Topic: problems with stock r-1 (EDIT) tried a different card, and still not working....

[heyitsmejess]

after numerous tries at formating on the r-1, and on my computer, i cannot get this thing to work.

turn on, hit record, hit record again (per the manual), and it goes right to "no song".

any suggestions?

[heyitsmejess]

has the latest (and last) firmware on it.  tried formatting the card in the r-1 (IMMEDIETLY says its done), and on my computer with zero success.

[John Willett]

Is it a genuine Kingston card bought from a Kosher source?

Could it be a fake???

[DaveG73]

I have never had problems with Kingston 2 and 4Gb cards in my R1.

Dave.

[heyitsmejess]

got the card from bricks and mortar Microcenter...$25 off the shelf.

i hope that microcenter dosent have shady goods....ive bought ALOT of computer stuff there.

sadly, that was the only 4 gig card they had on the shelf. 

[daze]

Is it the kingston elite pro w/ the lizard or the flowers?  I had this same problem -- Kingston's customer service was excellent, and they sent me a few replacements from different batches, but I got the same error.  Sandisk's and Lexar's work perfectly though, so it has something to do with the newer Kingston cards (I've heard that the older Kingston plain blue elite pro's have worked for a lot of people, but when I was looking I couldn't find any of these).

[heyitsmejess]

it has the green flowers.

[daze]

sounds like you're having the exact same issues I did.  Just try a different brand (sandisk or lexar work for me) and you should be fine.  (at least the issue is almost certainly w/ the CF card and not your R1). 

[John Willett]

Personally I always use SanDisk cards - I have heard from various sources that these are the best for audio.

[heyitsmejess]

i was given a brand new 4 gig A Data CF card, and its doing the same thing.

i guess im in the market for a sandisk card....anyone want to buy 2 like new 4gig CF cards?

[neutrino]

Did you get issues with the R1 worked out? I had zero problems with that unit. I used a Kingston 4gb card..

[heyitsmejess]

yes i did!  i swapped for a differend kingston 4 gig card, and worked with zero problems! 

i still have a like new 4 gig A DATA card that wont format for this, tho (if anyone wants to swap....hint hint!)

thanks again neutrino!