Topic: Edirol R1 USB Transfer ?

[Nick Graham]

I noticed something strange the other night when transferring a show....when transferring via USB direct from the R1, if I've used a 4GB CF Card, the R1 isn't recognized by Windows. The screen still says "connected via USB", but nothing happens. If there's a 2GB card everything's fine.

I know the R1 originally couldn't handle cards > 2GB, is this a lingering effect, or is my unit (or possibly my PC) just screwed up?

I've got a CF card reader built into my PC, so no huge problem (other than transfer speeds beng MUCH faster with USB),  just seems kinda weird.

[hyperplane]

i've transferred dozens of shows from using R-1 (with a 4GB Kingston Elite Pro CF card), on several different computers. all of said computers recognized the R-1 as a 'new drive' and were able to transfer the files, no problem.

[joekar]

I've never connected my R1 via USB I always throw the card into my reader and the transfer is very fast. I also use the Kingston 45X card.  I'll give it a shot later and see what happens. I burning in some new toys anyway.

[tenesejedd]

i've transferred dozens of shows from using R-1 (with a 4GB Kingston Elite Pro CF card), on several different computers. all of said computers recognized the R-1 as a 'new drive' and were able to transfer the files, no problem.

i use the same card in mine and have never had a problem. do you have the latest firmware installed on your unit?

[hyperplane]

i've transferred dozens of shows from using R-1 (with a 4GB Kingston Elite Pro CF card), on several different computers. all of said computers recognized the R-1 as a 'new drive' and were able to transfer the files, no problem.

i use the same card in mine and have never had a problem. do you have the latest firmware installed on your unit?

the firmware on my unit is v1.03 (which is the latest firmware). but like i said in my post that you quoted, i have *not* had any problems transferring files from the R-1 to any computer.

[neutrino]

No problem transferring USB here either. I prefer to do it this way so to save the wear and tare on the CF socket by inserting and removing the card constantly...
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[larrysellers]

Did any resolution every come of this? I am having the same problem (its actually the same unit since I bought it from Nick). I had been using the card reader on my computer but I was doing a transfer on my laptop the other night and couldn't get the R-1 to show up as a mass storage device for the life of me. I tried several different cables but they all produced the same result...nada. Nick, did you ever get it to cooperate with a usb transfer?  Bummer too b/c I have a great recording of Clapton in Philly from Monday just sitting on there.

[Nick Graham]

It never did work with my desktop PC (via USB - it worked with the CF card reader), but worked fine with my old laptop, my iMac G5, and my new MacBook. I figured it was just something with that particular PC.

Hmmmm....