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new to trains · 13-11-2006

ok fellows, help needed

i am abit naive to all this and this is puzzling me alot so i may come across as some kind of idiot but i need to know !

i recently bought a new olympus digital camera....... it uses a XD memory card

it was supplied with a tiny card so after about 8 shots the memory is full- so looked at the paperwork that came with the camera regarding memory, the paperwork states that M type Xd cards are not compatible with my model of camera....
went down to a high street store and bought a H256 mb fuji memory card, a H type card....

stuck it in the camera and took pictures, stuck the card in the card reader on my pc and downloaded the 22 images i took that morning..... then put the card back in the camera , turned it back on and the camera immediately bleeped card error......
played around with a few things and then stuck it back in the card reader, the computer now says insert disk when the disk IS in !
so now the camera or the PC dont recognise the card....

off i went back to the shop where i bought the memory card- and spoke to someone who claims to be the camera expert ( HUH LOL ) he says the H type card i bought is not suitable for my camera.....?
i explained it has already been used and i have pictures off the card......he then said not my problem, no exchange, no refund or whatever....
i left the shop puzzled, i dont really care about the refund/ exchange or whatever but please answer a few questions for me....

I cannot erase/ reformat the card either in the camera or via the PC .... the card is now ' invisible' ............ is it now destined for the bin ?

are H type cards and M type cards the same ? is this why it no longer works?

can anyone recommend somewhere that sells memory cards online which has good quality sales service/ back up service with staff who know what they are saying ?
( not the high street chemist with the 20 yr old spotty expert who sold me this card!)

thanks

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new to trains Scale Model Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: thames valley Real Name: Guy My Models: model boats, subs, and N scale railways, but all types really! Visit new to trains's Gallery Posts: 757 Images: 30	memory card question ok fellows, help needed i am abit naive to all this and this is puzzling me alot so i may come across as some kind of idiot but i need to know ! i recently bought a new olympus digital camera....... it uses a XD memory card it was supplied with a tiny card so after about 8 shots the memory is full- so looked at the paperwork that came with the camera regarding memory, the paperwork states that M type Xd cards are not compatible with my model of camera.... went down to a high street store and bought a H256 mb fuji memory card, a H type card.... stuck it in the camera and took pictures, stuck the card in the card reader on my pc and downloaded the 22 images i took that morning..... then put the card back in the camera , turned it back on and the camera immediately bleeped card error...... played around with a few things and then stuck it back in the card reader, the computer now says insert disk when the disk IS in ! so now the camera or the PC dont recognise the card.... off i went back to the shop where i bought the memory card- and spoke to someone who claims to be the camera expert ( HUH LOL ) he says the H type card i bought is not suitable for my camera.....? i explained it has already been used and i have pictures off the card......he then said not my problem, no exchange, no refund or whatever.... i left the shop puzzled, i dont really care about the refund/ exchange or whatever but please answer a few questions for me.... I cannot erase/ reformat the card either in the camera or via the PC .... the card is now ' invisible' ............ is it now destined for the bin ? are H type cards and M type cards the same ? is this why it no longer works? can anyone recommend somewhere that sells memory cards online which has good quality sales service/ back up service with staff who know what they are saying ? ( not the high street chemist with the 20 yr old spotty expert who sold me this card!) thanks __________________ just gotta keep building !