Fuji S2 Compact Flash Problem

Just received my new Fuji S2 Pro, awesome camera. I have one small problem that I can’t figure out? I have two type 1 compact flash cards. One is 128 MB, and one is 256 MB card.

When I try to format the 256 card inside the S2 it would not format. Camera says their is a Error on the card.

So I tried to format the card in my computer first and then tried again. Same problem, can't complete the format. The 128 card formatted perfectly with out any problem. I can’t figure what the problem is because both cards work perfectly in my 990. Both cards are made by Kingston memory. Got any idea’s why I can’t format the 256 card ?

Marc

Marc,

I have used the 256meg Viking card (2 of them) and the 1 gig microdrive. Both work fine.

I have not tried the Kingston card. I was just reading an article in Digital Camera about "Care and Feeding of Compact Flash Cards." You might want to check it out. The author had a similar problem and it was because one of the pins in his card reader was bent.

Cheers

James