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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / March 2006Hitachi Microdrive in 20D
I'm unable to get Hitachi 4GB microdrive to work in Canon 20D. It's HMS360604D5CF00 model (a.k.a. 3K6-4) which according to Hitachi is compatible with 20D: http://ssddom01.hgst.com/hddt/situdtest.nsf/vwWebGeneral?Openview Yet camera consistently throws CF Error. Microdrive works fine in USB card reader so I know it's not damaged. I'm running the latest firmware (v2.0.3) in 20D. Canon specs also say camera is compatible with >2GB microdrives. I've tried formatting the microdrive both in camera and card reader with no success. What gives? Any recommendations? Peter > I'm unable to get Hitachi 4GB microdrive to work in Canon 20D. It's > HMS360604D5CF00 model (a.k.a. 3K6-4) which according to Hitachi is [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Peter Does the Microdrive have a blue label or a white label? White label drives are for embedded systems (MP3 players) and do not include the interfaces used by most cameras. They will work with many card readers. Bill Frank CompactFlash Association >> I'm unable to get Hitachi 4GB microdrive to work in Canon 20D. It's >> HMS360604D5CF00 model (a.k.a. 3K6-4) which according to Hitachi is [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> What gives? Any recommendations? > Does the Microdrive have a blue label or a white label? White label > drives are for embedded systems (MP3 players) and do not include the > interfaces used by most cameras. They will work with many card readers. OK, so it's white. Any chance of making it work with the camera? thx! Peter >>> I'm unable to get Hitachi 4GB microdrive to work in Canon 20D. It's >>> HMS360604D5CF00 model (a.k.a. 3K6-4) which according to Hitachi is [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > thx! > Peter White just means that it is an OEM drive (all three of my white label, removed from the original Muvo2 MP3 players, work fine in my Nikon dslrs). FWIW, the P/N on mine is HMS360404D5CF00. You do need to know that Hitachi makes two different OEM versions of this drive, one with a compactflash interface and one with a micro IDE interface. I am thinking that from your P/N that yours might be the 6GB version w/CF interface. As to formatting, I can't say about Canon, but Nikon requires FAT32 formatting...you're not trying FAT16 or NTFS are you? George >>>> I'm unable to get Hitachi 4GB microdrive to work in Canon 20D. It's >>>> HMS360604D5CF00 model (a.k.a. 3K6-4) which according to Hitachi is [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >White just means that it is an OEM drive (all three of my white label, >removed from the original Muvo2 MP3 players, work fine in my Nikon dslrs). Yes, I've owned several of these, worked fine with a range of cameras. The later Muvo drives (still 4GB) don't work because the CF compatibility is deliberately disabled, so there are two different 4GB "White label" variants only one of which works in cameras. All "blue label" drives work of course.  SignatureJohn Bean >>>>> I'm unable to get Hitachi 4GB microdrive to work in Canon 20D. It's >>>>> HMS360604D5CF00 model (a.k.a. 3K6-4) which according to Hitachi is [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > there are two different 4GB "White label" variants only one > of which works in cameras. You should have read my entire reply...I said that it came in both CF and IDE variants. Also, don't believe that all blue label ones will work...I have seen retail MDs (both Hitachi and Seagate) available either way. You have to make sure you get the right one. I think the OP probably does have the right one from the "CF" embedded in the model number. >You should have read my entire reply...I said that it came in both CF and >IDE variants. I did read it. All Microdrives will work in IDE mode but only some work in CF mode simply because they have the feature disabled. It may seem a pedantic point but it's an important one. >Also, don't believe that all blue label ones will work...I >have seen retail MDs (both Hitachi and Seagate) available either way. Sorry to be pedantic (again), but I'm using "Microdrive" in it's correct sense - IBM/Hitachi, not Seagate or any other lookalike. Retail Micridrives work in both CF and IDE modes. SignatureJohn Bean >>You should have read my entire reply...I said that it came in both CF and >>IDE variants. