seagate 8gb cf err02 in canon 10d

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/07/2006 05:29:07 PM · #1

i just got a new card for $88 and i get an error 02 in my 10 even tho i fomratted it on the pc. any ideas or did i get ripped off?

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

12/07/2006 05:39:45 PM · #2

I am not a Canon guy but I don't think the 10D can use CF cards bigger than 2GIG. Can a Canon person confirm this?

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/07/2006 05:46:50 PM · #3

From what I'm reading 10d can use greater than 2gb cards. It reads fat32. Reformat the card in your camera rather than your pc.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/07/2006 06:15:54 PM · #4

i cant reformat in the camera as it just comes up with the EOS, then PA-A and then goes right to the error 02.
??

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

12/07/2006 06:24:29 PM · #5

If you are running the latest firmware then the card is probably bad. It happens.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/07/2006 07:03:07 PM · #6

how can i check to see if i am running the latest firmware? thanks for your help.

Prof_Fate

12/07/2006 07:19:46 PM · #7

the 10D runs older 'dos' or the embedded version can't read a card that big.
I think the limit is 2Gb (it may be 4Gb - but I think the 20D could do 4gb and the 10D only 2gb).

There is no firmware fix for this.

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

12/07/2006 07:39:24 PM · #8

Hmm what I read said the camera formats in fat32 so it could read greater than 2gb cards. Dunno.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/07/2006 07:50:34 PM · #9

A quick search over on DPReview confirms that the 10D does in fact fomat in FAT32 (I thought I remembered it did) and that others have been using 4GB microdrives in the 10D successfully. I did not see posts about 8GB microdrives, but FAT32 should imply compatibility.
Question is, can you successfully format, write to and read from the drive when it is in a card reader? That would at least indicate whether or not the drive is functional.