Compact Flash Format

I'd like to be able to transfer files between my Powerbook and a PC using a Compact Flash Card. Is it possible to format it so that it is read/write capable on both platforms? I'm using a SanDisk Ultra 200x variety.
Thanks.

Format it on the PC. If FAT32 doesn't work with OS 9, you may have to use FAT16.
 Cheers, Tom

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http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-256MB-CompactFlash-Memory-Card/dp/B000YA9G3S/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1221688285&sr=8-9
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Hi everybody, new to this forum so excuse me if I cover a topic already covered. I've done a search but nothing relevant and up to date comes up.
Ive got a Zen Vision great machine, it does everything I wanted and more BUT; I bought a compact flash adaptor from Jessops so I could transfer pictures from my Fuji cameras xd flash card to my Zen. When I try to transfer anything it says "compact flash is not formatted with a supported filesystem"
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Hi I'm Russell, my hobby is to occasionally take photos with my Canon 7D. Well last time i took photos what happened was
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Some camera manufacturers insist that you format it in the camera; so, if you can format it on the Mac using Disk Utility, I'd suggest inserting it in the camera after that and see if you can format it there. I usually erase mine (also Canon camera) on the Mac, but do occasionally format them in the camera.

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Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and apologise if this is the incorrect format.
I love my Palm but I have a problem
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The SanDisk Extreme III is too small to place the image on. The way memory works is even though you have a 4GB card it is actually a little smaller due to how the data is stored. Outside of that unfortunately we do not support modifying the devices on this forum. I would suggest that you look at the Wiki that you got this information from and see if they have a forum of there own and see if they can help you.

Compact flash reader in second super drive slot? Suggestions/Recommendations?

I would love to add a internal compact flash reader as I do alot of photography. Is there a somewhat easy solutuon to adding one to the open slot under the cd/dvd super drive?
I coulden't easily find products for this... any suggestions or links to anyone who has done this would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

FAT32 format is OK.
Another way. You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.
Plug the USB flash drive (works the same with an SD card) into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov; DSCN0164.jpg).
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 Cheers, Tom

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Hi, Dusty. All digital cameras that I know of write their memory cards in FAT32 format. Macs, which have always been able to read FAT32, have no trouble reading them, with the exception of the XD cards that many Olympus cameras use. Those are often not readable by Macs for some reason, but it isn't because they're FAT32-formatted. The E-410 can use both CF and XD cards, but you should use only CF cards in yours to avoid problems.

Changing the Compact Flash on Cisco 2821 Call Manager Express

Hello All,
I'm gonna have to swap the compact flash on a Cisco 2821 who is serving as the Call Manager express and the Dialling Router.
What's the best way of approaching this? As far as i know it doesn't have a second slot? And i just can't plug it in and copy everything from 1 flash to another.
Must i copy all of the files on the flash to my tftp or? How can i be sure that everything will be copied to the new flash? I will be creating downtime i suppose? since when i'm copying towards the new flash the router will not properly work with the previous configuration

So i figured out that i can use the archive tar /create command:
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archive tar /create tftp://X.X.X.X/flash.tar flash:
Now i will have to insert the new flash and probably format it first towards the correct file systems. Then i will have to use the next archive command:
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