'Card not Initialised' on Fuji S2 Camera!

I received a nice shiny new 4GB Kingston CompactFlash card today only to discover it didn't work on the Fuji.

The reason: They are 32 bit format and Fuji S2's only accept 16 bit format cards of less than 2GB in size.

The Solution:

Three things to be aware of with this solution:

• Any existing data on the card could get wiped off.
• You will lose (for now) 2GB of your card (It's hidden as a second partition.)
• I'm assuming you're using Windows on your PC.

The fix:

•  Download free from the internet (Google to find it) the following Open-Source (Free) Partition software and install it: 'MiniTool Partition Wizard Home'
• Stick the card into a USB Card-reader attached to your PC
• Open the software above
• Select your card from the drives shown
• Click on 'Format Partition' (on the left menu)
• Under the 'File System' menu select 'Fat16' then click OK
• Click 'Apply' (top left)
• Now select 'Move/Resize Partition' (on the left menu)
• Under 'Partition Size' type in '2000'
• Click 'OK'
• Click 'Apply' (top left)
• Close the software
• Take the card out and put it back in your camera
• Voila! It should now work.

Job done.

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