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Symptoms:
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Card works in
camera but not the reader
Card shows corrupt characters
Card shows used capacity but no
files are on it
Card locks camera up
Card does not work in device while
other compatible cards do
Card can not be written to or erased
Reader or adapter crashes when card
is inserted but works fine with
other cards
Card show card error in camera
Card says it needs to be formatted
when inserted in device or reader
Shows less available pictures than
normal and no pictures on card
Card shows bad sectors in scandisk
Camera can not be turned off with
card inserted
Card shows wrong capacity when
formatting
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Cause:
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Taking pictures
too fast so the camera cannot finish
writing them before the next one is
taken
Turning off the camera while it is
still saving information
Removing the card while the camera
is still saving data to it
Taking pictures with weak batteries
Large static charges to the card
Sitting the cards on or near strong
magnetic sources
Removing the card from the reader
while you have files that are on the
card open
Removing the card from the reader
while it is still copying files to
the hard drive
On a Mac, removing the card without
first trashing the icon
On NT, removing the card without
first running safe swap
On ME and win 2000, removing the
card without first stopping it.
File corruption is caused by many
things and our memory cards are less
susceptible than regular hard drives
or other media with moving parts.
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Recovery
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To recover the
pictures you can try the following
1. File recovery software will work
in some cases. We recommend Rescue
Pro
http://www.lc-tech.com/rescuepro.htm
2. Locate a disk recovery service in
your area (query on the internet for
data or disk recovery) or contact LC
technologies
http://www.lc-tech.com/rescuepro.htm
they provide discounts for STEK
customers on STEK cards
3. Run Scandisk against the card
STEK does not do file recovery.
To make the card usable again
Format the card in the device using
it
Or
Place the card in a reader
Right click on the drive letter
Choose format
Full format with no label
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