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Old Aug 16, 2025 | 07:46 PM
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Can anyone tell me why I get error message saying no SD card installed to accede my PDR when a card is installed?
I have card installed why this message?
I have card installed why this message?
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What capacity is your SD card?

Someone will know for certain, but I think 32G is the max size...
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What capacity is your SD card?

Someone will know for certain, but I think 32G is the max size...
Could be the issue it’s 512gb.
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You can use a larger card, but all cards must be formatted to FAT32. You can find online formatting programs to do FAT32. Most 32GB cards are FAT32
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Agree - SD cards must be formatted Fat32. Cards larger than 32 gb must be formatted by a third party utility. I've had SD cards as big as 1TB work.

But - note that a 32 gb card will hold over 11 hr of recordings. Also - stop / start every 90 minutes due to Fat32 file size limits. The recording will stop with NO error message. And - recording stops when the card is full.

NOTE - some SD cards have a write protect switch - must be OFF (slide closest to contact end).

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Originally Posted by RonC7
Agree - SD cards must be formatted Fat32. Cards larger than 32 gb must be formatted by a third party utility. I've had SD cards as big as 1TB work.

But - note that a 32 gb card will hold over 11 hr of recordings. Also - stop / start every 90 minutes due to Fat32 file size limits. The recording will stop with NO error message. And - recording stops when the card is full.

NOTE - some SD cards have a write protect switch - must be OFF (slide closest to contact end).

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and Belvin20 thank you I will look into formatting.
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Can anyone tell me why I get error message saying no SD card installed to accede my PDR when a card is installed?
Same thing happened to mine.
I reformatted, and it started working again.
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Originally Posted by Newbalance guy
Can anyone tell me why I get error message saying no SD card installed to accede my PDR when a card is installed?
I have card installed why this message?
I have card installed why this message?
it's not recognizing it. I think max is 32 storage. Check that. 64 won't work.
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