Formatting the Flash Card for D100

[bryan_terce]

Hi

 

When I bought my 512Mb flash card I immediately use it in my D100,

and it works. I have already stored more that 100 pictures. However,

I read in the manual that you must format the flash card before

using it. What do I need to do now?

 

Bert

[oxskumxo]

transfer the pics off of the camera onto your computer and format the card

[berg_na]

You don't need to do anything. There is absolutely no need to reformat your card. CF cards normally come pre-formatted, ready to use. Your camera would not have been able to write to the card if it had not been formatted.

[waldenl]

Most CF cards come pre-formatted. I know I started using my D100 with a Sandisk Ultra II 512 w/o formatting it and I had no problems. However, every so often, perhaps every 30 downloads, I do a reformat just to get rid of any deleterious stuff that may have accumulated on the card. As a IT person I know that 1) this is silly and the files are deleted as part of the upload so what's the point, and 2) shit happens and it can't hurt. A reformat is a 10 second operation so why not?

 

-Walden

[charlie_vigue]

If the card is not formatted the camera will generally complain immediately. This pre-formatting of media is what Microsoft is trying to make some bucks on, by the way.