Rob - I'm curious as to the reasoning behind this recommendation. I've used several CF cards of various sizes from 32 Mb to 1 Gb in my BP and haven't formatted any of them on the BP. Some had been formatted on my PC's CF reader and some were new and fresh out of their boxes. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ROB MEREDITH Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 3:38 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Compact Flash question Alan: It is best to format the card with the Book Port before using it in the Book Port. >>> aschlank@xxxxxxxxxxx 07/08/05 03:23PM >>> Is it necessary to format a new compact flash card before using it with the Book Port? Alan Schlank