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    5 in 1 media reader

    Discussion in 'HP' started by quadcells, Sep 9, 2004.

  1. quadcells

    quadcells Newbie

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    Hello All,
    Yea this is strange. I slide in a Memory Stick 128meg and the Hpzv5000z finds it and I can get my pics. Put in a Memory Stick Pro 512 and it reports that the stick is not formatted. But it is formatted and has pics on it. Any reason for this? do I need some new drivers or something?
    -quadcells
     
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  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Memory Stick Pro are not backwards compatible with Memory Stick. You need a reader that supports the Pro version. I don't know why Sony went and did this. I guess the just want to force their customers to switch to the other media types.

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    quadcells Newbie

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    I understand that but the 5 in 1 reader say's it is Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro.
     
    quadcells, Sep 10, 2004
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    Are these Memory Stick Pro cards original Sony? It's possible that it could be the brand of media that's not compatible with your reader. Here's review someone did on Amazon.com about the non-Sony Memroy Stick Pro media.

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    "First one I purchased worked great... My sony P7 recognized it and my San Disk reader also read it. Immediately ordered another one.

    2nd one was a bust. Reader would not recognize it. Sent to amazon.com for a replacement.

    3rd one was spotty. Reader sometimes read it, sometimes not. Sent back for refund.

    It should be mentioned that in all cases, my P7 (and my Clie for that matter) read the sticks. It was only the reader which had problems recognizing it-- which leads me to believe the readers are a bit picky when it comes to the sticks they accept. (I know the reader itself isn't broken because I have two of them, and both had the same problems reading.)

    Also should be mentioned that my SONY brand memory sticks flawlessly every time-- by my cybershot, my clie, and my San disk reader.

    So, if you are not using a reader, you should be fine. If you are using a reader (especially the SAn disk reader) I'd stick to Sony. The Lexars are cheaper, but what's the use if it doesn't work?"
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    If this is the case and you don't have Sony Memory Stick Pro media, you may want to contact HP and see if they have any reported problems. Maybe a firmware upgrade will fix the problem.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Sep 10, 2004
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