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > it's correct sense - IBM/Hitachi, not Seagate or any other > lookalike. Retail Micridrives work in both CF and IDE modes. That contradicts Hitachi (unless they only mean their OEM drives w/o saying that) who says CF II or IDE: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/micro/micro3k6_ov.htm And yes, you are correct in that Microdrive is a registered trademark for Hitachi drives so only Hitachis are "Microdrives". But, even the technical press calls the Seagate version a Microdrive, too (but Seagate would get sued if they called it that). Something tells me we may be witnessing the next "Kleenex" here. BTW, pedantic can be good here. <g> Lots of people wound up buying the wrong Muvo2 MP3 players and OEM MDs can be a pain to sort out. Also, for the OP, you can get a Seagate 4GB CF II for about $75 and the 8GB for about $150...maybe that is less hassle? >BTW, pedantic can be good here. <g> Lots of people wound up buying the >wrong Muvo2 MP3 players and OEM MDs can be a pain to sort out. Also, for >the OP, you can get a Seagate 4GB CF II for about $75 and the 8GB for about >$150...maybe that is less hassle? My thoughts exactly. But I used the early Muvo one when prices were much, much higher than that ;-) SignatureJohn Bean >>BTW, pedantic can be good here. <g> Lots of people wound up buying the >>wrong Muvo2 MP3 players and OEM MDs can be a pain to sort out. Also, for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > My thoughts exactly. But I used the early Muvo one when > prices were much, much higher than that ;-) Me too! But if it is any consolation for you, the very first 1MB of RAM I ever bought (for PDP 11/44) cost me $6000. I think you're foolish if you pay over about $0.10 now per 1MB... >>>BTW, pedantic can be good here. <g> Lots of people wound up buying the >>>wrong Muvo2 MP3 players and OEM MDs can be a pain to sort out. Also, for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >ever bought (for PDP 11/44) cost me $6000. I think you're foolish if you >pay over about $0.10 now per 1MB... Indeed. I was mulling over these points just yesterday, wondering whether I should even bother to hang on to an old 128MB CF card. When I first bought a PC (a 386/25) the first thing I did was to upgrade the hard drove to 128MB. That was a full-height 5 1/4 drive (well, really it was a 140MB drive, but the BIOS could only see 128MB). Now it's hard to even find a thumb drive or the like that's only 128MB. I think memory was over $100/MB in those days - I know I put a whole 2MB on the motherboard (8 256K modules). > BTW, pedantic can be good here. <g> Lots of people wound up buying the > wrong Muvo2 MP3 players and OEM MDs can be a pain to sort out. Also, for > the OP, you can get a Seagate 4GB CF II for about $75 and the 8GB for about > $150...maybe that is less hassle? At last count there were 2 revisions of firmware for the Seagate 8GB - the latest one will work in the likes of a 20D, but the earlier one wont. > White just means that it is an OEM drive (all three of my white label, > removed from the original Muvo2 MP3 players, work fine in my Nikon dslrs). [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to formatting, I can't say about Canon, but Nikon requires FAT32 > formatting...you're not trying FAT16 or NTFS are you? It's 4GB... vendor sez it's IDE interface. The interesting thing is that camera will actually make a partition on it and name it EOS_DIGITAL. I've tried formatting it in computer, FAT32 - no luck. Peter >>>> I'm unable to get Hitachi 4GB microdrive to work in Canon 20D. It's >>>> HMS360604D5CF00 model (a.k.a. 3K6-4) which according to Hitachi is [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > George For a short time the white label OEM Microdrives used in the Movo were CF compatible. The CF compatible white label Microdrives are no longer manufactured. Bill Frank >>> I'm unable to get Hitachi 4GB microdrive to work in Canon 20D. It's >>> HMS360604D5CF00 model (a.k.a. 3K6-4) which according to Hitachi is [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > thx! > Peter Nope. Bill Frank |
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