Getting unsupported format on my micro br - Boss Micro BR Digital Recorder

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I assume you have tried formatting the card in the BR900... sometimes formatting in the PC's doesn't work. read at this web page:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BossBr/message/1905

Moost of these will only use a max card of 2Gb. There are some conversion programs. There was a lot of discussion at one time on Vsplanet dot com about these units if the site is still active.

I believe this takes a MAXIMUM of a 1Gb card... Lot's of luck trying to find one of those these days!

You can try formatting it with the Micro BR but it probably won't do it.

It is in different format. You must go through a format convertor to make it compatible. Use Google to find Micro BR format convertors.

If the disk had music that was not CREATED on the BR-8 you will get the error. The format is incompatible with computer formats.

If the files were created on the same BR-8, then you probably have a disk drive failure.

Try initializing a blank disk. If it will not, then you have a drive failure.

Also is it possible you are trying to read a 250Mb disk on a 100Mb drive? That won't work either.

Don't you just hate these incompatibility issues?

Try the VSPLANET.com site where a lot is discussed about the Roland (Boss) recorders.

Inspect the card connector for BROKEN off pins or damage to the connector where the card goes. Not sure what type card this takes, but pins that get pushed back in on CF cards are NOT that uncommon, especially if card has had an attempt to put in backwards.

Beyond that I am afraid the cause would be unknown.

You MIGHT try formatting a new card... If it won't go, something in the interface has gone bad.

Refer to your BR manual for procedure to format the card. Formatting the card in a PC just doesn't cut it.

Look in your index in the manual for "formatting" or "card"...etc.

Sounds like a version compatibility problem.

Check with the folks over at VSPLANET.com where Roland digital recorders are discussed in the forums.