only format > a maximum of 2GIGS under FAT. If you want to format the entire 4GB, you > have to format under FAT32. When you format with the BP, you are not > given an option.
> > Bruce
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> > On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Neal Ewers wrote:
> > > Question, if one formats a 4 GB card in the book port, can one decide
> > between FAT or FAT 32, or if one wants FAT 32, does one have to format
> > in windows? I could always stick in my 4 GB card, but it's currently
> > full of things I need to keep on it for a while.
> > > > > > Neal
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:11 PM
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: Observations
> > > > > > What Rob and Pamela have both said is that it is a good idea to format.
> > It's not supposed to be necessary, but it's a good idea. and since it
> > takes a maximum of maybe twenty seconds to do it with a 4GB card, it
> > really doesn't hurt to just take the time to do the format.
> > > > Bruce
> > 




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