Why do Digital memory cards sometimes become “unreadable” or “unwritable”?
This problem is not related to any particular brand of card or device. It can occur when the device had be interrupted when accessing the card. To avoid this problem; • DO NOT turn OFF the device or remove the card while the device is reading, writing, erasing or formatting. • DO NOT use the device while the batteries are low. This could result in corruption. In some cases power can run out as the card is being written to. AVOID inserting and removing the card with the device switched ON. • To fix this problem you will need to reformat the card (this will destroy all data held on the card). You may be able to recover images from a corrupted card. ( See other FAQ’S) • Some Olympus cameras will not access cards that have been formatted in a card reader, so please read your camera manual before proceeding with a format. • In card readers make sure the drive light is not flasing and wait a few seconds before pulling the card out of the slot.
