Fat type when formating compact flash under XP

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Mark

Can you tell me what Fat type XP should use to format a
16Mb compact flash. Also some flashcards will format on an
XP machine but can not be read on a 98/95 system, why?
 
I would recommend formating the card in the camera or
reader it will be used in and letting it choose. Fat12
is the norm for some of the older/smaller cards
 
XP can not format a FAT type other than FAT32, which may not be supported by
the compact flashcard.

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Mark said:
Can you tell me what Fat type XP should use to format a
16Mb compact flash. Also some flashcards will format on an
XP machine but can not be read on a 98/95 system, why?
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Most CF cards under 1GB are Fat16 out of the box. Some cameras use
Fat12 (Olympus?). The safest formatting is done in the camera.

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