SP-404 Compact Flash Nightmare

philCollins · **Joined:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:33 am **Posts:** 18

So I've purchased three different Compact Flash Cards hoping one would work and I've had no luck.

The first one I purchased was a Transcend CF80 1GB, I thought everything was peachy until I tried sampling, and this would happen to every sample... Anyone know what can be the issue for this? It seems to pan left to right.

The next one I bought was a Transcend 133x 1Gb, that shit wouldn't even turn on.

The most resent one I purchased was a SanDisk Extreme III (I ordered a fucking Ultra II three weeks ago and got this piece of shit today) and it doesn't turn on either.

So I would be willing to trade my SanDisk Ultra II 4GB CF for a 1GB CF card that is compatible with the SP-404.

Thanks

kel · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:43 pm

ug. that sounds shitty, sorry. i recommend lexar 1g if you can find them, they're super-fast and mine have never crashed

optimo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:56 am **Posts:** 3

blz plz

springwater · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:31 am

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philCollins · **Joined:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:33 am **Posts:** 18

springwater wrote:

Philadelphia Collins!!!!!!

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springwater · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:43 am

Green eggs and haaaaaaaaaaaam!,!

Nothingless1987 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:17 pm

i use the Ultra II with no problems. my standard sandisk 1gb has just starting fcking up on lengthy resamples. cf cards are starting to get expensive, the new smartmedia. need to stockpile a few more!!

djazid · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:14 pm

Nothingless1987 wrote:

i use the Ultra II with no problems. my standard sandisk 1gb has just starting fcking up on lengthy resamples. cf cards are starting to get expensive, the new smartmedia. need to stockpile a few more!!

Dunno if these do the trick, but it would be nice if they do: http://www.photofast.tw/products.asp?pid=63 or http://www.amazon.com/ESDCFII-Extreme-SDHC-Type-Adapter/dp/B0048W4RV4

philCollins · **Joined:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:33 am **Posts:** 18

djazid wrote:

Dunno if these do the trick, but it would be nice if they do: http://www.photofast.tw/products.asp?pid=63 or http://www.amazon.com/ESDCFII-Extreme-SDHC-Type-Adapter/dp/B0048W4RV4

I have a feeling I would be wasting more money :cry:

EndorShores · **Joined:** Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:54 pm **Posts:** 562

FRICK OFF PHIL!! Justjokn welcome.

djazid · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:44 pm

Quote:

I have a feeling I would be wasting more money :cry:

Could be.

Quote:

The next one I bought was a Transcend 133x 1Gb, that shit wouldn't even turn on.

The most resent one I purchased was a SanDisk Extreme III (I ordered a fucking Ultra II three weeks ago and got this piece of shit today) and it doesn't turn on either.

I've had no problems formatting my sandisk ultra ii [extreme iii *should* also work], but had problems with an Integral CF. If you put it in and turned the 404 on, the machine wouldn't respond. I've managed to format it with the 404 (in the end), by turning the machine on first and putting the cf card in second (at your own risk). This made the 404 autoformat the cf card. Or you might try formatting it on your computer in Fat(8) format, not 16 or even 32 and giving it the name 'FUGUEFAT' (uppercase, without the ''s ofcourse). Any other name isn't accepted.

philCollins · **Joined:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:33 am **Posts:** 18

ok, update...

So I was thinking about the CF bullshit and I decided to do something different. First off I was told by my buddy to never plug in the CF card while the SP is on, but I said fuck that and plugged them in after it was turned on. And the SP recognized them so i could format.

So in the future if anyone has this issue, just PM me, i'll guide you thru the process.

philCollins · **Joined:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:33 am **Posts:** 18

djazid wrote:

Quote:

I have a feeling I would be wasting more money :cry:

Could be.

Quote:

The next one I bought was a Transcend 133x 1Gb, that shit wouldn't even turn on.

The most resent one I purchased was a SanDisk Extreme III (I ordered a fucking Ultra II three weeks ago and got this piece of shit today) and it doesn't turn on either.

I've had no problems formatting my sandisk ultra ii [extreme iii *should* also work], but had problems with an Integral CF. If you put it in and turned the 404 on, the machine wouldn't respond. I've managed to format it with the 404 (in the end), by turning the machine on first and putting the cf card in second (at your own risk). This made the 404 autoformat the cf card. Or you might try formatting it on your computer in Fat(8) format, not 16 or even 32 and giving it the name 'FUGUEFAT' (uppercase, without the ''s ofcourse). Any other name isn't accepted.

^FUCKING THIS!!!!!!!

I wish I made this 3 weeks ago, this information couldve really fucking helped.

gribofff · **Joined:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:19 am **Posts:** 3

Sorry,
but what happen if I try format CF 4gb(or 2gb) in SP-404?

philCollins · **Joined:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:33 am **Posts:** 18

gribofff wrote:

Sorry,
but what happen if I try format CF 4gb(or 2gb) in SP-404?

It won't turn on if you plug it in before you turn it on. And if you plug it in while its on, it will format it, but you still cant save shit to it.

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