Re: [NTLK] 32 mb card error -10615

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Mon Nov 03 2003 - 11:11:32 PST


Eric Wheetley wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I haven't been active on the list in a while... I have been reading the
> digests though. (and using my Newt every day)
> I saw in the archives that a (-10615) error with a PCMCIA card is
> pretty much the final word on that card.

 From the Errors DB:

http://toronto.unna.org/errors/query.php?code=10615

-10615 is "Card needs to be formatted". Kinda obvious.

> I just wanted to check one more time and make sure that there is no
> hope of recovering the data off that card before I give up.
> Also, will the card work if I reformat, or is it toast?

It might. You can force a card format by having the Prefs panel open when
you insert the card. If that doesn't work, then the card is likely toast.

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