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New memory card unable to format

Bought new 4gb memory card for my hp photosmart m525 when I turn it on it say's card has wrong format, press ok to format card. When I press ok it say's uable to format.

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  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    Lexar 4gb platinum II 60x

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    i just did that no it say's this card is locked. Please remove the card from your camera

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    how do i do that?

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    okay i think i have it connected now

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    connected by the usb

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    connected by the usb

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    no it did not

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    it shows the name of my memory card when i click it show up other things

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    other computer documents

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    other computer documents

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    o really okay im going to try that

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    my brother has movies down loaded and video clips thats what pops up

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    on the pc the card id new

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 25, 2009

    my brother is home hewell elp me thanks a your help

  • mzquevedo85 Mar 26, 2009

    yes and it still doesnt pop up

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    what type of card is it

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If there is a little slide on the side of the card try moving it to its other position either up or down

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  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2009

    have you been able to connect it to computer

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2009

    first trurn the slide back to its origanal position.
    do you have a card reader ?
    if you do insert the card into this.
    if not use the usb conection you got with the camera


  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2009

    right it should pop up on the comp as either a removable drive or if it connected trough usb the camera.
    by the way which did you connect it by


  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2009

    ok did a pop up appear to say it was connect through the camera

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2009

    ok go to my computer and see what drives are there if theres a removable disk or one under the name of the camera select it

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2009

    the things on it are they word documents or other computer documents

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2009

    that is probally your problem there is a differant format for those kind of files and the what a camera uses you will have to remove those files from the card and then try the format again while the cameras not connect to the pc

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2009

    on the card or on the pc


  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2009

    did you try moving the files and reformating the card in the camera



  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2009

    if you have disconnected the camera from the pc and formated try just taking a picture. just move whatever files are on the card of it first

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