Help with Performance Data Recorder
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Melting Slicks
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Help with Performance Data Recorder
Trying to get my 16 gb memory card formatted. I've downloaded http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/personal.html but after downloading and formatting I click yes and it shuts my computer down and won't come back up as long as the card is in the slot. What am I doing wrong?
Why didn't GM supply this card with the car? $1800 and they don't supply a memory card that's ready to go!
Why didn't GM supply this card with the car? $1800 and they don't supply a memory card that's ready to go!
Last edited by 8850; Jan 12, 2017 at 09:05 PM.
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Are you sure you actually formatted it. Put it back in your computer and see if it is actually formatted? My downloaded software screwed the formatting on my 64GB memory card and made it totally unreadable. That is when I purchased a preformatted 32 GB drive and never looked back.
Bill
Bill
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sugar Land TX
Are you sure you actually formatted it. Put it back in your computer and see if it is actually formatted? My downloaded software screwed the formatting on my 64GB memory card and made it totally unreadable. That is when I purchased a preformatted 32 GB drive and never looked back.
Bill
Bill
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So, when I got my car a few weeks ago I went and bought a 64 GB SD card, but the PDR wouldn't recognize it. I googled the issue and found out it had to be FAT32 format and a different forum had a link for a program that allowed that formatting...but it was $49.95... ripoff... so I swiped the SD card out of my wife's Canon Rebel and it was FAT32 so I got a 4GB and she got a 64GB card. But, then it dawned on me that maybe her camera formatted the card to FAT32 so I got her camera today and took a picture and a short video and guess was... formatted in FAT32. So, if your having an issue with formatting just run the card through a camera, possibly one that does video. I can only attest to the Canon Rebel.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sugar Land TX
So, when I got my car a few weeks ago I went and bought a 64 GB SD card, but the PDR wouldn't recognize it. I googled the issue and found out it had to be FAT32 format and a different forum had a link for a program that allowed that formatting...but it was $49.95... ripoff... so I swiped the SD card out of my wife's Canon Rebel and it was FAT32 so I got a 4GB and she got a 64GB card. But, then it dawned on me that maybe her camera formatted the card to FAT32 so I got her camera today and took a picture and a short video and guess was... formatted in FAT32. So, if your having an issue with formatting just run the card through a camera, possibly one that does video. I can only attest to the Canon Rebel.
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Yea I tried the program too and it was a ripoff... but apparently some computers allow you to right click on the SD card and format it to FAT32, but mine didn't allow that... I hope the camera trick works for you...
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sugar Land TX
So, when I got my car a few weeks ago I went and bought a 64 GB SD card, but the PDR wouldn't recognize it. I googled the issue and found out it had to be FAT32 format and a different forum had a link for a program that allowed that formatting...but it was $49.95... ripoff... so I swiped the SD card out of my wife's Canon Rebel and it was FAT32 so I got a 4GB and she got a 64GB card. But, then it dawned on me that maybe her camera formatted the card to FAT32 so I got her camera today and took a picture and a short video and guess was... formatted in FAT32. So, if your having an issue with formatting just run the card through a camera, possibly one that does video. I can only attest to the Canon Rebel.
Looks like I'll have to take it to the dealer. Oh me!
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All you need a a simple SD card reader, plug the SD card into it and plug it in to your USB port on the PC.
Assuming it's a windows machine, just right click the drive on windows explorer and select format then select fat32. There's no need for any software or anything, this is basic computers 101...
Assuming it's a windows machine, just right click the drive on windows explorer and select format then select fat32. There's no need for any software or anything, this is basic computers 101...
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Melting Slicks
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All you need a a simple SD card reader, plug the SD card into it and plug it in to your USB port on the PC.
Assuming it's a windows machine, just right click the drive on windows explorer and select format then select fat32. There's no need for any software or anything, this is basic computers 101...
Assuming it's a windows machine, just right click the drive on windows explorer and select format then select fat32. There's no need for any software or anything, this is basic computers 101...
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You're welcome to ship to me and I'll format and send back to you but given the cost of these cards I would just go to walmart or best buy and get a fat32 formatted card. Get a 32GB...
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I have Windows 7. Maybe the problem. I appreciate the offer!
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I have Windows 7 and I see options for Fat32.
You can try doing it through the command prompt.
1 - Click Start button
2 - Write Cmd in search box
3 - Press enter
4 - Type "format J: /FS:FAT32"(where J is your drive letter for your SD card reader - no quotes)
5 - Press Enter, press Y if prompted.
6 - Press Enter and it should format Fat32
You can try doing it through the command prompt.
1 - Click Start button
2 - Write Cmd in search box
3 - Press enter
4 - Type "format J: /FS:FAT32"(where J is your drive letter for your SD card reader - no quotes)
5 - Press Enter, press Y if prompted.
6 - Press Enter and it should format Fat32
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With the camera... take a picture and a video with it then try it in the car... I should have mentioned that... if I didn't... mine went into the camera non-FAT32 and came out FAT32... yay... if not, where are you... and if you want to pm me I'll give you my address and you can mail it and I'll format it and send it back to you.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-sd-card.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-sd-card.html
Last edited by nvydvr; Jan 12, 2017 at 10:32 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sugar Land TX
I have Windows 7 and I see options for Fat32.
You can try doing it through the command prompt.
1 - Click Start button
2 - Write Cmd in search box
3 - Press enter
4 - Type "format J: /FS:FAT32"(where J is your drive letter for your SD card reader - no quotes)
5 - Press Enter, press Y if prompted.
6 - Press Enter and it should format Fat32
You can try doing it through the command prompt.
1 - Click Start button
2 - Write Cmd in search box
3 - Press enter
4 - Type "format J: /FS:FAT32"(where J is your drive letter for your SD card reader - no quotes)
5 - Press Enter, press Y if prompted.
6 - Press Enter and it should format Fat32
With the camera... take a picture and a video with it then try it in the car... I should have mentioned that... if I didn't... mine went into the camera non-FAT32 and came out FAT32... yay... if not, where are you... and if you want to pm me I'll give you my address and you can mail it and I'll format it and send it back to you.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-sd-card.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-sd-card.html
Mine came from Amazon too. Not formatted!
Last edited by 8850; Jan 12, 2017 at 11:00 PM.