I have downloaded over half (16GB+) the FLASH capacity of music and the player seems to recognize it. I have spot checked a number of files to see if the player will play them and seems to be no problem at all.
As I mentioned below, recognizing the 32GB FLASH is a sporadic thing. I did a soft turn off of the player last night and when I turned it on this morning, it didn't register the 32GB device. However, quickly removing/reinserting the memory made it recognizable (The same thing happens if I do a "hard" shut down using the on/off switch).
So, for some reason it seems I need to "remind" the player that the 32GB FLASH is installed. In the meantime, it's worth having to do an occasional "reset" to have all that memory available
It really sounds like a firmware issue, but I am open to suggestions and insight here.
Thanks in advance....Steph
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Originally Posted by stepher
OK, so I went out and got the 32GB SDHC (pretty good deal - FRYS.com*|*Patriot).
I inserted the FLASH chip into the MP3 player and got somewhat interesting results. When I first turned on the player and checked system info, it showed 0GB used, 0GB available. Then I plugged the player into my computer (USB). The computer saw the whole 32GB on the player. I went back to the MP3 player (still plugged in) and it now showed 32GB available (well, almost. There is some memory used for other internal purposes). Odd. I then unplugged the USB connection, did another system info check and the player showed 0GB/0GB again.
I decided to try a "smoke" test. I plugged the player back into the computer and downloaded ~2GB of music onto the 32GB FLASH memory. Unplugged it from the computer and looked at system info. It now showed 32GB total and ~2GB used by the folders and music I downloaded. I guess, so far, so good.
Another oddity I just noticed (maybe firmware, again). If I shut down the player (or auto shutdown kicks in) and then turn the player back on, the external FLASH is no longer seen by the player. However, if I unplugged/plug the FLASH, the player then registers 32GB. I guess it's something I can live with.
Hardware-wise, since the 8GB and 32GB FLASH are both SDHC (not SDXC for the newer and larger FLASH devices), I may be able to use 32GB. The report of 0GB/0GB without anything loaded on it may be due to the firmware.
My next test is to download more than 8GB of music and see how the MP3 player registers the 32GB flash card and if it sees anything above the 8GB "limit". I'll report back my results.
If anyone has any insights or suggestions, I would definitely appreciate it.
Thanks and cheers.....Steph |