card error on new xd card

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cuddlytoaster

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#19256 11-Feb-2008 12:41

when i switch on the camera. A message automatically comes up....Card is not formated, press YES or NO. If i click YES then i will loose all my personal pictures saved on my memory card...When i click NO..It askes me to switch of the power. When it is switch offf then on again the same message keeps on appearing. what do i do!!????!!!

Its a brand new card, so there is nothing on it, but keeps coming up card error.

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#109844 11-Feb-2008 13:02

If it is new get it replaced. It may be fixable but not worth the hassle as you should just get it replaced.

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#109849 11-Feb-2008 13:12

cuddlytoaster: when i switch on the camera. A message automatically comes up....Card is not formated, press YES or NO. If i click YES then i will loose all my personal pictures saved on my memory card...When i click NO..It askes me to switch of the power. When it is switch offf then on again the same message keeps on appearing. what do i do!!????!!!

Its a brand new card, so there is nothing on it, but keeps coming up card error.

if its brand new with nothing on it then just let the camera format it so that the camera can recognise the file system on it.

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#109872 11-Feb-2008 14:52

cuddlytoaster: If i click YES then i will loose all my personal pictures saved on my memory card...

I don't get it... if this is a brand new card then what personal pictures are you going to lose??