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grainy · Jun 12, 2005, 11:42 AM

Hi, I have a Olympus E300. Last week I bought a microdrive (hitachi 3k4-4) for my camera. but when I insert it the red led blinks some seconds and then I can read "Card error" in the screen.It's strange because for the Olympus web site this card is compatible.Somebody help me?

Thank you

Clive · Jun 12, 2005, 3:30 PM

Hi Grainy. I use an IBM 340 and an Hitachi 1gb in my E300 and have had no trouble with either at all. I assume you have tried to format the drive from within the camera, or I hate to suggest are you putting it in the right way with the label facing the back of the camera, pressing the drive in firmly and shutting the slot cover, you should hear it click when it closes.

grainy · Jun 13, 2005, 1:15 PM

Now I found where is the problem.
The Olympus site says the microdrive 3k4 series is compatible but it's a mistake.
In this site http://www.hitachigst.com/hddt/situd...6?OpenDocument
you can see that only 3k6 series is right for E300.

poor me and my money

grainy · Jun 13, 2005, 2:05 PM

Please Clive.

Can you say me your Hitachi microdrive model type ?
In the side back of microdrive you can read the model type, it's a long alphanumeric code.

Thank you.

Clive · Jun 13, 2005, 3:18 PM

Hi Grainy, happy to oblige, Model

SCM-11000
Other numbers on the microdrive are as:-
On the barcode KHPP7558 36C
P/N: 07N4071
I hope the above are of some help

Clive · Jun 13, 2005, 3:22 PM

Hi Grainy again, seems that somehow I managed to get that Smiley in the wrong place. Model Number should read: Model

SCM-11000

Clive · Jun 13, 2005, 3:25 PM

Anyone tell me why these Emoticons are suddenly appearing where my D should be?

grainy · Jun 13, 2005, 3:42 PM

Thank you very much to Clive and his likeable pursuer smiley .:lol:
I came from Italy, close to Venice.
If you want to see my e300 gallery this is link:

http://www.ifotografi.it/album_perso...user_id=100640

My nick name here is BlackPixel anyway is me.
If you have a link please give me.

Thank you very much again.

slioch · Jun 14, 2005, 5:00 AM

I had real problems with reliability on a microdrive. I concluded, after taking advice here, that the thing had been dropped and broken. I'm not entirely clear why I went for a microdrive when high capaciity cf cards were available, but I won't do it again.

Jun 13, 2005, 3:18 PM	#5
Clive Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 9	Hi Grainy, happy to oblige, ModelSCM-11000 Other numbers on the microdrive are as:- On the barcode KHPP7558 36C P/N: 07N4071 I hope the above are of some help

Jun 13, 2005, 3:22 PM	#6
Clive Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 9	Hi Grainy again, seems that somehow I managed to get that Smiley in the wrong place. Model Number should read: ModelSCM-11000

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Jun 12, 2005, 11:42 AM	#1
grainy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15	Hi, I have a Olympus E300. Last week I bought a microdrive (hitachi 3k4-4) for my camera. but when I insert it the red led blinks some seconds and then I can read "Card error" in the screen.It's strange because for the Olympus web site this card is compatible.Somebody help me? Thank you

Jun 12, 2005, 3:30 PM	#2
Clive Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 9	Hi Grainy. I use an IBM 340 and an Hitachi 1gb in my E300 and have had no trouble with either at all. I assume you have tried to format the drive from within the camera, or I hate to suggest are you putting it in the right way with the label facing the back of the camera, pressing the drive in firmly and shutting the slot cover, you should hear it click when it closes.

Jun 13, 2005, 1:15 PM	#3
grainy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15	Now I found where is the problem. The Olympus site says the microdrive 3k4 series is compatible but it's a mistake. In this site http://www.hitachigst.com/hddt/situd...6?OpenDocument you can see that only 3k6 series is right for E300. poor me and my money

Jun 13, 2005, 2:05 PM	#4
grainy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15	Please Clive. Can you say me your Hitachi microdrive model type ? In the side back of microdrive you can read the model type, it's a long alphanumeric code. Thank you.

Jun 13, 2005, 3:25 PM	#7
Clive Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 9	Anyone tell me why these Emoticons are suddenly appearing where my D should be?

Jun 13, 2005, 3:42 PM	#8
grainy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15	Thank you very much to Clive and his likeable pursuer smiley .:lol: I came from Italy, close to Venice. If you want to see my e300 gallery this is link: http://www.ifotografi.it/album_perso...user_id=100640 My nick name here is BlackPixel anyway is me. If you have a link please give me. Thank you very much again.

Jun 14, 2005, 5:00 AM	#9
slioch Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kendal, Cumbria UK: the English Lake District Posts: 60	I had real problems with reliability on a microdrive. I concluded, after taking advice here, that the thing had been dropped and broken. I'm not entirely clear why I went for a microdrive when high capaciity cf cards were available, but I won't do it again.