Topic: Only able to record 8GB of data on 16GB SD card?

[vanark]

I recently purchased a 16GB Transcend Class 6 SDHC card.  In testing, I've only been able to record to the 8GB point before my R-09 stops.  I am running the most up to date firmware (v1.31) which allows the use of 16GB and 32 GB SDHC cards.  Someone pointed out that it may be an issue with the card and the little research I've done has pointed to some issue with two 8GB partitions rather than one big 16GB partition and the recorder (or camera) can only see the first one.  I did find an HP utility that allows you to repartition and format the card, but even after doing that, I can only record to the 8GB point.

Anyone have a solution to this issue?  I'm hoping there is a simple fix out there.

[guysonic]

Of course the first question to ask is: Did you format the card IN THE DECK BEFORE USING???

[vanark]

Of course the first question to ask is: Did you format the card IN THE DECK BEFORE USING???

Good question.

Well, I reformatted it in the deck before using it the first time.  But, I bought it secondhand so I can't say how it was first formatted.

[kirk97132]

Similar issue here:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=131128.255
 and it seems that the card had a partition on it. 

[vanark]

Similar issue here:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=131128.255
 and it seems that the card had a partition on it.

Right, that is the card in question.

[kirk97132]

Ah!  So what would happen if you used your computer to wipe it clean and format it in fat32?  Then do a format on your deck.  How did you figure out it had a partion could you see it split as two folders on your computer?

[boojum]

I would open it on the computer and drop the partition and do a low-level format.

Then format it in the recorder.  And then I would just plug the recorder into the wall and hit record at he highest bit rate it has to see if it will do the 16GB.  Better to know at home that it fails than in the field.

[vanark]

I would open it on the computer and drop the partition and do a low-level format.

Then format it in the recorder.  And then I would just plug the recorder into the wall and hit record at he highest bit rate it has to see if it will do the 16GB.  Better to know at home that it fails than in the field.

I've been doing various versions of this over the weekend, none successful so far.  I'm about 2 hrs. away from knowing if the latest will work.

[vanark]

I tried as many things as I could think of to get this to work, but even though there is a single 16GB partition now, it will still only allow 8GB to be used.  This is in both the recorder and the card reader.  Anyone have any further insight?

[Chuck]

When I get the card back, I'm going to run Partition Magic on it from a bootable CD.
I also have a Ubuntu laptop that I can run Gpart on it too.

It's funny, because I ran CardTest 1.2 on it to make sure it was a real 16 GB SD card and CardTest confirmed that it was a viable 16 GB card.

[boojum]

The Menehune in the card are angry.  Give them a Slim Jim and wait a few hours.  All will be well.       

[live2496]

It could be that the card is corrupted in some way. And it seems to be a common problem.

You might try transcend's user forum. http://shop.transcendusa.com/forum/

Transcend support recommended this tool to their users on the forum. If this doesn't fix the problem they recommend sending it in.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/index.html

I'm drawing on past experience with pocket pc's here, but I wouldn't recommend doing any file management tasks from windows. Erase files, etc on the recorder itself. Just use windows to copy the files (ie. read-only). Definitely do formatting on the recorder as was mentioned.

Gordon

P.S. To be clear... reformat using this tool to fixup the card. Then reformat afterwards inthe R-09.