PMCIA Compact Flash Adapter Format!

[Daniele]

Hello,

I was always using a Compact Flash on my Amiga 12000 with PCMCIA CF Adapter and all went fine.
But today I was trying to receover other files stored on onther CF of mine I was using in the past.
Strange thing is my Amiga do not recognize them.
Then I try to format them with Windows XP into FAT and FAT32 but no luck!

Then I tried to use the command diskmgmt.msc into the Exec Menu of Windws XP trying FAT and FAT 32 but I cannot let the CF recognized!

So what is needed for these CF.

What is *THE RULE* ?

a Format FAT ( that sould be 16 ) or FAT32 ?

How can I do the format if WIN XP failed?

Many Thanks

[Daniele]

I used:

format H:/FS:FAT /Q

and everything was fine with SanDisk 512MB and Kentron 512MB I only have problems letting recognize a Lexar CD 64 MB.

Any Hint?

[Daniele]

Well,

I have formatted all the CF card I have with the PC using that command.

But every card works on my Amiga except the Lexar of 64MB.

Can you tell me why?

Many Thanks