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#341108 - 02/29/12 04:52 PM HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card
CoasterTim Member Registered: 06/10/00 Posts: 624 Loc: Allentown, PA, USA	It rejects my 8gig SD - "corrupt". However same card works fine in my KMA. Any suggestions? _________________________ Tim Schaeffer ----------------------------------------------------------- YAMAHA CVP-509 / Korg Pa300
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#341109 - 02/29/12 04:56 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: CoasterTim]
rikkisbears Senior Member Registered: 12/22/02 Posts: 6021 Loc: NSW,Australia	Hi Tim, my pa800/pa3x use usb sticks so don't really know much about sd on pa500. Maybe it actually needs to be formatted on the pa500 itself?? _________________________ best wishes Rikki 🧸 Korg PA5X 88 note SX900 Band in a Box 2022
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#341111 - 02/29/12 05:24 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: rikkisbears]
Scottyee Senior Member Registered: 12/01/99 Posts: 10427 Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, US...	I echo what Rikki said. The SD Card must be formatted on the Pa500 itself.
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#341119 - 02/29/12 06:30 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: CoasterTim]
Nick G Senior Member Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 1115 Loc: Sydney, NSW, Australia	Tim, I did run into the same kind of issues with my PA 500. there are some brands of SD Cards it simply doesn't like. Nick _________________________ Roland G70 / Roland BK9 / Roland GW-8L / Roland Fantom O6 / Yamaha Motif XS / Technics KN6500
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#341121 - 02/29/12 07:25 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: Nick G]
rikkisbears Senior Member Registered: 12/22/02 Posts: 6021 Loc: NSW,Australia	Hi couldn't have anything to do with sd compared to sdhc cards. One of my laptops couldn't run the sdhc cards. _________________________ best wishes Rikki 🧸 Korg PA5X 88 note SX900 Band in a Box 2022
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#341123 - 02/29/12 07:30 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: rikkisbears]
CoasterTim Member Registered: 06/10/00 Posts: 624 Loc: Allentown, PA, USA	I've tried Sandisk, Transcend, and PNY SD cards. Can't even format them on the Pa500. On the other hand they work fine on the KMA. Could it be their capacity (8 & 16 gig)? Don't think the manual mentions anything about card capacity limits. Frustrating. If this isn't resolved by tomorrow, the 500 gets sent back Friday. _________________________ Tim Schaeffer ----------------------------------------------------------- YAMAHA CVP-509 / Korg Pa300
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#341124 - 02/29/12 07:37 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: Nick G]
CoasterTim Member Registered: 06/10/00 Posts: 624 Loc: Allentown, PA, USA	Originally Posted By: Nick G Tim, I did run into the same kind of issues with my PA 500. there are some brands of SD Cards it simply doesn't like. Nick Nick, what brand works for you? Thanks for the info. _________________________ Tim Schaeffer ----------------------------------------------------------- YAMAHA CVP-509 / Korg Pa300
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#341127 - 02/29/12 08:30 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: CoasterTim]
lahawk Senior Member Registered: 06/28/01 Posts: 2789 Loc: Lehigh Valley, Pa.	Tim, I'm 99% sure you need the older type SD card, not the newer SDHC and it can be no more than 2 GB. This is similar to the Technics KN7000, both keyboards produced before the newer high capacity SD cards were available. You need one of these older type SD cards for your older PA500: ------------------------------------------------------------ NOT one of these newer SDHC cards for the newer MicroArranger: ----------------------------------------------------------- The Good News: The Older SD Cards are cheap. It may be possible to use the Transcend 4GB SD card on the PA500, but for now I would stick with plain old 2GB SD cards. Info: http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47076&sid=70dbdcdb505169baa553402a4ba676a _________________________ Larry "Hawk" ♫ 🎹🎹 ♫ SX-900
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#341131 - 02/29/12 08:46 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: CoasterTim]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15576 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	I believe Tim is right about this. There should be something in the instruction manual about the card type, but with the manuals it's often difficult to find the information you need. When I first got the PSR-3000 it would not read the USB drives larger than 2-gigs. An OS update changed all that and now I read 8-gig USB drives with ease. Good Luck, Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#341133 - 02/29/12 09:05 PM Re: HELP - my Pa500 doesn't like my SD card [Re: lahawk]
CoasterTim Member Registered: 06/10/00 Posts: 624 Loc: Allentown, PA, USA	Originally Posted By: lahawk Tim, I'm 99% sure you need the older type SD card, not the newer SDHC and it can be no more than 2 GB. This is similar to the Technics KN7000, both keyboards produced before the newer high capacity SD cards were available. You need one of these older type SD cards for your older PA500: ------------------------------------------------------------ NOT one of these newer SDHC cards for the newer MicroArranger: ----------------------------------------------------------- The Good News: The Older SD Cards are cheap. It may be possible to use the Transcend 4GB SD card on the PA500, but for now I would stick with plain old 2GB SD cards. Info: http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47076&sid=70dbdcdb505169baa553402a4ba676a Thanks Larry...I looked through the 283 page manual(printed on paper!) and actually found where they mentioned the 2 gig limit. _________________________ Tim Schaeffer ----------------------------------------------------------- YAMAHA CVP-509 / Korg Pa300
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