[Dtb-talk] PlexTalk formatting SD Card?

Sat Nov 26 04:12:57 UTC 2011

It's a SanDisk Ultra II SDHC 32GB card.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Gilmore
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 12:16 PM
To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] PlexTalk formatting SD Card?

Hi Mike,

What's the exact name of your 32GB SanDisk? I've seen a couple of them on
Amazon and I want to get the right one that'll have a flawless relationship
with my Stream.

Thanks.

Mike

--- On Fri, 11/25/11, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:

From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] PlexTalk formatting SD Card?
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:40 AM

Amazon.

Mike Freeman

On Nov 25, 2011, at 8:20, Mike Gilmore <m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> I'm with Dave and Mike about the brand of SD card. I've formatted both of
my 32 GB's on my computer and then popped them into my Stream and gotten
that same "media error 3." I've ven tried copying some folders from the
Stream to both 32 GB's and then pop the 32 GB's into the Stream and get the
same media error 3.
> Kind of bites because I received the 32 GB's as a gift that was gotten for
a good deal. So, I'll have to cough up the money for a Sandisk (anyone know
where I can get one that's reasonably priced?)
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 11/23/11, Andrews, David B (DEED)
<David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us> wrote:
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> From: Andrews, David B (DEED) <David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us>
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] PlexTalk formatting SD Card?
> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 12:04 PM
> 
> 
> My experience same as Mike's.  I use a 32 gig card every day in my
Stream.  You could try formatting it in your computer first, then move it to
the stream.  
> 
> Dave
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:59 AM
> To: Dale Leavens; Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] PlexTalk formatting SD Card?
> 
> i concur. it's probably the brand of card. i have a 32-gig sandisk card
(the recommended brand) in my stream and it functions flawlessly.
> 
> if formatting from a computer, one just creates the proper folder
structure using windows explorer or my computer. but the stream will put the
structure on the card even without formatting (if i remember correctly) if
it doesn't find the folders.
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> On Nov 23, 2011, at 8:40, "Dale Leavens" <dleavens at puc.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Mike,
>> 
>> I wonder if it is something to do with 32 GIG cards!
>> 
>> I just bought a class 10 card but when I try writing to it with my
computer in a USB card read/writer the operation fails. One of two things
seem to happen, either I get the disconnect sound and the card and reader
are announced as unrecognized or the message that the source file isn't
there and that I should specify the path and filename. This is happening on
two computers, one running XP Home the other Vista.
>> 
>> This technology is certainly immature.
>> 
>> Dale Leavens.
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Gilmore" 
>> <m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] PlexTalk formatting SD Card?
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> How do you put the proper file structure on a blank SD card? I've got a
couple of 32-GB SD's and when I pop them into the Stream it says "Media
error 3." I've tried to format them with the Stream and when I hit accept to
format it, it won't do it. I didn't have this problem with an 8-GB SD I got
awhile back. Could it be the brand of 32-GB SD?
>>> --- On Tue, 11/22/11, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] PlexTalk formatting SD Card?
>>>> To: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens at puc.net>, "Discussion of Digital 
>>>> Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 3:38 PM Hmmm ... I never found it 
>>>> necessary to format a SD card for the Stream. If the proper folder 
>>>> structure wasn't on the card initially, the first time the Stream 
>>>> was turned on with the card inserted, the proper folders were 
>>>> automatically put on the card.
>>>> 
>>>> Of course, if you wanted books already on the card, you'd have to 
>>>> put the proper folder structure on it but you wouldn't have to 
>>>> format the card per se. At least that's been my experience.
>>>> 
>>>> Dunno about the Plextalk.
>>>> 
>>>> Mike Freeman
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 22, 2011, at 12:11, "Dale Leavens" <dleavens at puc.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I am going through the help now but maybe this way
>>>> will be faster.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is it necessary to format SD cards for the PlexTalk
>>>> Pocket? I know it is necessary for my wife's Stream but I can't 
>>>> remember doing so last time I put a card in the Pocket and I don't 
>>>> see anything in the menus.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dale Leavens.
> 
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